
One Vote Documentary Screening & Discussion
Personal stories and real-life experiences illuminate how one vote can shape communities and democracy. The documentary screening and discussion invite reflection on electoral participation and the voices shaping our future.
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A documentary screening followed by community discussion creates space to explore voting and civic participation, reflect on the film’s themes, and exchange perspectives in a conversation-centered setting.

A documentary screening followed by community discussion creates space to explore voting and civic participation, reflect on the film’s themes, and exchange perspectives in a conversation-centered setting.
A documentary screening followed by community discussion creates space to explore voting and civic participation, reflect on the film’s themes, and exchange perspectives in a conversation-centered setting.

Observe a public hand-to-eye count during Buncombe County’s sample election audit, an open process focused on ballot verification and election transparency. The audit is available to attend in person; no livestream is provided.

Observe a public hand-to-eye count during Buncombe County’s sample election audit, an open process focused on ballot verification and election transparency. The audit is available to attend in person; no livestream is provided.
Observe a public hand-to-eye count during Buncombe County’s sample election audit, an open process focused on ballot verification and election transparency. The audit is available to attend in person; no livestream is provided.

A welcoming, nonjudgmental memoir workshop uses themed prompts to help participants explore lived experiences and write their stories. Most of the session is dedicated to writing, with optional sharing and no edits or criticism.

A welcoming, nonjudgmental memoir workshop uses themed prompts to help participants explore lived experiences and write their stories. Most of the session is dedicated to writing, with optional sharing and no edits or criticism.
A welcoming, nonjudgmental memoir workshop uses themed prompts to help participants explore lived experiences and write their stories. Most of the session is dedicated to writing, with optional sharing and no edits or criticism.
A documentary screening, music, and a post-film panel with Aditi Sethi invite reflection on dying, end-of-life care, and the experiences surrounding life’s final days.
A documentary screening, music, and a post-film panel with Aditi Sethi invite reflection on dying, end-of-life care, and the experiences surrounding life’s final days.
A documentary screening, music, and a post-film panel with Aditi Sethi invite reflection on dying, end-of-life care, and the experiences surrounding life’s final days.

Hands-on memoir writing session built around personal storytelling, memory prompts, and craft techniques for shaping lived experience into scenes and narrative arcs. Supportive, community-focused workshop in an intimate listening-room setting.

Hands-on memoir writing session built around personal storytelling, memory prompts, and craft techniques for shaping lived experience into scenes and narrative arcs. Supportive, community-focused workshop in an intimate listening-room setting.
Hands-on memoir writing session built around personal storytelling, memory prompts, and craft techniques for shaping lived experience into scenes and narrative arcs. Supportive, community-focused workshop in an intimate listening-room setting.
A documentary preview screening, live performance, and community conversation explore John R. Hayes’s legacy and impact on Asheville, connecting local history, storytelling, and cultural reflection.
A documentary preview screening, live performance, and community conversation explore John R. Hayes’s legacy and impact on Asheville, connecting local history, storytelling, and cultural reflection.
A documentary preview screening, live performance, and community conversation explore John R. Hayes’s legacy and impact on Asheville, connecting local history, storytelling, and cultural reflection.
Raw, honest contemporary theater in an intimate arts center setting, presented as the North Carolina premiere of Benjamin Boucvalt’s work. Expect a captivating evening built around emotionally direct storytelling and stage-driven performance.
Raw, honest contemporary theater in an intimate arts center setting, presented as the North Carolina premiere of Benjamin Boucvalt’s work. Expect a captivating evening built around emotionally direct storytelling and stage-driven performance.
Raw, honest contemporary theater in an intimate arts center setting, presented as the North Carolina premiere of Benjamin Boucvalt’s work. Expect a captivating evening built around emotionally direct storytelling and stage-driven performance.
A thoughtful community dialogue explores how society can change to better serve the next generation, creating space for shared perspectives, civic reflection, and intergenerational ideas.
A thoughtful community dialogue explores how society can change to better serve the next generation, creating space for shared perspectives, civic reflection, and intergenerational ideas.
A thoughtful community dialogue explores how society can change to better serve the next generation, creating space for shared perspectives, civic reflection, and intergenerational ideas.
A civic forum with Asheville’s mayoral candidates digging into affordable housing, homelessness, and local policy priorities. Expect community Q and A style discussion in a brewery setting focused on real-world impacts and solutions.
A civic forum with Asheville’s mayoral candidates digging into affordable housing, homelessness, and local policy priorities. Expect community Q and A style discussion in a brewery setting focused on real-world impacts and solutions.
A civic forum with Asheville’s mayoral candidates digging into affordable housing, homelessness, and local policy priorities. Expect community Q and A style discussion in a brewery setting focused on real-world impacts and solutions.
A facilitated community conversation explores the idea of a moral economy, inviting attendees to reflect on how values, fairness, and collective responsibility shape economic life.
A facilitated community conversation explores the idea of a moral economy, inviting attendees to reflect on how values, fairness, and collective responsibility shape economic life.
A facilitated community conversation explores the idea of a moral economy, inviting attendees to reflect on how values, fairness, and collective responsibility shape economic life.

Hands-on sketching session built around sketchbook practice, drawing fundamentals, and low-pressure experimentation. A community-focused afternoon workshop welcoming beginners through experienced artists for shared prompts and supportive feedback.

Hands-on sketching session built around sketchbook practice, drawing fundamentals, and low-pressure experimentation. A community-focused afternoon workshop welcoming beginners through experienced artists for shared prompts and supportive feedback.
Hands-on sketching session built around sketchbook practice, drawing fundamentals, and low-pressure experimentation. A community-focused afternoon workshop welcoming beginners through experienced artists for shared prompts and supportive feedback.
A live storytelling bash where spoken-word tales and personal narratives come alive in an intimate, seated listening space. Expect a community-minded night of laughter, reflection, and folk tradition with welcoming all-ages energy.
A live storytelling bash where spoken-word tales and personal narratives come alive in an intimate, seated listening space. Expect a community-minded night of laughter, reflection, and folk tradition with welcoming all-ages energy.
A live storytelling bash where spoken-word tales and personal narratives come alive in an intimate, seated listening space. Expect a community-minded night of laughter, reflection, and folk tradition with welcoming all-ages energy.

Create a one-minute short film while learning story development, camera basics, performance, sound, and collaboration. This hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop welcomes teens and adults with no prior experience.

Create a one-minute short film while learning story development, camera basics, performance, sound, and collaboration. This hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop welcomes teens and adults with no prior experience.
Create a one-minute short film while learning story development, camera basics, performance, sound, and collaboration. This hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop welcomes teens and adults with no prior experience.

Afternoon benefit fundraiser blending a pop up vendor market with onstage sets in an intimate Black Mountain music venue. Browse local artisan goods and support Life 107 while catching live performances in a community minded atmosphere.

Afternoon benefit fundraiser blending a pop up vendor market with onstage sets in an intimate Black Mountain music venue. Browse local artisan goods and support Life 107 while catching live performances in a community minded atmosphere.
Afternoon benefit fundraiser blending a pop up vendor market with onstage sets in an intimate Black Mountain music venue. Browse local artisan goods and support Life 107 while catching live performances in a community minded atmosphere.

A playful whodunit stage mystery spins family secrets, suspicious alibis, and comedic twists in a community arts-center setting. Pay what you can admission makes it an accessible, all-ages night of theatrical sleuthing.

A playful whodunit stage mystery spins family secrets, suspicious alibis, and comedic twists in a community arts-center setting. Pay what you can admission makes it an accessible, all-ages night of theatrical sleuthing.
A playful whodunit stage mystery spins family secrets, suspicious alibis, and comedic twists in a community arts-center setting. Pay what you can admission makes it an accessible, all-ages night of theatrical sleuthing.

Four award-winning international films unfold across consecutive weekends, with Saturday evening and Sunday matinee screenings. Guest speakers lead post-screening discussions, and opening night begins with hors d’oeuvres and wine.

Four award-winning international films unfold across consecutive weekends, with Saturday evening and Sunday matinee screenings. Guest speakers lead post-screening discussions, and opening night begins with hors d’oeuvres and wine.
Four award-winning international films unfold across consecutive weekends, with Saturday evening and Sunday matinee screenings. Guest speakers lead post-screening discussions, and opening night begins with hors d’oeuvres and wine.

Pulitzer Prize–winning author and journalist Brian Goldstone speaks at a community justice forum, with a ticketed reception beforehand. Attend free in person, watch online, or gather at regional watch parties.

Pulitzer Prize–winning author and journalist Brian Goldstone speaks at a community justice forum, with a ticketed reception beforehand. Attend free in person, watch online, or gather at regional watch parties.
Pulitzer Prize–winning author and journalist Brian Goldstone speaks at a community justice forum, with a ticketed reception beforehand. Attend free in person, watch online, or gather at regional watch parties.

Walk Black Mountain’s storied downtown streets while uncovering eerie legends and haunted history from across the Swannanoa Valley. This one-hour guided stroll is recommended for ages 13 and up.

Walk Black Mountain’s storied downtown streets while uncovering eerie legends and haunted history from across the Swannanoa Valley. This one-hour guided stroll is recommended for ages 13 and up.
Walk Black Mountain’s storied downtown streets while uncovering eerie legends and haunted history from across the Swannanoa Valley. This one-hour guided stroll is recommended for ages 13 and up.

A documentary screening examines landslide risks and their impact on communities, including survivors after Hurricane Helene. A director-moderated panel and audience Q&A bring investigative journalism and faculty research into the conversation.

A documentary screening examines landslide risks and their impact on communities, including survivors after Hurricane Helene. A director-moderated panel and audience Q&A bring investigative journalism and faculty research into the conversation.
A documentary screening examines landslide risks and their impact on communities, including survivors after Hurricane Helene. A director-moderated panel and audience Q&A bring investigative journalism and faculty research into the conversation.

Flamenco guitar, rhythmic dance, and Appalachian roots meet in a cross-cultural performance shaped by Spanish and mountain traditions, creating an intimate acoustic experience for fans of global folk music.

Flamenco guitar, rhythmic dance, and Appalachian roots meet in a cross-cultural performance shaped by Spanish and mountain traditions, creating an intimate acoustic experience for fans of global folk music.
Flamenco guitar, rhythmic dance, and Appalachian roots meet in a cross-cultural performance shaped by Spanish and mountain traditions, creating an intimate acoustic experience for fans of global folk music.
