Remembering Your Kitchen Ghosts: Food as a Conduit to the Ancestors
Story and recipe swap centered on ancestral foodways, where participants share family dishes, kitchen memories, and the flavors that carry lineage and identity. Community conversation with a literary-festival vibe focused on heritage, tradition, and personal history.
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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 science and humanities talk blending flood hydrology with Appalachian storytelling, unpacking how steep ridges, narrow valleys, and limited buildable land intensify regional flood risk. Research insights connect changing floods to community history and literary representations.

A science and humanities talk blending flood hydrology with Appalachian storytelling, unpacking how steep ridges, narrow valleys, and limited buildable land intensify regional flood risk. Research insights connect changing floods to community history and literary representations.
A science and humanities talk blending flood hydrology with Appalachian storytelling, unpacking how steep ridges, narrow valleys, and limited buildable land intensify regional flood risk. Research insights connect changing floods to community history and literary representations.

A practical nutrition session focused on Mediterranean diet principles, including heart-healthy pantry staples, balanced meal planning, and everyday habits that stick. Expect approachable guidance geared toward building sustainable, flavorful eating routines.

A practical nutrition session focused on Mediterranean diet principles, including heart-healthy pantry staples, balanced meal planning, and everyday habits that stick. Expect approachable guidance geared toward building sustainable, flavorful eating routines.
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A guided foraging stroll focused on identifying wild edible plants and seasonal foods while learning safe harvesting basics. Social, beginner friendly walk that builds local nature knowledge through hands on observation.

A guided foraging stroll focused on identifying wild edible plants and seasonal foods while learning safe harvesting basics. Social, beginner friendly walk that builds local nature knowledge through hands on observation.
A guided foraging stroll focused on identifying wild edible plants and seasonal foods while learning safe harvesting basics. Social, beginner friendly walk that builds local nature knowledge through hands on observation.
An evening keynote with Daniel Wallace (Big Fish) exploring how storytelling shapes perception, memory, and the way we live in the world. A literary festival-style talk designed for readers, writers, and curious minds.
An evening keynote with Daniel Wallace (Big Fish) exploring how storytelling shapes perception, memory, and the way we live in the world. A literary festival-style talk designed for readers, writers, and curious minds.
An evening keynote with Daniel Wallace (Big Fish) exploring how storytelling shapes perception, memory, and the way we live in the world. A literary festival-style talk designed for readers, writers, and curious minds.

A communal Sunday supper centered on resilience, pairing a shared table meal with heartfelt personal stories and conversation. Expect an intimate, reflective gathering designed for connection and mutual support over comfort-focused dishes.

A communal Sunday supper centered on resilience, pairing a shared table meal with heartfelt personal stories and conversation. Expect an intimate, reflective gathering designed for connection and mutual support over comfort-focused dishes.
A communal Sunday supper centered on resilience, pairing a shared table meal with heartfelt personal stories and conversation. Expect an intimate, reflective gathering designed for connection and mutual support over comfort-focused dishes.
A lively live storytelling session led by Donna Washington, blending charm, humor, and imaginative tales in a community gathering setting. Expect an engaging, performance-style narrative experience tied to the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival.
A lively live storytelling session led by Donna Washington, blending charm, humor, and imaginative tales in a community gathering setting. Expect an engaging, performance-style narrative experience tied to the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival.
A lively live storytelling session led by Donna Washington, blending charm, humor, and imaginative tales in a community gathering setting. Expect an engaging, performance-style narrative experience tied to the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival.

Immersive, aromatic workshop exploring ritual herbalism and plant medicine techniques; participants learn hands on medicine making, ceremonial uses, and seasonal local herb identification in a guided, beginner friendly format emphasizing embodied practice and community ritual.

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Immersive, aromatic workshop exploring ritual herbalism and plant medicine techniques; participants learn hands on medicine making, ceremonial uses, and seasonal local herb identification in a guided, beginner friendly format emphasizing embodied practice and community ritual.

A poetry primer centered on the craft of paying close attention, using curiosity and mindful observation to spark new writing. Expect a discussion-based, intimate literary salon vibe with prompts and shared reflection.

A poetry primer centered on the craft of paying close attention, using curiosity and mindful observation to spark new writing. Expect a discussion-based, intimate literary salon vibe with prompts and shared reflection.
A poetry primer centered on the craft of paying close attention, using curiosity and mindful observation to spark new writing. Expect a discussion-based, intimate literary salon vibe with prompts and shared reflection.
Heartfelt Southern Mountain childhood stories from Wilma Dykeman anchor a guided literary discussion led by her son, Jim Stokely. Expect memoir and regional history conversation in a cozy bookstore champagne bar setting.
Heartfelt Southern Mountain childhood stories from Wilma Dykeman anchor a guided literary discussion led by her son, Jim Stokely. Expect memoir and regional history conversation in a cozy bookstore champagne bar setting.
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Intimate author conversation with Abrea Armstrong and Tamara Olmedo (Cuentos & Cafe) centered on “book tea” and liberation-minded storytelling. Expect a community-forward literary night in an independent bookstore setting.
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Intimate author conversation with Abrea Armstrong and Tamara Olmedo (Cuentos & Cafe) centered on “book tea” and liberation-minded storytelling. Expect a community-forward literary night in an independent bookstore setting.

Grounding weekly walks through Asheville-area wild spaces with hands-on foraging for mushrooms and seasonal edible or medicinal plants. Expect close observation of moss, forest critters, and tea brewed from woodland botanicals with safety-focused guidance.

Grounding weekly walks through Asheville-area wild spaces with hands-on foraging for mushrooms and seasonal edible or medicinal plants. Expect close observation of moss, forest critters, and tea brewed from woodland botanicals with safety-focused guidance.
Grounding weekly walks through Asheville-area wild spaces with hands-on foraging for mushrooms and seasonal edible or medicinal plants. Expect close observation of moss, forest critters, and tea brewed from woodland botanicals with safety-focused guidance.

A campus author talk connecting bird names and birding culture to pivotal shifts in English, blending etymology, history, and naturalist observation. Designed for word nerds and bird nerds in an accessible university forum setting.

A campus author talk connecting bird names and birding culture to pivotal shifts in English, blending etymology, history, and naturalist observation. Designed for word nerds and bird nerds in an accessible university forum setting.
A campus author talk connecting bird names and birding culture to pivotal shifts in English, blending etymology, history, and naturalist observation. Designed for word nerds and bird nerds in an accessible university forum setting.

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A slow, grounding afternoon centered on shared presence and resilience, blending quiet sitting and reflective conversation in a calm studio setting. Designed for nervous system support and community connection during uncertain times.
A slow, grounding afternoon centered on shared presence and resilience, blending quiet sitting and reflective conversation in a calm studio setting. Designed for nervous system support and community connection during uncertain times.

Generative writing session focused on poetic forms and timed freewriting prompts to spark new drafts and fresh language. Expect gentle guidance, group sharing options, and a supportive library setting for writers of any level.

Generative writing session focused on poetic forms and timed freewriting prompts to spark new drafts and fresh language. Expect gentle guidance, group sharing options, and a supportive library setting for writers of any level.
Generative writing session focused on poetic forms and timed freewriting prompts to spark new drafts and fresh language. Expect gentle guidance, group sharing options, and a supportive library setting for writers of any level.

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An intimate talk show style roundtable blends candid conversation with a collaborative performance centered on the “five flavors of life.” Local Asheville BIPOC guests explore shared threads of humanity through storytelling, creativity, and connection.
An intimate talk show style roundtable blends candid conversation with a collaborative performance centered on the “five flavors of life.” Local Asheville BIPOC guests explore shared threads of humanity through storytelling, creativity, and connection.

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A facilitated small-group conversation exploring meaningful living through reflective prompts, shared stories, and practical takeaways. Designed for thoughtful connection and personal clarity in a calm, contemplative setting at Quietude in Black Mountain.
A facilitated small-group conversation exploring meaningful living through reflective prompts, shared stories, and practical takeaways. Designed for thoughtful connection and personal clarity in a calm, contemplative setting at Quietude in Black Mountain.

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Field-based instruction on identifying edible Appalachian plants and fungi, with safety tips and ethical harvesting practices. Practical outdoor lessons emphasize seasonal wild foods, habitat awareness, and confident identification skills.
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An autumn equinox gathering centered on balance—welcoming light and honoring shadow through reflective ritual and contemplative practice. A calm, communal evening for intention setting, grounding, and seasonal transition in a serene retreat setting.
An autumn equinox gathering centered on balance—welcoming light and honoring shadow through reflective ritual and contemplative practice. A calm, communal evening for intention setting, grounding, and seasonal transition in a serene retreat setting.

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A coffeehouse discussion exploring how Arabian culinary traditions shaped regional flavors, ingredients, and dining customs. Expect a casual, community-centered Sufra Time conversation with cultural context and tasting-inspired storytelling.
A coffeehouse discussion exploring how Arabian culinary traditions shaped regional flavors, ingredients, and dining customs. Expect a casual, community-centered Sufra Time conversation with cultural context and tasting-inspired storytelling.