This month’s Wine Tasting and Art Exhibition at aabani Salon and Spa (12 South Main Street) is Thursday, September 2, 2010 and features the work of Marcus Thomas. This month they will also be selling raffle tickets to win free manicures, haircuts, and more. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit A Hope Center.

Need a free car wash? The annual North Buncombe High School Marching Blackhawk Band Car Wash-A-Thon fundraiser is Saturday, August 28, 2010. Details:

FREE CAR WASH
North Buncombe High School Marching Blackhawk Band is having its Annual Car Wash-A-Thon on Saturday, August 28th. This is a free Car Wash. The band students have asked for pledges and will be accepting donations. The Car Wash-A-Thon will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3 locations: ACE Hardware (61 Weaver Blvd.), Tractor Supply (14 Monticello Road), and CVS (121 Monticello Road). We invite the community to let us wash your car for FREE!

Concert news from the Weaverville-based Joyful Noise Community Music & Arts Center:

Members of the Opal String Quartet are joining forces with the faculty of the Joyful Noise Community Music & Arts Center and members of the Asheville Symphony for two benefit concerts in support of the Joyful Noise Summer Music & Arts Camp Scholarship Fund. Please come out and show your support!

Mendelssohn Madness
Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 8 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church (30 Alabama Avenue)
Featuring two of the young prodigy’s most magnificent & crowd-pleasing masterpieces:

• Mendelssohn, Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, op. 49
  with Kara Poorbaugh, violin; Franklin Keel, cello; Dr. Daniel Weiser, piano

• Mendelssohn, Octet in Eb major, op. 20
  with James Martin, violin; Amy Lovinger, violin; Merissa Gail, violin; Kara Poorbaugh, violin; Dr. Gina Caldwell, viola; Lucie Fink, viola; Franklin Keel, cello; Marie D’Andrea, cello

Suggested Donation: $10 adults/$5 students & children.
100% of your donation goes directly to the Joyful Noise Music & Arts Camp Scholarship Fund.

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Tremendous Trios
Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 3 pm
This intimate house concert will give you a front row seat for two remarkable works:

• Brahms, Clarinet Trio in A major, op. 114
  with Kara Poorbaugh, viola; Franklin Keel, cello; Dr. Daniel Weiser, piano

• Mendelssohn, Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, op. 49
  with Kara Poorbaugh, violin; Franklin Keel, cello; Dr. Daniel Weiser, piano

Private home performance in Asheville. Seating is extremely limited so make your reservations early. $30 Donation. Light refreshments will be served.  To reserve: call Dr. Weiser at 828-505-2903 or email  danielemmasophie@gmail.com. 100% of your donation goes directly to the Joyful Noise Music & Arts Camp Scholarship Fund.

A benefit for Weaverville’s Freda Walden will be held Saturday, July 17, 2010 at the Reems Creek Wildlife Club. Info:

What: Benefit for Freda Walden, bone/breast cancer victim, with proceeds to help with medical-related expenses (and a donation will be made to cancer research).

When: Saturday, July 17, 2010, Noon-6 p.m.

Where: Reems Creek Wildlife Club, Reems Creek Road

The benefit will feature music by solo guitarist Mike Barnes, Bluegrass/gospel groups The Dog House Band and The Skylanders.  Hot dog and barbeque plates and drinks will be available. Other activities include cake walks, door prizes, and a silent auction.  Alcoholic beverages are not permitted.

Registration is still open for golfers to play in a celebrity golf tournament July 26, 2010 at Reems Creek Golf Club (36 Pink Fox Cove Road).  Info:

The Weaverville Professional Firefighters Association will be holding a celebrity golf tournament on Monday, July 26, 2010 at the Reems Creek Golf Club, proceeded by a meet and greet reception on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at the Fireplace Restaurant (287 Weaverville Road in Woodfin).  Each team that enters will be paired with a current or former professional athlete for their round of golf.  All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Mountain Area Red Cross and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.  Golfers interested in playing or businesses interested in sponsorship opportunities should contact Karan Young with Venture Sports Shows at (828) 776-3402.  Come enjoy a great day of food, golf, and fellowship, all to benefit a great cause.

Blue Mountain Pizza (55 North Main Street) continues its monthly Third Thursday fundraiser tomorrow (Thursday, July 15, 2010). For both July and August this fundraiser will benefit the Weaverville Senior Meal Center. Blue Mountain will donate 10% of Third Thursday sales and match 100% of donations made via their cash donation box (next to the cash register) during the next two months.

Ken and Tammy, morning hosts of Mix 96.5, will be working the Weaverville Bojangles drive-thru and dining room 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today to help raise money for Caring for Children.  Bojangles is donating 15% of its proceeds for the entire day to the organization.  From the Ken & Tammy page on the Mix 96.5 website:

CHICKEN FOR CHILDREN CHALLENGE
Check out the video of what happened the last time we went to work at Bojangles. Join us for our next stop – Bojangles in Weaverville, 11a-1p Wednesday. We’ll be working the drive-thru and dining room once again, and Bojangles is donating 15% of its proceeds for the entire day to Caring For Children. Come put us to work, and help just by eating.  

The 3rd Annual North Buncombe Middle School 5k Tech Run is looking for runners:

On September 11, 2010 the North Buncombe Middle School PTO is having a 5k run and 1 mile fun run/walk at the North Buncombe High School Cross Country Trail.  This is a MAJOR fund-raiser for the North Buncombe Middle School and has been a lot of fun for the participants in the past.  Our biggest problem is we need MORE participants.  We have many great give-aways and awards, but we need more runners.  If you are a runner, please consider registering.  If you know anyone who may be interested, please spread the word.

Tech Run details:

What
5k Trail Run and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk.  Proceeds benefit the North Buncombe Middle School PTO.

When
Saturday, September 11, 2010
5K begins at 8 a.m.
Fun Run/Walk begins at 8:15 a.m.

Where
North Buncombe High School
890 Clarks’s Chapel Road

Course
This is a trail run and will be held on the North Buncombe High School Cross Country trail.

Fees
Early registration is $20 adults, $10 for children, with a family maximum of $50.  On-site registration on race day will be $25 for adults and $15 for children. Early registration closes Thursday, September 09, 2010 at 11 p.m.

Packet Pick-Up
Friday, September 10, 4-7 p.m. @ NBMS

Awards
5K awards will be presented to top male and female finishers in the following age groups: Elementary School (6-10), Middle School (11-13), High School (14-19), 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+.

To Enter
Enter online or download a registration form and mail it, along with your registration fee, to North Buncombe Middle School.

More information
Contact Jennifer Amon for additional info, (828) 337-5132

Early registration is going on now for the 17th Annual North Buncombe Kiwanis Firecracker 5k Race, which will be run on Saturday, July 3, 2010.  Like last year, they’ll be running a course near North Buncombe High School.  The entry fee is $20 before June 20 and $25 after.  Proceeds help provide scholarships for North Buncombe students. Race info:

17th Annual Firecracker 5K Race
Join the North Buncombe Kiwanis Club on Saturday, July 3, 2010, for the 17th Annual Firecracker 5k Run. Proceeds from the event  provide scholarships for North Buncombe students planning to attend a college or technical school.

Course
For the second year the course will begin in the parking lot in front of North Buncombe High School. It follows a rolling course on paved roads through the North Buncombe countryside, concluding back at the high school.

When and Where
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Race Start: 8:30 a.m.
North Buncombe High School parking lot

Registration
Register online at www.active.com or mail your registration form (available online at northbuncombekiwanis.org) with your check, payable to Kiwanis Club of North Buncombe, to:

Kiwanis Club of North Buncombe
P.O. Box 2207
Weaverville, NC 28787

Entry fee is $20 before June 20, 2010, and $25 after June 20, 2010. Note: Online and mail-in registration ends 48 hours before the race. After this time, we accept walk-up runners on race day.

Awards
Each participant who pre-registers by June 20 will receive a specially designed, 100% cotton T-shirt. 5K awards will be presented to overall Male and Female finishers, and to the top three Males and Females in each of the following age groups:
12 and under, 13-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over

Additional Information
For more information, email us at Kiwanisfirecracker@yahoo.com

About Kiwanis
Kiwanis is a world-wide service organization for individuals desiring personal involvement in the leadership and improvement of their communities.  As a group, we can achieve what individuals cannot do alone.  The North Buncombe chapter was established in 1992 and meets Tuesday mornings at 7:30 am at the New Bridge Café.  Please join us!  Find us online at northbuncombekiwanis.org or follow us on Facebook.

The Weaverville Milling Company Restaurant (1 Old Mill Lane) is celebrating 100 years of Weaverville history on Saturday, June 12, 2010. From 5-9 p.m., they’ll be having a $15 barbecue buffet dinner and wood-fired brick oven pizza, with proceeds benefiting Meals On Wheels. Call 645-4700 for more information.

The Weaverville United Methodist Church Missions Committee is having a yard sale on Saturday, June 12, 2010, rain or shine. The sale will be held in the Fellowship Hall parking lot (90 North Main Street) from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.  If you’d like to reserve a vendor space for the sale contact Mary at 645-4473.  Single spaces are $15 and double spaces are $25.  All rental fees, along with proceeds from sales at the Missions table, will benefit Habitat for Humanity.

MPAC is again sponsoring a 4th of July Block Party at the soccer fields at North Buncombe High School.  Here’s the release, “hot off the press”, with more details to come as we get closer to the celebration:

At MPAC, we believe strongly that a fitting celebration of our nation’s independence is in order ~ not an after thought!

What: MPAC’s 4th of July WNC Block Party
Where: NBHS practice soccer field (Salem Hill Rd, Weaverville)
When: Sunday, July 4, 2010, Noon-10 p.m.

This year’s MPAC’s 4th of July WNC Block Party is already even bigger than last year’s. We have had so much interest from bands that we now have two stages this year! Yo Mamma’s Big Fat Booty Band headlines and Afromotive, BAYUKA (Rasta man Jacob Marley’s Band!), Traveling Bonfires, Galen Kipar, Chris O’Neill, Jay Sanders, Red Hot Sugar Babies, Richard Schulman and many others are also on the bill. Lyric poets Pasckie Pascua, Roberto Hess and many others will read and hold a Poetic SLAM. There will be a Story Telling Competition, Asheville International Children’s Film Festival will have an exhibition, “A Taste of PUSH Asheville Fashion Runway Show” will be held on stage three!, Sports & Movement Demonstrations will be ongoing throughout the day, 3 Color Guards will present, and Allyson MacCauley will sing the National Anthem to Asheville’s Fireworks ~ Yes! Asheville’s Fireworks! We discovered last year that the venue has perfect view of Asheville’s display of fireworks! Thus, folks can see Asheville’s fireworks with no traffic hassle, tons of free parking and WAY better music!, etc. etc.

We are encouraging folks to bring a blanket and stay for the day. Other musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments and set up under the trees around the park and play and jam.

Several fine artists have already secured booth space. A couple of food vendors are already on the bill. We have a few booth spaces left open for vendors at $50 for a 10×10 space. Churches, Non Profits and Civic organizations receive a booth free of charge. We are also taking applications for a few more food vendors. Contact is Randy@myMPAC.com, 828-645-2030

Yard Sale this Saturday at Rodney’s Auto will benefit the Weaverville Relay for Life and American Cancer Society. Info:

Huge YARD SALE with Weaverville Relay for Life Teams
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Rodney’s Auto Service (37 N. Main Street)
8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Teams participating in the 2010 Weaverville Relay for Life will hold a yard sale at Rodney’s Auto on Saturday, May 8, 2010. The Carolina Faith Riders team will also have coffee, drinks and hot dogs/hamburgers for sale.  All proceeds raised will support Weaverville Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society.

Throughout the month of May Blue Mountain Pizza (55 North Main Street) will be raising money for The Wounded Warrior Project. The info from Blue Mountain owner Matt:

Blue Mountain Pizza May 2010 Fundraiser
As most of you are already aware every month we select a local charity and raise money during the month to support their work. This means matching 100% of the money donated in our cash box next to the register and holding a fundraiser every Third Thursday when we donate 10% of our revenue to this monthly cause. For the month of May we are slightly stepping out of the box and selecting a national organization:  The Wounded Warrior Project.

All month we will be collecting and matching your cash donations plus over the four day Memorial Day Weekend we will be donating 10% of our revenue to this worthwhile cause.

The Wounded Warrior Project does not look at the political questions of war but focuses on the men and women who come home in need of care. We encourage you to check them out.

Thank you.

North Buncombe High School students Kady and Maddie are at the Weaverville McDonald’s today (Saturday, May 1) doing a “swing-a-thon” as a civics project.  They were just setting up the playground swing when I drove by this morning, but I’m told they’ll be swinging for 24 hours, from 9 a.m. Saturday until 9 a.m. Sunday, to raise money for pancreatic cancer research. Stop by to cheer them on and donate if you can. All proceeds go to the Lustgarten Foundation.

Tomorrow (Thursday, April 29, 2010) is the 8th annual Dining Out for Life event in Western North Carolina. Participating restaurants donate 20% of the proceeds from the day to the Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP), to help them “continue with their mission of HIV/AIDS education & outreach throughout Western North Carolina and case management services to those living with the disease”.

Weaverville restaurants participating this year are:

• Blue Mountain Pizza (55 North Main Street)
• Stoney Knob Café (337 Merrimon Avenue)
• Well-Bred Bakery (26 North Main Street)

A little further down the road, Bavarian Restaurant in Woodfin is also taking part. A full list of participating WNC restaurants can be found here.

Download and bring the flyer below to Blue Mountain Pizza (55 North Main Street) today (Tuesday, April 27, 2010) and they’ll donate 10% of your total food purchase to Weaverville Relay for Life (benefitting the American Cancer Society).

http://relay.acsevents.org/site/DocServer/Blue_Mountain_Pizza_-_Relay_for_Life_042710_Fundraiser.pdf?docID=142163

North Buncombe High School’s Odyssey of the Mind Team has qualified for the Odyssey of the Mind 2010 World Finals.  This year the competition takes place at Michigan State University May 26-29, 2010, and the team is requesting donations to help fund their trip. More info from team coach Carla Mitchell:

Our Odyssey of the Mind team is requesting donations to help fund our trip to compete in the World Finals May 26-29 at Michigan State University.  For your donation, you will receive an invitation to a fabulous thank-you dinner hosted by Sunnyside Café. The team members will be waiting on tables and we will share photos and stories of our trip to world finals.

Three Course Dinner Menu:

• Hummus/salsa w/chips
• Strawberry and Cucumber salad on a bed of romaine tossed with raspberry vinaigrette dressing
• Petite Grilled Filet Mignon and Crabmeat Stuffed Shrimp finished with herb butter and accompanied with roasted red bliss potatoes and asparagus
• Lemon ice Box Pie with fresh whipped cream OR Raspberry Cheesecake with fresh whipped cream and drizzled with caramel sauce
• Rolls and Butter on Table
• Coffee/Tea included
• Cash Bar- Beer/Wine offered

$60.00 donation per person or $110.00 per couple

For information or to donate, contact Team Coach Carla Mitchell at 779-0825 or email carladeam@gmail.com.

North Buncombe Elementary School (251 Flat Creek Church Road) PTO will be holding a Community Yard & Craft Sale on May 15.  Sellers and artists are invited to rent spaces, and the PTO is also accepting yard sale donations.  If you want to reserve a space, the deadline to do so is May 3. Donations can be dropped off at the school on May 13 or 14.  Info:

NBES PTO Community Yard & Craft Sale
Saturday, May 15, 2010 (Rain Date May 22)
8 a.m. -1 p.m. (no early birds please)
North Buncombe Elementary School Bus Parking Lot (251 Flat Creek Church Road)

As a new fundraiser for NBES PTO, sellers and crafters may rent a 10 foot x 12 foot space for $20. NBES PTO will be accepting item donations of appropriate household items in good condition to sell at the “PTO Store”. There will be concessions, North Buncombe Spirit items for sale.  Crafters and artists are welcome and encouraged to participate!

Drop off donated items outside the NBES Main Office on Thursday, May 13 and Friday, May 14 from 8 a.m.-Noon or 3-6 p.m.

Contact Jen Anderhalden (645-5544 janderhalden@verizon.net) or Allyson Sineath (484-8077 absineath@msn.com) with questions and to reserve your space by Monday May 3, with payment by cash or a check made out to NBES PTO.

May 1 is the date of the Weaverville Garden Club’s annual rummage sale fundraiser.  Here’s the details:

Weaverville Garden Club Rummage Sale
Saturday May 1, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Weaverville United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall (90 N. Main Street)
Plants, baked goods, clothes and slightly used items.

Donations will be accepted on Friday, April 30, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit beautification projects.
 
The Weaverville Garden Club meets at the Weaverville Town Hall (30 South Main Street) on the second Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m., September through May.

The North Buncombe High School Jazz Band and Winterguard, and the Western Carolina University Drum Line and Winterguard will perform an exhibition at North Buncombe High School (890 Clark’s Chapel Road) this Saturday, April 17, 2010:

The North Buncombe High School Jazz Band and the Winterguard will be performing in exhibition on April 17, 2010 at North Buncombe High School. There will be a special performance of the Western Carolina University Purple Thunder, their indoor Drum Line and Winterguard. A BBQ meal will be served prior to the performance, consisting of a BBQ pork sandwich, choice of one (chips, potato salad or slaw), dessert and a drink for $7. They will start serving the meal at 6 p.m., followed by the performances. There is no charge for the exhibition; however, donations will be accepted. All proceeds from this event will benefit the North Buncombe High School Band.