BLOGASHEVILLE AWARDS

VOTE IN THE 2008 BLOGASHEVILLE AWARDS!!

Each year, the mighty bloggers of BlogAsheville come together for a uproarious night of celebration, congratulation, community and awards. The 3rd Annual Extravablogiversapaloozathon BlogAsheville voting has begun!

Vote Here

Go over and vote for me! I did. If you don't have a lot of time, you can vote for what you can and go ahead and submit it. Voting closes this Thursday at 11:59pm. It's always a good way to visit more of the Asheville blogs. There really is a lot of pretty cool blogs.

(x-posted to Easy Bake Coven)

Holy Ground

A Feminist Retreat Ministry

Sacred Circle Worship Each Wednesday of every month, women and men of all faith perspectives are invited to Holy Ground for a time of communal silence, meditative reading, group reflection and sharing and ritual. Sacred Circle meets from 9-10 am.

September 9 & 23, October 7 & 21, November 4 & 18, December 2& 16, every other Tuesday, 4:00 - 5:30

Drawing Deeply from our Own Wells: A Writing Experience for Women with Late Life Wisdom with Joyce Hollyday

Upon hearing that most people in the U.S. have water piped into their homes, an African woman responded, “But how do the women speak to each other? If we didn’t talk at the village well, we wouldn’t know about our lives.” If you are a woman in that third stage of life (what shall we call it -- the Crone era?), please consider being part of this 8-week series. You will be invited to dig deeply into your own personal well of experience and wisdom. And together, we will create a “village well” as we share our stories. No writing experience is necessary. No grades! Just a safe space for writing, sharing, and connection.

Joyce Hollyday is a co-pastor and co-founder of Circle of Mercy, an ecumenical congregation in Asheville. She is the author of several books, including Clothed with the Sun: Biblical Women, Social Justice, and Us.

18 Orange St., Asheville, NC

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Third Annual RiverSculpture

Third Annual RiverSculpture
A Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition,
September 27, 2008 - January 5, 2009

The new dates, September 27, 2008 - January 5, 2009, encompass the leaf season as well as the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year holidays — allowing all of us to enjoy the sculpture in a full range of natural settings. The exhibition is free and open to the public seven days a week with plenty of parking.

The new work, from accomplished sculptors in three states, includes new and returning artists working in a range of traditional and environmental media. In addition, a series of special events during October integrates kids’ art, music, dance and theater with contemporary sculpture.

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Moving Women

Founded in 2007, Moving Women is a dance performance ensemble that honors and invites the diverse perspectives offered by cross-genre collaboration. Core members challenge themselves by working with other dancers, visual artists, musicians, poets, actors, and performance artists to create original works.

Movement for Peace Project

This project is designed to inspire, inform and involve community while promoting 11 days of peace, leading up to the UN’s International Day of Peace on Sunday, September 21.

The Movement for Peace Project have many events coming up. Besides the peace events, there is the yoga, and LAAFF, and Sunday September 21st, The International Day of Peace.

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