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    Friday, March 18, 2011

    Waking Up Mama - Spring Equinox


    CELEBRATION OF THE VERNAL EQUINOX
    Saturday, March 19, 2011

    7:00pm to 9:00pm

    Waking up Mama - celebration of the Vernal Equinox (Public Ritual)

    Family-friendly pubic ritual to celebrate the vernal equinox.

    Location: Parish Hall of All Soul's Episcopal Church, Asheville, NC

    This family-friendly and light-hearted spring welcoming ritual is open to the respectful public. A love offering will be accepted for Temple outreach projects and Mother Grove continues to gather non-perishable food items for the Mother's Cornucopia food pantry.


    For more information, contact the Temple at info@mothergroveavl.org or

    828-230-5069 | Link

    If you are looking for a unique place to worship, visit this website for more information on their Sunday gatherings.

    Thursday, March 03, 2011

    Asheville Mardi Gras Parade and Ball


    This year's theme-"Homegrown, Fancy, and Free"
    Sunday, March 6 · 3:00pm - 10:00pm
    Downtown Asheville, and Pack's Tavern's Century Room

    Everyone is invited to participate in, or simply spectate this family friendly spectacle. Asheville's Mardi Gras celebration is rapidly growing as more and more sparkles, feathers, and beads show up each year to march in our annual parade. The parade, led by this year's King and Queen, will be full of dancers, roller skaters, drummers and krewe's of colorful characters. The parade will line up in Pack's Square, NOT Walnut Street at 2:00 pm and will step off at 3:00 pm sharp, RAIN OR SHINE. We will then dance and march our way towards Walnut St, then to Lexington Ave, making a left on to Lexington, and then a right on to College St. Next, the parade will loop around Pritchard Park and up Patton Avenue to Pack Square. This is where the parade ends and the Mardi Gras Ball begins.

    Interested in being a part of the parade? Gather your krewe of friends, family, classmates or co-workers or just yourself and come be a part of this great event. Feel free to get creative! Art cars and homemade floats are always welcome. Please register them on the Asheville Mardi Gras Facebook groups page. Remember that Asheville's Mardi Gras is a family friendly event and is “Homegrown, Fancy and Free”. Another great way to enjoy this event is to gather your friends and family, pull up a chair, sit back and watch the show! Bring a camera and be ready to catch beads.

    After the parade is over around 4:00 pm, continue the fun and revelry at the Mardi Gras Ball in Pack's Tavern's elegant Century Room. Costumes are not required to enter the ball. This is a free event for the entire community to enjoy. There will be festive libations and extraordinary live music performed by Sirius B to keep us dancing all night long. For more information on the Parade or Ball, and for Mardi Gras events leading up to the parade day, check in with the groups page on Facebook under Asheville Mardi Gras.

    Link

    Grand Krewe at the Parade
    Sunday at 12:00pm
    Pack Square, Vance Monument/fountain area