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• Storytime for Adults | Thursday, Feb. 9 | 1 p.m. | Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St., Asheville | Free | Enjoy sweet tales of love with chocolate treats, courtesy of traveling storyteller PapaJoe Gaudet.
• Hose it Down Brown Ale Release Party | Thursday, Feb. 9 | 4-9 p.m. | Wicked Weed Brewing - West, 145 Jacob Holm Way, Candler | Free | Help raise money for the Asheville Fire Honor Guard while enjoying live music from Moonshine State and the release of Wicked Weed’s annual Hose It Down Brown Ale.
• Love, Marquee | Thursday, Feb. 9 | 6-9 p.m. | Marquee, 36 Foundy St., Asheville | Free | Celebrate the design centers’ one-year anniversary with sweet treats, drinks from Saint Brighid’s, music from DJ Lil Meow Meow, and a fashion show by Ananda Hair Studio.

• Empire Strikes Brass: Mardi Gras Party! | Friday, Feb. 10 | 7 p.m. | Salvage Station, 468 Riverside Dr., Asheville | $20-$25 | Don your dancing shoes and celebrate Mardi Gras with the lush horns and bumping rhythms of hometown band Empire Strikes Brass.
• Off With Your Radiohead | Friday, Feb. 10 | 9 p.m. | One World Brewing West, 520 Haywood Rd., Asheville | $10 | Enjoy an evening of Radiohead hits from this local cover band.
• Harry’s House Party | Friday, Feb. 10 | 9 p.m. | The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave., Asheville | $10 | DJ Molly Parti spins all of Harry Style’s hits at this spirited dance party.

• Kid Hop Hooray! | Saturday, Feb. 11 | 10 a.m. | The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave., Asheville | $2 | Let your little ones shake a tail feather with family-friendly dance music, free glow accessories, and plenty of room to get their sillies out while it’s cold outside.
• Stupid Cupid Party | Saturday, Feb. 11 | 11 a.m.-9 p.m. | Bold Rock, 72 School House Rd., Mills River | Free | This anti-Valentine’s party features live music from Country Pour, sweet treats, plenty of decor, and special games.
• Fall Out Brunch | Saturday, Feb. 11 | 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. | DSSOLVR, 63 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville | Free entry | Kick your hangover to the curb with a sinfully delicious menu including items like chicken and waffles, breakfast smashburgers ,and stuffed French toast.
• Sweethearts Market | Saturday, Feb. 11 | 12-4 p.m. | The Rhu, 10 South Lexington Ave., Asheville | Free entry | Enjoy a local sip while browsing locally made and crafted wares for you or your boo thing.

• Don’t Watch the Big Game! | Sunday, Feb. 12 | 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. | Well Played Board Game Cafe, 162 Coxe Ave., Asheville | $7-$10 | Skip the big game in favor of all-day board game adventures and fun.
• Galentines Day | Sunday, Feb. 12 | 12-5 p.m. | Cultivated Cocktails Distillery, 25 Page Ave., Asheville | $45 | Each ticket includes champagne, chocolate, spirit tasting, and a grazing table — jewelry, crafts, and aesthetic treatments will also be available.

• 61º | Morning showers | 36% chance of rain

• The next Downtown Commission meeting will take place Friday, Feb. 10 at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall. On the agenda? Updates on the Pack Square Plaza Visioning project, Homeless Initiatives + more. Want to offer input? Submit your written comments or voicemails by 5 p.m. today.

• The Land of the Sky Chorus is offering Singing Valentines from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14. For $100, the nonprofit will send a barbershop quartet to serenade a loved one with two songs. They’ll also get a rose and a card. To schedule, email Jim Gordon. ❤️

• No. 26. That’s the spot Fahrenheit Pizza & Brewhouse (17 Lee St. South) earned on Yelp’s Top 100 Pizza Spots in the US and Canada. The pizzeria got props for its crispy, New York-style pizzas and fresh, tangy tomato sauce. See the full list. 🍕 (Asheville Citizen-Times)

• $190,000. That’s how much Black Mountain-based nonprofit Bounty & Soul has been awarded from the Dogwood Health Trust and The Community Foundation of WNC. The funds will be administered over three years to support the organization’s work of providing free locally-grown produce to area folks facing food insecurity. 💰 (The Valley Echo)

• Jackson County-based novelist David Joy is just one of the folks that will be featured in PBS’ “Southern Storytellers,” premiering this summer. The three-part documentary series will include folks from the worlds of literature, music, television, and film. Check out the preview. 🎥

• Looking for some smashing winter sips? Check out Edible Asheville’s guide to winter cocktails. Featuring five great local places to enjoy craft cocktails, these libations will help keep you warm. 🍹

• Grammy-winning country music star and SC native Darius Rucker will be headlining Upcountry Fiber’s first charity concert, Southern Fried Circuit, on Friday, July 28 at the Anderson Civic Center (3027 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Anderson, SC). Profits will go to the Upcountry Fiber Foundation to support local charities in Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg counties. Grab tickets. 🎶 *

• Looking for a once-in-a-lifetime real estate opportunity? These two high-quality modular cabins nestled in the mountains offer privacy along with a fenced yard + firepit area, perfect for entertaining. Imagine listening to the rushing creek, enjoying long-range views in the winter, and relaxing beneath a lush canopy of trees in the summer. Yes, please. 🏡 *

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