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• Tap into ASL with Hope | Tuesday, Sept. 12 | 6:30-9 p.m. | Taproom At Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Hwy., Ste. 200, Asheville | Free | Learn American Sign Language at the first event of this monthly series.
• Trivia with Drag Queens | Tuesday, Sept. 12 | 8 p.m. | Asheville Beauty Academy, 28 Broadway St., Asheville | Free | Test your food, music, movie, television, queer history, and pop culture knowledge with drag queen hosts.

• Women Wonderland Panel | Wednesday, Sept. 13 | 6-9 p.m. | Haiku I Do, 26 Sweeten Creek Rd., Asheville | $25 | Hear from six entrepreneurs about their experiences starting a business — plus, check out the experience stations.
• Midweek Showdown - Game Night | Wednesday, Sept. 13 | 7-9 p.m. | DSSOLVR, 63 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville | Free | Put your game face on for a night of live game show challenges, board games, and pinball.

• Fermentation Class and Tasting | Thursday, Sept. 14 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Bountiful Cities Pearson Garden, 408 Pearson Dr., Asheville | $50 | Learn the basic principles of fermentation from the founder of Fermenti, Meg Chamberlin.
• No Water, No Beer | Thursday, Sept. 14 | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Burial Beer Co. - Forestry Camp, 10 Shady Oak Dr., Asheville | $33 | Celebrate the value of clean, drinkable water during the inaugural festival.

• Downtown After 5 | Friday, Sept. 15 | 5-9:30 p.m. | Downtown Asheville, 100 Block of N.Lexington Ave., Asheville | Free | Enjoy local beer, cider, wine + food while jamming to The Sensational Barnes Brothers and Alex Krug Combo at the last event of the season.

• Buncombe County has announced that Melissa Moore will fill the position of Finance Director. Moore has over 20 years of experience in finance and management consulting, most recently as the Finance Director of Pflugerville, Texas.

• Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee voted in support of a referendum legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults on the reservation, becoming the first place in the state to make the purchase of recreational marijuana legal. The referendum also requires the Tribal Council to create regulations for the market. (Blue Ridge Public Radio)

• A contractor for the NCDOT began work on repairing parts of the Amboy Road bridge over the French Broad River on Monday. Traffic over the bridge will be reduced to a single lane for the next 30 days, so expect delays, especially during peak commuting hours. (Mountain Xpress)

• The youth of Buncombe County are showing what mental health looks like to them through the Photovoice exhibit. See the photos at the exhibit opening on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Buncombe County Health and Human Services Building.

• Turn your eyes to the skies to see chimney swifts in flight. From mid-September to early October, the small birds can be spotted at dusk as they migrate to South America. The flock is notorious for descending into chimneys at nightfall, hence their name. (Asheville Citizen-Times)

• Get moving to help end hunger in our communities. The Asheville Buncombe CROP Hunger Walk will kick off at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church on Sunday, Sept. 24 — registration begins at 1 p.m. and the walk begins at 2 p.m. Gather a team, or sign up as an individual.

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• Looking to develop lean muscle and get fit? The BODYPUMP classes at the Y use light to moderate weights with lots of repetition to give you a total body workout. Browse BODYPUMP classes or other Les Mills workouts.*