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• Film Screening: “Assemblage” | Thursday, March 14 | 7-8 p.m. | Black Mountain College Museum, 120 College St., Asheville | Free | Catch a screening of the 1968 film “Assemblage,” which highlights San Fransisco’s Ghirardelli Square and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, which was founded at Black Mountain College.
• Well Played Social Club | Thursday, March 14 | 6-10 p.m. | Well Played Board Game Cafe, 162 Coxe Ave., #101, Asheville | $3 | Board games become bridges to new friendships while you collaborate, strategize, and compete.

• Art & Craft Supply Bazaar | Friday, March 15-Sunday, March 17 | 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. | plēb urban winery, 289 Lyman St., Asheville | Free | Shop new + used arts materials and tools — from sewing to quilting, jewelry to candle making, and more.
• Leeda Lyric Jones Performance & Community Conversation | Friday, March 15 | 6:30 p.m. | LEAF Global Arts, 19 Eagle St., Asheville | Free | The singer-songwriter best known as Lyric is LEAF’s Spark the Arts Artist in Residence for March.

• Embrace the Equinox: Yoga & Astrology Morning | Saturday, March 16 | 9:30-11 a.m. | There There, 20 Artful Way, Ste. 110, Asheville | $18 | Reset your intentions as the season changes with a gentle flow, guided meditation, and astrological insights — plus, get a 20% discount for post-event shopping at There There.
• FIRST Robotics Competition - UNC Asheville District Event | Saturday, March 16-Sunday, March 17 | 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. | Kimmel Arena - UNC Asheville, 227 Campus Dr., Asheville | Free | Teams of high school students from across NC will design, build, and program robots for an action-packed game of “Crescendo.”
• Spring Equinox Mini-Fly | Saturday, March 16 | 4 p.m. | One World Brewing - West Asheville, 520 Haywood Rd., Asheville | $5-$88 | This bite-sized version of Firefly Gathering offers earthskills demos like flint knapping, live music, dancing, and a traditional Cherokee dinner available for purchase.
• Starfall | Saturday, March 16 | 7-10 p.m. | Hi-Wire Brewing Biltmore Village, 2A Huntsman Pl., Asheville | Free | This enchanting “A Court of Thorns and Roses” event promises book discussions, faerie wine, a DJ + custom photobooth.

• Introduction to Cyanotype Workshop | Sunday, March 17 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Asheville Print Studio, 191 Lyman St., Asheville | $150 | Printmaker and educator Eric William Carroll will teach you how to create camera-less photographs using natural and artificial light sources.
• Ladies Who Brunch St. Patty’s Day Pop-Up | Sunday, March 17 | 10 a.m. | Ivory Road, 1854 Brevard Rd., Arden | $51.40-$69.40 | Chefs Michelle Gentile, Terri Terrell, and Beth Kellerhals have a menu that includes cabbage rolls, Irish cream milkshakes, and donut holes for the holiday.

• Asheville City Council approved up to ~$36 million in bonds for two affordable housing projects. Lakeshore Villas (developed by Mountain Housing Opportunities) will provide 120 units to households at or below 60% of the area median income, and Laurel Wood Apartments will renovate 51 units of affordable senior housing and add 54 new units.

• In a 5-2 vote, Asheville City Schools (ACS) voted to close Montford North Star Academy and consolidate it with Asheville Middle School. The merger came after months of discussion as ACS faces a $4.5 million budget shortfall — the move was made because it could save the district between $1.8 and $2.3 million. (Asheville Citizen-Times)

• Boomer’s Bourbon and Cigar Bar is hosting the grand opening of its Miami-themed rooftop bar, Top Dog. The celebration starts tomorrow at 1 p.m. and goes through Sunday, March 17 at 9 p.m.

• Joseph Pearson and Monique Luck have collaborated on a public art project commemorating Asheville’s Southside neighborhood. Their work is spread across six large banners outside of the Ironwood parking garage. Be there for the project’s grand opening on Tuesday, March 19 at 10 a.m. at 45 Federal Alley.

• Asheville’s General Electric (GE) Aerospace location received an $11.3 million investment for “high-precision machines” used to produce widebody and narrowbody engines in aircrafts like Boeing and Airbus. This investment is part of a greater $650 million investment across 22 GE Aerospace facilities. (Asheville Citizen-Times)

• The City of Asheville has introduced Organizing and Uniting to Re-Power (O.U.R.) Asheville, a community engagement leadership academy to equip participants to help organize events and community discussions surrounding city initiatives. Applications are open for the first round of trainees.

• Make shroom in your schedule for this workshop. On Tuesday, March 19, local mycologist Christian Marr will teach you how to inoculate logs with shiitake and oyster mushrooms. Dig into the details and RSVP.

• Check out the top 100 deals for spring on Nordstrom Rack — hello, dresses, jeans, and cute sunglasses.*

• The Orange Peel Sparking Orange is flavored with navel + blood oranges and organic limes. Get a taste at the release party on Friday, March 16 at The Mule, with music from Erykah Badu tribute act Orange Moon.
• The Rabbit Rabbit Sparkling Cran-Lime, brewed with fresh cranberries and lime, is available to start sipping on Monday, March 25.
• The Salvage Station Sparkling Mango is made with fresh mango and organic lemons — the flavor will make its debut on Monday, April 1 (and that’s no April Fools prank).
• Last but certainly not least, brewed in partnership with The Grey Eagle, the ‘Don’t Call Me Shirley’ Cherry Ginger Beer boasts organic ginger root and fresh-pressed sour cherries — it rolls out on Monday, April 15.