Asheville’s second Beer Week and fourth Beer Festival are just around the corner. May 25th through June 1st celebrate all things beer,  with eight days of events that will include tastings, dinners, beer education, keynote speakers, and other beer-related fun. It will culminate with the Beer City Festival on June first from 1-6pm. There will be bands, food and fun, and of course beer.

Asheville is home to 12 local craft breweries, more than any other city per capita, located throughout downtown and scattered along the outskirts. Head to BeerCityFestival.com to get a complete list of all of the local breweries and their locations, as well as more information on Beer City Festival Activities.

Annual Garden Jubilee: Hendersonville 2013

Held every Memorial Day weekend it is THE Lawn and Garden show of Western North Carolina. This year will showcase over 150 businesses along Main Street, including local nurseries, lawn furniture and ornamentation vendors, and good eats.

Events include the annual Lowe’s Expo, featuring hands on clinics for kids and adults, as well as free lectures throughout both days on a variety growing topics. Southern Living Magazine’s landscape & garden specialist Bill Slack will be returning to the Lowe’s lawn and garden tent, located at the Visitors Information Center, for three talks: Saturday, May 25 -11:00am “Your Landscape’s finishing touch – container gardening”, and 1:00pm “Wow! What a beautiful backyard” and 3:00pm “Laid back landscaping!” And on Sunday, May 26 – 1:00pm “Wow! What a beautiful backyard” and 3:00pm “Laid back landscaping!

This years annual event will be held on May 25th and 26th, and will be open from 9am to 5pm both days. The Hospitality tent will be located at the Historic Downtown Courthouse.

It’s that time of year again. The Flat Rock Tailgate Market is now open every Thursday from 3-6pm.

Located behind Little Rainbow Row in Flat Rock, on the corner of Highway 225 and Blue Ridge Road. You will find locally grown seasonal produce, perennials, herbs, maple trees, roses, wild and cultivated mushrooms, baked goods, honey, jellies, goat cheese, seafood, flowers plus vendors offering CSA boxes (Community Supported Agriculture).

See you there!

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C.S. Lewis Scholar Don W. King: Reading of New Release

Black Mountain Books is hosting a book release party for Montreat College Professor Don W. King. He will be presenting a talk and readings, during one of Black Mountain Books popular ‘Brown Bag and Books Literary Series’. Plain to the Inward Eye is a collection of short stories. Bring a lunch and hear a local author read and discuss his writings.

Black Mountain Books is located at 225 West State Street, Black Mountain NC 28711. The event will be held on February 15th at noon. For more information you can contact Gale Jackson or Rita Vermillion at 828-669-0930.

We know you have been waiting all month for another Yappy Hour…well here it is!

As always, Wag! is catering to the humans with free drinks, food, and friends. But we are also catering to animal friends with free socialization! Come down to Wag! for our infamous Yappy Hour – bring your friends & bring your dogs! Enjoy Pet Friendly Hendersonville.

Wag! A Unique Pet Boutique is located at 231-A N. Main Street, in Historic Downtown Hendersonville. For more information call Wag! at 828.697.7799. Your pet is saying Yappy Hour, Please!

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What is a carrotmob, you ask? It’s a party for good!

All you have to do is come out on November 15th, TODAY! any time between 12-7pm and enjoy something delicious Jongo Java has to offer. Then, they’ll use 75% of the profits toward a switch to energy efficient lighting. Support a sustainable future with some lunch, a warm cup o’ joe, and a good time with friends!

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Stop by the Historic Henderson County Courthouse Square on Main Street Saturday, October 20th at 1:00pm to say a final farewell to this years line up of Bears. Enjoy music from the Russ Wilson Quartet while meeting the artists of this years Bears, and register to bid on the Bear of your choice.

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The Open Studio Tour of Henderson County 2012

If you love Art, and you love meeting the Artists in person, then the Henderson County Open Studio Tour will fit the bill for you! Over 40 Artists will be participating in this two day event. On Saturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23, 2012, from 10-5, over 40 Artists will open their Studio’s for the public to visit.

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Southern Green Living Expo:  September 14-16, 2012

This is the first year for the new and improved Southern Green Living Expo. Formerly know as SEE (Southern Energy and Environmental Expo) run by Ned Doyle. Ned has teamed up with Tim Alexander, of Peak Productions, to create a new Southern regional based expo. Their Mission?

by guest writer/contributor Jerri McCombs

The Bullington Center is just one of the many unique places that Hendersonville has to offer. This 12 acre parcel of land was previously owned by Bob Bullington, who was an avid gardener. He collected unusual plants and created spectacular gardens, that now have become a part of the Bullington Center. This facility now houses a a multipurpose room, a greenhouse and head house (used for hands-on workshops) and an amphitheater.

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