There will be a cake walk, silent auction, hot chocolate, hayrides, pictures and more! This event will benefit The Backpack Program in our local schools.
Candy and Backpack Snack Items like Peanut butter or cheese crackers (whole grain), granola bars, oatmeal and healthy cereal (low in sugar), fruit cups or applesauce cups, lunch buckets or ramen noodles, healthy trail mix, fresh fruit (cuties or apples)
Halloween Comicfest at participating comic shops across North America and around the world! Participating shops will hand out close to 2 million FREE comics to anyone who comes into their shop during Halloween ComicFest! During the event, anyone who goes into a participating comic shop can choose a free comic from the 28 titles available this year (including 19 full-size and 9 mini-comics) and participate in the fun Halloween-themed activities hosted by the comic shops. PLUS! Enter the costume contest for a chance to win a $500 shopping spree!
➡️ Learn more about ComicFest HERE: https://www.halloweencomicfest.com
➡️ The full list of available titles HERE: https://www.halloweencomicfest.com/catalog
➡️ Learn more about The Greatest Halloween Costume Contest Ever HERE: https://www.halloweencomicfest.com/…/219219-Enter-The-Great…
OUR LOCAL PARTICIPATING SHOPS ARE (some are also having special events in conjunction with Halloween ComicFest):
Asheville Comics @ 2270 Hendersonville Rd. Ste. 4 Arden, North Carolina, 28704 (828) 348-9880 … “Come grab some FREE COMICS and party with us as we celebrate our anniversary AND HALLOWEEN COMICFEST! Sign up for our scavenger hunt! All participants who complete the hunt win a $10 store credit and will be entered into a drawing for a $250 STORE CREDIT!!! Stay tuned to our Facebook and Instagram feeds for updates! Event page HERE: https://www.facebook.com/events/1799798793499302/?ti=ia
Blue Ridge Comics @ 5360 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher NC, 28732, (828) 577-2106 …
Comic Envy @ 333A Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina, 28801 (828) 252-7600 …
Hillside Games and Comics @ 800Fairview Rd Suite EE, Asheville, NC 28803, (828) 505-1195 … “ Join us for Free Comics, candy, costumes and more! Featuring special guests The Wolfethorne Cosplayers, Foxfire Custom Designs and The Art of Lance Footer!” Event page HERE: https://www.facebook.com/events/414572485886621/?ti=ia
Morgan’s Comics @ 600 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 505-4003 …
Orbit DVD @ 783 ½ Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 251-1337 …
Pastimes @ 175 Weaverville Road, Suite Y Asheville NC 28804 …
The Mini Comics are also available for purchase in packs of 25 for $4.99 at the beginning of October—a perfect item to give to trick-or-treaters on Halloween.
We’re celebrating Halloween a little early! Stop by on Saturday, October 29 for treats, balloons and fun! Bring a kid in costume between 12 noon and 3 pm and that kid will get a FREE HALLOWEEN BOOK!
offer valid while supplies last.
Join us for a Trunk or Treat event on October 31st starting at 6PM in the parking lot of the Family Life Center. There will be LOTS OF CANDY and hotdogs for everyone. Look foward to seeing you there. {If it storms, we’ll move inside the Family Life Center}
HamiltunesAVL is Asheville’s first Hamilton musical singalong! This all-ages event will feature YOU singing and rapping to the Tony® Award winning musical, Hamilton.
Sign up to sing your favorite song as your favorite character from the mic—or just raise a glass to freedom and sing from your seat!
Proceeds will benefit the Asheville Choral Society. Don’t throw away your shot — get your $10 advance ticket as soon as they go on sale! After you purchase your ticket you’ll receive details on how to sign up to sing your favorite songs. You know you want to be in the room where it happens!
Come and enjoy the fun with this special ministry of our church. Park your car in the parking lot outside of the Fellowship Hall. Decorate the trunk and (if you so desire) dress in your best, but not too scary, Halloween costume! We usually have over 200 children coming through, so prepare accordingly! If you are unable to participate but wish to provide candy, you may bring your contribution to the church by Sunday, October 27th and it will be distributed.
Heart of Horse Sense: Join us Saturday, Oct 29 from 4-6pm for Family Fun on the Farm!
6919 Meadows Town Road (12 miles out Leicester Highway; R on Meadows Town; R into Farm)
FOR ADULTS:
Bake Sale & refreshments
2017 Veterans Retreat Calendar Available
Demonstrations of Chiropractic, Healing Touch and Red Light Therapy on Horses
Demonstration of Equine Assisted Learning
Horses to Groom and Love
The “Wild Bunch”: Hope for Horses Rescue Horses (being gentled/trained by local veterans)
FOR KIDS:
Horse Mask and Pumpkin Mask-making and decorating
Face Painting and Big Bubbles!
Ponies to Groom and Love
Horseshoe Painting
Trick or Treat bags
$20 Recommended donation per car
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
Assured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness, Dia de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased with food, drink, parties, and activities the dead enjoyed in life.
Dia de los Muertos recognizes death as a natural part of the human experience, a continuum with birth, childhood, and growing up to become a contributing member of the community.
On Dia de los Muertos, the dead are also a part of the community, awakened from their eternal sleep to share celebrations with their loved ones.
Presented by Hola Carolina Magazine
Dia de los Muertos
Wednesday, Nov. 1 2017
5pm-2am
$10
Under 18 FREE
21+ After 9pm
No Dogs Allowed
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
HOLA CAROLINA MAGAZINE (Presenting Sponsor)
OUR HOUSE PRODUCTIONS
FRENCH BROAD OUTFITTERS
<< COMMUNITY ALTAR >>
We invite our community to participate in honoring those that have passed by placing an item on the altar. Please bring flowers, electric candles, and anything you believe helps pay respect to the deceased.
<< SCHOOL ALTAR COMPETITION >>
Several Asheville schools will compete for prizes for their school’s art department and/or after school programs. If your school is interested please message us. Deadline for entry is Friday, Oct. 6th. Funds are being raised through for this through some sponsorships, community donations and also after the cost of the event is paid for, a percentage of any profit leftover will also be donated to the school fund. If YOU wish to make a donation simply send us a private message and we will respond accordingly.
<< FACE PAINTING >>
<< FIRE PERFORMERS >>
<< ART VENDORS >>
<< STILT-WALKERS >>
<< LIVE PAINTING >>
<< LIVE VISUAL PROJECTIONS >>
<< PERFORMANCES BY >>
5-6:30pm TAVO OF VARIA LABS (Greenville, SC)
ALL VINYL SET Ranging from 1970’s New York Latin Soul to Peruvian Funk to Brazilian Psychedelic to 1970’s Chicago Latin Salsa to LA Soul
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6:30pm SALSA & BACHATA DANCE LESSONS BY SALSA SUAVE
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6:30-7:25pm DJ BLANCO (Asheville, NC)
SALSA, BACHATA, CUMBIA, MERENGUE & CHA-CHA
7:25-7:30pm WINNERS OF SCHOOL ALTAR COMPETITION
7:30-8:05pm DANZA AZTECA CHICHIMECA (NC, SC, TN)
SPECIAL 35 MINUTE AZTEC DANCE PERFORMANCE
8:05-9:30pm EDWARD WEBER (Asheville, NC)
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
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9:30-10:30pm ONEIRIC (Asheville, NC)
LATIN BREAKS
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10:30-11:45pm MENACE (Johnson City, TN)
LATIN & TROPICAL SET
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11:45-1am KING SHOTTA (Johnson City, TN)
DUBSTEP
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1-2am KLAWS (Greenville, SC)
TECHNO & TECH HOUSE
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RAIN PLAN
The event will still happen!! However, in the event that it is raining and we are unable to use the expansive outdoor space, we will have the production inside the main bar and music room at Salvage Station. We would have to cut a few of the pieces that require being outdoors and those would be: Art Vendors, Fire Performances and Stilt-Walkers.
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (full description):
Dia de los Muertos—the Day of the Dead—is a holiday celebrated on November 1. Although marked throughout Latin America, Dia de los Muertos is most strongly associated with Mexico, where the tradition originated.
Dia de los Muertos honors the dead with festivals and lively celebrations, a typically Latin American custom that combines indigenous Aztec ritual with Catholicism, brought to the region by Spanish conquistadores. (Dia de los Muertos is celebrated on All Saints Day and All Souls Day, minor holidays in the Catholic calendar.)
Assured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness, Dia de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased with food, drink, parties, and activities the dead enjoyed in life. Dia de los Muertos recognizes death as a natural part of the human experience, a continuum with birth, childhood, and growing up to become a contributing member of the community. On Dia de los Muertos, the dead are also a part of the community, awakened from their eternal sleep to share celebrations with their loved ones.
The most familiar symbol of Dia de los Muertos may be the calacas and calaveras (skeletons and skulls), which appear everywhere during the holiday: in candied sweets, as parade masks, as dolls. Calacas and calaveras are almost always portrayed as enjoying life, often in fancy clothes and entertaining situations.
Family members often clean and decorate the graves of loved ones on Dia de los Muertos.
Come out and play with us on Saturday, Oct. 29th at Happy Valley Baptist Church from 11am to 2pm. Come slide on our Inflatable Super Slide and test your throwing skills on the Dunk Tank. Happy Fall Y’all!