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Events for the week of 01/27/2013
| Open Mic Night @ Up In Smoke |
 Date: 1/29 - 1/29
Date/Time
Repeats every week until Sun Jun 30 2013 except Tue Nov 20 2012, Tue Dec 25 2012, Tue Jan 01 2013.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 9:00pm
Location
Up In Smoke Hookah Lounge & Retail Store
191 Howard Street
Boone, NC 28607
Description
Do you have what it takes to entertain? To be entertained? Up In Smoke's Open Mic Night is the best place to listen to new comics and musicians trying out their talents to prove they can make it to the top! We have a sign up board at our store if you're interested in participating or if you just want to see the line-up for the next Open Mic Night! For more information check us out on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/upinsmokelounge
Thanks and Smoke Local!
Website
http://www.upinsmokelounge.com
Contact
Name: Eric S Lippert
Email: cs@upinsmokelounge.com
Phone: (828) 386-1500
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| Creating a Mobile App for Small Business |
Date: 1/30 - 1/30
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The market for mobile phones has seen explosive growth over the past few years. Phones enable users to connect with one another via mobile applications in ways never seen before. Your business can create a mobile presence that will engage customers and generate profits through increased customer activity. In this seminar, you will learn the fundamentals of mobile applications, including what they do, how they work, the creative process of making an app, how to get people to download it, and what it all means for the long term. Your instructor will be an entrepreneur like you who has gone through the entire process of mobile app creation.
Speaker(s): David Waechter, Owner, Verdante Enterprises
Free Event
Phone: 828-263-5370
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| EAT for East Africa (Come Back Shack Fundraiser) |
 Date: 1/30 - 1/30
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Date/Time
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 11:00am - 10:00pm
Location
Come Back Shack
Blowing Rock Rd
Boone, NC 28607
Description
Eat at Come Back Shack anytime on January 30th and tell them you are there for the fundraiser BEFORE you pay. They will push a magic button on their cash register and we get 25% of the sales that are desginated for the fundraiser.
It's really simple
1) You get great food
2) We raise money to support our upcoming mission trip to Uganda and Tanzania.
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| Agripreneur Workshop Series: Marketing Plans |
 Date: 1/31 - 1/31
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Date/Time
Repeats every week until Fri Feb 22 2013 except Thu Feb 14 2013.
Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location
Agricultural Conference Center
252 Poplar Grove Road
Boone, NC 28607
Description
If you have dreams of transforming your farms into a thriving business, consider enrolling in the 2013 Agripreneur Workshop Series.
Sponsored by Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture, the High Country Workforce Development Board, the N.C. Cooperative Extension and the Caldwell Community College Small Business Center, the six-week series takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays from Jan. 10 to Feb. 21 (excluding Feb. 14).
"This program will give participants interested in starting, diversifying or increasing their marketing potential an opportunity for formal training and discussion with other farmers who have been effective in building their agricultural businesses," said Jim Hamilton, director of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Watauga Center.
Because scholarships are available to all who apply, the workshops are free for those who complete the required paperwork from the Small Business Center.
Participants may register for any of the six workshops, but organizers recommend attending all six sessions, as the workshops are hands-on and the information builds sequentially.
Arlene Childers, a consultant and former assistant director of North Carolina REAL Entrepreneurship, will facilitate the workshop series.
First on the workshop list is "Exploring Agriculture Entrepreneurship Self-Assessment and Community Analysis" on Jan. 10. The guest speaker is Caleb Crowell of New River Organic Growers.
The Jan. 17 workshop is "Introduction to Business Planning, Market Feasibility, Competition, Sustainability," with guest speaker David Nicklaw of Sunshine Cove Farm. Jan. 24's workshop, "Financial Feasibility and Break-even Analysis," features guest speaker Melissa Spoharski from Accountable Inc.
Participants will discuss marketing plans on Jan. 31, followed by business operations on Feb. 7, with Shiloh Avery and Jason Roehrig of Tumbling Shoals Farm.
Concluding the series will be a workshop on business financials.
For more information and to register, visit http://agripreneur.brwia.org/index.html or call Evelyn Asher at (828) 263-5371.
Contact
Phone: (828) 263-5371
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| Art Crawl FUNdraiser |
 Date: 2/1 - 2/01
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Date/Time
Friday, February 1, 2013 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Green Mother Goods
116 W. King Street
Boone, NC 28607
Description
An Art Crawl FUNdraising event for the Vitality Fresh Fast Food Truck's Kickstarter campaign. The event will feature the vocal harmonies of Grow Well (http://www.facebook.com/growwellmusic)& the rock/folk/bluegrass musical talents The Major Sevens (http://www.myspace.com/themajorsevens). Music starts at 6:00.
A silent auction will feature donations from local businesses and a variety of local artists. FREE food samples will be offered (while supplies last) and donations will be accepted for Vitality's Kickstarter campaign. http://kck.st/UI87lm
Website
www.vitalityfast.com
Contact
Email: vitalityfast@gmail.com
Phone: (828) 262-3525
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| Affordable Permaculture Course Feb - Mar 2013 |
 Date: 2/2 - 2/02
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Date/Time
Repeats every week until Mon Mar 25 2013 except Sat Feb 16 2013, Sat Mar 09 2013.
Location
We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute
283 Coolbrook Road
Union Grove, NC 28689
Description
Get ready for spring planting with an affordable permaculture design course near Boone!
Need ideas to get started? Want to meet like-minded individuals and start the path to living sustainably? Then earn your permaculture design certificate with the We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute!
Visit www.weareallfarmers.org to learn more or call 704 592 2557 for more info. Payment plans available. We look forward to seeing you!
The We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute is a North Carolina non-profit devoted to helping people in the Appalachian-Piedmont become more responsible for their food. We also conduct three free workshops a year for regional non-profits.
Here is what people are saying about working with We Are All Farmers:
The on site, two day workshop facilitated by We Are All Farmers was an excellent addition to our community garden project. Intensive discussions, critical perspectives and hands-on work helped us to really begin to move toward more organized and strategic agricultural production. We were able to take all of the information and suggestions provided and develop our own, long term place-based solutions for our garden space. It’s amazing, for me, how an objective perspective can broaden a collective vision for land.
William Isom II
Volunteer Coordinator
The Birdhouse
Knoxville, Tennessee
I wanted to say thank you again for the four PDC weekends we have had so far. I have found them to not only be very informative, but also transforming. The opportunity to learn in a diverse, relaxed atmosphere, with individuals from all walks of life, has been beyond wonderful. I feel that everything we have learned to date is directly applicable to improving the quality of not only our surroundings, but also the interactions we have with others. Your farm is an amazing place, and the PDC will always be very important to me.
–Brian K.
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| NC Cooperative Extension Healthy Cooking Classes |
 Date: 2/2 - 2/02
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NC Cooperative Extension offers Healthy Cooking Classes
Date/Time
Saturday, February 2, 2013 - 10:00am - 12:30pm
Location
Agriculture Conference Center
252 Poplar Grove Road
Boone, NC 28607
Description
NC Cooperative Extension offers Healthy Cooking Classes
Learn cooking skills that boost flavor and the nutritional power of food. Optimal nourishment helps control food cravings and weight, plus supports athletic performance.
On Saturday, February 2nd from 10 -12:30, we will make vegetarian patties from scratch, cook French fries without the fat, and learn yummy ways to prepare cancer preventing greens. Many of the recipes are vegan and gluten-free.
On Saturday, February 9th from 10 – 12:30, we will learn ways to prepare healthy proteins: fish, tempeh and tofu. We’ll cook a couple of yummy vegetable recipes and then prepare the grain quinoa.
Offered by two moms with their teen-age daughters, children 12 and older are welcome.
Charge is $10 per person for each class, and includes lunch. Space is limited, so register in advance by calling 264-3061 and paying at NC Cooperative Extension, 971 West King St, Boone. May send check by mail.
Website
http://watauga.ces.ncsu.edu/
Contact
Name: Margie Mansure
Email: margie_mansure@ncsu.edu
Phone: (828) 264-3061
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| Affordable Permaculture Course Feb - Mar 2013 |
 Date: 2/2 - 2/02
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Date/Time
Repeats every week until Mon Mar 25 2013 except Sat Feb 16 2013, Sat Mar 09 2013.
Saturday, February 2, 2013 - 7:00am
Location
We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute
283 Coolbrook Road
Union Grove, NC 28689
Description
Get ready for spring planting with an affordable permaculture design course near Boone!
Need ideas to get started? Want to meet like-minded individuals and start the path to living sustainably? Then earn your permaculture design certificate with the We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute!
Visit www.weareallfarmers.org to learn more or call 704 592 2557 for more info. Payment plans available. We look forward to seeing you!
The We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute is a North Carolina non-profit devoted to helping people in the Appalachian-Piedmont become more responsible for their food. We also conduct three free workshops a year for regional non-profits.
Here is what people are saying about working with We Are All Farmers:
The on site, two day workshop facilitated by We Are All Farmers was an excellent addition to our community garden project. Intensive discussions, critical perspectives and hands-on work helped us to really begin to move toward more organized and strategic agricultural production. We were able to take all of the information and suggestions provided and develop our own, long term place-based solutions for our garden space. It’s amazing, for me, how an objective perspective can broaden a collective vision for land.
William Isom II
Volunteer Coordinator
The Birdhouse
Knoxville, Tennessee
I wanted to say thank you again for the four PDC weekends we have had so far. I have found them to not only be very informative, but also transforming. The opportunity to learn in a diverse, relaxed atmosphere, with individuals from all walks of life, has been beyond wonderful. I feel that everything we have learned to date is directly applicable to improving the quality of not only our surroundings, but also the interactions we have with others. Your farm is an amazing place, and the PDC will always be very important to me.
–Brian K.
Website
http://weareallfarmers.org/?page_id=866
Contact
Name: Edward Marshall
Email: weareallfarmers@gmail.com
Phone: (704) 592-2557
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