🌱 Produce Market – Beacon and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Produce Market – Beacon
• Christmas in Appalachia: A singin', strummin', family show!
• A Swannanoa Solstice at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 52, low: 30.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 26 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Swannanoa

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Youth Dungeons & Dragons
  Swannanoa Public Library, 101 W Charleston Ave, Swannanoa
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Produce Market – Beacon
  Bounty & Soul Community Center , 216 Whitson Ave , Swannanoa
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Christmas in Appalachia: A singin', strummin', family show!
  Black Mountain Center for the Arts , 225 W State St , Black Mountain
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• A Swannanoa Solstice
  Wortham Center for the Performing Arts , 18 Biltmore Ave , Asheville
  2:00 pm
• Winter Solstice Celebration
  Center for Conscious Living & Dying , 83 Sanctuary Rd , Swannanoa
  3:00 pm
• Festivals of Light! A Multi-faith Music and Movement Fundraiser for CCLD
  Center for Conscious Living & Dying , 83 Sanctuary Rd , Swannanoa
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Produce Market – Beacon
  Bounty & Soul Community Center , 216 Whitson Ave , Swannanoa
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Trolls: A Field Study
  North Carolina Arboretum , 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way , Asheville
  8:00 am
• U.S Girls Basketball vs. Shining Rock (Away)
  Shining Rock Classical Academy , 2150 Russ Ave , Waynesville
  6:00 pm
• Winter Lights
  North Carolina Arboretum , 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way , Asheville
  6:00 pm
• Erwin Middle School Band Winter Concert
  Erwin HS Theater
  6:30 pm
• U.S Boys Basketball vs. Shining Rock (Away)
  Shining Rock Classical Academy , 2150 Russ Ave , Waynesville
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If you applied for acquisition through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, make sure you watch Kimberly King’s piece at 6pm tomorrow night on WLOS.
  She’’s providing an update on the status of FEMA funding (Nextdoor Bee Tree Lake)
• Handmade Wooden Cross
  Does anyone know of anyone locally that makes these wooden crosses? (Nextdoor Buckeye Access)

• Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Swannanoa. Apply here.
• Fields Auto Group posted a job opening for Porter in Asheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Swannanoa here.

🗞 Nearby News

Black Mountain

• Black Mountain town manager announces resignation (wlos.com)
• Exploring North Carolina's Best Winter Spots for Solo Travelers (columbuscountynews.com)
• Pawsome Birthday 12.09.25 (wlos.com)

Asheville

• Lane connecting two Asheville streets to be removed near downtown (citizen-times.com)
• All Aboard: Discovering Whistle Hop Brewing in Fairview, NC (beerinfo.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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