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Upcoming Meetings and Events
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Please join us at these upcoming meetings and events. Reach out if you'd like to host an event or extend an invitation.
UNCA Board of Trustees Meeting
UNCA Board of Trustees Meeting
March 3, 2026
Public Notice of Meeting of
The Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina Asheville
The Executive & Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina Asheville will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to consider capital improvement projects and personnel matters.
The meeting will be held virtually via video conference at 11:00 a.m.
Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/5hQ04sDcviI
These meetings are subject to North Carolina’s Open Meetings Act, and certain agenda items may be considered in closed session, consistent with provisions of the Act.
H0ly River with Samara Jade in solidarity with Save the Woods
H0ly River with Samara Jade in solidarity with Save the Woods
Ayurprana Listening Room presents a free community event with Høly River and Samara Jade on February 27 in solidarity with Save the Woods, a local effort to protect and preserve one of Ashevilles last remaining urban forests. This gathering centers music as a tool for reconnection, reflection, and shared responsibility to place as we rally together to honor the very life force energy offered to us by tree kin that are currently under threat of eradication through sale by UNCA. “It is this swath of continuous forest that allows our campus to support populations of bears, wild turkeys, breeding wood thrushes, pileated woodpeckers, box turtles and many other species.” - UNC Asheville Biology Professor, David Clarke
Høly River’s work blends ethereal pop, indie folk, and ambient textures into immersive performances rooted in earth reverence and collective care. This is one of many upcoming benefits and community information evenings, offered freely and open to all, grounded in listening, learning, and connection.
Thursday, February 27
Doors 6 PM | Show 7 PM
Free Community Event
Location: 312 Haywood Rd
Asheville, NC 28806
Ben & Jerry's Night for the Woods!
Ben & Jerry's Night for the Woods!
Every Wednesday, Starting January 21, 2026 from 6 PM to 8 PM
Downtown Asheville Ben & Jerry's
19 Haywood St.
Asheville, NC 28801
Every Wednesday, the downtown Asheville Ben & Jerry's will donate 20% of profits to Save the Woods!
ACSC Soccer at Greenwood Field
ACSC Soccer at Greenwood Field
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 6:30 PM
General Meeting - Save the Woods
General Meeting - Save the Woods
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 6:30 PM
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
The White Plague in the Blue Ridge: Asheville in the Tuberculosis Era
The White Plague in the Blue Ridge: Asheville in the Tuberculosis Era
Pack Memorial Library
Pack Memorial Library
Pack Memorial Library Auditorium
Pack Memorial Library Auditorium
Monday, April 6, 2026
5:30pm–6:30pm
Program Type: Educational, Lecture/Speaker, Local History/Genealogy
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Description
Program Description
Event Details
Event Details
More than a century ago, Asheville was a nationally known destination for those seeking a cure from the dreaded "white plague," also known as phthisis, consumption, or tuberculosis. Health and wellness accounted for much of the city's dramatic growth from 1870-1920, yet evidence of the tuberculosis sanitarium era has since largely vanished from Asheville's physical landscape—unless you know where to look.
Join infectious disease expert and local historian Professor David O. Freedman as he shares new research into this invisible history. Learn about Dr. Joseph W. Gleitsmann's establishment of the first successful TB sanitarium in the US in Asheville in 1875 and George Vanderbilt and E.W. Grove's eventual "No Sick" campaign to rebrand the city. The story of the Winyah Sanitarium and Von Ruck Research Laboratories (the current site of the UNCA Woods) includes controversial vaccine development strategies, once debated on the floor of Congress, that are currently revived at the scientific forefront.
About the Speaker
About the Speaker
David O. Freedman, MD, is a world-recognized expert in infectious diseases and vaccine research. A Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and an advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Freedman has spent his career at the forefront of global health crises, including Zika and Chikungunya. Since moving to Asheville in 2023, he has taken up a new interest in uncovering the city's medical history, recently publishing his findings in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
About Buncombe County Special Collections
About Buncombe County Special Collections
The Buncombe County Special Collections Library (formerly the North Carolina Room) is located on the lower level of Pack Memorial Library in Downtown Asheville. Buncombe County Special Collections preserves and provides access to archives and reference materials about the social, cultural, and natural history of Asheville, Buncombe County, and Western North Carolina.
Go to specialcollections.buncombenc.gov to learn more and plan a visit!
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