NOir Calendar
March 2023 Celebrating Womanism & International Women’s Day
Knowing yOUR History: Womanism is a social theory based on the history and everyday experiences of Black women. Writer Alice Walker coined the term “womanist” in a short story, Coming Apart, in 1979. Intersectionality is a term coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, primarily as an exploration of the oppression of black women within society and the ways in which they experience intersecting layers of different forms of oppression.
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global holiday inspired by the universal female suffrage movement that began in New Zealand. It is celebrated annually on March 8 (my birthday!), bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. IWD was adopted by the global feminist movement in the late 1960s and then adopted by the United Nations in 1977.
Contemplation: Alice Walker, “womanism is to feminism as purple is to lavender.”
All events will take place @ Noir Collective AVL 39 S. Market Street Asheville.
RESeT Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
An ongoing melanin motivated Creative Mind series of sharing dreams and resources. Informal round table gathering of ambitious creative thinkers and doers.
Every Wednesday from 6 – 7:30 pm.
No registration.
Drop in encouraged.
Offerings welcome.
First Friday, March 3rd
An Evening on The Block
Margo Vaughn Art Opening | Culturally Curated Beverages by youth-preneur Amare Amore | A Slice Above Cakes & Pies | DJ Destro | Dancing with Melvin A.C. Howell
5 – 6:30 pm The Black Creator Highlight | Noir Collective AVL 39 S. Market St.
6:30-8pm The Artist Network | The Workshop Lounge @ The Foundry Hotel
RSVP here
Wisdom Writings Tuesdays, March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11
Through prompts and other motivations, we’ll share our lived experiences through the writing process.
Five sessions on Tuesdays: March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11.
6 – 8 pm
$60. Pay as you go or as you can.
More Information and RSVP here
YMI Book Club reads Thick And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom, March 23
In eight highly praised treatises on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom—award-winning professor and acclaimed author of Lower Ed—is unapologetically “thick”: deemed “thick where I should have been thin, more where I should have been less,” McMillan Cottom refuses to shy away from blending the personal with the political, from bringing her full self and voice to the fore of her analytical work.
“transgressive, provocative, and brilliant” (Roxane Gay)
Books on loan from East Asheville Library are available at Noir.
Open to ALL facilitated dialogue led by Crystal, March 23rd, 6 – 7:30pm
POC/BIPOC/ALAANA Circle Conversation, April 6th, 6 – 8 pm
Feb 2023 Black History, Legacy, & Futures Focus
Knowing yOUR History: Black History Month (African American History Month) began as Negro History Week by historian, Carter G Woodson in 1927. It was first celebrated during the birthday week of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and Lincoln. Kent State Black United Students in Ohio first proposed and celebrated the month long celebration in 1970.
All events will take place @ Noir Collective AVL 39 S. Market Street Asheville. Register here for Make ‘n Take+Shops.
First Friday Feb 3rd
An Evening on The Block
Highlighting Black Creative Traqoya of Wintress Daughter Soaps; Celebrating YMI Cultural Center’s 130th Birthday; Enjoying Spoken Word by Black Diamond Enterprise; Presenting New Arts by Joseph Pearson on exhibit @ The Foundry.
Akoma Days
Friday, February 3rd
Enjoy a self-care moment with Traqoya of Wintress Daughter Soaps
11 am to 6 pm
Product samples and giveaways all day
Akoma Days
Saturday, Feb 4th
Enjoy a self-care moment with Traqoya of Wintress Daughter Soaps
1 -3 pm
Make ‘n Take + Shop: Crocheted heart pillow
RSVP here
Akoma Days
Friday, February 10th
Enjoy a self-care moment with Traqoya of Wintress Daughter Soaps
11 am to 6 pm
Product samples and giveaways all day
Akoma Days
Saturday, February 11th
Enjoy a self-care moment with Traqoya of Wintress Daughter Soaps
1 -3 pm
Make ‘n Take + Shop Emulsifier Scrub
RSVP here
Akoma Days
Friday, February 17th
Enjoy a self-care moment with Traqoya of Wintress Daughter Soaps
11 am to 6 pm
Product samples and giveaways all day
Postponed! Akoma Days
Saturday, Feb 18th
Enjoy a self-care moment with Traqoya of Wintress Daughter Soaps
1 -3 pm
Make ‘n Take + Shop: Simple Craft Soap
RSVP here
Story Chaser Monthly Speaker Series
Sunday, Feb 19th
The Significance of Affinity Spaces. Featuring Diana Parra, Jamar Woods, and Becca Lee
2 to 3:30 pm
RSVP here (free event)
YMI Black Experience Book Club Feb 23rd
The Furrows, An Elegy by Namwali Serpell. Pick up a book from Noir (compliments of East AVL Library)
Open to Everyone. 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Akoma Days
Friday, Feb 24th
Enjoy a self-care moment with Traqoya of Wintress Daughter Soaps
11 am to 6 pm
Make ‘n Take + Shop: Crochet Accessories 5:30 pm.
RSVP here
Art Reception @ Asheville Community Theater (ACT) Friday, Feb 24th
Join Noir artists Jerrie Settles and Jenny Pickens at a special reception before a performance of Native Gardens at Asheville Community Theater (35 E. Walnut St., Asheville, NC 28801)
6-7 pm
Performance Begins at 7:30 (Click here for ticket information)
Meet the Author
Saturday, Feb 25th
Award-winning Author Stephanie A. Kilgore-White will sign copies of her Charity Series Bible Study, published by DP Kids Press, a creation of Heaven’s Divine Kiss, designed to address the difficult topics that young people face and adults find challenging to discuss.
Open to Everyone. 11 am to 1 pm
NEW Store Hours
Tue: By appointment
Wed: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thu: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Fri: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sun & Mon: Closed
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NEW Store Hours
Tue: By appointment
Wed: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thu: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Fri: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sun & Mon: Closed
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