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COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • Down Home NC will host a Public Town Hall for Municipal Government at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, at the Down Home Office, 301 N. Haywood St., in Waynesville. • The Evergreen Foundation will host information sessions in each of the seven western counties for nonprofit organizations and agencies on March 25-26 at the following times and locations: 10 a.m. on March 25 at Moss Library in Hayesville; 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, at Cherokee Public Library in Murphy; 1:30 p.m. on March 25 at Graham County Library in Robbinsville; 9 a.m. on March 26 at Haywood County Public Library in Waynesville; 10:30 a.m. on March 26 at Macon County Public Library in Franklin; 12:30 p.m. on March 26 at Marianna Black Library in Bryson City; 2 p.m. on March 26 at Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. Info and registration: dcoleman@evergreennc.org or 421.7483. • Down Home Haywood holds its monthly community meetings at 1 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month at First United Methodist Church, 566 Haywood St., in Waynesville. Tackling issues like healthcare, wages, housing and more. chelsea@downhomenc.org. • Cashiers Area Chamber is seeking feedback to improve visitors’ experiences to the area. Take the survey at: tinyurl.com/y6w4uqyo.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION • Registration is underway for a seminar entitled “How to Write a Business Plan,” which will be offered by Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, in Clyde. Info and Registration: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512. • Registration is underway for “Marketing Your Business,” a seminar that will be offered by Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center from 5:30- 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, in Clyde. Info and Registration: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512. • Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department is offering a wide variety of courses. For a complete listing: www.haywood.edu. Info: 627.4669. • Concealed carry handgun is offered every other Saturday 8:30am-5pm starting at Mountain Range indoor shooting range. Lunch provided. Class $60. 452.7870 or mountainrangenc@yahoo.com. • Small business owners can find materials and services to support business growth at Fontana Regional Library’s locations in Macon, Jackson and Swain Counties. Computer classes and one-on-one assistance available. 586.2016 or www.fontanalib.org.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • Tickets are on sale for the inaugural Great Smokies Eco Adventure, a multifaceted fundraising event for Discover Life in America set for April 19-21 near Gatlinburg, Tenn. Includes glamping at A Walk in the Woods’ luxurious off-grid camp near Cosby, gourmet food and drink, guided nature hikes and live music. Cost: $1,500. Proceeds support DLiA, which coordinates the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory in the park. www.dlia.org. • Stonehouse Pottery (Waynesville) will be doing an Open Studio Tour and Sale the first Sunday of each month to help support our local nonprofits. Each month

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VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS • There is an open call currently underway for artisans, vendors and environmentally-themed booths at the 23rd annual Greening Up the Mountains, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 25, in downtown Sylva. Applications can be downloaded at www.greeningupthemountains.com and will be accepted through March 15. greeningupthemountains@gmail.com. • The historic Shelton House in Waynesville is currently in need of volunteers for an array of upcoming events. Alongside help for events and gatherings, the organization is also seeking a docent, gift shop attendee, data entry person, landscaper, handyperson, and other positions. Upcoming main events include the Blue Ridge Heritage Festival June 19-21, Shelton House Halloween “Haunting on the Hill” Oct. 27-31 and Shelton House “Tinsel Trail & Appalachian Christmas.” www.sheltonhouse.org or 452.1551. • Haywood Vocational Opportunities is seeking donations of goods, services, time and support for the second annual “HVO Stans Up to PTSD Veteran Community Resource, Education and Job Fair,” which will be held on June 27. 454.6857. • Feline Urgent Rescue is seeking volunteers and sponsors. Info: 422.2704, www.furofwnc.org, www.facebook.com/furofwnc or 844.888.CATS (2287). • Cat adoption hours are from noon-5 p.m. on Fridays and noon-4 p.m. on Saturdays at 453 Jones Cove Road in Clyde. Adoption fee: $10 for cats one-year and older. Check out available cats at www.petharbor.com. 452.1329 or 550.3662.

RECREATION AND FITNESS • Sylva Yoga is offering Intro to Belly Dancing at 6:15 p.m. and Belly Dance Skills & Choreography at 7:15 p.m. on Fridays in Sylva. • Registration is underway for “The Artist’s Way” – a three-hour paddle trip on the Cullasaja ending below Currahee Brewing. Trip is set for April 23. Cost: $58 to rent a kayak or $35 if you bring your own. Register and get more info: www.alarkaexpeditions.com/upcomingevents. • Sylva Yoga is offering a Mountains Songs for Soul Workshop from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, in Sylva.

SPIRITUAL • East Fork Baptist Church will hold a service at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 29, featuring Renewed Hope Ministries. Especially for those experiencing drug or alcohol addiction or families affected by addiction. More info on the church’s page on Facebook.

POLITICAL • Macon County Republican Party’s annual convention and precinct meetings are set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, 1028 Georgia Rd., in Franklin. Silent and live auctions; refreshments. www.Macongop.com or Maconrepublicans@gmail.com. • The Swain County Democratic Party Convention and Potluck Lunch is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at the Historic Calhoun Hotel, 135 Everett St., in Bryson City.

AUTHORS AND BOOKS • Haywood Community College’s Library will hold a Book Sale from March 23-27 in Clyde. Sale hours are 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday. Info: 627.4551 or wrkinyon@haywood.edu. • City Lights Bookstore will host an event Saturday, March 28 for Brannen Basham, Sylva Herald weekly nature writer and contributor to Smoky Mountain Living magazine, release of her book “A Guide to the Wonderful World Around Us: Notes on Nature”. The event will feature a reading, native bee talk and Q&A at 3 p.m. www.sprigglys.com • A poetry reading is held at 2 p.m. on the last Saturday of each month at Panacea in Waynesville. Bring poetry, essays and writings. poevampyre@gmail.com.

KIDS & FAMILIES • Storytime for children is held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Mondays at Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Info: 488.3030, ext. 130. • “Nature Nuts: Skunks” program will be offered for ages 4-7 from 9-11 a.m. on March 25 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Online registration required: https://tinyurl.com/y53o5ddq. • “Eco Explorers: Compass” program will be offered for ages 8-13 from 1-3 p.m. on March 25 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Online registration required: https://tinyurl.com/y53o5ddq. • “Party with the Panthers for Sports Injury Prevention Month” is set for 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, in the high school gym. Info available for yearlong youth sports programs and sign-up deadlines. • Registration is now open for the spring/summer PGA Jr. League team for players age 13 and younger of all skill levels. Team captain is Charlie Carswell, PGA golf professional. Deadline is April 30. Fee: $190 per player, includes practice sessions, matches, home and away jerseys, bag tag and more. Register: www.pgajrleague.com/sign-up. Info: 456.5777 or ctcarswell@lakejunaluska.com. • Registration is underway for the Challenger International Soccer Camp, which will be offered to ages 3-14 from July 20-24 at the Waynesville Recreation Center. Costs vary based on age group from $90-197. Separate goalkeeper and scorer program is $25 for ages 6-14 from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday. Register: challengersports.com. Info: 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

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• James Lyle will be offering a “Sequential Art Class Series” running through May 23 at the Haywood County Arts Council in Waynesville. In this session, the class will participate in a group exercise dealing with the process of creating a “superhero” (or any other type of character in any media, really). Make your reservation and pre-payment today. Class fee is $20 for HCAC members or $25 for non-members. Cash and Checks made payable to James Lyle. Please call 828.452.0593 for more information. www.haywoodarts.org. • “Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope” – an award-winning film about Adverse Childhood Experiences – will be shown at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, at the Bethel Community Organization, 664 Sonoma Road in Waynesville. Brief discussion afterward. Info: 648.1358. • All women and teenage girls are invited to a presentation entitled: “Human Trafficking: In Our Shadows” scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, at First Baptist Church of Waynesville, 100 South Main Street. Speaker is Lt. Chris Chandler of Waynesville Police Department. • Alarka Expeditions will offer “The Artists Way” with James Nave from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on March 21, at Cowee Arts and Heritage Center in Franklin. Read more about Nave at www.jamesnave.com. To register: www.alarkaexpeditions.com/upcoming-events. • Alarka Expeditions will offer “Seven Miles of Silence” from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on March 26 on a stretch of the Bartram Trail. Consider what you think of and what you observe when you’re alone in the forest. To register: www.alarkaexpeditions.com/upcoming-events. • Registration is underway for the ninth annual Heritage Life Skills event offering classes in a variety of survival-related skills from May 8-10 at the Folkmoot Center in Waynesville. Bread-making, harvesting medicine plants and more. Cost: $135 or $60 for 18-under. Carolinareadiness.com. • The Weekly Open Studio art classes will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Haywood County Arts Council in Waynesville, Instructor will be Betina Morgan. Open to all artists, at any stage of development, and in the medium of your choice. Cost is $25 per class. There will also be a Youth Art Class from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays. Cost is $15 per class. Contact Morgan at 550.6190 or email bmk.morgan@yahoo.com. • Encouraging art classes for beginning through advanced adults are offered by the Inspired Art Ministry at the following times and dates: Drawing classes from 1-4 p.m. on Mondays; painting classes from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesdays. Info: 456.9197, charspaintings@msn.com or www.iamclasses.wbs.com. • Waynesville Art School offers “The Joy of Drawing,” Still Life in Color: Acrylic & Pastel and “Relief Printmaking” classes for adults at 303 N. Haywood Street. Info: 246.9869, info@waynesvilleartschool.com or WaynesvilleArtSchool.com. • Uptown Gallery will offer free open studio times from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursdays at 30 E. Main Street in Franklin. 349.4607, franklinuptowngallery@gmail.com or www.franklinup

towngallery.com. • Open Studio Wednesdays are from 6-10 p.m. at Waynesville Art School, 303 N. Haywood Street. $15 per session. Embrace your creativity while making art alongside other artists. Registration required: 246.9869 or WaynesvilleArtSchool.com. • Watercolor classes are set for 1:30 p.m. every third Saturday at the Creative Thought Center on Pigeon Street in Waynesville. Cost: $25 or $20 if you bring your own equipment. theHouseArtist@gmail.com. • The Dave Drake Studio Barn offers a variety of ceramic and raku classes by appointment as well as weekly drawing, writers and community knitters groups. Info: 787.2865.

ART SHOWINGS AND GALLERIES • Botanist Tim Spira will present photographs of “Wildflowers of the Smoky Mountains” from 2-3 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, in the Waynesville Library Auditorium. • Art exhibit, “Time and Again” – a glass works exhibit by Kit Paulson and SaraBeth Post – will take place through May 1 at the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee. arts.wcu.edu/museum or 227-ARTS. • A display featuring more than 50 pieces of art focused on generating public attention surrounding the unintended consequences of human interaction with nature will be on display through May 10 at the Baker Exhibit Center within the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville. www.ncarboretum.org. • Applications are being accepted for artists who want their work included in monthly gallery exhibits or retail spaces through the Haywood County Arts Council. HaywoodArts.org or GalleryGifts@HaywoodArts.org. • The Museum of the Cherokee Indian has recently opened a major new exhibit, “People of the Clay: Contemporary Cherokee Potters.” It features more than 60 potters from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Cherokee Nation, and more than one hundred works from 1900 to the present. The exhibit will run through April.

Outdoors • The Highlands Plateau Greenway will conduct its monthly workday from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, March 21, on the Greenway Trail. If interested, contact jward@ward-scott.com. Meet at large upper parking lot behind the Recreation Center. • Motion Makers Women’s Group cycling rides will be offered at 6 p.m. on Mondays and 10 a.m. on Wednesdays in Asheville. Monday rides meet at Ledford Parking Lot; Wednesday rides meet at Rice Pinnacle. Rides are 6-to-8 miles. Info and to RSVP: www.facebook.com/groups/977882092306563. • Registration is underway for the 10th annual Three River Fly Fishing Festival, which will be held April 30-May 2 in Highlands. Entry: $500 after. For info, to register or sponsor: hilary@highlandhiker.com or 526.0441. • Intro to Fly-Fishing will be offered to ages 12-up from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on March 23 and 31 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Online registration required: https://tinyurl.com/y53o5ddq. • “Casting for Beginners: Level I” will be offered to ages 12-up from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on March 18 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Online registration required: https://tinyurl.com/y53o5ddq. • State officials will host a public hearing at 6p.m. on March 19 at A-B Tech Community College in Asheville to gather comments on the application for a 401 water quality certification submitted to the N.C. Division of Water Resources from Biltmore Farms, LLC. Written comments accepted through April 20: PublicComments@ncdenr.gov. View application online: https://tinyurl.com/s788ob8. • The Nantahala National Forest, Tusquitee District is accepting public comments on a proposed weekly closure of Panther Top Shooting Range through March 20. Proposed closure would be from sunrise to noon on Thursdays starting April 1 for critical maintenance. Send comments to: sm.fs.r8nctuscom@usda.gov. • A program on “Winter Tree Identification” will be presented from noon-2 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at Balsam Mountain Trust. Register: mskinner@bmtrust.org or 631.1062. • The U.S. Forest Service will hold a public meeting for Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest plans from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on March 24 at the First Presbyterian Church’s Tartan Hall, 26 Church St., in Franklin. Proposed plan at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/nfsnc/nprevision. • Registration is underway for the Landmark Outdoor Educator Semester, which is offered May 14-June 30, through Landmark Learning. www.landmarklearning.org. • An “Outdoor Skills – Fire & Shelter building” program will be offered to ages 12-up from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on March 30 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Online registration required: https://tinyurl.com/y53o5ddq. • Sons of the American Legion will present a Turkey Shoot at 9 a.m. every Saturday through April 11 at 171 Legion Dr. in Waynesville. $2 per round; refreshments provided. Weather permitting. 456.8691. • An easy cycling ride aiming to help people ease into a healthier lifestyle through cycling is offered in the Canton area, typically covering 8-10 miles. Road bikes are preferred, and helmets are required. Nobody will be left behind. A partnership of Bicycle Haywood N.C., the Blue Ridge Bike Club and MountainWise. For specific start times and locations: mttrantham@hotmail.com. • Volunteers are being sought to help re-pot native azaleas from 9 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays through Thursdays at the Southern Highlands Reserve in Lake Toxaway. For info, and to schedule a shift: anorton@southernhighlandsreserve.org. • A cycling ride leaves at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, with alternating starts at Smoky Mountain Bicycles and South Macon Elementary School in Franklin. Routes vary. Road bikes only. A no drop ride. Organized by Smoky Mountain Bicycles, 369.2881 or info@smokymtnbikes.com. Check the “Macon County Cyclists” Facebook page for updates. • A no-drop relaxed cycling road ride will roll from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays through the end of October from Motion Makers Bicycle Shop in Sylva. Routes vary and are open to cyclists of all levels. Organized by Motion Makers, 586.6925. • A group road cycling ride will leave at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays through the end of October from Motion Makers Bicycle Shop in Sylva to tackle a 40-mile “race” to the Balsam Post Office, climbing 1,600 feet of elevation gain. Organized by Motion Makers, 586.6925. • A weekly nighttime mountain bike ride is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Mondays from the Ledford Branch Trailhead at Bent Creek in Asheville. Organized by Motion Makers Bicycles. 633.2227. • Starting in June, a cycling ride will leave at 8 a.m. on Saturdays from South Macon Elementary School in Franklin. Routes vary with distances typically 15-25 miles. Road bikes only. A no drop ride. Organized by Smoky Mountain Bicycles, 369.2881 or info@smokymtnbikes.com. Check the “Macon County Cyclists” Facebook page for updates. • A 25-mile cycling ride covering the back roads from Sylva to Balsam leaves at 6 p.m. Tuesdays from Motion Makers Bicycle Shop in Sylva. The route includes 1,600 feet of elevation gain. Organized by Motion Makers, 586.6925. • An easy cycling ride aiming to help people ease into a healthier lifestyle through cycling is offered Thursday mornings in the Canton area, typically covering 8-10 miles. Road bikes are preferred and helmets are required. Nobody will be left behind. A partnership of Bicycle Haywood N.C., the Blue Ridge Bike Club and MountainWise. For specific start times and locations: mttrantham@hotmail.com. • A beginner-friendly social cycling ride for women will begin at 6:15 p.m. on Mondays from the Bent Creek Ledford Parking Lot, covering 5-to-8 miles of mountain bike trails. Start back in the fall. Organized By Motion Makers Bicycle Shop. 633.2227. • The Nantahala Hiking Club holds a Saturday Work Hike on the fourth Saturday of each month. 369.1983. • Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to assist the Trails Forever trail crew for a rehabilitation project on the Rainbow Falls Trail from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Sign up or get more info: 497.1949, Adam_Monroe@nps.gov or https://friendsofthesmokies.org/trailsforever/v olunteer. • North Carolina residents are invited to participate in the “NC’s Candid Critters” – the largest camera trap survey ever. Residents of Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties can participate in a brief online training process then borrow a camera trap from any Fontana Regional Library location. Info: NCCandidCritters.org or www.fontanalib.org.

FARM AND GARDEN • A “Small Ruminant Workshop” will be held from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, March 21, in the Macon County Fairgrounds in Franklin. Topics include Parasite Control and Strategic Deworming; Reproduction and Breeding in Small Ruminants; and Forage and Pasture Management. Register: https://tinyurl.com/vetwqxq. • A program entitled “Backyard Birds: Keeping Chickens” will be offered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, at the Waynesville Library Auditorium, 678 S. Haywood St. • Garden workdays are held from 3 p.m. until dusk every Wednesday at Cullowhee Community Garden, 65 S. Painter Road. Weeding, mulching, general garden maintenance. 587.8212.

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Social distancing O ne hears a lot, in these trying times about “social distancing,” “… a term that epidemiologists are using to refer to a conscious effort to reduce close contact between people and hopefully stymie community transmission of the [COVID-19] virus …” according to The Atlantic.

This has such a negative vibe to it., I would posit a more positive action, one that would serve the same purpose, but with added benefits — “personal immersion.” I’m not setting out to avoid society, I’m setting out to embrace nature.

Remember it’s spring. And with spring comes the migration of millions of neotropical migrants, while the brown-gray forest floor erupts in a kaleidoscope of colorful spring ephemerals. Need an excuse to get in the woods and enjoy this spectacle, well, now ya got one. Activities like birding, botanizing, paddling, hiking and more are great avenues for personal immersion in the wonderful and healing arms of nature. Activities that can be enjoyed solo or with a close friend or with — gasp! — family.

The health benefits (physical and mental) of nature are widely recognized. Some of those benefits listed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation include boosting the immune system, lowering blood pressure, reducing stress, improving mood, increasing the ability to focus (even with children diagnosed with ADHD), accelerating recovery from illness or surgery, increasing energy levels and improving sleep. And it doesn’t take a 10-mile forced march through the woods to achieve these benefits. Simply sitting in a forest or in a park or on a greenway can reduce blood pressure and/or relieve stress. And these benefits are known round the world, making personal immersion especially applicable in the face of a pandemic.

The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries coined a term — Shinrin-yoku — in 1982. The term basically translates as “forest bathing.” According to the Grow Wild blog, “Researchers, primarily in Japan and South Korea, have conducted studies on the health benefits of spending time amongst the trees, demonstrating that forest bathing positively creates calming neuro-psychological effects through changes in the nervous system, reducing the stress hormone cortisol and boosting the immune system.” And, as mentioned above, physical exertion does not have to be part of the equation. Here are Shinrin-yoku instructions

from one Japanese author: “First, find a spot. Make sure you have left your phone and camera behind. You are going to be walking aimlessly and slowly. You don’t need any devices. Let your body be your guide. Listen to where it wants to take you. Follow your nose. And take your time. It doesn’t matter if you don’t get anywhere. You are not going anywhere. You are savoring the sounds, smells and sights of nature and letting the forest in.”

These are trying times. One of the best ways to blunt the herd mentality is to reduce your own stress and anxiety. If you’re calm it has a calming effect on people. So get outside and practice some personal immersion; oh, and leave a loaf of bread and a roll of toilet paper for your neighbor. You’ll feel better, I promise.

(Don Hendershot is a writer and naturalist. His book, A Year From the Naturalist’s Corner, Vol. 1, is available at regional bookstores or by contacting Don at ddihen1@bellsouth.net) Enjoying a little personal immersion. Don Hendershot photo

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