Calendar of Events

League of Women Voters^®
of Asheville-Buncombe County

League events and other items of interest

Date	Time	Place	Description
Monday, February 13, 2012	7-9pm	Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church 789 Merrimon Ave. Asheville, NC 28804	Asheville's Water System: A Public Forum. The purpose of the forum is to provide the public with reliable, factual information about the water system, its history, options for its future, and the overall legislative process that is guiding its status. The North Carolina legislature has appointed a study committee that is considering future options for the system, chaired by Rep. Tim Moffitt, who represents part of southern Buncombe County. Panelists will include Esther Manheimer, the Asheville City Council representative to the legislative study committee; State Rep. and former Flat Rock town councilman Chuck McGrady; and Dr. Gene Rainey, the chair of the Buncombe County Commission when the Regional Water Authority was established in 1994. The panel will also include representation from the Legislative committee and experts from the Asheville Water Department and the Metropolitan Sewerage District, who will be able to provide technical expertise. Like all League forums, the Feb. 13 forum will be nonpartisan, free and open to the public. The forum is cosponsored by the weekly Mountain Xpress and the monthly Urban News newspapers. For more information please contact the League at 828-252-8569. FOLLOW-UP: Thanks to the dedicated League volunteers and the civic leaders/panelists who made this forum a huge success -- some 250 people heard about the history of this important natural resource in our community, and discussed possible avenues for management. The meeting was live-streamed on this website; the tape is available here also for review. Tim Moffitt was unable to attend, but he sent the League this public statement.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012	6-8 p.m.	Asheville Sister Cities 33 Page Asheville, NC 28801	Membership Planning Meeting/Board Meeting. Members join the board in reviewing the 2011-12 program of activity, and setting program goals for next year. Would you like to see a local study done on an issue of importance to our community? Would you like more activity by the League in areas of advocacy? Now's the time to speak up! And while we're talking, we'll also be enjoying some Valentine's treats ....
Wednesday, February 22, 2012	7-9 pm	Jewish Community Center 236 Charlotte St. Asheville, NC 28801	Redistricting: Constitutional Obligation in a Digital Age -- Or, "Are You and I Still in the Same District?". A description from our speaker: "The new redistricting map of North Carolina has spawned shocked incredulity, smug sentiments of justifiable payback, outrage, support, and baffled indifference." Dr. George Peery will review the Constitutional, historical, and legal trajectories of legislative redistricting, and highlight a number of details in the recently approved Dickson-Rushco proposal for Congressional, State House, and State Senate districts in the Tar Heel state. Attention to the basic claims of court challenges against this plan, some speculation as to what the consequences of these new boundaries likely will produce, and discussion of alternative ways accomplishing this decennial task, will also be considered. The meeting is free and the public is invited. Peery is emeritus professor of political science at Mars Hill College, and current president of the World Affairs Council of Western North Carolina. His research and teaching interests are in American politics, especially federalism's quirky and strange (not to mention ever-changing) relationship between the national government and the governments of the states. His publication and writing + notably following a year's sabbatical at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Denver in the mid-1990s + reflect these preoccupations.
Thursday, February 23, 2012	8:30am-5pm	Virginia C. Boone Mountain Heritage Building WNC Agricultural Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Road Fletcher, NC 28732	Public Hearing - Metropolitan Sewerage/Water System Committee (N.C. General Assembly)). The committee hearing focuses on regional water and sewer issues and the future of the Asheville water system (see Forum video on home page for additional information on these issues). Here are the time slots for area residents/representatives. Please arrive 30 minutes before your time block to sign up to speak. 8:30 - 9 a.m./Sign up; 9-10 a.m./Elected Officials; 10 a.m.-12 p.m/ City of Asheville Residents; 12 p.m.-1 p.m./ Lunch Break; 1-3 p.m./Buncombe County Residents; 3-4 p.m./Henderson County Residents; 4-5 p.m./Business Community
Tuesday, February 28, 2012	5:30-7pm	YWCA 185 S. French Broad Ave. Asheville, NC 28801	Networking with North Carolina Women United (NCWU). Snacks & good conversation provided! Folks are invited to network and learn about North Carolina Women United (NCWU). As a coalition of organizations, including the League of Women Voters, NCWU is committed to achieving full equality and empowerment for women. Programs include: Women's Advocacy Day, Women's Agenda Assemblies, Ongoing Advocacy and the Legislative Report Card. Visit NCWU's website here: http://www.ncwu.org.
Monday, March 5, 2012	7-9pm	NC Stage Company 15 Stage Lane Asheville, NC 28801	Frances Perkins, A Chautauqua Show. A fun fundraiser and evening out with Leaguers and friends! Celebrate Women's History Month by getting to know a woman from our shared history: Frances Perkins, the midwife to Social Security ... mother of the New Deal ... first woman ever in the Cabinet: FDR's Secretary of Labor! This one-woman show is here for ONE NIGHT ONLY, and ticket sales will benefit both the League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County and the NC Stage organization. Come early -- cash bar opens at 6 p.m. (wine/beer/coffee/snacks). Tickets are $19.50 for adults and $10 for students with ID, on sale at http://www.ncstage.org. Open to the public. Bring all your friends!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012	6-7:30pm	Sister Cities of Asheville 33 Page Ave. Asheville, NC 28801	LWV of ABC Board Meeting. Board meetings are open to members (and public). Contact any board member through this website if there are business items you want discussed.

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