2024 FFWNC Calendar

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FFWNC 2024 Events Calendar    (Subject to change, as the year evolves.)
January

1/17 (Weds) – Board Meeting – 10am – IAM

1/18 (Thur) – Happy Hour – 4:30pm – Booda’s Brewing

1/21 (Sun) – General Meeting – 3-5pm – Middleton Place

1/26 (Fri) – Book Club – 1:30pm – Larry Harvey’s home

 February

2/15 (Thurs) – Happy Hour – 4:30pm – 6:00 pm Appalachian Ridge Artisan Cidery, 731 Chestnut Gap Road, Hendersonville

2/20 ( 3rd Tues) – Board Meeting – 10am – County Extension Office
March

3/12 (Tues) – Board Meeting – 10am – IAM

3/15 (Thurs) – Happy Hour – 4:30pm – TBD

3/17 (Sun) – General Meeting – 5-7pm –
First Congregational Church, Hendersonville

3/21 (Thurs) Happy  Hour – 4:30 pm – Trailside Brewing Company, Hendersonville

 

 April

4/2-8 (Tues – Mon) INBOUND JOURNEY – W. MICHIGAN

4/9 (Tues) – Board Meeting – 10am –
County Extension Office

4/18 (Thurs) – Happy Hour – 4:30 pm –Burntshirt Vineyard, Hendersonville

4/26 (Fri) – Book Club – 1:30 pm – The Buzz in Hendersonville
May

5/8-14 (Wed – Tues) – INBOUND JOURNEY – MANITOBA

5/16 (Thurs) – Happy Hour – 4:30 pm-Mills River Brewing Company, 336 Banner Farm Road, Mills River, NC  28759

5/19 (Sun) – General Meeting – 5-7 pm –Park Avenue Clubhouse, 15 Clubhouse Court, Asheville

5/20 ( Mon) – Board Meeting – 10 am – IAM

 June

6/11 (Tues) – Board Meeting – 10am –
County Extension Office

6/20 (Thurs) – Happy Hour – 4:30pm – Burning Blush Brewery, 4891 Boylston Highway, Mills River, NC  28759

6/26 (Wed) Pass the Spoon Lunch – 11:30am – Chai Pani, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

 
July

7/13 (Sat) – Annual Picnic – Noon – Mills River Park

7/18 (Thurs) – Happy Hour – 4:30pm – Stone Ashe Vineyard, 736 Green Mountain Road, Hendersonville, NC  28792

7/26 (Fri) – Book Club – 1:30pm – A Pilgrimage to Eternity by Timothy Egan.  Discussion to be held at the Buzz, 225 S Grove St., Hendersonville

7/31 (Wed) – “Pass the Spoon” lunch – 11:30 am – Abeja’s House Café, Asheville – contact Betty Doll

 August

8/13 (Tues) – Board Meeting – 10am –
County Extension Office

8/15 (Thurs) – Happy Hour – 4:30pm – Trailside Brewery, Hendersonville

 
September

9/7-9/13 (Sat – Fri) – OUTBOUND JOURNEY – ROMANIA

9/24 (Tues) – Board Meeting – 10am – IAM

9/29 (Sun) – General Meeting – 5-7pm – First United Methodist Church, Hendersonville

 October

10/7-9 (Mon-Wed) – FFI Regional Conference – Milwaukee

10/15 (Tues) – Board Meeting – 10am – Cty. Ext. Office

10/17 (Thurs) – Happy Hour – 4:30pm -Guidon Brewery, 415 8th Ave. East, Hendersonville

10/25 (Fri) – Book Club – 1:30pm – The Last Castle –  The Buzz, 225 S. Grove St., Hendersonville

10/30 (Fri) – JC Training – 3 – 5 pm – Henderson County Extn. Office
November

11/7 – (Thurs) Pass the Spoon – 4:30 pm-Thai Spice

11/12 (Tues) – Board Meeting – 10am – IAM

11/17 (Sun) – General Meeting Election of 2025 Officers – 3 pm  –
First United Methodist Church, Hendersonville

 

 

 

 December

12/13 (Fri) – Club Holiday Party – 3-6pm – South Williams Winery, Fletcher, NC

12/17 (Tues) – Board Meeting & Social –
5 pm -Harriett Hilton’s Home

 

 

What’s Coming Up in December and January

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December

Friday, December 13th – 3:00 pm – FFWNC Holiday Party – Souther Williams

Tuesday, December 17th – 5:00 pm – Board Meeting & Social for 2025 and 2024 Board Members – Harriett Hilton’s home

*** Please note:  There won’t be a  3rd Thursday Happy Hour in December. ***

January

January 14th – 10:00 am – Board Meeting at IAM

January 16th – 4:30 pm – Happy Hour at Trailside Brewing Company, 873 Lennox Park Drive, Hendersonville, NC

January 19th – 3 pm – General Meeting at First United Methodist Church, 204 Sixth Avenue West, Hendersonville, NC 28739

January 24th– 1:30 pm – Book Club at The Buzz, 225 South Grove Street, Hendersonville, NC  28792   Kay Manley will lead the discussion on her selected book Man’s Search for Meaning  by Viktor Frankl.  For details, please contact Gerri Gurbuz.