A worker-owned community event space
Located at 48 Commerce Street
Open 10am to 10pm every day
Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but The Transition Handbook shows how the inevitable and profound changes ahead can have a positive outcome. These changes can lead to the rebirth of local communities.
Since 1984, the quarterly magazine 2600 has provided fascinating articles for readers who are curious about technology. Find the best of the magazine's writing in Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey, a collection of the strongest, most interesting, and often most controversial articles covering 24 years of changes in technology, all from a hacker’s perspective.
SVO (Straight Vegetable Oil) is the only book available that explains exactly what is necessary to convert a diesel vehicle and how to do it properly. It gives readers the tools to sort through the different companies and online plans to find something that works well. While technical in nature, this fully illustrated book is very accessible.
Underground America tells the stories of men and women who have come to the United States seeking a better life for their families, only to be subjected to dehumanizing working conditions. Supporting myriad industries, these workers form an essential part of our economy - often by working the least desirable jobs without the most basic legal protections.
With vibrant illustrations and descriptive text based on years of experimentation, Stacy and Scott explain how to build and grow with cheap, salvaged, and recycled materials. More than a how-to manual, Toolbox is packed with accessible and relevant tools to help move our communities from envisioning a sustainable future toward living it.
Dmitry Orlov shows how our current political crisis mirrors the experience of the Soviet Union in the early 1980s. His work examines the circumstances of the demise of the Soviet superpower and offers clear insights into how we might prepare for coming events.
Whether handing out fake starbucks coupons for free coffee, dropping flyers on mall-goer's heads that say "aren't you glad this isn't a bomb?" or having punk shows in laundromats, Erick Lyle shows that you can resist consumerism and have fun at the same time.
Local author Kendall Hale presents her life in the context of major historical events, sharing her evolution from DNA Mormon daughter to SDS member and anti-war protester, women's collective member and consciousness-raising fiddle player
Howard Zinn, historian Paul Buhle, and cartoonist Mike Konopacki have collaborated to retell, in vibrant comics form, a most immediate and relevant chapter of A People’s History: the centuries-long story of America’s actions in the world.
America has lost its moral authority to huge corporate interests, say Thomas Naylor, founder of the Second Vermont Republic. This remarkable book shows how a seemingly wild political idea continues to grow and create debate on our unsustainable, ungovernable and unfixable empire.
NYC based punk-acoustic duo Dave and Emma are bringing their tour to Asheville. See Dave's myspace page for more info!
Through the powerful recollections of atomic bomb survivors, this extraordinary new film by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first - and hopefully last - uses of thermonuclear weapons in war.
Come every Wednesday to play or just to listen!
How much do you know about where your food comes from? Come learn about the working and living conditions of those who harvest our community's produce!
Based on Alan Moore's dystopian graphic novel, this film follows a mysterious a freedom fighter seeking to effect sociopolitical change while simultaneously pursuing his own violent personal vendetta.
Learn to reframe limiting beliefs with the visualizations techniques of nuero linguistic programming.
Join fellow Asheville residents every Wednesday to promote civilian police oversight and review.
An exhibition featuring the work of artists Stewart Ransom Miller, Mad Maxx and Blair Menace. Live music by DJs Prints Money and The Ghost Repeater.
An in-depth investigation into unlabelled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly made their way onto grocery stores in the United States for the past decade.
An evening of live music!
To commemorate the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we'll be showing Spike Lee's incredible four-part series When the Levees Broke.
The Portrait-Story Project produces narrative art-works that highlight individual and community struggle for the preservation of freedom and heritage. They will be producing portraits at Firestorm Cafe throughout the day.