Happy Earth Day, Asheville. Ali here. 🎉 After a relaxing weekend, I’m really excited to dive into everything happening this week – from now through Sunday.

I must admit, I got a little dizzy looking at the calendar – there’s just so much great stuff going on. But with a few deep breaths and some skillful time management, I think I was able to get all of my personal #MustDos planned out. And now I want to let you in on what I’m most jazzed about – like talent shows, plant sales, and two of my can’t miss events of the year – Music Video Asheville and the Asheville Butoh Festival.

I’m also excited to support Asheville FM, my fave local radio station (where I co-host the show Slumber Party every Wednesday from 4-6 p.m.). The nonprofit, volunteer-run station is kicking off its spring fund drive this Saturday at Catawba Brewing. And we have some sick DJs on our roster, so you know they’re going to bring the dance party.

So, here are just a few of my favorite things happening this week. I hope to see you there.

Bryan Stevenson | Thurs., April 25 | 7 p.m. | Kimmel Arena at UNC Asheville | A transformative talk by Bryan Stevenson, an attorney, activist + author who fights for racial justice.

Click here for all the events happening this week.