Thanks to a grant from the Polk County Community Foundation again,
the evening will offer free:
*Photos with Santa and Mrs. Clause
*Each child will get a toy and our traditional lollipop
*Each family will receive a fruit bag
*Everyone can enjoy our made in house Clubhouse Pizza
*and weather permitting Sunny the snowman will be blowing snow!
Join us for a Cozy Clothing Swap and End of the Year Declutter Event. Swap your gently used winter clothes, shoes and accessories! All sizes, all styles, all genders, all ages – ALL ARE WELCOME! Have a thing or two that are too poor to donate? Bring them in too, and we will recycle those. Upgrade your closet with no cost to you, and no harm to the Planet.
Five dollars suggested donation to Community Roots and you can swap till you drop!
We invite all girls in grades K-5 to one of our Girl Scout Outdoor Art Creator events!
Girls will:
– make new friends!
– learn about Leave No Trace!
– inspect nature from a different perspective!
– create nature jewelry!
Girls can come to one of the two events being offered on Thursday, November 7 or Sunday, November 10; both events begin at 4:00 p.m. and will last for approximately one hour. These events are free and an opportunity to learn more about Girl Scouting, ask questions and plug into local Girl Scouting programs, including camp!
Both events are happening at Malvern Hills Park in west Asheville, 28806.
Cannot come but eager to get started or want to learn more?
www.BeAGirlScout.org
Roots + Wings School of Art + Design is pleased to offer a new book club for the whole family! Each season, we’ll select a series of books dealing with social issues, including books for adults, teens, middle grade students, and picture books and host a series of discussion groups and events for various ages, or follow along on your own and have your own book club discussion around the dinner table.
We don’t claim to be experts in any of these topics, but as one of our connecting the ANDs projects, the goal of this book club is to build community, expand our circle, and create meaningful connections. We want to hold space for these important conversations in and across communities. We’ll also collect and share resources to help support families having conversations around these sometimes difficult subjects. Visit rootsandwingsarts.com for more information and registration. We suggest a donation of $10 per series, 10% of which goes directly to support the Colorful Pages Coalition.
FIRST FALL MEETING: Sunday, Nov. 24th 10:30am-Noon
R+W families, staff & community
(childcare provided by AVL Kids Yoga and Art)
Saturday, Dec. 7th ALL DAY
Cherokee Experience- Field Trip to Cherokee including Museum tour, storytelling & traditional Cherokee dinner
Sunday, Dec. 15th 10:30-11:30am
Community Conversation in conjunction with Asheville Kids Yoga + Art
Book Selections:
For adults: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxane Dunbar-Ortiz
For middle grades and young adults: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States: For Young Readers by Roxane Dunbar-Ortiz with Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza
Picture Books: We are Grateful: Ostaliheliga by Traci Sorell The People Shall Continue (40th Anniversary Edition) by Simon J. Ortiz Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson This Land is My Land by George Littlechild Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard At the Mountain’s Base by Traci Sorell
We recommend finding these titles through our local library system. Firestorm Books & Coffee is offering a 10% reading group discount, Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe is a great local resource to support, and BetterWorldBooks.com is a great source for new and secondhand books.
Join us for games, food , entertainment, pony rides and more at our inaugural Fall Festival!
Help us celebrate Babies Need Bottoms’ 2nd birthday with an ice cream social at The Hop!
The Hop is generously donating a portion of proceeds to Babies Need Bottoms. Please come help us celebrate our birthday and help us raise funds for more diapers!
For ages 6+. Join us for an evening of indoor climbing on the Montford Wall. The climbing wall will be lit with black lights and we suggest participants wear white or neon colors. No music played during the first hour of climbing. First time climbers welcome.
Fee:$5
Join the team at Roots and Wings School of Art & Design for curated arts sessions for kids age 6-14. The morning arts session is focused on papers and prints! Students will learn block printing, and draw and paint conceptual designs. Make a gift for mom, dad, or other family. The afternoon session is focused on custom journals and fabric creations.
We cannot wait to create with your kiddos!
Ages 6-14
Limit of 20 kids per block
$30 per child
All participating youth MUST have a parent or guardian somewhere on campus of the Make it Don’t Buy It Skill Share, either with a general admission ticket, or additional workshop passes. Go to www.skillsharewnc.com for more information and to register.
Make It! Don’t Buy It! Skillshare event celebrates the handmade over the store-bought, and lifts up local makers and artisans in our community, while bolstering the sharing economy. Enjoy a day of music, refreshments, and handmade gifts, and take the opportunity to make something for a loved one, guided by one of our featured artists in a specially designed skillshare session. Our theme will be seasonal, and gifts will be inspiring for the winter holidays and beyond. Examples include printmaking, felting, paper making, metalsmithing, and plant-based crafts.
The Make It! Don’t Buy It! Skillshare is sponsored and created by Living Web Farms. As a leader in resiliency, Living Web Farms is committed to the Make It! Don’t Buy It! workshop series as a promotion of an alternative to consumer culture.
Next up in our Speaker Series! 👣 Bekah and Derrick Quirin hiked the entire Appalachian Trail when their adorable babe Ellie was 1 year old. The next summer, they biked the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico as a family. Pretty incredible, right?! Having a baby didn’t stop them from pursuing adventure, it enhanced their experience. Join us for an evening of stories and Q&A with the family who pioneered some serious long distance adventuring with a babe in tow.
Shoutouts to our incredible host Ginger’s Revenge Craft Brewery & Tasting Room on Riverside Drive.
Free to attend! The Ginger’s Revenge bar will be open for drinks.
We are open for our regular Sunday Funday Session from 1-6pm but with an added special guest! Santa Claus will be joining us from 2-4pm for Photos and Cocoa. He will also skate and play games.
Don’t forget to bring your Letters to Santa and you will receive a letter back along with a surprise by December 21st
Just so you know…..you are NEVER too old to get your picture taken with Santa! Bring your kids and make.it a family day. 🙂