Live music, food, and family fun!
June 7th: Cane Creek Hellbenders
July 5th: Hearts Gone South
July 19th: Jesse Barry & The Jam
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Estes School Fundraiser at Zaniac
Minecraft Extravaganza & Hackathon! Help raise money for the Estes Music Garden in memory of Janie Belue! Only $19 per student! 100 percent of the proceeds go back to Estes.
Sign up here: https://www.zaniaclearning.com/asheville/cart/
Volunteer Day at Jackson Park Bike Park
Help us work on the jump lines and the pump tracks! Everyone welcome. Bring your own hand tools or use ours. Please wear long pants, close-toe shoes, eye protection and work gloves for safety. Bring your bike and helmet as riding is encouraged when work is done!
Hendersonville YMCA Family Cooking Class
Want to have some fun with the family making delicious food? In this hands-on cooking class, you will work with your family to make fresh recipes you will enjoy all summer long. Following the class all families will have the chance to sit down together and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Class is open to the public and located at the UNC Asheville Kellogg Center in Hendersonville. Cost is $55 for YMCA members, and $75 for non-members. Maximum 3 members per family, there must be at least one adult (18+) participating. Suggest ages 6+ for children. Space is limited, so sign up quick! For more information or to register, visit the front desk of any YMCA of Western North Carolina or location, call Lauren at 828-575-2939, or email lfurgiuele@ymcawnc.org.
Kid’s Day Paint & Sip at Point Lookout
Bring the entire family our for an amazing afternoon at Point Lookout! Hues of Hendo brings the paint & the fun. You show up ready to have an amazing time with your little ones & walk away with a CUTE piece of decor you create together!
Click on the cover photo at the top of this event page to see your paint choices. You can also choose from any of our other signs (see the “Events” section of our Facebook page to scroll through the past/future events). Also, we can cut virtually anything out of wood — so you can also contact me for something custom (sports, animals, etc.)
Each painter receives:
-One hand-cut, wooden sign
-Use of painting supplies
-Artist instruction
-Wire for hanging
-Optional burlap bow
-Optional, customizable vinyl decal (cursive or print font).
To RSVP for this event, email the following information to huesofhendo@gmail.com. Include your phone number in your email in case I have a question about your order & please reference “Kid’s Paint Night.”
*Sign choice (Which wood sign would you like?)
*Word choice (If you want a vinyl decal, what should your sign say?)
*Font choice (cursive or print?)
$35 per sign
When I receive your order, I’ll email you an invoice to pay to save your spot at the event. Like our page, Hues of Hendo, on Facebook to see the other fun paint parties we have around the 828!
Saturday Night Lights
The Saturday Night Lights event series is back for the season at the Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort in Mill Spring, NC (approximately 50 minutes from Asheville). These action-packed nights feature free entertainment such as pony rides, live bands, face painting, rides on a hand-painted Venetian carousel, performers, and more! Grab dinner, a carnival-style treat, your beverage of choice, and enjoy top show jumping competition under the lights in Tryon Stadium with family and friends.
A typical Saturday Night Lights also features a Grand Prix show jumping event where expert riders from all over the world guide horses around a course and over jumps almost 5 feet high, which is nearly the same level as at the Olympics! For competitions, all stadium seating is first-come first-served, and there isn’t a bad seat in the house! Also, The Legends Grille porch overlooks competition from the covered terrace, with great views.
GATES OPEN: 4:00pm-10:00pm
ACTIVITIES: 6:00pm-8:00pm
GRAND PRIX COMPETITION: Begins at 8:00pm
General admission is FREE, but this year for Saturday Night Lights, paid parking (cash or card both accepted) will begin at 4pm.
Pets are welcome as long as they’re kept on a leash.
2024 DATES:
May 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th- June 1st, 8th and 29th
- July 6th, 13th and 20th
- Sept 21st and 28th
- Oct 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th
Black Mountain YMCA Family Cooking Class
Want to have some fun with the family making delicious food? In this hands-on cooking class, you will work with your family to make fresh recipes you will enjoy all summer long. Following the class all families will have the chance to sit down together and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Class is open to the public and located at the Black Mountain YMCA. Cost is $55 for YMCA members, and $75 for non-members. Maximum 3 members per family, there must be at least one adult (18+) participating. Suggest ages 6+ for children. Space is limited, so sign up quick! For more information or to register, visit the front desk of any YMCA of Western North Carolina location, call Lauren at 828-575-2939, or email lfurgiuele@ymcawnc.org.
DIY With Dad Father’s Day Workshop
There are two kinds of Dads/Grandpas:
☝️ The kind that would love a personalized project highlighting his hobby made by his favorite people!
✌️ The kind that would love to spend quality time with his favorites using tools and paint to creating something unique!
Give Dad a gift he will cherish this year! 👇
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*Any of these and all of our other designs are available during any of our regular scheduled workshops.
Cookies & Creamery Grand Opening Celebration
Although Cookies & Creamery swung its doors open in April, French Broad Chocolate waited until true ice cream weather descended on Asheville to celebrate. Slated for Saturday, June 8, from 1 to 4 p.m., the grand opening party kicks off with a free ice cream sundae bar, face painting station, and kids’ craft projects at 21 Buxton Ave. All ages are welcome and we’ll have a few treats for the adults too – enjoy $1 off all beer & wine drinks all day long!
Aside from the celebration, Cookies & Creamery will host rolling specials all day long on Saturday, June 8, which will be announced at the top of each hour from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. and include:
11 a.m. – FREE mini breakfast sundae
12 p.m. – FREE mini affogato
1 -4 p.m. – FREE sundae bar
5 p.m. – FREE blondie or brownie bite
6 p.m. – FREE mini nibby cookie
7 p.m. – FREE mini ice cream scoop
8 p.m. – FREE mini beer (or root beer) or wine float
9 p.m. – FREE mini ice cream sandwich
On top of that, free single toppings for all sundaes and scoops will be offered from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. all day.
JCC Aquatics Center & Zimmerman Pool Passes Facebook GIVEAWAY CONTEST
GIVEAWAY TIME!
Family Friendly Asheville has been gifted a Family 4 pack of 1 day Guest Pool Day Passes to the beautiful JCC Aquatics Center & Zimerman Pool, to give away to 1 LUCKY WINNER! The JCC Aquatics Center offers year-round aquatics programming, including swim team, swim lessons, lap swimming, water fitness and recreational swimming. The David Zimerman Pool has a retractable cover, making it possible to swim outdoors during summer months and indoors during colder months. Their heated, handicapped accessible, 6-lane, 25-yard chlorinated pool features the only 1-meter competition-grade Duraflex diving board in Asheville. The depth of water begins with a 3 feet 6 inch shallow end and increases to 12 feet in the deep end. The JCC Aquatics Center is equipped with men’s and women’s restroom/changing rooms that include handicapped accessible hot showers and lockers, in addition to a non-gender family restroom/changing room. Your passes will also grant you access to the Pearlman-Rothman Family Plaza that includes an outdoor pavilion with gas grills and zero entry baby pool with splash pad, along with additional picnic space and a wall ball court. Expiration date of your day passes is September 2nd, 2019.
Deadline to enter is 6:00pm on July 25th, 2019. Good luck!
Winner will be chosen at random, and will be announced June 7th after 3:00pm on the Family Friendly Asheville Facebook page.
Learn more HERE: http://bit.ly/AVLJCCFBGvway