Join us for a day of fun, food, and prizes. Free!
Bakeoff from 1:00pm-1:30pm! Bring your best baked good to participate. Free entry. Winner gets a $20 store credit!
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Sidewalk Flea Market/Yard Sale
Hi friends! Several folks are getting together Saturday, July 14 for a sidewalk flea market/yard sale right here at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts. Items include furniture, clothing, accessories, books, toys, Disney and American Girl collectibles and more! 8am – 2pm A portion of the proceeds will benefit missions and local charities. Share with your friends.
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MLK Jr. Drive completion celebration
The City of Asheville is proud to join with the East End/Valley Street Neighborhood Association for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of one of the City’s first big bond projects — the resurfacing of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Everyone is welcome to join City officials, staff and members of the neighborhood for the celebration at 9 a.m. July 14 at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 50 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
The bond-funded Martin Luther King Jr. Drive project cost $2.5 million, including sidewalks, stormwater improvements and other infrastructure.
Find more information here: https://bit.ly/2N0KEIw
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Summer Cook Out with Quentin
Join us for a bbq dinner fundraiser for Quentin at Carrier Park in Asheville! (We’ll be at the picnic shelter by the big parking lot.)
Quentin and our campaign team will be on hand and we’ll have info and answer questions on how you can get involved and help him win this fall!
Quentin is running for Buncombe County Sheriff as the Democratic nominee, the election will take place on November 6th. Learn more at www.quentinforbuncombe.org.
We’ll have yard signs, bumper stickers, T-shirts for folks.
*Suggested donation of $15 per person*
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Electronic Family Dance
Check out Electronic Dance Program at the Ferguson Family Y!
Wednesday’s from 4-5 p.m. | July 11, 18, 25.
The beat comes to the Y as Ray Major teaches you the hottest moves to today’s electronic dance music. In this high-intensity, lead-and-follow class, you’ll get a great workout while upping your dance game. open to all levels, ages 10-up.
$20 for Members | $30 for Potential Members
Space Limited! Register today!
For more information, contact Rachel Pascale at rpascale@ymcawnc.org or the welcome desk at 828.575.2940.
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Healing with Animals and Culinary Herbs
Come to North Asheville Library for a free class on holistic healing led by Jessie Moon Marks of Moon’s Herbs- Medicinal Plant Nursery. Marks, whose ecologically friendly herb farm focuses on natural and sustainable products, will teach the forgotten medicinal uses of readily-available weeds and culinary herbs, as well as covering the health benefits of human-animal interaction. This program is free and open to the public, and no registration is required.
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Appalachian Folk Tales
We are excited to bring you an evening of storytelling with Dr. Delanna Reed! Dr. Reed, a member of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild, is a professor with the Department of Communication and Performance at East Tennessee State University.
Join us as we bring folk tales of southern Appalachia to life through spoken word, weaving in stories of the Vance family. David Vance Sr. and his wife Priscilla Brank settled in the Reems Creek Valley in the 1790s. Their plantation eventually totaled almost 900 acres including 18 enslaved people. These stories celebrate the traditions and cultures of the people who called the North Carolina mountains home in the early 1800s.
This program is FREE and will be held at the Vance Birthplace! Seating is first-come first-served. Enjoy light refreshments from 6:30-7:00 and then an hour of storytelling with Dr. Reed from 7:00-8:00.
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Summer STEM @ the Library (3+yrs)
July 23rd: Learning About Sound
July 25th: Rocks and Fossils
July 30th: Exploring Musical Instruments
Aug 1st: STEM exploration with Maker Kit
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IHOP® 60th Anniversary with 60¢ Short Stacks
Clear your schedule. Pancakes are your plans. Come to your favorite IHOP® on Tuesday, July 17, from 7am-7pm to celebrate 60 years of pancaking the best pancakes with 60¢ Short Stacks. Let everyone know that you’re coming and RSVP here!
Find an IHOP® location now: http://www.ihop.com/ihop-locations
Dine-in only. Not valid with any other discounts or coupons. Limit 1-order per guest. Valid at participating restaurants
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Fernleaf family movie night (all are welcome)
Join us for a family fun movie night to benefit Fernleaf Community Charter School! Event starts at 6:00 pm with the movie “ Up” showing at 7:30 pm. A $5.00/person or $20.00/ family suggested donation will be collected by school representatives. Make sure to grab dinner and a drink because 10% of sales will go towards the school! Non alcoholic beverages including our 2-ditty root beer will available. Make sure to bring blankets and lawn chairs.
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