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Two fun nights where teens battle it out with friends through exciting Nerf battles. All you need is a Nerf blaster of choice. We have extra darts, bunkers, and safety glasses. Come dressed for stealth or glow in the dark for extra excitement.
Rec n Roll, Asheville Parks & Recreations’ colorful mobile activity van full of games, art projects, and fun treasures to stoke the imagination, is rolling into a park near you during summer break! With multiple dates there is plenty for you to explore, connect, and discover while you’re out of school! No registration necessary and each event is FREE!
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!! Calling all toddlers to come dressed to impress and share this special moment of memories for our 2nd Annual Toddler Prom. There will be music, light refreshments, and a whole lot of dancing.
The City invites the public to take home something new-to-you or add items for others! You don’t have to bring something to take something.
Clothing
Accessories
Shoes
Home goods
Toys & books
Electronics
Sporting goods
The City of Asheville is partnering with Strive Beyond and the Land of Sky Regional Council to provide free transit on May 13, 2024. Passengers will not be required to pay bus fare on any Asheville Rides Transit (ART) public transportation route for the entire day. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity!
Find real-time routes and schedules here: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/service/transit-maps-schedules/
Or download the Transit App in the Apple Store here: https://apps.apple.com/…/transit-subway-bus…/id498151501
or Google Play here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details…
In conjunction with Strive Not To Drive Week and Free Transit Day, Strive Beyond and AARP will host a travel training event on May 13, 2024. This event is open to the public and geared towards providing participants with on-the-ground training in using ART to access popular destinations in the area.
The Travel Training event will begin at Harrah’s Cherokee Center at 9:00 a.m. Participants will travel to Asheville Mall and return to the center at approximately 12:10 p.m.
More information on Strive Beyond
Strive Beyond was initiated to encourage residents of Western North Carolina to explore alternative methods of transportation to familiar destinations in Buncombe and neighboring counties. For more information about Strive Beyond and scheduled events during Strive Not To Drive Week, please visit strivebeyond.org.
The City of Asheville is partnering with Strive Beyond and the Land of Sky Regional Council to provide free transit on May 13, 2024. Passengers will not be required to pay bus fare on any Asheville Rides Transit (ART) public transportation route for the entire day. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity!
Find real-time routes and schedules here: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/service/transit-maps-schedules/
Or download the Transit App in the Apple Store here: https://apps.apple.com/…/transit-subway-bus…/id498151501
or Google Play here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details…
In conjunction with Strive Not To Drive Week and Free Transit Day, Strive Beyond and AARP will host a travel training event on May 13, 2024. This event is open to the public and geared towards providing participants with on-the-ground training in using ART to access popular destinations in the area.
The Travel Training event will begin at Harrah’s Cherokee Center at 9:00 a.m. Participants will travel to Asheville Mall and return to the center at approximately 12:10 p.m.
More information on Strive Beyond
Strive Beyond was initiated to encourage residents of Western North Carolina to explore alternative methods of transportation to familiar destinations in Buncombe and neighboring counties. For more information about Strive Beyond and scheduled events during Strive Not To Drive Week, please visit strivebeyond.org.
Music in the Park takes place in the Main Street Nature Park. Music starts at 6pm. Guests are invited to bring a picnic, chairs, friends, family, blankets, and your dancing shoes.
Leah & the Rabbit: A Conversation Around Resiliency & Reclaiming Narratives – Vance Birthplace State Historic Site and the American Myth Center will partner for Juneteenth on June 15th to present a morning of historical drama and discussion on the reclaiming of African American stories, resiliency among enslaved people, and the romanticized view of the plantation past.
This free program will begin at 11:00 am and run approximately one hour and a half.
This three-act piece begins with a tour of the 1790s slave dwelling and reconstructed Vance house, including the contextualization of the stories of Brer Rabbit; followed by the play, Leah & the Rabbit, which utilizes the historic tales to tell the story of Leah Erwin, an enslaved woman that lived on the Vance plantation; and concludes with a moderated discussion on the play, the perpetuation of the Lost Cause mentality, and the reclaiming of our collective histories.
Act I – Born in the Briar Patch – Join us before the play for a 30-minute tour of the Vance Birthplace. Visitors will go on a journey through the site, including the 1790s slave dwelling and the reconstructed Vance house. They will discover the history of Leah and Sandy Erwin, who were enslaved by the Vances before emancipation in 1865 and whose experiences inspired this program. On the tour, visitors will also learn about the history of Brer Rabbit tales. These African trickster tales featuring a wily, talking rabbit came to the Americas with people forced into slavery, and have been passed down over the years.
Act II – Leah & the Rabbit – Written, created, and directed by local artist Mikayla Wilson, this play will feature the art of puppetry and live storytelling as visitors witness some of the traditional Brer Rabbit tales interwoven with the story of Leah and Sandy. Three puppeteers and one live actor will present Leah as an elder weaving the yarns of Brer Rabbit and friends. As the show progresses, Leah finds herself pulled into her own story with the trickster Rabbit.
Act III – Discussion – Our program will conclude with a post play discussion with director Mikayla Wilson, the show’s performers, Vance Birthplace staff and the audience. This conversation will touch on the reclaiming of African American stories, the development of this play and program, Juneteenth, and the many threads of resiliency throughout history. We will reflect on the first two acts and think about the complicated lives of the enslaved people, while also focusing on how history can serve as a conduit for healing dialogue and spark continued discussion around resiliency, understanding, and inclusive storytelling.
For more information, contact the Vance Birthplace State Historic Site, vance@dncr.nc.gov or (828) 645-6706.
It’s officially been ONE WHOLE YEAR since House of Black Cat Magic opened to the public!
It’s been a journey this year full of ups and downs, but we have been so grateful for the support of our local community. Since opening, in partnership with Binx’s Home for Black Cats, we have found loving homes for over 155 black cats and kittens. We’ve celebrated birthdays, family reunions, food drives, bachelorette parties, book releases, film nights, markets, and cat celebrity meet-n-greets and our second year is bound to be even more meow-gical!
So, come and celebrate our one year anniversary with us the weekend of June 8th & 9th!
Saturday, June 8th:
Sterling “Trapking” Davis will be here for a meet-n-greet! He’ll be answering questions about TNR, taking selfies with all the lovely humans (and cats) in attendance, and maybe he’ll even read his children’s book “Trapking For A Day” to a group of lucky cat-loving kiddos!
We’ll also be holding a silent auction and cat food drive to benefit Binx’s Home for Black Cats and the Asheville Cat Weirdos Food Pantry!
Sunday, June 9th:
We’ll be having a Magical Market with tons of local vendors slinging their wares of all things magical, feline, and magically-feline! Britt’s Sweet Treats will be hanging out providing DELICIOUS cat-themed ice cream, and a percentage of all sales that day will be donated directly to Binx’s Home for Black Cats.
PLUS- THE CAT LOUNGE IS FREE ALL DAY SUNDAY!!!
Come out and celebrate with us! You won’t want to miss the purrrty!