Do you have a special needs child? Join us at our next Family Group Night – May 14th! We provide childcare and dinner at no cost! Call Yesenia Dominguez: 828-693-4223.
Tienes un hijo(a) con necesidades especiales? Ven a la noche familiar de St. Gerard House el 14 de Mayo! Es gratis y proveemos cuidado de niños y una cena familiar. Llama a Yesenia Dominguez para mas información: 828-693-4223.
Discover the fascinating world of insects. Study habitats, learn about life cycles, and create an insect model to bring home.
This free program is for grades K-5. Funded by the Friends of the Library.
Registration required- contact the Etowah Library at 891-6577 for more information or to register.
Explore Earth and all the planets that make up our solar system. Learn about moons and what shapes them and try to land a rocket on Mars!
This free program is for Grades 3-6.
Registration required- contact the Mills River Library at 890-1850 for more information or to register.
Miss Asheville Outstanding Teen at one of my favorite places; Tropical Gardens Mini Golf. Savannah Coffey will be there accepting new or gently used book donations for Black Mountain Home for Children. In exchange for your book donation, you will receive a free sno-cone. This event will take place from 1-4 PM.
Join Asheville author Robert Beatty and his family for a Book Signing & Ice Cream Social at The Hop Ice Cream Cafe. Come meet the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the SERAFINA BOOK SERIES and the new novel, WILLA OF THE WOOD, set for nationwide release on July 10, and enjoy The Hop’s housemade ice cream, including two flavors inspired by Robert’s books, Serafina Dark Forest and Willa’s Cookie Crumble. Have your SERAFINA books signed and personalized, and pre-order WILLA OF THE WOOD from our event bookseller, Spellbound Children’s Bookshop.
Set in the Great Smoky Mountains in 1900, WILLA OF THE WOOD is the story of an orphaned 12-year-old forest girl who spends her nights scavenging from the woods and homes of the “day-folk” to support her clan. Through a series of terrifying encounters and an unexpected kindness, Willa begins to realize that the “day-folk,” and her own people, are not what she’s always been told, setting in motion her quest for a new home and sense of belonging.
Cover Reveal Video for Willa of the Wood: https://bit.ly/2K8hdmo
WILLA OF THE WOOD is the first title in the WILLA SERIES by Beatty, and the follow-up to his wildly popular SERAFINA BOOKS, the Disney-Hyperion mystery-thriller series set at Biltmore and in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Beatty’s #1 New York Times Best Selling SERAFINA BOOK SERIES includes SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK, SERAFINA AND THE TWISTED STAFF, and SERAFINA AND THE SPLINTERED HEART. BLACK CLOAK was awarded the prestigious 2016 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize. TWISTED STAFF was a finalist for the 2017 Southern Book Prize, and SPLINTERED HEART is a nominee for the 2018 Southern Book Prize. A fourth SERAFINA book is due out in 2019.
Be sure to watch the exciting book trailers:
Serafina and the Black Cloak – http://bit.ly/2dYfpO7
Serafina and the Twisted Staff – http://bit.ly/29CUekN
Serafina and the Splintered Heart – http://bit.ly/2rFYvtt
FREE Kids Craft (create a flower pot for Mom)
FREE Hot Dog & Soda (with donation to Shriner’s)
FREE Container Gardening Class (with out master gardener at 11:00am)
We will have a Q&A after the movie
April – October
Every Tuesday 3pm to 6pm
off Hwy.107 across from the WCU Ramsey Center
behind the University Inn @ 563 North Country Club Drive
Every Tuesday from 4pm to7pm, The ‘Whee Market offers locally grown vegetables, meats, milk, eggs, value-added products, hand-blown and functional glass art, handmade journals, handmade ceramics, handmade clothing, and much more!
A stage complete with electrical hook-up is available for anyone who wants to play some live music or present any art.
Vegetables and fruits available last year included, but was not limited to: slicing tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, sauce tomatoes, basil, carrots, chard, collards, thyme, mint, cilantro, potatoes, sweet potatoes, snap beans, snow peas, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, peaches, hot peppers, sweet peppers, radishes, brussel sprouts, turnips, salad greens, rosemary, cabbages, broccoli, broccolini, summer squash, winter squash, zucchini, cucumbers, dried beans, watermelons, cantaloupes, pumpkins, and more.
Smoky Mountain Sk8way hosts Tuscola High School’s After Prom Party
Don’t let the Party end with the Prom!
Smoky Mountain Sk8way is hosting a safe and sober after prom party,
10pm – 1am
DJ
Dancing
Roller Skating
FUN ZONE
Arcade Games
Pool Tables
Prizes
Sk8way Cafe
$8 includes skates & fun zone
The third annual Hook, Line and Drinker Festival will be held on Saturday, May 18 from 3-7 p.m. at the Bridge Park in Sylva, N.C.
The festival, organized by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, is a celebration of Jackson County being the home of the N.C. Trout Capital and the WNC Fly Fishing Trail.
The festival features local craft beer vendors, fishing and outdoor industry vendors, food trucks, and music by progressive bluegrass band Another Country (3-4:45 p.m.) and soulful rocker Leeda “Lyric” Jones (5:15-7 p.m.).
Admission is free, but patrons 21 and over must purchase a $5 commemorative cup in order to purchase craft beer from our vendors. There will be children’s activities on site as well.
The second annual Tuck Trout Trot fun run/walk kicks off the day’s celebration at 9 a.m., at the nearby Jackson County Greenway in Cullowhee. Registration for the Tuck Trout Trot includes a T-shirt. More information is available on the website www.hooklinedrinkerfest.com or by calling the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce at 828-586-2155.”