Costume Character Storytime With Biscuit
Costume Character, Storytime, Children’s Event
Saturday May 26, 2018 10:00 AM Please join us for Storytime and crafts with our special guest, Biscuit!
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Dr. Seuss and STEM (K-5th Grade)
Celebrate Dr. Seuss by exploring seuss-ical style experiments. Can you build a tower and put an apple up on top or design a Lorax tree that is pollution free? If you ran a zoo, what would you do.
This free program is for grades K-5. Funded by the Friends of the Library.
Registration required
March 3rd @ 11:00am : Edneyville Branch, 828-685-0110 … https://hendersonpl.libcal.com/event/3945169
March 6th @ 4:00pm : Green River Branch, … 828–697-4969 … https://hendersonpl.libcal.com/event/3945157
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Dr. Seuss and STEM (K-5th Grade)
Celebrate Dr. Seuss by exploring seuss-ical style experiments. Can you build a tower and put an apple up on top or design a Lorax tree that is pollution free? If you ran a zoo, what would you do.
This free program is for grades K-5. Funded by the Friends of the Library.
Registration required
March 3rd @ 11:00am : Edneyville Branch, 828-685-0110 … https://hendersonpl.libcal.com/event/3945169
March 6th @ 4:00pm : Green River Branch, … 828–697-4969 … https://hendersonpl.libcal.com/event/3945157
- February, 27
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Kiss Country Cares for Kids Radiothon
Join Eddie & Sharon at Asheville Outlets Food Court Friday & Saturday, 6am-6pm!
The Kiss Country Cares For Kids Radiothon benefiting Mission Children’s Hospital is, by far, our favorite event of the year. It’s a chance for us to spread the word and let WNC know just how lucky and BLESSED we are to have Mission Children’s Hospital right here in our back yard. The stories of survival, strength, hope & love we hear from families who know that first-hand…are nothin’ short of awe inspiring. This Radiothon is a chance for you to fund a real-life miracle…and we are honored to be a part it.
*Country Music Memorabilia Auction: https://xashe2.neofillbids.com/
*Donate Online: https://giving.missionphilanthropy.org/drive/99kisscountry
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Truck City AVL
Asheville Parks & Recreation invites mountain families to an up-close look at big trucks, small trucks, transit buses, construction vehicles, and more when Truck City AVL returns to Tanger Outlets, Asheville! Kids and adults can explore, touch, and ask questions about their favorite trucks and cars in one place at this FREE community event.
From rescue vehicles and public works equipment to utility tractors and construction machines, it’s an excellent opportunity to ‘pull back the curtain’ and learn about the equipment and skills required to maintain our city, parks, and public safety systems. With more than 30 vehicles, plan plenty of time to explore trucks of all shapes and sizes.
1-2pm is a planned quiet hour to provide a positive experience for those with autism, dementia, PTSD, hyposensitivity, and other sensory considerations.
In addition to the trucks and vehicles, Asheville Parks & Recreation’s Rec ‘n’ Roll game and play zone, a race course, and other hands-on activities are available.
Adult supervision is required. Truck City AVL takes place rain or shine.
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Summer Solstice Soiree
Join us for a casually elegant evening of dining and celebration, in the flower fields! We want to celebrate the summer solstice and the grand opening of our new event space with you! Intentional Swine will be preparing a three course meal with most of the ingredients coming straight from our farm. Burial Beer, (really the best craft beer in this beer city!) will be available to those of drinking age as well as wine and herbal tea. East West Vintage Rentals will beautify the space with their lovely table wares and Alex Fisher of Lucky Penny Creative will handle the details so us farmers can celebrate along with you! We are so grateful for this team and for all the support we’ve received. We really look forward to welcoming you all out to toast the warm summer sun!
Detailed menu with GF and vegan options coming soon. Kids under 10 eat free!
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Winter Works Innovations and Variations
Winter Works : An exciting evening of dance featuring neo classical choreography by both Nadia Iozzo & Nick Kepley, plus Modern pieces by Megan Jones Medford and classical repertory set by both Gavin Larsen and director Angie Lynn. Performed by the Ballet Conservatory of Asheville’s celebrated Professional and Pre-professional dancers.
Tickets: Regular $22; Senior $18; Student $14; Child (12 & under) $10
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Park + Fly Celebration
Ribbon cutting for new 5-story parking garage. Refreshments and fun prizes.
We’re growing to meet the needs of our travelers and visitors.
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2018 Blue Ridge Parkway Season Preview
The National Park Service invites the public to attend the 2018 Blue Ridge Parkway Season Preview, a showcase of upcoming Parkway activities and projects. Parkway staff will provide a “behind the scenes” look into projects and operations to promote awareness and understanding among Parkway communities, neighbors and visitors of the National Park Service’s stewardship mission.
The event will highlight over 20 initiatives organized into information stations. Park staff will be available at each station to answer questions and discuss projects such as restoration of historic facilities including Manor House and Bluffs Coffee Shop, upcoming pavement preservation projects, vista management, resource education initiatives, and more.
Full List of Booths and Topics:
– Parkway Visitation/Visitor Use Statistics
– Parkway 101/Parkway by the numbers
– Interpretive & Educational Opportunities
– Recreational Opportunities
– Special Park Uses/Permits
– Traffic Safety
– Moses H. Cone Memorial Park Rehabilitation Projects
– Bluffs Coffee Shop at Doughton Park Rehabilitation
– Upcoming Paving and Pavement Preservation Projects
– Linn Cove Viaduct
– Pipeline Projects
– Waterrock Knob Planning
– Citizen Science Projects
– Vista Management & Restoration
Parkway Partners on Site:
– Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
– Blue Ridge Parkway Association
– Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
– Carolina Mountain Club
– Eastern National (offering extended bookstore hours)
– Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway
– Friends of Mountains to Sea Trail
To learn more about the event visits:
https://www.nps.gov/blri/
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A Run/Walk for Pi (and Pie)
UNC Asheville will host a Pi Run/Walk on Sunday, March 18, in celebration of Pi Day that occurs earlier in the week. The 3.14-mile fun run on UNC Asheville’s Straus Track is open to everyone, with a registration fee of $5 to reserve your spot. The run begins at Pi time – 3:14 p.m. and will conclude with pie for all.
“Many people end up dreading anything to do with math by the time they are out of high school, but math is bigger and more creative than what we usually see in school. It is also growing in importance in the workforce and in our daily lives. Math teaches the problem-solving skills we need to navigate a complicated world. The Pi Run is a chance to celebrate math – to run with math, not away from it,” said UNC Asheville Professor of Mathematics Sam Kaplan, who also directs the Asheville Initiative for Math and leads the Pi Run, now in its second year.
Onsite check-in and registration begin at 2 p.m. on March 18. Advance registration is encouraged and is available online at unca.edu/pi-run. T-shirts will be available for participants who register early and will be awarded at the end of the event.
Proceeds from the Pi Run will benefit the Asheville Initiative for Math at UNC Asheville and its Marvelous Math Club, which fosters math leadership. The Club meets weekly at Pisgah View Apartments and is run in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville and Parent U, a program of Asheville City Schools. Transportation to and from the event to the Community Center at Pisgah View Apartments is being provided thanks to a generous grant from the Gannett Foundation through the Asheville Citizen-Times. Additional support is provided by State Farm Agent Rebecca Sandoval.
The 2018 Pi Run at UNC Asheville will be held outdoors even in inclement weather, but will move indoors to the Brookhouse Track in the case of severe weather.
For more information, contact Brandy Bowman, community engagement project manager, at 828.258.7695 or bbowman1@unca.edu. To register for the Pi Run/Walk, go to unca.edu/pi-run.
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