It’s time for our annual Vegan Chili Cookoff! Bring a regular sized crockpot of your most badass chili and prepare to face the hottest competition of your life. This year the proceeds benefit Sweet Bear Rescue Farm! You’ve had a year to get ready, it’s game time.
$15/Entry
$15/Tasting
$10/Kids Tasting (under 3 free).
On Saturday, February 10 from 3-6pm we will be hosting a FREE, fun, family-friendly sensory chocolate tasting at our Factory at 21 Buxton Ave in Downtown Asheville! Guests will be able to sample the seasonal confections in our Aphrodisiac Collection, taste, touch, and smell the featured ingredients (like pomegranate seeds, honey and rose petals!) at our experience tables, sip bubbly, hot chocolate and coffee, and nibble on savory snacks. We will also be leading guided mini-tours every half hour to give you a peek behind the scenes of our Chocolate Making and Confections departments!
Our retail shop will be open throughout the event for you to pick up treats for you and your loved ones! We can’t wait to see y’all there!
We will be creating these beautiful glass snowflakes, no experience is needed as we will show you how to do it all. We will be cutting glass, so we recommend ages 12 and up. Pieces require taking a sauna in our kiln, so pieces will not go home with you on Sunday.
You love Glass and WE LOVE YOU! Join us for this one day super sale 40% OFF EVERYTHING in the Gallery and special “Seconds” area deep discounts! Valentine-themed, refreshments, live music!!
The Henderson County School Resource Deputies are hosting the Inaugural Camp STAR 5k trail run/walk on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Camp Tekoa starting at 2:00pm. Proceeds from this event will be used to host over 400 rising 6th graders at Camp STAR in the summer of 2018.
This family friendly trail run costs $25 for adults and $15 for youth (ages 5-17). All proceeds benefit Camp STAR. Registration check-in will begin at 1:00pm on April 22nd at Camp Tekoa located at 211 Thomas Road in Hendersonville, NC.
To register:
• Visit www.active.com and search Henderson County Camp STAR
• Pick up a paper registration at any Henderson County High School
Camp STAR, now in its 25th year, is dedicated to the youth of Henderson County. School Resource Deputies and teen counselors join forces to mentor and develop friendships with rising 6th graders over five, 3-day sessions, offered free of charge to the attendees.
Activities include fishing, hiking, swimming at Lake Lure, a visit to Downtown Hendersonville, a tour of the Henderson County Courthouse, a community service project and a pool party at the Elks Lodge to celebrate each successful session. Camp STAR is a wonderful way to connect with our youth and to reiterate the importance of leadership skills, anti-bullying and the dangers of addiction, all of which they learn in the seven-week STAR program brought to our elementary schools by our Deputies.
About This Activity
This is a family friendly trail run for all ages. All proceeds from this event will be used to serve over 400 up in coming 6th graders over the summer at Camp Star. The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office School Resouce Deputies host a 100 percent free summer camp for the students of Henderson County Schools. Come run, walk, crawl and have some fun at Camp Tekoa for a day of fun for everyone. We will also have music, food, and games.
Event details and schedule
The race will begin at 2:00 P.M. Runners will start out first followed by the walkers on the all trail, gravel, and grass course around Camp Tekoa. There will be challenging sections due to the terrain in the camp but they are designated trails.
Camp Tekoa is on Thomas Rd off of Crab Creek Rd. Church St in Hendersonville NC turn right onto Kanuga Road Travel 5 miles and turn right on Thomas Road (Camp Tekoa’s sign is on the right) Travel .2 miles on Thomas Road and the entrance is on the left.
There will be volunteers helping to park vehicles at Camp Tekoa.
This is not a timed event but we will have a race clock.
Pick-up times for packets will be the day of race starting at 12:00 p.m. at Camp Tekoa.
The run/walk is limited to three hundred participants so register early.
The public is invited to explore the Corpening Memorial YMCA at an open house on Friday, Jan. 26 from 6:30-8 p.m. at 348 Grace Corpening Dr.
KidSenses Children’s INTERACTIVE Museum will present Science Shenanigans, a STEM-related program that will entertain and educate all ages. Healthy snacks will be served.
The first 100 new members who join the Corpening Memorial Y between Jan. 26-29 will receive a gift card to use toward YMCA programs such as day or overnight camp, swim lessons, youth sports, or small group training. In addition, the joining fee will be waived.
Do you love western North Carolina? Do you love local literature? Then stop on by and say hi to some of your favorite local authors! The WNC Author Festival will be held on Saturday 10 February from 2pm to 4pm. A dozen local authors will be in attendance, with genres ranging from Christian inspiration to teen fantasy to humor to historical fiction to urban noir to romance to regional nature. Hang out, have fun, meet your favorite authors, and discover new books to enjoy!
Great for beginners and higher level hooping. This is a cash only class. Kathryn Lyn will be your instructor!
Every TUESDAY but alternating, Classes are bi-weekly: Adults (beginning Jan 16th, 2018) and Kids (beginning Jan 23rd)
To celebrate the New Year, The Gallery at Flat Rock will host a traditional Japanese Mochitsuki ceremony, which involves making mochi, a delicious sweet or savory rice cake. This event is offered through the WNC Japanese Cultural Center, an organization dedicated to sharing aspects of traditional Japanese culture.
Inside the gallery will be kimono for women, men, and children to try on and have your photo taken. There will also be a calligraphy demonstration and origami folding.
We ask that you contribute $5 to help cover the cost of this event. All proceeds go to the Japanese Cultural Center.
Join us for a story time featuring the new picture book for ages 4 to 8 telling the story of four African American women who made history helping get Americans into space. This inspiring true story was made into a bestselling book for adults and an award-winning movie and uncovered a fascinating piece of history that had been previously untold due to its classified nature.
We’ll follow up the book reading with a fun craft that’s also a great STEM activity.
We’ll make straw rockets. Launch them with your breath and watch them fly! Take them home and keep experimenting: how does the angle affect the distance it flies?
This book and activity are best for ages 4 to 8 years old, though younger siblings are welcome to come along.