FREE COOKIES!
Dec 13th-24th – 12 Days of Cookies Celebration at DoubleTree. Visit the concierge desk at any DoubleTree located in the U.S. for a FREE cookie. You do not need to be a guest to take advantage of this offer. “During this time, guests and passersby alike are welcome to stop in and receive a complimentary cookie. To celebrate the season, DoubleTree also worked with mixologists to update its pairings of the best cocktails and mocktails to complement their signature cookie.
Due to forecasts for a chance of snow and freezing temperatures, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is rescheduling its ribbon cutting and open house 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, January 18. (The original event was set for Tuesday, December 12.)
The organization’s new home is a recently renovated cottage built in 1949. The former office next door is now the headquarters for the Foundation’s Kids in Parks program, creating a mini-campus for the nonprofit. The renovation was completed by Atriax, PLLC working with Frellick Brothers Custom Home Builders.
The offices are at 322 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28803. From downtown Asheville, take I-240 East toward the Blue Ridge
Parkway for approximately 4.5 miles. Take Exit 9 toward the Blue Ridge Parkway and US 74-A. Turn left onto the ramp for I -40 East. Before the end of the ramp, turn right onto Gashes Creek Road. Turn right as the road forks at Gashes Creek Baptist Church. The offices are a quarter mile down on the left.
We are closing out the 2017 Tea, Biscuits, and Gardening series with a Christmas celebration. Come join us (at our new home: 243 Haywood St.) to tour our new space, make some seed-inspired decorations, and spend some time with other lovely beings.
Kid friendly activities will include:
* Design your own seed packet
* Okra pod ornaments
* Seed hearts
We also have two board games we’re itching to try out, The Garden Game, and Wildcraft!. Both look like lots of fun!
The AJO will perform their annual Stan Kenton Christmas Concert at Trinity United Methodist Church (587 Haywood Rd., Asheville, NC) at 7 PM on Friday, December 15. This is a free concert, but a good will offering will be collected to raise money for the Bless the School Fund (a fund used to assist students at Hall Fletcher & Asheville Middle Schools when a need arises) and for the Asheville Jazz Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to jazz performance and education.
Experience Music takes over the Salvage Station in Asheville, NC with a multi-band concert. The youth-centric music studio’s bands perform on Thursday December 14th from 6pm-8pm.
Bands include: Electric Violets , Over the Edge, Adella’s Universe, the Shocks, the Mustaches, Uncle Kurtis
Learn more about Experience Music here: www.experiencemusicavl.com
The kind folks from Claying Around will be set up in our lobby offering an opportunity to paint ornaments. No reservations needed. Just pop into the Aloft lobby and look for their table! See ya there.
Hello there beautiful people of Asheville! We are planning a Winter Local Art and Food Festival and would love for you all to attend and/or participate! The goal for this event is to celebrate and support all of the talented art and food crafters in the area, get everyone thinking about supporting local for the holidays, and to bring the community together for some food, wine, and beer tastings here in the market!
We will announce the art and food vendors soon but we wanted to get everyone excited and buzzing about this now! Lets celebrate all of the local talent around us and enjoy a day together!
Starting Kindergarten is a huge milestone for both our students and their parents. Join Asheville City Schools for an exciting afternoon of tips and takeaways to help ensure they’re on track before they even start.
Featuring breakout sessions from Jenn Gallivan of Ira B. Jones Elementary and Katie Cannington of Hall Fletcher Elementary, the event will dive deeper into how to prepare students for Kindergarten Reading and Math.
It will take place in Asheville City Schools’ Central Office Training Room, located at 85 Mountain Street, from 4:30-5:30 PM.
The event is FREE and open to all parents of rising 2018-2019 ACS Kindergarteners!