For any parents with daughters that are rising 1st-8th graders, Erwin High School is hosting “kiddie camp” Monday-Wednesday from 9am-12 in the Erwin High School gymnasium. The cost is $40 at the door. Sorry for the late notice! Please come support the Lady Warriors at camp.
To introduce and/or reinforce fundamentals of the game of basketball in a fun and upbeat manner.
This is it! Join us for our official Grand Opening! Join us and 99.9 Kiss FM from 2-4 pm for lots of fun and music!! There may even be a pie eating contest for both adults and young ones! More details to come throughout the week!
We will be kicking off our newest parent support group on July 11th!
Villages is a weekly, parent-led, professional-facilitated, support group for parents/caregivers of new babies (birth to 1 year). We will be creating a safe and suportive space for parents to share in each other’s successes and challenges, while also building friendships with other new parents, exploring the many approaches to infant care, and expanding our knowledge, skills and confidence as parents! Topics include (but are not limited to): infant and parent sleep, infant feeding, postpartum health and self-care, changing family relationships, yoga, infant massage, specific parenting styles and more!
There is no cost to attend. Drop in when you can!
Join us for some tea/coffee and a chance to breathe, connect and learn with other new parents…
Join us on Saturday, June 24 from 5-8 PM for the Paw It Forward Block Party at Asheville Humane Society!
Bring your dogs and/or kids for a fun-filled evening to benefit the animals in need at Asheville Humane Society!
The Pawesome Details:
-Vegetarian eats from Amazing Pizza Co. and GQC Deli, Market, Food Truck.
–The Hop Ice Cream Cafe – ice cream for people AND pups
-Live performance from local bluegrass band, The Clydes
-Tammy and friends with Mix 96.5
-Beer from Oskar Blues Brewery North Carolina – all proceeds benefiting Asheville Humane Society
-Adoptable animals – adoption discounts TBA!
–*OPEN* LuLaRoe with Emily McArdle – clothing for sale with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Asheville Humane Society
-Professional face painting by Songs Sealed Delivered Party Entertainment
-Behind-the-scenes tour of Asheville Humane Society & the Buncombe County Animal Shelter – starts in the lobby of AHS at 5:30 PM!
This event is FREE and open to the public (food and beer sales not included)!
The Paw It Forward Campaign is presented by Dog Tag Art and sponsored by Sensibilities! Thanks to our media sponsor, Mix 96.5!
Join New Belgium for an outdoor walk learning how the brewery incorporated pollinator friendly plants into the design of the landscape. We’ll identify various plant species and be on the lookout for butterflies, bees, beetles and other pollinators. Please meet at the Liquid Center.
Audience: All ages
Cost: Free, but please stay and enjoy a beer after the tour! New Belgium will donate all tips from our tasting room on June 27th to Bee City USA
Registration: Required at https://docs.google.com/
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 25.
Location: New Belgium Liquid Center: 21 Craven Street, Asheville, NC 28806
Mid June through July
HOURS: Open daily from 9 to 5 except on Sunday. Sundays we … this year … will be open from 1 to 6. (weather permitting – call ahead to be sure they’re open, or check their Facebook page for updates)
DESCRIPTION: They have 10 acres of blackberries of four varieties, most of which go to supermarkets, but they do open a few rows for u-pick. Located on top of Sugarloaf Mountain, the view from their fields are for miles, “and the constant mountain breeze refreshes and replenishes the soul and you enjoy the berries from our thorn less 3 bite berries.” Just a note – we are a simple working farm where we love to open up for our wonderful local neighbors to experience a “real” farm in daily operation. I, the old farmer, made a decision a number of years ago to “keep life simple.” Therefore we are a “cash or check” farm. We are up on top of Sugarloaf mtn where we have to pipe in internet and I am the only one who can get cell reception.
☀️BERRY PICKING!☀️
Heritage Red Raspberries are NOW RIPE for u-pick at the Long Branch Environmental Education Center in Leicester! The first crop is typically available through July, with a 2nd crop ripening in mid September and available through November (around Thanksgiving). Wineberries, Native Blackcap Blackberries, Thornless Blackberries, Native Blackberries, and Blueberries will all ripen enough for u-pick by the end of June and will also go through November (around Thanksgiving).
☀️OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!☀️
Open by appointment, usually Monday through Sunday, 8am until dark. Call 828/683-3662 or email paul@LongBrancheec.org
(Driving Directions in the comments)
☀️MAKE A DAY OF IT!☀️
Bring the whole family out for some big fun picking and red-faced grinning! Enjoy a picnic in the shade, on wooden picnic tables by the Rainbow Trout Pond where the cool breezes flow downstream, as well as solar demonstrations, waterfalls, and hiking trails up to Big Sandy Mush Bald (5,152 feet elevation).
☀️SUGGESTED DONATIONS:☀️
Suggested donations go to support their environmental education activities, conservation work, wildlife habitat restoration, and appropriate technology demonstrations.
Fresh Raspberries, Wineberries
Fresh Blueberries
Hiking, Touring $10 (donations for children of any age are always appreciated!)
Please bring containers if you have them, because they like to encourage everyone to reduce, reuse and recycle — if not, no problem — they have plenty. ”
☀️ALSO FOR SALE:☀️
Raspberry Jam
Blueberry Jam
Long Branch Honey – Black Locust, Tulip Poplar, and Mountain Wildflower
Heritage Red Raspberry Plants in pots
Wineberry Plants in pots
Native Blackcap Raspberry Plants in pots
Thornless Blackberry Plants in pots
Himalayan Blackberry Plants in pots
Blueberry plants in pots
Large Blueberry plants in pots
☀️LEARN MORE HERE:☀️
“The Long Branch Environmental Education Center is a small educational institution located in Buncombe County’s Newfound Mountains, about 18 miles northwest of Asheville, North Carolina. Set aside in 1974 as an ecological sanctuary and land trust, it has developed into an educational center for sharing positive strategies of local self-reliance in the areas of environmental design, organic food production, renewable energy, shelter design and construction, appropriate technology, resource conservation, recycling, wildlife protection and improved environmental quality.” Visit their website HERE: http://longbrancheec.org/home/
This show is 6/25/2017 and 6/26/2017 both days from 9:00 am until 4:00pm. Over 40 crafters. Plan on spending the whole day.
We are so excited for our Kids’ Evening Out on Friday, January 26th, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm! We host these pop-up child care events in a few different spaces throughout the city and we transform our pop-up spaces into magical places for children to play and create. We have a limited number of spots for children ages 2 and up and just 4 spots left for ages 1 year – 23 months at this event, so purchase your ticket today! Ticket prices are $25 per child and $15 per sibling.
This event will be held at 261 Asheland Avenue, our fantastic pop-up space in the Town and Mountain Realty building. Our child care events include art and craft materials, toys, activities, music, storytelling, and a healthy snack. Child care is provided by energetic and caring professionals who value creativity, imagination, and learning through play. All of our child care providers have years of experience, have received background checks, and have been trained in positive and gentle discipline techniques.
Thursday, June 22 to Saturday, June 24 from 10am-8pm
Sunday, June 25 from 10am-6pm.
The East West Pop Up Shop will be popping up for summer with our 4-day Pop Up Shop showcasing the best in handmade and vintage. The East West Venue will be transformed into a boutique shopping experience full of carefully curated goods featuring 80+ local and regional independent vendors of handmade and vintage goods including housewares, furniture, decor, jewelry, clothing, gifts for baby and more.
The 4-day shop opens Wednesday, June 21st with a ticketed VIP Preview from 5-9pm. A $5 entry fee allows shoppers the first opportunity to preview the great selection and enjoy a festive shopping atmosphere with live music by Quetzal Jordan, complimentary food, beer, and wine from local companies Brahmari Brewing Co. and Table Wine, a fresh flower bar by Blue Ridge Blooms, and tarot readings with Sarah Chappell.
Special events during the pop up will include cyanotype workshops for kids and adults led by Jocelyn Matthews, a jewelry making workshop with Amber Hatchett Designs, chair massage with Amy Massey, and coffee and treats from the adorable Le Bon Cafe.
The Summer Pop Up Shop will be held indoors East West Venue & Vintage Rentals at 278 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806.