Doughnuts for the Win: A free doughnut of choice to anyone that visits a particpating shop on November 8.
Take part in a delicious decision on Election Day! Any guest will receive one free doughnut of choice on Nov. 8 at participating U.S. shops**
This delicious choice is only available on Election Day (11/8/16). No coupon is necessary. No purchase necessary. Details at http://krispykreme.com/
Children ages 3-11 and their caregivers are invited to join us at the Canton Library for a monthly evening storytime on the second Thursday of each month. Please call (828) 648-2924 for more information.
Come to the Rainbow Community Center located at 60 State Street in West Asheville for presentations from TEN different local high schools! Choosing where to go to high school is a big decision. We’ve made things a little easier by bringing all the high schools together for one night and one night only! Each high school will briefly introduce their program before opening up the floor for questions and more in depth conversations. All are welcome to attend!
High School Presentations from:
Asheville High
Asheville School
Carolina Day School
Buncombe County Early College
Franklin School of Innovation
Nesbit Discovery Academy
Odyssey Community School
School of Inquiry & Life Sciences (SILSA)
The Learning Village High School Initiative
Invest Collegiate Imagine
FMI: sheila.mraz@omegamiddlesch
SCHOOL’S OUT, FUN IS IN!
Not sure what to do when there is no school? Schools may be out, but the YMCA is all in! This will be a half day program for children ages 4-10 on Friday, November 10th. During the School’s Out Day program your child will participate in fun gym games, arts and crafts, swimming, and enjoy a healthy snack. Don’t wait to sign up and tell your friends today!
November 10, 2017, 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
YMCA Members $23 per day/child and Non-members $30 per day/child. Children should wear comfortable clothing with shoes for play. Please bring a nut free lunch and a drink, a bathing suit, and a towel for swim.
The Education staff invites school-aged students and their caregivers for a FREE hands-on program the second Wednesday of each month at the Leicester Library! For more information, call 828.253.3227 x124.
RAIN OR SHINE! The official word from the city about the weather … “Yep, it’s going to rain on our parade. We understand that the forecast is dreary, but the parade has happened for 73 years in all kinds of weather. We anticipate that participants will modify their entries to accommodate the weather. The parade will likely be shorter than usual as well, but we encourage you to don your raingear and cheer on the folks who have worked hard on their entries.”
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The Asheville Holiday Parade, presented by Bojangles of WNC, rolls, dances and marches through downtown Asheville on Saturday, November 23 beginning at 11am. The parade features more than 100 entries including marching bands, dance and cheer squads, youth sports, nonprofits and businesses. This year’s parade theme is “Peace on Earth.”
The Asheville Holiday Parade is produced by the Asheville Downtown Association, in partnership with the City of Asheville.
The 2019 Grand Marshal is Madeline Delp, Ms. Wheelchair USA 17/18. Madeline is a graduate of UNC Asheville and a resident of Buncombe County. She learned at a young age that sometimes almost losing your life can be the catalyst to truly finding it in a way you never had before.
Madeline is an entrepreneur, speaker and pageant “roll-model” who loves to chase bold adventures. At just 10, she suffered a T-10 spinal cord injury, and since has climbed Mt. Rushmore and traveled the world. Madeline continued her passion of inspiring empowered living by founding a nonprofit organization called Live Boundless, which helps to deliver wheelchairs to medically underserved countries around the world. Her next adventures include being the first woman in a wheelchair to compete in Miss North Carolina USA and traveling to the Philippines and Ecuador for wheelchair delivery projects – along with shark cage diving in Florida!
Parade entries include a little something for everyone with decorated floats, adoptable pets from area rescue organizations, marching bands, performances, and of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus.
The parade’s official performance stop is located at the corner of Biltmore and Patton Avenues, but attendees will find great viewing areas all along Biltmore and Patton Avenues. The parade ends on Patton Avenue at S. French Broad.
Parking is available in City of Asheville and Buncombe County parking garages, as well as surface lots throughout downtown.
2019 sponsors include: Bojangles of WNC, The City of Asheville, Apple Tree Honda (Grand Marshal Float Sponsor), The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights (Santa Float Sponsor), Mills Manufacturing (Honored Veterans Float Sponsor) Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts, Geico, Kudzu Brands, Aloft Asheville Downtown, WLOS ABC 13, My40, Mix 96.5, Star 104.3, The 828.com, 99.9 Kiss Country, Asheville Color & Imaging and IMA Photo & Images.
Bring your babies and toddlers for a stroll and play at Carrier Park! Let’s meet at 10am by the newly renovated bathrooms, welcome circle at 10:15, then we’ll enjoy an adult paced 2.5 mile walk to Hominy Creek and back. Stick around to play if you’ve got a toddler; we’ll release them from their strollers & carriers for a romp on the playground. Pack a lunch if you like; there are picnic tables too!
A section of the greenway is fairly exposed to the sun; hats, sunscreen, or canopies may be appropriate.
water, snacks, stroller or carrier
Join the Facebook group to RSVP for the hike
Fun raising for community needs. Eat In or Take Out.