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FREE Hair Cuts & Styles for Students Returning to School (all ages)

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August 28th 1:00pm-5:00pm – Asheville High School Cosmetology, in partnership with top area professional barbers and stylists, will be providing free haircuts for students returning to school at the Asheville High School Cosmetology Dept. @ 419 McDowell Street. Kahlani Jackson, Miss Asheville 2016 will also make an appearance! Contact Trina Jackson or Kidada Wynn at 828-350-2016 to make an appointment.

  • August, 18
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Fall Festival

Food * Door Prizes * Games * Hay Rides * Photo Booth * Face Painting *

Everyone is invited to attend! We look forward to a day of fun fall festivities and fellowship with our community.

  • August, 18
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Stalking Jack the Ripper (Author Event) (14+yrs)

Meet Kerri Maniscalco, author of the new (Sept. 20, 2016) young adult novel STALKING JACK THE RIPPER. This is a free event, best for ages 14 and up.

In this spine-chilling gothic murder mystery set in gritty Victorian-era London, an intrepid society girl finds herself inescapably embroiled in the investigation of a ghastly serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father’s wishes and society’s expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle’s laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world. The story’s shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this dazzling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.

STALKING JACK THE RIPPER is a book that teen and adult readers alike will love – and it has a strong “women in (forensic) science” angle as well.

  • August, 18
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‘You Can’t Take it With You’ Stage Production

Written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by Christopher Hart (Moss Hart’s son)

This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic by the team of Kaufman and Hart is perhaps the greatest American comedy ever written.

Alice Sycamore must introduce her fiancé’s straight-laced family to her rather more eccentric family. When the wildly different families meet, the worlds of the wealthy, uptight Kirbys and the off-kilter Sycamores collide. At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder.

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Showtimes:
Saturday, Aug 27th, 7:30pm – Opening Night Party follows
Sunday, Aug 28th, 3:00pm – Post Show Discussion follows
Friday, Sept 2nd, 7:30pm
Saturday, Sept 3rd, 7:30pm
Sunday, Sept 4th, 3:00pm – Post Show Discussion follows
Friday, Sept 9th, 7:30pm
Saturday, Sept 10th, 7:30pm

 

‘You Can’t Take it With You’ Stage Production

Written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by Christopher Hart (Moss Hart’s son)

This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic by the team of Kaufman and Hart is perhaps the greatest American comedy ever written.

Alice Sycamore must introduce her fiancé’s straight-laced family to her rather more eccentric family. When the wildly different families meet, the worlds of the wealthy, uptight Kirbys and the off-kilter Sycamores collide. At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder.

Showtimes:
Saturday, Aug 27th, 7:30pm – Opening Night Party follows
Sunday, Aug 28th, 3:00pm – Post Show Discussion follows
Friday, Sept 2nd, 7:30pm
Saturday, Sept 3rd, 7:30pm
Sunday, Sept 4th, 3:00pm – Post Show Discussion follows
Friday, Sept 9th, 7:30pm
Saturday, Sept 10th, 7:30pm

YA author Trenton Lee Stewart presents The Secret Keepers

Trenton Lee Stewart, author of the bestselling Mysterious Benedict Society series for younger readers, joins us to celebrate his new middle grade/YA novel, The Secret Keepers! Protagonist Reuben, a “seemingly ordinary hero [who] proves quite extraordinary” (Kirkus Reviews), lives in the fantastical world of New Umbra, run by a mysterious entity known as the Smoke and patrolled by the Directions. His life is forever changed upon discovering a watch with strange powers. School Library Journal raves that readers “will devour [Stewart’s] latest novel.”

1st Annual SocialFest

Join us labor day weekend for 12 of Asheville’s best bands!!  Andrew Scotchie & The River Rats – Travers Brothership – Lyric – Ryan Perry Band – The Jordan Okrend Experience – Spanky Twang –  Moser Pie – Zuzu Welsh Band – Rhoda Weaver & The Soulmates – Calvin Get Down – Iggy Radio – Ashli Rose – The Cody Brothers – ROCK ACADEMY ALL STARS –  Food Trucks – Local Craft Vendors – KidZone

All Ages Welcome – Rain or Shine Event – Bring your favorite camping chair!!

  • August, 17
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43rd Annual Heritage Day

Join us for an early autumn Saturday honoring Appalachian Culture & the crafts of yesteryear on the Blue Ridge Parkway!

There will be performances by regional bands as well as craft demonstrations throughout the weekend.

FREE PARKING
*Picnics on our grassy lawn are encouraged*
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List of Participants:
Martha Owen- Spinning, angora rabbits, storytelling and music
Barbara Miller- Weaving…she’s a legend
Dede Styles- Natural Dyeing and a natural way of life
Lyle Wheeler- Chairmaking
Tony Dills- Birds created from carved wood. He learned from two area legends: Phil Brown and Edsel Martin
Ronnie McMahan- Woodcarver specializing in cardinals. He is a fine teacher for children and adults alike
Rita de Maintenan- Crochet
Mary Nichols- Spinning
Cassie Dickson- Woven coverlets
Marlow Gates of Friendswood Brooms- He learned to make brooms from his Dad
Sandra Rowland and Nora Mosrie- Children’s Projects
Connie Brown- Quilts- she makes them, she appraises them, she teaches about them
Tom Godleski- He makes walking sticks, many with snakes circling around. Musician (his band is Buncombe Turnpike) award-winning playwright and storyteller
Anthony Cole- Sheep Shearing
John Dickens- Woodcarver. Each carver creates work that is very distinctive.
Peter Werner- Broom making
Collene Karcher- Stone carving. She is inspired by nature and lives close to the land.
Rodney Leftwich- A virtual treasure trove of knowledge on mountain pottery traditions. He makes a wide variety of clay forms, has written a highly informative book on the history of pottery in the Asheville area.

Entertainment Schedule includes:
10:00 Janet Wiseman and The Highlights
11:00 Newfound Gap
12:00 Blue Eyed Girl
1:00 Buncombe Turnpike
2:00 43rd Annual World Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition
3:00 Spilt Rail

Storytelling by Ashton Woody
At the front entrance of the FAC throughout the day

 

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