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Foot Rx Family Trail Series – The Herd takes to the Trails

The Foot Rx Family Trail Series – The Herd takes to the Trails!

The Foot Rx Family Trail Series will take place every Saturday Morning at 8:30 am in July on the campus of Asheville School.  This series will offer a 1k and 5k trail running course for families to explore and enjoy trail running together in a fun atmosphere.  Runners/walkers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to come out and enjoy  family running time.

The Course at Asheville School – is beautiful, rolling, with a variety of terrain.  There will be two distances offered.
Series participants will receive a shirt.  All finishers will receive a ribbon.  Water and Fruit will be provided.

Event details and schedule

8:00 am – Registration Opens

8:30 am – 5k and 1k Starts

REI Free Weekend Celebration at Carrier Park

July 30th & 31st 9am-1pm

At the REI Co-op, our not-so-secret goal has always been to help people get outside. That’s why we’re offering a weekend of free REI Outdoor School classes across the country, and celebrating at Carrier Park on July 30 and 31! Learn valuable skills from REI’s outdoor experts at Carrier Park inside the MelloDrome. Take a break from your running, biking or hiking while you fuel yourself with free energy snacks from Clif, Nuun and Aloe Gator and relax in our trailside lounge. Get expert tips on Fix- A- Flat, Trail and Roadside bike repair and Stove and Water Filtration and also a free yoga class Sunday morning. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned adventurer, we hope you’ll join us to learn new skills, make new friends and be reminded that we can all find common ground in the outdoors. Registration recommended.

STEM Olympics

Straw Rocket Launching at the Etowah Library with Engineering For Kids – Asheville. “Using the engineering design process, we will ASK, BRAINSTORM, DESIGN, BUILD, TEST & IMPROVE our straw rockets, then launch rockets to try to land within a target zone to win points and medals”.
For rising grades 6-9.
Pre Registration Required. Call 828-891-6577 to sign up.

Basic Cooking Skills for Kids (9+yrs)

KIDS COOKING CLASSES!
July 22nd 9am-12pm: Applesauce
July 26th 9am-12pm: Breads
July 27th 9am-12pm: Eggs
Aug 4th 9am-12pm: Jerky

Basic Cooking Skills for Kids at the NC Cooperative Extension, Henderson County Center in Hendersonville. Minimum age 9. $5 per class. Contact Renay, Ivy, or Barbara at 828-697-4891 to learn more and register.

Pre-Registration Required

Hi-Wire Brewing Big Top 1 Year Anniversary Party

Family friendly event to celebrate HiWire’s Big Top 1 year anniversay. Join us for facepainting, tarot readings, stilt walker, aerialist and our doubles trapeze team…Beauty & the Beast. Showtimes are 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30pm. Stick around for Unifire after dark.

Additionally, we will be pouring eight never to be seen again sour beers, and releasing the Third Anniversary Beer, a Bottle Conditioned Gin-Barrel Fermented Tart Wild Ale Brewed with Lemongrass in 750 ml, cork and caged bottles.

As always we’ll have amazing eats by our permanent food truck, Foothills Local Meast.

This will be a party not to be missed!

Serafina Event – Barnes & Noble Biltmore Park

Join New York Times bestselling author Robert Beatty to celebrate the release of his new book, SERAFINA AND THE TWISTED STAFF, the highly anticipated sequel to last year’s runaway hit set at Biltmore Estate. Published by Disney Hyperion, this exciting mystery-thriller for young readers (8+) and adults follows the story of an unusual cat-like girl who lives at Biltmore Estate amidst the opulence of the Gilded Age and the rugged beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

THE 2016 SUMMER TOUR! This special event includes a presentation by the author, Q&A, free food & drink, a book signing, costumed characters, Serafina Dark Forest ice cream from The Hop, lots of Serafina giveaways, and the opportunity to meet the author and fans of Disney Hyperion’s newest book series.

Early praise from the prestigious Kirkus Reviews says SERAFINA AND THE TWISTED STAFF is “Even better than its predecessor, a sequel that delivers nonstop thrills from beginning to end.” (Starred Review) You can watch the exciting new book trailer here: http://bit.ly/1UovAES

Since its release last year, the first book, SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK, has been on the New York Times Best Sellers List for 20 weeks. It has also appeared on the best seller lists of Publisher’s Weekly, USA TODAY, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and independent bookstores. It was selected by the Southern Independent Booksellers Association as representing the “best in Southern literature,” and has won many honors on Goodreads.com. Recently, it was named as a finalist for the prestigious 2016 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize. A fast favorite for teachers and students, the book is being taught in hundreds of classrooms across the nation and has appeared on summer reading and Battle of the Books lists.

Folkmoot 2016 – Parade in Franklin, NC!

Join us for a Folkmoot first! The first time our international folk dance troupes have paraded through Downtown Franklin. It will be a festive occasion and fun for the whole family.

The parade is free and open to all!

Following the parade, all 10 Folkmoot dance troupes will perform a complete show at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts.

Blueberry Picking

2018 OPENING DATE: Jul 12th (picking will be a bit light as we start. However, there are plenty of berries to ripen as the season progresses)

HOURS: Mondays & Tuesdays 4:00pm-6:30pm AND Thursdays & Saturdays 8:30am-until picked out (usually mid-afternoon)

COST: $2/pint, or $5/3 pints (cash or local check only (sorry no cards or apps))

DESCRIPTION: Pick-Your-Own Only. Containers are provided. “We are not organic, however we do practice IPM – integrated pest management – which is scouting for issues and only spraying if needed. The berries were last sprayed with a fungicide at the start of bloom. And no insecticides have been used”

 

Blueberry Picking

2018 OPENING DATE: Jul 12th (picking will be a bit light as we start. However, there are plenty of berries to ripen as the season progresses)

HOURS: Mondays & Tuesdays 4:00pm-6:30pm AND Thursdays & Saturdays 8:30am-until picked out (usually mid-afternoon)

COST: $2/pint, or $5/3 pints (cash or local check only (sorry no cards or apps))

DESCRIPTION: Pick-Your-Own Only. Containers are provided. “We are not organic, however we do practice IPM – integrated pest management – which is scouting for issues and only spraying if needed. The berries were last sprayed with a fungicide at the start of bloom. And no insecticides have been used”

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