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Official Grand Opening of Sky Lanes Bar & Grill Party!
Join us for the Asheville Chamber ribbon cutting for Sky Lanes Bar & Grill! We will have a tasting of some of our new menu items, courtesy of Chef Gene, and live music with Bryan Marshall & His Payday Knights at 5:00.
Fish Fest Youth Fishing Clinic, Fish Fry, and Fishing Tournament (6-12yrs)
The fishing clinic will be from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. and the fish fry and fishing tournament will be from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m.
The fishing clinic will introduce lessons in water safety, fishing ethics, respect for the outdoors, and so much more. The clinic is a great environmental education opportunity for local community youth.
Registration for the clinic is free for youth ages 6 to 12 years. Space is limited to 40 youth. Registration includes fishing clinic, personalized Fish Fest t-shirt, and fish dinner. Parents must be present.
The trout fishing tournament is open to adults and kids with an entry fee of $8. Grand prize of the tournament is a $100 Bass Pro Shop gift certificate. Fish dinner is available for purchase for $8 for any attendees.
All proceeds benefit the HCC Wildlife Club. For more information or to register, please call 627-4560.
Grand Opening party!
Let’s celebrate the tool library opening!
-Music
-Food
-Beer
-Community
-Get a membership!
-Meet other members!
-Check out tools!
Let’s get down!!!
SPECIAL THANKS! Refreshments provided by:
Vortex Doughnuts * Buxton Hall Barbecue * Hopey & Company * Bruegger’s Bagels * Buchi Kombucha * Sierra Nevada Brewery, Asheville, NC * Catawba Brewing Co – South Slope Tasting Room & Brewery * Green Man Brewery !
Mother Earth News Fair
April 27th, 9:00am-6:00pm
April 28th, 9:00pm-5:00pm
The MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR is your passport to money-saving hacks, health-boosting remedies, and environmental strategies from leading experts and entrepreneurs around the country. In addition to presentations and hands-on workshops, you’ll encounter a vast marketplace abounding with innovative resources and products to enrich your life.
THE LEARNING NEVER STOPS!
All workshop presentations come from real-world, seasoned practitioners of the MOTHER EARTH NEWS way of life. Many of these individuals are also regular contributors to the magazine and specialize in the core categories we cover, from DIY projects to organic gardening to real food to natural health. Each year you are likely to find some of the same smiling faces on stage but with a new, well-researched topic on hand.
Family Bike Ride
Bring your babies, your kids, your partner, your loves, and your biking enthusiasm! We are meeting at the playground at Flint and Magnolia in Montford.
Join the Facebook group to see more detail and to RSVP on the event!
We will begin Sunday’s ride at a small playground in Montford, will go on Greenways half the time and on Montford neighborhoody streets the other half. Once we see how the group does on neighborhood streets, we can open up to more locations (We are running out of Greenways). Please bring suggestions for future safe/kid-friendly routes!
Bring snack/water for mid-way stop at the official Montford Park.
Family Workshop Sunday (5+yrs)
We will be making Skelly-bots!
Join us as we create these fun clay hangers!
Parents and kids will work as a team, as we give step by step instructions on how to make & paint this fun project. Come and enjoy quality time with your family while creating those lasting memories!
Reservations required-book on-line!
clayingaround.com · 277-0042
Saturday Evening Train Ride
We offer ticketed train rides every Saturday at 4 o’clock p.m.
Craggy Mountain Line Railroad is a recreational railroad that offers rides along the last three miles of the historic track first travelled in 1889! We offer a host of family fun activities by the riverside while protecting a part of Asheville heritage!
Enjoy a 7-mile round trip open-air train ride while experiencing amazing mountain and river views!
We’ll stop for a stroll along the water at Woodfin’s new Silverline park, where your little ones can play on the pirate ship before we head back to the station. The ride lasts approximately one hour and 25 minutes. You can also tour our historic railroad equipment before or after the trip. Spend a couple of hours with your friends and family making memories to last a lifetime!
Arrival info: Please be sure to arrive at the railroad 10 minutes before your allotted time slot to get checked in and board the train. Please print out or have a copy of your ticket on your phone for our box office. Our historic cars can be viewed at any point during your time at Craggy Mountain Line, but we urge you to have a look around after your ride to ensure that you are not left behind when our trains leave the station.
Cancellation Policy: We allow for a 48 hour cancellation for any tickets booked. In the event of your cancellation within the 48 hour period, we will refund your purchase and send you an email confirming the cancellation. There are no refunds after the 48 hour period. In the event of a cancellation of the ride by Craggy Mountain Line Railroad due to weather related or unforeseen circumstances, the railroad will refund your tickets or exchange your tickets for a ride in the future.
Sunday FUNday Painting Class! (7yrs+)
Sunday FUNday, Ages 7+ Join us to paint the fun Giraffes! Great for ALL ages:)
Parents with younger kids may stay during class, but are not required to. All canvases will be pre-traced, and our artist instructor will walk everyone through painting this fun canvas.
Let them flex their creativity while you take a breather!
Harry Potter Trivia Challenge (all ages)
Bring a book donation for Accio Book Campaign, Costume Contest, Harry Potter Book Trivia!, Butter Beer Ice Cream!