The 9th Annual GNAR – The Gnarliest Kids Adventure Race Ever at Camp Ton-A-Wandah in Hendersonville. Kids, ages five through 14, will experience the thrill of adventure racing. Teams of two will work together to navigate a variety of challenges. The course is TOP SECRET! Challenges may include mountain biking, running, a low ropes course, problem solving, and a grand finale obstacle guaranteed to leave a grin on everyone’s face. Adults are also welcome to register with their kids and join in on the fun! All proceeds from the race will benefit The Mountain Community School.
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Expedition Night and Open House
Please join us! This is a wonderful opportunity for our community to see first-hand how Learning Through Expeditions, our curricular model, encourages critical thinking in all disciplines. Our students will be showcasing their work in each classroom, presenting what they have learned, as well as the process of their learning.
Expedition Night is also open to the general public including perspective families seeking the “right” program for their child. Please feel free to invite friends and family that may have an interest in our school to tag along and see what makes The Mountain Community School a special place.
Livingtson and Erskine-Walton Magnet School Enrollment Event
Join representatives from Asheville City Schools for food and fun. There will be booths set up for registering students for magnet school, as well as Asheville City Schools Departments ready to answer any and all question about the magnet school enrollment process.
Tri-County Outdoor Expo
Hand stamp good for both days. Giveaways and raffles. Vendors for hunting, fishing and the outdoors in general will be on hand.
Percussion Ensemble Concert
The UNCA Percussion Ensemble will be giving a diverse and fun concert this Sunday at 3:00 in Lipinsky Auditorium.
You’ll hear Japanese taiko drumming, minimalism by Steve Reich, Cissy Strut by The Meters, two originals composed by students, and more. And if that’s not enough, the students from my class on global rhythm will also be joining us for a rousing re-imagining of Fox in Socks.
Not something to miss!
As always, our music department events are free and open to anyone.Donations are always welcome to benefit our students.
2024 Regal Summer Movie Express series (Rated G or PG)
First Show of the Day, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, Beginning June 11th.
Summer Movie Express movie series for kids is back this year at Regal Biltmore Grande in Biltmore Park Town Square! Summer Movie Express tickets are just $1 on featured summer movies the whole family will enjoy. Weekly, for 11 weeks this summer.
Both movies play on both days, and both start at 11:00am
WEEK 1 (June 11 & 12)
- Peter Rabbit: The Runaway
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
WEEK 2 (June 18 & 19)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- The Angry Birds 2 Movie: Frenemies
WEEK 3 (June 25 & 26)
- Despicable Me 3
- Migration
WEEK 4 (July 2 & 3)
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Paw Patrol The Movie
WEEK 5 (July 9 & 10)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
WEEK 6 (July 16 & 17)
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Sonic the Hedgehog
WEEK 7 (July 23 & 24)
- Trolls: Band Together
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
WEEK 8 (July 30 & 31)
- Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
- Kung Fu Panda 3
WEEK 9 (August 6 & 7)
- Minions: The Rise of Gru
- Sing 2
WEEK 10 (August 13 & 14)
WEEK 11 (August 20 & 21)
Sunday Fun-days with Long Branch Bill Evans & Friends
FREE parking, FREE music, Kids eat FREE, Mega Mimosas, Good times, why not?!
Short Stacks for Big Change Breakfast Benefit
Short Stacks for Big Change Breakfast to Benefit the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office On Track Leadership Program, Saturday, April 9th at Fatz Café from 8-10:00 am
The breakfast includes pancakes, sausage links, maple syrup, butter, mixed fruit, coffee, tea, milk or juice.
To purchase tickets in advance, please contact Kelly Ball at (828) 775-2693 or at Kelly.ball@buncombecounty.
The On Track Leadership program offers middle school aged children in the Buncombe County School system leadership training and recreational activities for two weeks out of the summer. The kids are nominated by their teachers, school administration and school resource officers. The program is staffed by school resource officers, and provides a time for relationship building and character development.
Youth Firearm Safety Class
FREE
“Come on down and join us folks: Now is the time to have your children attend our FREE gun safety class this Saturday. This is horrible trend that continues to happen and we can prevent this. Our precious children are being shot by “playing” with guns or just having a tragic accident happen to them. Would your kids know what to do when they come in contact with a gun? Or maybe they just need to hear the rules of gun safety from someone other than their parents? We all know that they tend to listen more when someone else talks to them about things.”
Pre-registration required.
This is a FREE class offered by Overwatch Defense to teach children the basics of firearm safety and what to do when they encounter a firearm in the home or anywhere else they may be at.
6-15 years is the basic age the class is geared for but younger or older children are welcome. When we split up in small groups we do so by age so we talk to different groups at their levels. We have had 4 year olds and 17 year olds and had positive results.
Starbucks Asheville Outlets Grand Opening
Come join us for our grand opening on Friday, April 15th! Doors open at 8:30am.