Western North Carolina is filled with an array of interesting and dynamic plant life. Join fungi expert David Beaver for a walk-and-talk around the UNC Asheville Kellogg Center and learn about the many mushroom species in our area and their telltale traits!
Free and open to members and non-members!
To sign up contact Monica Tucker at Mtucker@ymcawnc.org or 828 209 9617.
For those of you who haven’t carved a pumpkin for Halloween yet, you still have time. Bring your kids and enjoy some wine while carving your own design. We will have 3 size pumpkins along with miniature white ones that can be painted with your favorite design.
Come join the Astronomy Club of Asheville on Monday, November 11th (Veteran’s Day), from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as we observe a rare solar event – the transit of Mercury, as our solar system’s innermost planet will cross the disk of the Sun! The event is free and open to the general public.
The club will have telescopes equipped with solar filters to safely observe the sun, located at the Reuter Terrace in Pack Square in downtown Asheville (directly across from the Asheville Fire Department.) To learn more about how to attend, visit https://www.astroasheville.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Where-to-See-the-Mercury-Transit-Nov-11-2019-venue.pdf.
Transits of Mercury occur only about 13 times per century, and the next one visible from Asheville will be in the year 2049! Don’t miss your opportunity to see this rare occurrence.
Learn more about why Mercury transits are rare and what to expect: https://www.astroasheville.org/2019-mercury-transit/
Note – this event is weather-dependent and could be postponed or cancelled due to clouds or high winds. Please visit the club’s website at www.AstroAsheville.org on the morning of November 11th for the latest weather announcement.
The Addams Family A New Musical
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams
Main Stage
Oct. 18-Nov 3
Welcome to kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, a family dealing with the same challenges faced by any other family: the Addams kids are growing up. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents. In one fateful, hilarious night, secrets are disclosed, relationships are tested, and the Addams family must face up to the one horrible thing they’ve managed to avoid for generations: change.
The Addams Family A New Musical
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams
Main Stage
Oct. 18-Nov 3
Welcome to kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, a family dealing with the same challenges faced by any other family: the Addams kids are growing up. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents. In one fateful, hilarious night, secrets are disclosed, relationships are tested, and the Addams family must face up to the one horrible thing they’ve managed to avoid for generations: change.
Join us for a Bat-tastic event, celebrating Transylvania County Bats! This one-day event is a culmination of Bat Week (October 21-27).
Visit the Cradle’s Forest Discovery Center where children and adults can visit info and activity tables to learn more about local bats and what they can do to help #SaveTheBats, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bat Week is an annual, international celebration of the role of bats in nature. For more information about Bat Week and Bat Conservation International, visit http://batweek.org/
Learn more at
We’re doing a family friendly trick or treat on Halloween night at Serpentarium Magic in Mills River. Free admission for everyone. We’ll also have some snacks for while you’re there. Bring your kiddos by for some good, safe family fun. If you have teens or tweens that still want to participate, this would be great for them too! They can come see the awesome selection of reptiles on display. Stay a while or just stop in to say hey.
Join us for our annual Trunk or Treat event! Candy, music & family friendly fun!
Berlioz’s grand Symphonie Fantastique headlines this ghoulish concert. Inspired by an opium trip, it remains one of the most original and unusual symphonies in the standard repertoire. The first half offers three unusual counterparts: Anna Clyne’s Masquerade, a thrilling overture written by one of Classical music’s rising stars, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain in it’s rare, more gritty and powerful original version and finally, Daughterty’s Dead Elvis — a performance piece for bassoon soloist complete with an Elvis jumpsuit!
Make new friends? Discover new passions? She’ll do all that and more at Girl Scouts! Whether she’s exploring nature and the outdoors, expressing herself through art or music, designing robots or board games, or helping her community through service projects, she’ll have a blast as she earns badges in just about anything that piques her interest. Get ready, because she’s going to make the world a better place—today and for the next generation! Join us at our event below to have some fun through team-building activities while learning about Girl Scouting! Registration options will be available at the event, but if you wish to search for available troops or start your own troop, visit www.BeAGirlScout.org to start your adventure TODAY!
Oct 1st : Fletcher Elementary @ 500 Howard Gap Rd, Fletcher, North Carolina 28732
Oct 3rd : Clear Creek Elementary @ 737 N Clear Creek Rd, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28792
Oct 7th : @ Dana Park in Hendersonville, North Carolina 28792
Oct 8th : Canton Central United Methodist Church @ 34 Church St, Canton, North Carolina 28716
Oct 8th : Cummings Memorial UMC @ 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe, North Carolina 28742
Oct 10th : First United Methodist Church of Waynesville @ 566 S Haywood St, Waynesville, North Carolina 28786
Oct 15th : Abiding Savior Lutheran Church @ 801 Charlotte Hwy, Fairview, North Carolina 28730