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Take The Plunge for Health!

Bring your swimsuits and picnic blankets and join us for a fun afternoon at Kanuga Lakeside Pavilion, as Henderson County Superintendent BO CALDWELL, Henderson County Sheriff’s Office’s FRANK STOUT, Vision Henderson County’s RUTH BIRGE, The Free Clinics’s own JUDY LONG, and other local celebrities take The Plunge for health!

Bid on your favorite celebs in a wacky live auction (hosted by auction-tainers Duke & Bird of Duke Says Sold) to see them make a big splash in the lake! Funds raised will support our unique healthy living program, HealthWays, making good health contagious!

Our inaugural lakeside summer-end celebration features live music from TNT Band, pizza from Flat Rock Village Bakery & burgers and hot dogs from Kanuga, swimming, canoeing & kayaking, facepainting, and more!

Adults: $20
Kids 5-12: $5
Under 5: FREE
Families: $45 (2 adults + children)

Admission includes one food item and one beverage per person. Additional food and drinks are available for purchase.

For tickets visit thefreeclinics.org/plunge/ or call 828-697-8422 X 131.

Henderson County World Breastfeeding Week Celebration!

Join us for some family-friendly fun in honor of World Breastfeeding Week! There will be live music, refreshments, activities, games, giveaways and more!

Hosted by the Henderson County Breastfeeding Coalition, a group of individuals and organizations dedicated to raising awareness of, and support for, breastfeeding.

Work with or support families in our community? Get in touch with us to see how you can get involved! Email: emilyb@childrenandfamily.org

Third Thursdays Marshall

A monthly event where our sweet little downtown along the French Broad River will be bopping with art openings, open studios, live music, and happenings with eats & drinks along the way.

Nutritional Support for a Healthy School Year

The new school year is quickly upon us and parents know that along with it often comes added sickness and stress.

Join Middle Path founder, Ellen, in this FREE educational event, as she goes over some foundational basics for nutrition and herbal support to help bolster your children for the season.
Covering topics including a solid nutritional basis in both foods and vitamins, as well as herbs for added support in immune strength, stress reduction, and mental focus.

East End/Valley Street Community Heritage Festival

Unity in Community! The 2019 East End/Valley Street Community Heritage Festival will take place August 23, 24, & 25 in MLK Park in Asheville. There will be live music, vendors, food trucks, and a children’s area.

Hours are Friday, August 23 from 6pm to 9pm, Saturday, August 24 from 10am to 9pm, and Sunday, August 25 from 10am to 6pm.

The Community Heritage Festival Parade and Car Show on MLK Drive starts at 11am on Saturday from South Charlotte Street (Historic Valley Street) to MLK Park. East End/Valley Street is Asheville’s oldest African-American neighborhood. An alcohol free, family friendly festival! Come celebrate with us! Everyone is welcome!

Food Vendors/Food Trucks – Ox Tails, Rice & Beans, Chicken Wings, Hot Dogs, Fish, Chicken on a Stick, Italian Ice, Bean Pies, Popcorn, Funnel Cakes & much more!

Arts & Crafts – Clothing, African Clothing, Jewelry, Shea Butter & much more!

Music & Entertainment – Stanley Baird Group, Otesha Creative Art Ensemble, Uptown Swagga Band, West Sound Band, Free Flow Band, Drummers (drumming, dancing, stilt walker) Djs and others!

Children’s Area on Saturday & Sunday – Story Telling, Balloon Creations, Face Painting, Bounce House, Arts & Crafts & more!

Saturday Morning Parade & Car Show – Starts at 11am!

Sunday Worship Service and Gospel Music – Worship service with Brent LaPrince Edwards of St James AME Church followed by Gospel Music with local choirs and gospel artists!

Midsummer Night Market

Come sample, picnic, and enjoy the evening with us at Groce United Methodist Church – 954 Tunnel Road August 2nd, 3-7PM!

Food and drinks from Copper Crown, face-painting, Kid and Senior yoga with WellSpring Wellness Center, music, chiropractic consultations from Gardens of Health Chiropractic, PC, in addition to our regular vendors and a chance to win a RAFFLE BASKET full of goodies from the market!

Market starts at 3PM, food is served at 6PM and we’ll announce our raffle winner at 6:30PM! Facepainting all day. Can’t wait to see you there!

Baby Boogie Back To School Session! (12 mos – 4 years with a caregiver)

7 Week Session, Saturdays 10:00-10:45am, August 3rd-September 14th

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Movement, music, laughter and play come together to help your toddler explore the basic concepts of dance! Bond with your little one through fun movement activities, action songs, multi sensory props, sing-a-longs, parachute play and more! This caregiver/toddler dance class is a great opportunity to meet other local families and create new friendships! After class, enjoy more time together at the river and coffee shop behind the studio!
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3 WAYS TO SIGN UP!
*7 Class Pass, $42- Register for the full session and get 7 classes for the price of 6!
*4 Class Pass, $28- Join us on the class dates that work best for your schedule!
*Drop In Pass, $10- Come dance and play when it fits your schedule! Register in advance or just show up when you can!

Family Fun with Sean McCollough!

Knoxville’s WDVX Kidstuff Radio Host and National Parent’s Choice Award-winning recording artist Sean McCollough brings his participatory show for kids and their adults to Asheville with lots of songs from his new children’s album “Earworm.”

Here’s what renowned Asheville children’s artist Billy Jonas has to say about it:

“Sean McCollough has that X factor – his music Is joyful, engaging, sweet, creative, illuminating, and memorable, and rises to the top overtime. It worms its way into your ears, and lifts your heart. I love Sean’s voice, and I love his take on the world. Like the classic children’s and family music you already love, this music will keep both the adults and the kids happily singing along on repeated listenings. Prepare for a wonderful new addition to the soundtrack of your family’s life!”

Listen for tracks from Sean’s new record on Radio Active Kids on Asheville’s 103.3 FM.

Sean McCollough Family Music
WDVX Kidstuff with Sean McCollough
http://seanmccollough.com/

Swim Orienteering at Lake James

Come celebrate the end O Summer with us with a swim-run orienteering race on Saturday, September 7 at Lake James State Park.

Classic (point-to-point) orienteering that will involve wading across a narrow, waist-deep channel between a little island and the mainland, and/or swimming out to at least one control flag, lazily circling the island on Patrick McGillicutty ‘s pontoon boat. He will talk like a pirate all day, especially if you ask him to knock it off.

Start area is TBA, but probably near the main beach. We will begin on foot. Finish area will be on the island’s shore somewhere, where we will have a picnic, comparing finishing times with our toes in the sand.

A variety of courses will be available, from Beginner to Expert, and timing will be electronic.

If you are not a good swimmer, you must bring and wear a Personal Fl-O-tation Device. We may have kayaks or canoes or inner tubes or water wings or pool noodles.

– Cost will be $20 for soloists AND teams (subtract $5 if you have your own finger stick)
– If you are a group, you pay just $20 for your group (of up to four people) and includes 1 MAP AND 1 TIMING DEVICE
– $5 from every map goes towards the gas bill for Pat’s boat
– this event is kid and pet friendly (if they can hang)
– max attendance is 60 participants due to another large event at the park that day. 50 available tickets assumes 10 participants are family and teammates.

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