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Free Art Program & Lunch for Kids

Bring the kiddo(s) and enjoy free lunch on Tuesday, July 16 from 11:30-12:30 at Wellington Estate’s picnic pavillion/shelter. At 12:30, we’ll enjoy free programming offered by LEAF’s Easel Rider Mobile Art Lab! All ages are invited for lunch and activities.

This is part of Avery’s Creek Elementary, Buncombe County Schools, Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont and Wellington Estates’ initiative to provide free summer meals and enrichment during the summer to all youth in Buncombe County (the Be WELL summer program).

Pop-up Play at Pelican’s!

Girl Scouts will bring some fun games and activities for all youth to enjoy at this special and free POP-UP PLAY at Pelican’s Snoballs of Asheville! All are invited! Be sure to support Pelican’s Snoballs with a purchase of a tasty treat!

Discover Girl Scouts Splash Party!

Want her to… 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 on Sunday, July 14 at 4:00 p.m. at the Girl Scout Hut in Hendersonville for an opportunity to make new friends, learn about Girl Scouts and enjoy some fun activities that involve water (wear clothes you don’t mind getting wet and bring a towel or dry change for after!).

Visit www.BeAGirlScout.org/brave to start your adventure TODAY and to learn more!

Weaverville Toy Run in July

Toy run: Join us for music, fellowship, food, and door prizes. Bike registration is 9 am-10:30 am. Bikes out at 11AM. $10 per rider, or new toy of equivalent value. All proceeds to benefit children in need. It’s never too early to help children have a bright Christmas. We hope to see you there.

East End/Valley Street Community Heritage Festival (see schedule)

Join us for the 2023 East End/Valley Street Community Heritage Festival, a family-friendly event that celebrates the rich heritage of Asheville’s oldest African-American neighborhood. The festival takes place on August 26th, from 10am to 10pm at MLK Park, 50 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, featuring live music, vendors, food trucks, and a children’s area. The East End/Valley Street Community Heritage Festival Parade will kick off the festivities at 10am.

This is an alcohol-free event that welcomes everyone to honor the past, embrace the present, and look forward to a bright and exciting future. The children’s area will be open from 10am to 7pm, so bring your loved ones and enjoy a day filled with laughter, learning, and fun. Please note that animals are not permitted at the festival.

Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience that celebrates the unique culture and history of the East End/Valley Street community. Join us at MLK Park and celebrate with us!

Lights for Liberty: Asheville, NC

If you are appalled at the treatment of refugees in detainment camps in the United States, join us at the monument. This is part of a nationwide series of events to protest the inhumane conditions happening now in concentration camps holding children and those seeking asylum in the U.S.

Full event schedule here as details are available: https://www.facebook.com/events/2416967011716739/

Bring a candle to light up at 9:00 PM* to observe a moment of silence for the right to life, liberty and dignity for all. Our power is in our collective voice. We will not stand silently while history repeats itself. #lights4liberty #dontlookaway #endusconcentrationcamps

More info, map of detainment camps, and details to create a local event in your area here: https://www.lightsforliberty.org

*Please note the city requests no open flame, so LED candles are best.

Summer Art Class

Looking for a creative outlet for your child or teen, this summer? Consider summer art classes at Majik Studios with Julie Dugger. With a new theme in each class, students will complete a drawing and take home their project at the end of the class.

AGES 4-6yrs:
July 17 3-4:00 PM | $25 per child
July 22 1-2:30 PM | $25 per child

AGES 7-11yrs:
July 17 4:00-6:00 PM | $35 per child
July 25 4:00-6:00 PM | $30 per child

AGES 12+yrs:
July 19 3:00-6:00 PM | $35 per child
July 24 3:00-6:00 PM | $40 per child

An Evening with Calvin Hall

Some of you have driven by it a hundred times, some maybe not that many – but almost all of you have wanted to stop and look! Now is your chance!! On Monday, July 15, the Mitchell County Historical Society presents an Evening With Calvin Hall – Collector of all things Mitchell County! Come out for an entertaining evening and see up close and personal this unbelievable collection of local historical memorabilia! Calvin has spent decades preserving our history and restoring it for future generations. Come see all of these amazing artifacts and go inside the caboose!! 2028 Halltown Road, right behind WalMart in Spruce Pine!

Summer Nights in Firefly Field

July 20th … with Pretty Little Goat: Join us for an evening of old time music featuring Pretty Little Goat. Food will be available from The Hungry Ghost! About the Band: Pretty Little Goat is grassroots music at its finest. The band formed in 2013 through their common grounding in the deep well of local tradition found in the mountains of Western North Carolina. As young lovers of old-time music, Pretty Little Goat began winning string band competitions right away. Over the last four years the Goats have collaborated with many well respected local musicians including Jamie Laval, Blake Ellege, members of the Steep Canyon Rangers, Jeff Sipe, Jonathan Grey of Jump Little Children and many others.

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July 27th … with The Get Right Band: Bring your blankets and chairs and bring your dancing shoes! Food will be available from The Hungry Ghost! *Free Show*. THE GET RIGHT BAND is “hip-shaking, earthquaking pure funk fun” (The Alternate Root). They are one of Relix Magazine’s “On The Verge” picks, Home Grown Music Network’s 2015 “Best New Band of the Year,” and were voted “Best Progressive Band” in Western North Carolina by Mountain Xpress readers. They have performed on the famed World Cafe, a nationally syndicated NPR show, and have brought their unique sound to major festivals and venues such as FloydFest, The Orange Peel, Music City Roots TV Show, The Green Parrot, Arlene’s Grocery, and Riverbend Fest. Combining catchy, clever, honest songwriting with musical expertise and fearless improvisation, the live show promises to move your head, heart, and hips.

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Aug 24th … with Eleanor Underhill and Friends: Join us for an evening of fun with Eleanor Underhill and Friends. The outdoor bar will be open and food will be available from The Hungry Ghost.

 

Where’s Waldo Party!

EVERYDAY in July Waldo will be hiding somewhere in Sassafras! Drop by each day and find Waldo to receive a stamp in your Waldo passport. This will qualify you to win spectacular Where’s Waldo prizes during our party on August 2nd. We will also have exclusive Where’s Waldo merchandise for sale throughout the whole month. Help us celebrate everyone who has found Waldo all day on Friday the 2nd!

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