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5K Benefit Run

July 10th @ 6:30pm: $5 5k Black Jack Run to Benefit Fletcher Parks and Recreation … Join us for our $5 5k for July! All proceeds from the race will go to Fletcher Park. Suggested minimum donation of $5 at registration. Day of registration only! Registration starts at 5:30pm and race starts at 6:30pm. Black Jack run = get a card at the start of the race, another card halfway through and then decide if you want one more at the finish. Whoever gets 21 wins!

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Aug 7th @ 5:30pm: $5 5k Prediction Run to benefit JDRF … Join us for our $5 5k in August! This month’s theme will be a Prediction Run. No watches allowed! Guess your finish time before the race starts and whoever gets the closest to their predicted time wins! All proceeds from this month’s race will go to JDRF! Registration starts at 5:30pm and the race starts at 6:30pm. Day of registration only!!

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Sept 4th @ 5:30pm: $5 5k Partner Run to Benefit Habitat for Humanity … Grab your favorite running partner and join us for our $5 5k in September! All proceeds from this month’s race go to Habitat for Humanity! You and your partner will each run the race and your times will be combined. Registration starts at 5:30pm and the race starts at 6:30pm

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Oct 2nd @ 5:30pm: $5 5k Skirt Chaser Run to benefit The Hope Chest for Women … Join us for our October $5 5k! All proceeds from the race will go to Hope Chest for Women. The theme for this month is Skirt Chaser. Ladies will get a head start and the guys will try to catch up! Registration will start at 5:30pm and the race will start at 6:30pm.

Serafina Week Bookfair Events

Get ready for our July 7-13 Serafina Week summer bookfair with best-selling author Robert Beatty Books and Barnes & Noble! 📘 During these dates only, ANY purchase at ANY Barnes & Noble can benefit BCS media centers. Simply say “Buncombe County Schools” at checkout locally, or use code “12543153” online, and Barnes & Noble will make a donation.

THREE DAYS OF EVENTS & A WHOLE WEEK OF SUPPORTING LITERACY

🗓️ Sunday, July 7 Launch Party

11am – 4pm Book signing with best-selling Serafina author Robert Beatty
11am – 3pm Animal Mask Making, Constellation Crafts for Kids
Come meet best-selling Serafina author Robert Beatty at the Asheville Mall’s Barnes & Noble bookstore starting at 11 a.m.! It’s your chance to have your copy of the new Serafina and the Seven Stars book signed by the author himself. If you’ve been to our previous all-day Serafina book launch events, you know there will also be plenty of fun for the whole family!

🎈 At the July 7 Launch Party for Mr. Beatty’s new book Serafina and the Seven Stars, the area school with the most visitors will win a contest to host Mr. Beatty and an ice cream party provided by The Hop! Upon arrival, students, teachers, and staff are encouraged to complete contest entries on behalf of their school. It’s one more way this local author is working to support education in the greater Asheville area!

During Serafina Week, BCS teachers will be hosting a number of fun Serafina-themed events for families and young readers! The following events are scheduled for the Asheville Mall’s Barnes & Noble:

🗓️ Tuesday, July 9
10am – 11am Story-time and Bookmark Project
11am – 12pm Woodland-Themed Crafts
11am – 1pm Shape Shifting Magic Clay
1pm – 3pm Nature Center Exploration
3pm – 5pm Teacher Musical Performance
4pm – Close Interactive Serafina-themed Green Screen Exhibit

🗓️ Saturday, July 13
11am – 1pm Nature Center Exploration
1pm – 3pm Western North Carolina Origami
5pm – 8pm Woodland Creature Crafts

So, get your summer reading lists together! ANY purchase at ANY Barnes & Noble between July 7-13 can benefit BCS media centers when you use the code (coming soon!) or say, “Buncombe County Schools” when checking out locally!

EXCITED NOW AND PRE-ORDERING THE NEW BOOK?
Remember, make sure you complete your purchase between July 7-13 to benefit school media centers!

ABOUT ROBERT BEATTY
Robert Beatty is the author of the #1 New York Times best-selling Serafina Series published by Disney-Hyperion, a spooky mystery-thriller about a brave and unusual girl who lives secretly in the basement of the grand Biltmore Estate, surrounded by the opulence of the Gilded Age and the rugged beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Learn more about Robert Beatty and his newest book, Serafina and the Seven Stars, at: https://robertbeattybooks.com/

Back to School Backpack Giveaway and Water ZONE

July 27th 10:00am-2:00pm – Back to School Backpack Giveaway and Water ZONE at Crossroads Asheville Church. The Back To School Backpack Giveaway is ABSOLUTELY FREE to everyone! Crossroads will be giving out 800 backpacks with school supplies to the first 800 students! There will also be great food, tons of water slides, water bounce houses, and SO MUCH FUN! Bring clothes to get wet! Everyone welcome!

$6 Tuesdays

Tuesday special: Enjoy $6 tickets and $6 popcorn/drink combos all day, any showtime!

“Imagine with me: It’s Tuesday, you’ve just walked away from the concession stand after purchasing a $6 movie ticket, you’re holding your $6 popcorn and drink combo. You relax into your seat knowing you’re getting the whole movie experience for just $12. This scenario can be a reality for you every single Tuesday at Smoky Mountain Cinema!”

Farm Burger Veteran’s Bonanza

We are REALLY excited for this one y’all! Farm Burger is teaming up with Veteran Healing Farms to produce an all encompassing and remarkably fun event! We will be giving 10% of our sales to an organization that combines our love for fresh, local produce with a comprehensive treatment facility for our Veterans suffering from PTSD.

Our Downtown location will have a tap takeover from New Belgium Brewing

Our South Asheville location will be featuring beers from Hi-Wire Brewing!

Graphix Con

Celebrate graphic novels with activities including drawing, writing, and exploring your favorite graphic novel series. Plus, enjoy special offers on graphic novels!

Mornings on the Farm

Tuesdays in July

As our farm friends arrive we will be sharing our favorite Dynamite Roasting Company coffee with the adults. A juice box and light snack will be provided for each child as we get settled in for a good story. Each week we will read an exciting children’s book. Participating children will be given one ticket to place in the raffle for a chance to win a copy of our featured book. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased for $1. A simple craft or activity will give each child a take home from the day. We will also spend some time outdoors meeting each of our animals and exploring the farm.
Lastly, we will end the morning with pasture play. There will be outdoor play stations set up in the pasture. Feel free to pack a picnic lunch and enjoy the rest of your time on the farm. There are tables and seating in the barn or bring a blanket to set out in the pasture.
(All children must be accompanied by an adult during their time on the farm.

 

(cash, PayPal, and Venmo payments accepted)

$12/child

Second Annual LLL of Buncombe County Family Picnic

Please join us for our Second Annual La Leche League of Buncombe County Family Picnic as part of Live, Love, Latch and National Breastfeeding Month!

Live, Love, Latch is a celebration of breastfeeding, but also a celebration of all those in our lives and the community that support breastfeeding. Without those individuals, many breastfeeding relationships would cease to be! ALL breastfeeding supporters are welcomed at and encouraged to attend his event! Come one, come all!

La Leche League of Buncombe County will be providing taco bar ingredients, as well as water. We will have coloring activities fro children and there is a playground not far from the gazebo where the event will be held. We will have cookies graciously donated by Lydia Rae Caldwell and Dorothea’s Kitchen. We encourage you to bring snacks and desserts to share.

We have received many generous donations that we will be raffling off. Tickets will be available for purchase on site. While credit card payments will be accepted if need be, cash is preferred for ease. The raffle sales will begin at 2pm. and the drawing will be at 4pm.

Please reach out to Kathy Rennie, Valerie Walker Vanderlip, or Claudia Friar Burke should you have any questions and we look forward to celebrating our wonderful community with you!

Free Public Library Centennial Celebration

Come join us to celebrate our 100 years of being a free public library in Asheville!

We’ll have hands-on activities for kids, a library themed relay race in our auditorium, library tours of ALL of the floors, historical displays presented by the NC Room, Hop Ice Cream Cafe specialty flavors for the occasion, Sweet Cheesus food truck, music, and much more!

In the weeks leading up we’ll be hiding golden tickets within library books on the adult floor and on the children’s floor. These books will be wrapped and on display. If you check out the book with the golden ticket, you are entered into our Super Bookstore Sweep! 6 adults and 6 children will run around the Friends used bookstore and collect as many books as can fit into our special tote bags in a certain amount of time. (Children will go first, adults will be second.) This will take place on July 26, our celebration day! Golden ticket winners will receive more information at the front desk.

Throughout the month of July some breweries around town will be presenting a specialty brew they made for the library’s celebration! You’ll get to see which brewers are bibliophiles and taste a creation inspired by literature. Dates & breweries TBA in upcoming weeks.

 

Sips & Succulents (all ages)

DIY Succulent Terrarium Class
Succulents are everywhere! All over Instagram, Facebook and wildly popular in the interior design world. Come learn how to create your own easy-to-care-for terrarium using natural elements and beautiful succulents.
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I am thrilled to be teaming up with Twisted Laurel for this event. Twisted Laurel has the best beer and drink selection in Weaverville, not to mention a full delicious menu. Drinks are not included in ticket price, but we highly recommend grabbing one or two of these tasty brews and something to munch on.
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Come get your hands dirty with Chelsea Gray of Happily Ever Oily, as we dig in to learn the basics of crafting your very own succulent terrarium!
We will teach you the basics of building your own ecosystem, explain what succulents are and how to properly take care of them.

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Your ticket includes:
-one glass terrarium
-gravel, dirt, and decorative moss and stones
-two small succulents
-jute string to hang
-swag bag filled with goodies
-spray to care for your succulents with Young Living essential oils
***SPACE IS LIMITED!
To secure your spot, snag your ticket TODAY.
20 spots available at this location. If you can’t make this event but would like to attend an event contact Chelsea Gray cfgray6@gmail.com
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Tickets are non refundable because we will be buying supplies with your ticket fee. But they are transferable! Email cfgray6@gmail.com to transfer

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