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Black Mountain YMCA Family Cooking Class

Want to have some fun with the family making delicious food? In this hands-on cooking class, you will work with your family to make fresh recipes you will enjoy all summer long. Following the class all families will have the chance to sit down together and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Class is open to the public and located at the Black Mountain YMCA. Cost is $55 for YMCA members, and $75 for non-members. Maximum 3 members per family, there must be at least one adult (18+) participating. Suggest ages 6+ for children. Space is limited, so sign up quick! For more information or to register, visit the front desk of any YMCA of Western North Carolina location, call Lauren at 828-575-2939, or email lfurgiuele@ymcawnc.org.

Cookies & Creamery Grand Opening Celebration

Although Cookies & Creamery swung its doors open in April, French Broad Chocolate waited until true ice cream weather descended on Asheville to celebrate. Slated for Saturday, June 8, from 1 to 4 p.m., the grand opening party kicks off with a free ice cream sundae bar, face painting station, and kids’ craft projects at 21 Buxton Ave. All ages are welcome and we’ll have a few treats for the adults too – enjoy $1 off all beer & wine drinks all day long!

Aside from the celebration, Cookies & Creamery will host rolling specials all day long on Saturday, June 8, which will be announced at the top of each hour from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. and include:

11 a.m. – FREE mini breakfast sundae
12 p.m. – FREE mini affogato
1 -4 p.m. – FREE sundae bar
5 p.m. – FREE blondie or brownie bite
6 p.m. – FREE mini nibby cookie
7 p.m. – FREE mini ice cream scoop
8 p.m. – FREE mini beer (or root beer) or wine float
9 p.m. – FREE mini ice cream sandwich

On top of that, free single toppings for all sundaes and scoops will be offered from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. all day.

JCC Aquatics Center & Zimmerman Pool Passes Facebook GIVEAWAY CONTEST

GIVEAWAY TIME! ‍‍

Family Friendly Asheville has been gifted a Family 4 pack of 1 day Guest Pool Day Passes to the beautiful JCC Aquatics Center & Zimerman Pool, to give away to 1 LUCKY WINNER! The JCC Aquatics Center offers year-round aquatics programming, including swim team, swim lessons, lap swimming, water fitness and recreational swimming. The David Zimerman Pool has a retractable cover, making it possible to swim outdoors during summer months and indoors during colder months. Their heated, handicapped accessible, 6-lane, 25-yard chlorinated pool features the only 1-meter competition-grade Duraflex diving board in Asheville. The depth of water begins with a 3 feet 6 inch shallow end and increases to 12 feet in the deep end. The JCC Aquatics Center is equipped with men’s and women’s restroom/changing rooms that include handicapped accessible hot showers and lockers, in addition to a non-gender family restroom/changing room. Your passes will also grant you access to the Pearlman-Rothman Family Plaza that includes an outdoor pavilion with gas grills and zero entry baby pool with splash pad, along with additional picnic space and a wall ball court. Expiration date of your day passes is September 2nd, 2019.

Deadline to enter is 6:00pm on July 25th, 2019. Good luck!

Winner will be chosen at random, and will be announced June 7th after 3:00pm on the Family Friendly Asheville Facebook page.

Learn more HERE: http://bit.ly/AVLJCCFBGvway

Montford Park Outdoor Movie

Friday, May 31, dusk

We will be showing one of our favorite movies from the 1980s. Come dressed in your best 80s garb and be ready for some pre-show 80s music and trivia.Bring a lawn chair or a blanket.
Three contest winners will be awarded:
1. Best 80’s dress – adult
2. Best 80’s dress – youth
3. Best Raiders Of The Lost Ark costume – all ages

Call the center for details 828-253-3714

$2 Kids Summer Show Series

Every Wednesday June 4th-August 6th, 2025

❗️HEADS UP! You will incur a service charge for ordering tickets online. We recommend buying your tickets at the box office, if you can.

THE 2025 LINEUP:
  • June 4th: Bad Guys
  • June 11th: Despicable Me 4
  • June 18th: Kung Fu Panda 4
  • June 25th: Harold and the Purple Crayon
  • July 2nd: The Wild Robot
  • July 9th: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
  • July 16th: The Garfield Movie
  • July 23rd: Transformers One
  • July 30th: TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
  • Aug 6th: Spiderman: Across The Spider-Verse



Concerts on the Isis Lawn

Every Wednesday and Thursday (weather permitting) we have music on the Isis Music Hall lawn. It’s F R E E .
Bring a chair or blanket or grab one of ours that we offer. You can enjoy adult beverages and food on our patio or on the lawn!!

Wednesday, May 22nd :: 6:00PM :: Fwuit
Thursday, May 23rd :: 6:00PM :: The New Rustics
Wednesday, May 29th :: 6:00PM :: Rahm and Friends
Thursday, May 30th :: 6:00PM :: Pimps of Pompe

Family Fitness Classes

Get in a great sweat session with the family then stay for some amazing food at the hungry ghost food truck and brews from blue ghost brewery!! $10 per adult…. We will continue these every Thurs evening all summer long!! Challenge your body to new fitness this summer!! All functional fitness classes!! Register for class and sign the waiver babybootcamp.com

FREE Family Friendly Summer Movie Series

FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY FILMS!
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday through Sunday, May 27th through August 31st 1:30pm – FREE Family Friendly Summer Movie Series at Mountain Marquee in Marion. “With the switch to summer hours, we will begin showing a free “kid friendly” family film, every day that we’re open. This is part of a community outreach program that we have teamed up with a non-profit, to bring to the families in the community. The film will change every Friday. With the way that the license work with the non-profit, we cannot advertise the name of the kids movies on Facebook. However, we can clarify any questions you have by sending us a message, or giving us a call during business hours.”

Teen Summer Challenge’ Program (15-18yrs) (Teens Work Out For FREE)

TEEN SUMMER CHALLENGE!
TEENS WORK OUT FOR FREE ALL SUMMER!
May 15th through Sept 1st – Teen Summer Challenge at all area Planet Fitness locations (our closest is Planet Fitness). “Free fitness classes specifically for teenagers will also be available Monday through Friday via certified fitness trainers. The nationwide launch of the Teen Summer Challenge builds on a successful local program first launched last summer in New Hampshire, Planet Fitness’ home state. To sign-up, visit a Planet Fitness near you beginning May 15. Teens under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at sign-up.”

👉 Learn more HERE: https://www.planetfitness.com/…/planet-fitness-open-its-doo…

👉 And HERE: https://www.facebook.com/131305029855/posts/10156556718129856?s=1370172871&v=e&sfns=mo

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