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FBN Productions Opera Production for Kids

Please join us for an FBN Productions, Inc. performance of The Three Little Pigs on Monday, April 15, at 2 pm at the Asheville JCC! FBN Productions, Inc. has been bringing operatic performance to children since 1994. The mission of FBN Productions is to promote music-drama as a synthesis of all disciplines of the human experience, for everyone from school children to senior citizens.

Every year, FBN’s touring program brings the joys of operatic storytelling to children of all ages.

FBN’s production of The Three Little Pigs is a fun, operatic version of the story based on scenes from operas by W.A. Mozart.

While brother pigs Don Giovanni and Cherubino set off to make homes of sticks and straw, their sister, Despina, goes to the library to read up on “huff-proof, puff-proof” home construction. After Wolfgang Bigbad blows down the boys’ flimsy homes, they run to their sister’s sturdy new brick house quite ready to admit that going to the library and reading books is a pretty smart thing to do after all! “If you fear a thing that’s scary, just take your questions to the library”!

This performance is open to the public, and tickets are free for up to two children accompanying a paying adult ($25) and $10 for each additional child. Tickets can be purchased by emailing belle@jcc-asheville.org.  

Free Kid Safe Workshop

Is your child abduction safe?
Let us teach them to be!!!!!

You are invited to our nationally recognized Kid Safe Workshop. Free for all school age children ages 5-12.

No one likes to think about this, but it can happen to anyone. Expect the best, but be prepared for the worst!

Every parent wants their child to be safe, prevention is the answer! Register now, this workshop is a must do!!!

Our Kid Safe Workshop includes lessons in:
**Green, Yellow, and Red Light Safety Training.
**Updated Stranger Danger Tactics.
**Verbal Boundaries.
**Sounding Out.
**Basics of Escaping an Abductor’s Grasp.

Target Car Seat Trade-In program

Sept 3rd-13th

When you bring your car seat to Guest Services, you’ll get a coupon for 20% off a new car seat, stroller or select baby gear. Target will accept and recycle all types of car seats, including infant seats, convertible seats, car seat bases, harness or booster car seats and car seats that are expired or damaged. Materials from the old car seats will be recycled by Target’s partner, Waste Management.

❗️👉 The coupon is valid through September 14, 2019.

Easter Egg Hunt (5th Grade & Under)

Join us for an annual Easter Egg Hunt. Come hunt some Easter eggs, hear the Resurrection Story, and enjoy some refreshments. For 5th grade and under.

Easter Storytime

On Saturday April 20th we will have a Easter story time at 1:00pm. We also have coloring pages and a scavenger hunt. Every kid who comes in for story time will get a free book!

Hold My Juice Box: Easter Egg Hunt (10yrs & younger)

Our latest Hold My Juice Box event is looking to be eggcellent!

Bring your family out for our annual Easter egg hunt. The Meadow will be filled with 5,000 eggs hidden in every nook and cranny. The hunt will kick off at 12:30 but these eggs will go fast, so be sure to get here early!

Please note that this event is for children ages 10 and younger.

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Junior Ranger Day at Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center

Calling all Junior Rangers to the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center for a day of hands-on activities and educational fun. Learn why national parks matter and how you can be a part of the team that helps keep parks healthy. This event will take place on Saturday, April 20th, 2019 from 10am to 1pm.

You’ll get a chance to:

– Become an official Junior Ranger
– Learn how to camp
– Use your detective skills to match historic artifacts with their intended use
– Look inside a Park Ranger vehicle

And much more!

For more information about this event, contact Ethan Crump at
ethan_crump@partner.nps.gov or (828)348-3419

Make-It-For-Mama Crafternoon!

Mother’s Day is approaching! This year we’re putting together a special day for all the little ones to make unique gifts for their mamas 💕 Drop in between 12 and 3 and let your kiddos make something they are excited to give!

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Resin Rings and Pendants: $12-$25
Painted Paper Flowers: $5 each or 3/$12
Metal Stamping: $5

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No preregistration required and all forms of payment are accepted.

Shelton House Easter Egg Hunt and Kids Craft Event

Starts at 10 am. Bring your basket. A $5 donation is requested. Special Eggs included on the grounds! Starts in the Barn. Hope to see you there!Special “Gold” Dollars will be found in some of the eggs!

National Train Day Celebration in Hendersonville

In honor of National Train Day, make plans now to attend Hendersonville’s Apple Valley Model Railroad Club celebration of this event on Saturday, May 11, 2019 with an open house and many activities. The Club is located in the Southern Railroad Depot, corner of 7th Avenue and Maple Street in Hendersonville and will be open from 9am to 4pm on May 11. The club will be selling pizza, drinks and desserts. There is no admission charge but donations are greatly appreciated

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This will be a fun filled day for the entire family with many events, special guests (a real locomotive) and speakers to discuss railroading in North Carolina. There will be many trains running on both the inside and outside layouts. The N Scale club across the tracks will also be open this day.
The club features an indoor HO scale model railroad depicting towns in Western North Carolina and an outdoor G scale layout featuring lumber and gravel operations in the early 1900s that occurred in Western North Carolina. The club has Thomas and Emily trains for young children to operate and features an interactive display of railroad memorabilia.

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There is an ongoing model railroad under construction project visitors can view as well as an interactive 110 year old large scale steam locomotive. Other features and activities include:
A Blue Ridge Southern railroad locomotive and 2 man crew on location
Video cameras in our model trains show the engineer’s view on a closed circuit TV
– A switching layout to challenge your skills
– An operating interactive Morse code telegraph system
– Go on a scavenger hunt for items on our model railroads
– Videos of rail operations including a video of the 611 on the Saluda grade playing on our screen
– Visitors can also tour our real caboose.
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The Sandburg goats will be in a petting area along with Sandburg Home representatives to answer questions about the goats and the home.
Speakers will be giving short talks about local railroad history throughout the day. Topics include:
1 History of the Saluda grade
2 Wrecks that occurred on the Saluda grade
3 The railroad that runs in Hendersonville now
4 History of our depot & our club
5 Introduction to the Craggy Mountain Railroad in Asheville
Plan now to spend Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Apple Valley Model Railroad Club from 9am to 4pm as we celebrate National Train Day.

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