To celebrate The Hop Ice Cream’s 40th birthday, during which we will be giving away Free Kiddie Scoops For All, Sirius.B will be performing a free family-friendly absurdist gypsy folk funk punk show at The Hop on Merrimon from 6-8pm!
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The Labor Day Weekend Downtown Asheville Festival of the Arts
Sept 1st & 2nd, 10:00am-5:00pm
This Labor Day Weekend art affair will feature a collection of national and regional artists specializing in hand-made works of art. There will be painters, potters, jewelers, glass blowers and much more. Asheville’s historic Pack Square Park is the picturesque venue for the Downtown Asheville Festival of the Arts. This regional landmark has been a focal point since the city’s creation in 1797, lying at the intersection of ancient trading paths. The beautiful public park has grown to 6.5 acres for events and visitors to relax while they enjoy all that Downtown Asheville has to offer.
Bearemy’s Birthday Party CeleBEARation! Happy Birthday Bearemy!
We 
birthdays at Build-A-Bear Workshop, and this month we’re celebrating the birthday of someone beary special – our mascot Bearemy! Our lovable mascot has been adding a little more heart to life for over 20 years, and we’re marking this special occasion with an in-store weekend celeBEARation! Everybody come on in to sign a card for Bearemy, listen to fun sing-along songs and get a free party hat! Mark your calendars for Bearemy’s Surprise Birthday party in stores at 2:00pm on Saturday, August 17th. RSVP at your local Workshop to join the fun!
Free Food Friday
Free food Friday every Friday. Get it while it’s hot! No catch. Just come hang out and eat.
Free Scoop Happy Hour for Pet Lovers
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream is celebrating the soon-opening of its first scoop shop in downtown Asheville by teaming up Girls on the Run of Western North Carolina for a special community impact project at the Wedge at Foundation on Saturday, August 25 from 3-4:00 p.m.
For 60 minutes only on that Saturday afternoon, Ben & Jerry’s will be dishing out a free scoop of its beloved ice cream to those come out to donate items to the Asheville Humane Society, including used towels, plastic bags, dry dog and cat food and paper rolls (like from paper towels and toilet paper rolls).
A full list of needed items can be found here: https://www.ashevillehumane.org/donate/donate-goods
Asheville community members must bring donations to the Wedge at Foundation to receive one free scoop of ice cream per person.
To host this one-hour event, Ben & Jerry’s is partnering with Girls on the Run, a physical activity-based, positive youth development program for girls that combines running with lessons about important topics such as preventing bullying and processing emotions. As part of the 10-week Girls on the Run program, which is held at dozens of sites throughout WNC in the spring and fall, teams of girls in 3rd-8th grade think up and complete a community impact project together. Girls on the Run is joining Ben & Jerry’s and the Wedge at Foundation for a joint community impact project to give back to Asheville Humane Society!
My Place in Race Workshop (middle schoolers)
This free workshop seeks to help 6th – 8th grade students participate in meaningful and intentional dialogue around the concept of race, engage with the dynamics of the oppression/privilege model, understand and self-identify their own racialized identity, formulate and employ their own form of engagement in the greater global conversation around racial equity.
Open to Middle School students.
Lunch, snacks, and transportation provided.
Follow the ticket link to apply by September 10 or go to https://tinyurl.com/myplaceinrace.
Marion’s Monsters, Mayhem and Madness
If you like monsters, aliens, horror or sci-fi then this is the show for you
Tiny Mester (Ages 5 and under with an adult)
April 23 & 25 and April 30 & May 2 Tuesday/Thursday, 10-10:45am.
Our full sessions of classes have ended but we didn’t want to leave you with nothing to do! Come play outside for a fun 2-week class. We will move inside if the weather is not cooperating.
TUESDAYS: We’ll Stride & Ride and get those bikes outside! Enjoy fun activities using the outdoor spaces around Stephens-Lee.
THURSDAYS: Let’s play in the dirt and turn those little thumbs green! The sun’s out and we’re ready to go! Come out and paint a pot, plant a flower and watch it grow.
Patriots and Legends Car Show
ABCCM is hosting our 11th Patriots & Legends Car Show Saturday November 9th at the Asheville Outlets.
Come and enjoy some of Asheville’s finest food truck fare, and view not only classic cars on display but NASCARs, military vehicles, and branded trucks. Concert by Country Music’s breakout artist and local celebrity, Joe Lasher.
Sponsored by Ingles Markets, Blossman Gas, Paramount Kia of Asheville, and O’Reilly Auto Parts. ABCCM’s 11th annual car show is the premiere fundraiser for thousands of Veterans ACCM serves through Veterans Restoration Quarters, Steadfast House, and Veterans Services of the Carolinas.
FREE to the public.
$25. Pre-registration before November 9th.
$30 day of the event.
Proceeds and donations benefit ABCCM’s Veterans’ Services
Open House – Youth Education Project
Open House at Weaver Park (Across the street from CBI). Come enjoy bagels and coffee. Let the kids play while we snack and talk about the coming year. Teachers, both current and new, will be there.
New to the community? Come learn about CBI’s Youth Education program and meet the Rabbi and school staff. If you know any families who would like to get to know us, please invite them. Looking forward to seeing everybody and sharing our summer stories.
All are welcome!