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UNCA Percussion Ensemble Concert with Rande Sanderbeck

Join us as we honor our special guest (and Matthew’s mentor) Rande Sanderbeck, who is retiring after more than 30 years as percussion instructor at East Tennessee State University. We’ll be playing ragtime, samba, arrangements of pop and rock songs, and some of Rande’s original music, and listening to Rande show his incredible drumset chops!

Sarah Strong 5K Colon Cancer Awareness

5K Race. June 2nd at 9:00 am. Registration at 8:30am. $25 entry fee, 12 and under are free. Oklawaha Greenway is paved so little ones and strollers are welcome!! There will of course be race shirts! Prizes for winning age groups and genders. Also raffles! Please come out and support Sarah! All proceeds will go to Sarah!!!!!

Free Screening of Wonder Woman

Big heroes need a big screen, so we’re turning our event center into a theater once a month to bring you our favorite superhero movies for free!!

Bring blankets or camp chairs to sit on, grab a beer, order a pizza from the Tin Can Pizzeria food truck, and get ready for Wonder Woman!
Doors at 5:00pm

Tickets to Asheville Tourists July 4th game and post-game Fireworks Extravaganza go on sale

Tickets to the July 4th Asheville Tourists Baseball Club game go on sale at 10:00am in the morning, Saturday, April 28th!

Fireworks and Independence Day baseball are ready to hit the Blue Ridge in 2018. The Asheville Tourists play host to the Rome Braves on July 4th. The best post-game Fireworks display in Western North Carolina will follow the action on the field and conclude the evening in style.

Tickets for the July 4th contest and post-game Fireworks Extravaganza go on sale at the ServPro Box office inside the front gates at McCormick Field on Saturday, April 28th at 10:00am. Tickets may also be purchased online by clicking here or by calling the Front Office at (828) 258-0428.

All seats inside McCormick Field are individually reserved for July 4th. Ticket prices begin at $11 per person. A game ticket grants access to the game and the post-game Fireworks show. The gates to McCormick Field open on July 4th at 6:00pm and the first pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm.

The Tourists are currently in the midst of a homestand that runs through Sunday, April 29th. For individual game tickets, flex ticket plans, or group ticketing options visit the ServPro Box Office or call the Front Office at (828) 258-0428 ext. 203.

Intro to Herpetology-FREE Kids Program

Scientists need YOUR help in studying animals everywhere, including your own backyard!

Join us for an introduction to herpetology, the study of reptiles and amphibians. You’ll learn all about our scaly and slimy friends and even meet a few live animals! You can also join our crew of ecoEXPLORERS — kids who submit observations of plants and animals for scientists to study and earn prizes while they do it.

Find out how you can earn your Herpetology Field Badge and a free pass to Box Turtle Day on June 9th. For ages 5 to 13 but all ages are welcome to attend.

Herpetology Challenge Workshop

Come get some extra help completing your Herpetology Challenge just in time for Box Turtle Day with a Herpetology Habitat Hunt.

All registered ecoEXPLORERS will receive 5 points for attending. The first 10 ecoEXPLORERS to email a RSVP to ecoexplore@ncarboretum.org will have their Arboretum gate fee waived.

Salamander Saturday

Did you know this area is called the Salamander Capital of the World? Join the Arboretum, Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association, and the Western North Carolina Nature Center as we look for a variety of salamander species.

All ecoEXPLORERS will receive 5 points for attending. The first 10 ecoEXPLORERS to send a RSVP to ecoexplore@ncarboretum.org will have their Arboretum gate fee waived.

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