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Our Voice RIVER RIDE

River trips start at 10AM
Festival starts at 4PM
230 Hominy Creek Rd, Asheville, NC 28806.

A family-friendly event and festival to raise awareness around the issue of sexual violence in our community, and to rally in support of safe spaces everywhere: whether hiking, climbing, biking or floating down the river.

French Broad Outfitters will be providing 50% off float trips down the Biltmore section of the French Broad, while hosting the afternoon festival featuring live music by The Soul Magnetics, delicious food from Deli Llammma food truck, a raffle, hammocks for relaxing, river views, and locally-crafted brews.

We will highlight Our VOICE’s outdoor adventure and prevention programming for middle school studentsi n Buncombe County, including Climbing Toward Confidence (an after-school rock climbing program for girls) and Backpacking Brothers (a five-day wilderness and camping adventure for boys), promoting respect, healthy boundaries, personal confidence and leadership. Stand
with us at the first annual Our VOICE River Ride as a 2017 Sponsor! Your support will sustain Our VOICE’s prevention education programming and 24/7 rape crisis services.

  • September, 6
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Homeschool Field Trip: Biltmore Estate

Join NCHE on 9/21 or 22 for Biltmore’s Annual Homeschool Field to Table Festival. Admission includes a self-guided tour of the house, conservatory, gardens, winery and Antler Hill Farm and Village. Many hands-on activities for students. Reservations and pre-payment required: $23pp (ages 4 and older); call 866-851-4661

  • September, 6
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2017 Asheville Walk to End Alzheimer’s

The 2017 Asheville Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the largest event in the mountain region supporting Alzheimer’s disease research, education and awareness! Come out and join a fun day of music, information and fun, and be a part of the movement to end Alzheimer’s disease!

  • September, 6
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‘Nature Nuts’ nature walks

Wednesdays in September, 11:00am-12:00pm

Nature Nuts Nature Walks on the Oklawaha Greenway in Hendersonville with Hands On Children’s Museum-WNC. Explore the great outdoors! This is a paved trail next to a creek and is the perfect place to take a stroll and learn about nature while meeting new friends! All ages welcome. No registration required. FREE!

👉 Meet at the parking lot on Berkeley Road

  • September, 6
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Pop-Up Adventure Playground

Join us for our last pop-up adventure playground of the summer, sponsored by Buncombe Partnership for Children and Buncombe County Parks and Recreation. This is a free, unstructured play event suitable for children ages 0-12 and their families. Using recycled and natural materials, children will invent, play, discover, and create their own imaginary worlds. This will be a special end-of-summer event, followed by an outdoor movie screening of Up and an overnight camp out.

More details about the movie and camp out can be found here: https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/parks/facilities/parks/BCSports.aspx

What a great way to welcome fall. Hope to see you all there!

  • September, 5
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Apple Festival 8K, Chamber Challenge 5K, Mini Moo Mile

The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce presents the Pardee Apple Festival 8K Road Race on Saturday, September 1st, 2018. This certified course winds through scenic Hendersonville and Laurel Park, starting and ending at the Pardee Medical Office Building, on the hospital’s main campus in Hendersonville. The race begins promptly at 8 am.

The Chick-Fil-A Mini Moo Mile is a one-mile fun run/walk for the young or young at heart and will start a few minutes after the 8K race begins.
Get your business team ready to participate in the Chamber Challenge 5K! Pardee Hospital wants to motivate and inspire companies and their employees to improve wellness by joining us for this fun-filled 5 K challenge. Design to promote health, wellness and fitness among area companies and their employees, the Chamber Challenge 5K is a perfect way to have fun while working towards a goal together. Prizes will be awarded for the fasted team, most teams from a business, best team costumes and the coveted “Team Spirit” trophy.

  • September, 5
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Volunteer to Build a New Campsite on the French Broad Paddle Trail

Come help us add a new campsite to the French Broad Paddle Trail! We’re looking to class up the French Broad with a new campsite at the FB’s confluence with Mud Creek. We’ll need help mowing grass, weed-eating, back-hoe driving, outhouse, stair, and picnic table building, as well as invasive species removal.

Bring/Wear

closed-toed shoes
water
rain gear
loppers, pruners, work gloves (We’ve got a few of these, but if you’ve got some, it’d be helpful to bring them)
lunch

Contact anna@mountaintrue.org with any questions

  • September, 5
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Kids’ Art Group

Asheville area author and blogger Jean Van’t Hul of The Artful Parent is offering a weekly art group for kids ages 3-4 and their parents. We’ll do age appropriate art and sensory activities, talk about how to best encourage art and creativity in your own home, and have a fantastic time together! Each week, we’ll also have a music circle led by Melissa Garrett, music educator and preschool teacher. Join us for art, music, creativity and fun!

  • Dates? Oct 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov 3, and 10
  • Time? Fridays from 10:00 – 11:00 AM
  • Cost? $100 (includes four weekly meetings and a copy of Jean’s book, The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family’s Life with Art and Creativity)
  • Where? We’ll meet at Jean’s house in North Asheville
  • For more informaton, you can see photos and a description of our January session on The Artful Parent blog
  • September, 5
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2017 3rd Annual AppleBear 5K & Color Run

REGISTER NOW! Discounted registration until Monday, Sept. 4th!

This event will have two different “races” on Saturday, October 14th… a 5K & a Color Run.

The first race is a 5K that will be timed and USATF certified. The course starts in Patton Park and traverses the beautiful Oklawaha Greenway, a well maintained, paved trail that is 90% shaded with less than 40′ of elevation change. This is a great course for a leisurely fall run, or setting a personal record. There will be 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place awards for men and women race winners in each of the seven age brackets: 1-12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+.

The second race is our 1-mile Color Run. This race is a little over a mile in length, and is also paved and shaded. The Color Run is not timed and will be fun for all, with great music and lots of color.

  • September, 5
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