JLA / WNC Nature Center Day!

Did you know that the Junior League of Asheville played a key role in the founding of the WNC Nature Center? Join us for a visit on July 8th and receive 50% off of your admission!

In addition to all of the wonderful exhibits that the Nature Center has to offer, you’ll be able to learn about the history and founding of the Center as well as talk with current members of the Junior League of Asheville about their member experiences. The Junior League of Asheville is an organization dedicated to the development of women leaders through training and voluntarism.

Take advantage of this special discounted pricing and come out and enjoy the Nature Center. Again, everyone who signs up for the event will receive 50% off of their admission for the entire day. This event is family friendly! RSVP today!

If you have any questions, please contact Anna Richardson at annacrichardson527@gmail.com

June, 25
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Hogwarts Open House

12:00pm-1:00pm @ Asheville location

3:00pm-4:00pm @ Hendersonville location

The chamber of secrets has been opened! Put on your cloak, grab your books, and head down to Platform 9 3/4 for the Hogwarts Open House! Try out sample classes, get your wand, and get sorted for your first day of class!

June, 24
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Annual Downtown Asheville Festival of the Arts

This 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.

About the Festival

When:

Saturday, July 6th, 2019
10:00am to 5:00pm

Sunday, July 7th, 2019
10:00am to 5:00pm

June, 24
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Girls Kiddie Camp (1st-8th Grader)

For any parents with daughters that are rising 1st-8th graders, Erwin High School is hosting “kiddie camp” Monday-Wednesday from 9am-12 in the Erwin High School gymnasium. The cost is $40 at the door. Sorry for the late notice! Please come support the Lady Warriors at camp.

To introduce and/or reinforce fundamentals of the game of basketball in a fun and upbeat manner.

June, 24
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Official Grand Opening

This is it! Join us for our official Grand Opening! Join us and 99.9 Kiss FM from 2-4 pm for lots of fun and music!! There may even be a pie eating contest for both adults and young ones! More details to come throughout the week!

June, 22
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Villages: An ongoing group for parents of new babies!

We will be kicking off our newest parent support group on July 11th!
Villages is a weekly, parent-led, professional-facilitated, support group for parents/caregivers of new babies (birth to 1 year). We will be creating a safe and suportive space for parents to share in each other’s successes and challenges, while also building friendships with other new parents, exploring the many approaches to infant care, and expanding our knowledge, skills and confidence as parents! Topics include (but are not limited to): infant and parent sleep, infant feeding, postpartum health and self-care, changing family relationships, yoga, infant massage, specific parenting styles and more!

There is no cost to attend. Drop in when you can!
Join us for some tea/coffee and a chance to breathe, connect and learn with other new parents…

June, 22
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Paw It Forward Block Party

Join us on Saturday, June 24 from 5-8 PM for the Paw It Forward Block Party at Asheville Humane Society!

Bring your dogs and/or kids for a fun-filled evening to benefit the animals in need at Asheville Humane Society!

The Pawesome Details:
-Vegetarian eats from Amazing Pizza Co. and GQC Deli, Market, Food Truck.
–The Hop Ice Cream Cafe – ice cream for people AND pups
-Live performance from local bluegrass band, The Clydes
-Tammy and friends with Mix 96.5
-Beer from Oskar Blues Brewery North Carolina – all proceeds benefiting Asheville Humane Society
-Adoptable animals – adoption discounts TBA!
–*OPEN* LuLaRoe with Emily McArdle – clothing for sale with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Asheville Humane Society
-Professional face painting by Songs Sealed Delivered Party Entertainment
-Behind-the-scenes tour of Asheville Humane Society & the Buncombe County Animal Shelter – starts in the lobby of AHS at 5:30 PM!

This event is FREE and open to the public (food and beer sales not included)!

The Paw It Forward Campaign is presented by Dog Tag Art and sponsored by Sensibilities! Thanks to our media sponsor, Mix 96.5!

June, 22
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Pollinator Friendly Landscape Tour (all ages)

Join New Belgium for an outdoor walk learning how the brewery incorporated pollinator friendly plants into the design of the landscape. We’ll identify various plant species and be on the lookout for butterflies, bees, beetles and other pollinators. Please meet at the Liquid Center.

Audience: All ages

Cost: Free, but please stay and enjoy a beer after the tour! New Belgium will donate all tips from our tasting room on June 27th to Bee City USA

Registration: Required at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetpsSzcieluk1P5SRuG0r0AoBnEIEu7zHE4fr3rGf8c0G4qw/viewform?usp=sf_link.
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 25.

Location: New Belgium Liquid Center: 21 Craven Street, Asheville, NC 28806

June, 22
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Blackberry Picking

Mid June through July

HOURS: Open daily from 9 to 5 except on Sunday. Sundays we … this year … will be open from 1 to 6. (weather permitting – call ahead to be sure they’re open, or check their Facebook page for updates)

DESCRIPTION: They have 10 acres of blackberries of four varieties, most of which go to supermarkets, but they do open a few rows for u-pick. Located on top of Sugarloaf Mountain, the view from their fields are for miles, “and the constant mountain breeze refreshes and replenishes the soul and you enjoy the berries from our thorn less 3 bite berries.” Just a note – we are a simple working farm where we love to open up for our wonderful local neighbors to experience a “real” farm in daily operation. I, the old farmer, made a decision a number of years ago to “keep life simple.” Therefore we are a “cash or check” farm. We are up on top of Sugarloaf mtn where we have to pipe in internet and I am the only one who can get cell reception.

June, 21
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Berry Picking! (Heritage Red Raspberries, Wineberries, Native Blackcap Blackberries, Thornless Blackberries, Native Blackberries, and Blueberries)

☀️BERRY PICKING!☀️
Heritage Red Raspberries are NOW RIPE for u-pick at the Long Branch Environmental Education Center in Leicester! The first crop is typically available through July, with a 2nd crop ripening in mid September and available through November (around Thanksgiving). Wineberries, Native Blackcap Blackberries, Thornless Blackberries, Native Blackberries, and Blueberries will all ripen enough for u-pick by the end of June and will also go through November (around Thanksgiving).

☀️OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!☀️
Open by appointment, usually Monday through Sunday, 8am until dark. Call 828/683-3662 or email paul@LongBrancheec.org
(Driving Directions in the comments)

☀️MAKE A DAY OF IT!☀️
Bring the whole family out for some big fun picking and red-faced grinning! Enjoy a picnic in the shade, on wooden picnic tables by the Rainbow Trout Pond where the cool breezes flow downstream, as well as solar demonstrations, waterfalls, and hiking trails up to Big Sandy Mush Bald (5,152 feet elevation).

☀️SUGGESTED DONATIONS:☀️
Suggested donations go to support their environmental education activities, conservation work, wildlife habitat restoration, and appropriate technology demonstrations.

Fresh Raspberries, Wineberries

Fresh Blueberries

Hiking, Touring $10 (donations for children of any age are always appreciated!)

Please bring containers if you have them, because they like to encourage everyone to reduce, reuse and recycle — if not, no problem — they have plenty. ”
☀️ALSO FOR SALE:☀️
Raspberry Jam
Blueberry Jam
Long Branch Honey – Black Locust, Tulip Poplar, and Mountain Wildflower
Heritage Red Raspberry Plants in pots
Wineberry Plants in pots
Native Blackcap Raspberry Plants in pots
Thornless Blackberry Plants in pots
Himalayan Blackberry Plants in pots
Blueberry plants in pots
Large Blueberry plants in pots
☀️LEARN MORE HERE:☀️
“The Long Branch Environmental Education Center is a small educational institution located in Buncombe County’s Newfound Mountains, about 18 miles northwest of Asheville, North Carolina. Set aside in 1974 as an ecological sanctuary and land trust, it has developed into an educational center for sharing positive strategies of local self-reliance in the areas of environmental design, organic food production, renewable energy, shelter design and construction, appropriate technology, resource conservation, recycling, wildlife protection and improved environmental quality.” Visit their website HERE: http://longbrancheec.org/home/