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Big Fat Fun

Join us for Big Fat Fun this Friday!
Carnival ride on the event lawn, games, popcorn, cotton candy and more! Live music by Mad Tea Party and $3 Fat Tires all day long!

The Happening AVL – In Bloom

Get ready Asheville because your community, the surrounding region, The Undergrowth & EZ Productions are about to bring all of the art, music and fun right to your doorstep!

Tickets – $10

KIDS ARE WELCOME FROM 7PM-9PM and Kids 12 years or younger get in FREE. Salvage Station’s policy is that anyone who is not 21 or older must leave at 9pm.

(KIDS = Any child 12 years of age or younger)

<<< ART <> BANDS <> DJS <> MUSIC <> ART VENDORS >>>
<<< FIRE BREATHING & EATING <> FIRE PERFORMANCES >>> <<< HOOPING <> AERIAL SILKS <> FACE PAINTING >>> 
POLE DANCING <> STILTWALKERS <> POI >>>
<<< VISUAL PROJECTIONS & MORE >>>

Pollinator Relay

 

What: Pollinator Relay

Who: Families with small children are encouraged to attend

When: Saturday, June 10 from 10am-noon

Where: Pollinator Garden/ Monarch Butterfly Waystation at Holmes Educational State Forest

How: Please RSVP 828-692-0100 or email holmesesf.ncfs@ncagr.gov

Details: Participants will learn about the importance of pollinators in the forest. We will take a short guided walk through the garden, play a fun pollinator relay game and make a craft.

Young Naturalist Volunteer Program (13-17yrs)

  • The Young Naturalist Program will run from June 17 through August 18, 2017.
  • Each Young Naturalist will be assigned a specific shift to work throughout the summer (e.g. Wednesday-PM or Friday-AM etc.).
  • Six Young Naturalists will be scheduled for each shift – two shifts per day, 7 days a week.
  • Shifts will run from 9:45 am to 1:15 pm and from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
Are you a hard worker? Do you enjoy interacting with the public? Would you like to expand your knowledge of wild and domestic animals? This summer program utilizes committed & enthusiastic youth to help staff several of our most popular exhibit areas including The Critter Cabin, our Educational Farm, and our Nature Research Station! Please read the fol- lowing criteria carefully to see if you are eligible.
Qualifications to become a Young Naturalist
• Be between 13 and 17 years of age on June 15, 2017.
• Submit a completed application (First year applicants must include two letters of recommendation) and a completed Parent Liability Release Form by May 1, 2017 at 4:30 pm
• Complete a two day orientation course
• Provide a minimum of 28 hours of service during the summer
• Contribute $20 to cover costs of t-shirt & program materials upon acceptance into the program
• Have reliable transportation to and from the Nature Center
• Have the ability to be punctual, courteous, dependa- ble, and trustworthy
• Must enjoy speaking to the public and be willing to engage passing visitors
• Be willing to follow the rules of the Nature Center and this program
• Have an enthusiastic attitude and plan to have fun!

Summer Program 2017 (3-6yrs)

Our summer program meets Monday-Thursday from 9am-1pm. The cost includes a snack and all materials. Please send a packed lunch.

 

Solstice Sun               June 19-22            Ages: 3-6 years              Cost: $140

It’s officially summer and the long days of sun.  We will celebrate all things sun by making sun prints, drinking sun tea, painting, and blowing bubbles. Our circle time will tell of hot days as we act like all the busy animals of the meadow and forest!

 

Let’s go Fishing        July 24-27            Ages: 3-6 years              Cost: $140

This week we will sew our own fishy finger puppet and dye a silk for a fishy home. We will learn fish and water poems and stories to act out with our new puppet materials. We will also observe and explore the fish and water creatures in our own streams.

 

Row Your Boat         August 7-10            Ages: 3-6 years        Cost: $140

Each child will spend the week making a wooden boat and we will float them downstream together! We will explore the water each day, looking for crawdads, salamanders, dragonflies, and damselflies.  We’ll sing and dance in circle time like the plants and animals we’ve seen and we’ll even hear a story about an enchanted waterway.

Community Engagement Social

Please join the Asheville Housing Authority Family Self-Sufficiency Program, SNAP to Skills and Green Opportunities for these family-friendly resource fairs and community celebrations. These Community Engagement Socials are FREE and open to all and will feature a community resource fair, food, cooking demos, DJ Supaman, bounce house, face painting, and cell phones from Assurance Wireless.

June 9th, 4-6pm: Hillcrest Community Center @ 100 Atkinson St, Asheville

June 23, 4-6pm: Pisgah View Apartments @ 1 Granada Street, Asheville

July 21, 4-6 pm: Deaverview Apartments @ 275 Deaverview Rd, Asheville

August 5, 1-4 pm: Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center @ 285 Livingston Street, Asheville

Community Engagement Social

Please join the Asheville Housing Authority Family Self-Sufficiency Program, SNAP to Skills and Green Opportunities for these family-friendly resource fairs and community celebrations. These Community Engagement Socials are FREE and open to all and will feature a community resource fair, food, cooking demos, DJ Supaman, bounce house, face painting, and cell phones from Assurance Wireless.

 

June 14, 4:30pm-7:00pm: Pisgah View Apartments @ 1 Granada Street, Asheville

June 28th, 4:30pm-7:00pm: Deaverview Apartments @ 275 Deaverview Rd, Asheville

July 13th, 4:30pm-7:00pm: Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center @ 285 Livingston Street, Asheville

July 26th, 4:30pm-7:00pm: Hillcrest Community Center @ 100 Atkinson St, Asheville

Serafina Book Signing – Asheville

Join #1 New York Times Best Selling author Robert Beatty to celebrate the release of his new book, SERAFINA AND THE SPLINTERED HEART, the highly anticipated third book in the hit Serafina mystery-thriller series published by Disney-Hyperion.

SPLINTERED HEART continues the adventures of Serafina, a brave and unusual cat-like girl, and her friend Braeden Vanderbilt, who live at the grand Biltmore Estate during the 1890s amidst the splendor of the Gilded Age and the rugged beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Young and old alike are enjoying the series, a spooky, Southern gothic thriller that mixes history, mystery, and magic. The book is being taught in more than a thousand classrooms nationwide.

THE 2017 SUMMER BOOK LAUNCH TOUR! This special event includes a presentation by the author, Q&A, costumed book characters, free food & drink, a book signing, lots of Serafina giveaways, and the opportunity to meet the author and fans of Disney Hyperion’s runaway book series.

The first two books in the Serafina Series are #1 New York Times Best Sellers. Book 1, SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK, won the prestigious 2016 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize, and Book 2, SERAFINA AND THE TWISTED STAFF, earned a “Starred Review” from Kirkus Reviews, which said, “Even better than its predecessor, a sequel that delivers nonstop thrills from beginning to end.” TWISTED STAFF is also a finalist for the 2017 Southern Book Prize.

Be sure to watch the exciting book trailers for Books 1 & 2:
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