This year marks the 98th anniversary of the weeklong celebration of books for young readers known as Children’s Book Week, May 1-7. The tradition dates back to 1919, and is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes — wherever young readers and books connect. Malaprop’s is highlighting the 2017 festivities with two rollicking events. Match literary wits with your fellow children’s lit book lovers at Kid Lit Trivia Night on Friday May 5 from 6-8 pm. On Saturday, May 6, from 1-4 p.m. join us for a middle grade and young adult fan party with local authors as we launch a new program, First Reads for tweens and teens! First Reads offers a free galley copy of an upcoming book to kids in exchange for a 100-word review. Come for the bookish fun and prizes but stick around for cupcakes and the chance to support local literacy.
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Star Wars: Rebel Rising Book Launch with Beth Revis
Ahhhhh! It’s May the 4th so NATURALLY we are pumped to launch Beth Revis’ new book Star Wars: Rebel Rising! There will be a costume contest, prizes and treats to keep everyone in utmost Star Wars spirits. Below is a bit more about the book. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU….. and May the 4th be with US for this great event!
New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis brings to life the early adventures and heartbreaks of the heroine of the smash hit movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
When Jyn Erso was five years old, her mother was murdered and her father taken from her to serve the Empire. But despite the loss of her parents she is not completely alone-Saw Gerrera, a man willing to go to any extremes necessary in order to resist Imperial tyranny, takes her in as his own, and gives her not only a home but all the abilities and resources she needs to become a rebel herself.
Jyn dedicates herself to the cause-and the man. But fighting alongside Saw and his people brings with it danger and the question of just how far Jyn is willing to go as one of Saw’s soldiers. When she faces an unthinkable betrayal that shatters her world, Jyn will have to pull the pieces of herself back together and figure out what she truly believes in… and who she can really trust.
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Chilren’s Lit Trivia Night!
Think you’re an A+ student in children’s literature? Come test your children’s literature knowledge against other bibliophiles, incuding our own children’s book buyer, editor & author Amy Cherrix!! You would be best to bring your young readers along….they may be needed 🙂
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Children’s Event! Caroline McAllister reads John Ronald’s Dragon
A captivating picture book biography of a boy who imagined a world full of dragons and grew up to be beloved author J. R. R. Tolkien.
John Ronald loved dragons. He liked to imagine dragons when he was alone, and with his friends, and especially when life got hard or sad. After his mother died and he had to live with a cold-hearted aunt, he looked for dragons. He searched for them at his boarding school. And when he fought in a Great War, he felt as if terrible, destructive dragons were everywhere. But he never actually found one, until one day, when he was a grown man but still very much a boy at heart, when he decided to create one of his own. John Ronald’s Dragons, a picture book biography by Caroline McAlister and illustrated by Eliza Wheeler, introduces the beloved creator of Middle Earth and author of The Hobbit to a new generation of children who see magic in the world around them.
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Annual Whole Bloomin Thing Spring Festival
Come on out to the Whole Bloomin’ Thing Spring Festival, in the Historic Frog Level District of Waynesville.
Kick off the Spring season this Mother’s Day weekend with local growers, artisans, and craftsmen – featuring a large selection of plants, handmade goods, and garden-inspired products.
Dance down the block to live music and entertainment, explore the merchants of Frog Level shops, sip on freshly brewed coffee, toast a friend with a craft beer, and dine on delicious food at the 22nd annual Whole Bloomin’ Thing Spring Festival.
❁ ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE ❁
- 9:15 am – 10:45 am Mountain Medicine
- 11:00 am Waynesville Bellydance with Mystic Tribal & Studio 505 (two local belly dance troupes).
- 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Rich Manz Trio
Please email wholebloominfest@gmail.com for more information.
Sponsored by:
Historic Frog Level Merchant’s Association
Frog Level Brewery
Panacea CoffeeHouse
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Walkable Wall Street with Free BIKE Parking & Bright Light Biker
Strive Not To Drive teams up with the businesses of Wall Street for an afternoon of car-free fun and shopping. Come by bike ans enjoy FREE bike corral parking from Asheville on Bikes. Swing by the Strive Not To Drive table and pick up a Wall Street Passport. Visit shops, fill your passport, and return it to unlock a prize worth striving for.
You’ll see that downtown Asheville is more fun and stress-free when you leave the car out of the equation.
Check the batteries in your headlight and tail light, wrap yourself and your bike in Christmas lights, tape some glow sticks to your wherever, and head out to Walkable Wall Street at sunset for the start of Bright Light Biker.
Come early for Walkable Wall Street Free BIKE Parking
Roll out: 9pm
Return: 10pm
Enjoy food and drink after at the fine restaurants of Wall Street, open late, just for you.
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Oskar Blues Low Country Boil
Our love for beer started with a love for food, and we still love to throw down! To celebrate the coming of summer we are gittin’ down southern style. Our CHUBchief is bringin in his southern flair to our first Oskar Blues Low Country Boil. Born in Texas and raised in Louisiana CHUBchief is cookin up some big flavors and lots of ’em! We’re gonna be slingin’ up a whole mess of gulf coast shrimp, sausage, chicken, with fresh corn and potatoes.
$25 gits you a little bit of everything! Git yer tickets before May 14th!
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2017-2018 All Star Cheer Tryouts!
May 20th and 21st
1:00-4:00pm (both days)
You can pop in anytime, either day. Your individual tryout process will last 15-30 minutes. Each athlete will be evaluated as an individual and everyone makes a team! Each athlete will be given as much time as needed to warm-up all skills. From there each athlete will be asked to show motions, jumps, any tumbling, flexibility and/or stunting technique. Don’t worry though, NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!!
AGES:
Ages 3 – 18 (girls AND boys)
Ages (17 & UP – call the gym for more info)
[accepting levels 1-5]
COSTS:
$25 Tryout Fee
$10 Returning Members
(Fee includes gift and ONE tryout clinic)
TRYOUT CLINICS:
May 16th and 18th
6:00-7:30pm
($25 per clinic or $35 for both days)
-Tryout Clinics will be a mini practice to reveiw stretching/conditioning, motions, jumps, body positions/technique, and a short dance.
REGISTRATION DAYS:
@ Fearless Athletics
May 23rd-25th
6-8pm (tuesday-thursday)
Staff members will be available to answer all questions and help you register for the 2017/2018 season!
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Town Branch Greenway Sneak Peek & Composting Workshop
1pm: FREE Backyard Composting workshop with GreenWorks. Bins available for $10
2-5pm: Guided walking tour of 1.5 mile greenway + join us for a tree planting!
2-5pm: Southside History Project. Discuss the draft historic markers + share your history!
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Guided Walks in Historic Oakdale Cemetery
On Sundays, June 4, August 6, and October 1, at 2:15 p.m., visitors may join the Guided Walks in Historic Oakdale Cemetery. Participants will gather at the octagonal building in the Cemetery, located on U.S. 64 at Valley St. Cost is $10 per person 10 years and older. Children under 10 are free with a paid adult.
“The famous angel described in Thomas Wolfe’s book is the main attraction at Oakdale Cemetery,” Padgett said. “But grave markers can tell interesting stories and whisper secrets … so come along to discover Hendersonville’s buried past.”
Groups of eight or more are invited to make arrangements for a convenient private tour time throughout the summer and fall for Guided Walks on Main Street or in Oakdale Cemetery.
“Locals and visitors may join me to celebrate and share the interesting history and architecture of downtown Hendersonville,” Padgett said. “And on certain Sunday afternoons, I’ll be at Oakdale Cemetery to share some stories. I believe that knowing our history enriches our lives.”
Group tours of eight or more people can be scheduled anytime throughout the summer and fall season. The tours are conducted under the auspices of The Trolley Company, which conducts history, wine, and apple orchard tours around Henderson County.
Padgett served on Hendersonville City Council for eight years, is a journalist and public relations consultant, co-founder and former executive director of ECO, was associate editor at The Mother Earth News magazine, and conducts programs and guided tours in Paris, France, on the American Revolution. Her parents spent their honeymoon in the Skyland Hotel on Main Street. She grew up on a farm in Rutherford County, and has lived in a 100-year-old house in downtown Hendersonville for 34 years.
To make reservations or for more information, phone Padgett at 828-545-3179 or email maryjo@maryjopadgett.com. Visit www.maryjopadgett.com and click on Guided Walks for a complete schedule.
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