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Gathering to Write Postcards to our Senators!
Now that we have voiced our concerns at our amazing march on Asheville, our next step is to make some calls and write postcards to our Senators about what matters most to us – and how we’re going to continue to fight for it in the days, weeks and months ahead!
Let’s do that together at the BLOCK-off-Biltmore this Saturday from 5:30PM to 7PM.
We will have some postcards and stamps available. We encourage you to bring your own if you can!
HOW TO PREPARE:
1) You can print the postcards here before coming to the gathering: https://
2) Think about what issue(s) is/are important to you (healthcare, women’s rights and decisions regarding their own reproductive destinies, immigration law, etc.) You don’t need to stay the entire time. Drop by and write for a few minutes. See you then!
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Play your favorite old-school cabinets, pinball machines, and billiard tables
Although they are open daily, 12:00pm-2:00am, it’s 21+ after 9:00pm
“Over 5000 Video Games, Pinball, Billards, Skeeball, Foosball, and the best in Retro Music all day till 2am for Only $10! That’s right, from Open till Close Unlimited Play for only $10! We Offer the Best Selection in Local Craft Beers, Wine, and Coke Products. Our Nightlife Really Heats Up With the Best of the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s Music with Dance Parties on the Weekend. Chill out on our Outside Deck and Patio Area. Over 200 pieces of Beer Memorabilia Dating Back to the 1930’s. So Come, Take a Step back in Time With Us, At the Retrocade!
- January, 27
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Walkable Wall Street Series
Walkable Wall Street is a collaborative series between the City of Asheville, Wall Street merchants and Asheville Downtown Association designed to support place-making downtown and improve pedestrian safety.
Businesses will offer extended hours, and will line the corridor with (battery-powered) luminaries to provide an inviting and romantic setting near Valentine’s Day for strolling to shops and restaurants. The luminaries will feature merchant and community decorated bags. Stop by Wall Street shops any time Saturday to decorate your own bag, following the theme of love, light and community.
Stuart Cowles, owner of longtime Wall Street business Climbmax Climbing said the event is “a great opportunity to discover and rediscover one of downtown Asheville’s most iconic streets, and for businesses to engage with the community in a unique way.”
The event celebrates Wall Street as a pedestrian-friendly corridor, while supporting its businesses and providing a safe, enjoyable community-oriented experience downtown. The series serves as a pilot for consideration of regular and more frequent (though temporary) closures of streets to car traffic.
Future Walkable Wall Street events are planned on the following Saturdays:
- Saturday, May 13
- Saturday, August 12
For more information, contact Asheville Downtown Development Specialist Dana Frankel at 828-251-4051 or dfrankel@ashevillenc.gov.
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Parents Morning Out (6wks-12yrs)
Parents Afternoon Out provides a safe, nurturing environment for children to participate in a variety of organized activities, while giving parents a break! Let us help you relax, rejuvenated and reconnect!
Parents Morning Out 2017 Dates:
Jan 6 and 20
Feb 3 and 17
Mar 3 and 17
April 7 and 21
May 5 and 19
June 2 and 16
July 7 and 21
August 4 and 18
Sept 1 and 15
Oct 6 and 20
Nov 3 and 17
Dec 1 and 15
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Parents Afternoon Out (6wks-12yrs)
Parents Afternoon Out provides a safe, nurturing environment for children to participate in a variety of organized activities, while giving parents a break! Let us help you relax, rejuvenated and reconnect!
Parents Afternoon Out Dates 2017:
January 28
February 25
March 25
April 22
May 27
June 24
July 22
August 26
September 23
October 28
November 25
December 23
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Grand Opening Celebration
Grand opening festivities at the new location (3575 Boylston Highway, Mills River) will begin at 5 a.m.
Opening day activities include:
• The first 100 customers (dine-in only) will each receive a $25 Bojangles’ gift card.
• From 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., customers can spin the Bojangles’ prize wheel for a chance to win any one of a number of prizes.
• At 11 a.m., the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce will visit the store for a ribbon cutting.
• From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., customers will receive a free Legendary Iced Tea with any bone-in chicken purchase.
• All day, customers will receive a free Bo-Berry Biscuit with any purchase of a combo.
Also from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 23rd residents are invited to visit the new restaurant for a free 22 oz. Legendary Iced Tea (drive-thru only and limit one tea per customer).
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Parents Morning Out (6mos-10yrs) (YMCA Members Only)
Our Parents Morning Out program provides a safe, nurturing environment for children to participate in a variety of organized activities, while giving parents a break! Let us help you relax, rejuvenate, and reconnect!
Parents Morning Out Dates 2017: (2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, for ages 6 months-10 years)
January 14 and 28
February 11 and 25
March 11 and 25
April 8 and 22
May 13 and 27
June 10 and 24
July 15 and 29
August 12 and 26
September 9 and 23
October 14 and 28
November 11 and 25
December 9 and 23
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Parents Night Out (18mos-12yrs)
Our Parents Night Out program provides a safe, nurturing environment for children to participate in a variety of organized activities, while giving parents a break! Let us Relax, Rejuvenate, and Reconnect you! This program runs the first and third Friday of every month.
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Frogwatch for Families (10+yrs)
February 20, 4:30-7:30 pm
RIBBIT, RIBBIT! Calling all frog lovers! FrogWatch USA is a citizen science program set up through AZA to help scientists collect data and vital information on frogs and toads. Join us for an hour-long classroom training where you will listen to the chorus of croaks, ribbits, and ‘jug-a-rums’, learn about all the native frogs and toads that live right here in western North Carolina, and identify the type of frog or toad by their call. Then we’ll head out to a couple of hoppin’ frog spots around the Asheville area to see what species we can observe. Program is geared to those ages 10 and up.
Cost: $20 per person. Bonus: If you go out and monitor for FrogWatch 4 times after this training, you can get $10 back – ask for more details!
For more information, please contact Lauren Pyle at lpyle@ashevillenc.gov or call 828-259-8085.
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