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The Great Big Awwwesome Holiday Toy Fest Event!

The Great Big Toys”R”Us Book of Awwwesome comes to life with toy demos, make & take activities, raffles, giveaways, PLUS, a special visit from Geoffrey! So bring your camera and your holiday spirit, and let the wishing begin! #AwesomeMoment

*Excludes Express and Outlet locations. Event intended for children ages 5-up. Parental supervision required at all times. All giveaways and event materials available while supplies last and distributed to participating children only. Limit one per child. Quantities limited; no rain checks.
**NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States (D.C.) 18 years and older. Void where prohibited. Promotion begins at 12PM ET and ends at 2PM ET on 11/5/16. For Official Rules, prize descriptions and odds disclosure, visit your local participating Toys”R”Us or Toys”R”Us/Babies”R”Us Integrated store location. Sponsor: Toys”R”Us – Delaware, Inc., One Geoffrey Way, Wayne, NJ 07470.

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Vance Rocket Run 5k and Kids’ Comet Dash

Grab your family and friends and come run with us through West Asheville neighborhoods. The Rocket Run is a 5k race that begins and ends at Vance Elementary School and the Kids Comet Dash is a fun obstacle course race for kids. 5k starts at 9am, Kids Dash is at 10am. This is a fundraiser for Vance Elementary School in West Asheville, NC. Run as a Family and Win Prizes! Support Vance Elementary school teachers and students!

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TC Roberson Holiday Market

The 13th annual TCR Holiday Market is the official start to Holiday shopping in Western North Carolina. It is held at TC Roberson High School and will feature artists and crafters with great Christmas Decorations and gift ideas. Come out and support small businesses and your local community.

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Fiddler on the Roof, the Musical

Dates: November 4, 5, 11 & 12, 2016 – Performance Schedule

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor dairyman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler On The Roof’s universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness. A don’t miss, Broadway classic for all ages.

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Barnes & Noble Mini Maker Faire

Mini Maker Faire 2017

Children’s Event, Hands-On Learning, Special Event(Computers, Crafts/Hobbies, Science & Technology)

Saturday November 11, 2017 9:00 AM Please join us for the Mini Maker Faire all weekend at Barnes & Noble! Hands-on learning, demonstrations of STEM products, and robots! Guzzoline Robotics and Zaniac will both be in attendance.

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Woods & Wilds: Storytelling & Music Festival

Calling all stargazers, dreamers and wanderers:

Join Dogwood Alliance Sunday October 1st for our 2nd annual Woods and Wilds Festival from 1-10pm at the Salvage Station in Asheville! The Festival will feature regional storytellers, live music from The Get Right Band, Lyric and others as well as kid friendly activities. Join us to celebrate 21 years of standing with the people and forests of the South!

$10 suggested donation

**PARKING**
Please carpool if you can. LYFT offers discounts to The Salvage Station. The Salvage Station has dedicated parking for 350 cars. If the lot is full, please park down the road.

Please do not park on the train tracks!

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Second Ever Run Sing Thing

The RUN SING THING is taking place at Carrier Park, November 6, 2016 at 1pm in Asheville, NC. Proceeds benefit Arts For Life. It is a five kilometer (3ish miles) singalong while running at Carrier Park. It is kind of like a flash mob, concert, choir, running club and race all rolled into one.

If you’re not much of a singer, then running may help. If you’re not much of a runner then singing may help.

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Stage Production: “The Little Mermaid, Jr.”

Nov 9th, 6:00pm

Nov 10th, 6:00pm

Nov 11th, 2:00pm

Join us under the sea and beyond as ArtSpace Charter School students perform the classic Disney musical The Little Mermaid, Jr. based on the 2008 Broadway production and the 1989 animated feature film.

This classic Disney title contains all of the songs from the Academy Award-winning animated feature film as well as three new songs from the Broadway show.

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater
Book by Doug Wright
Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film
Music Adapted and Arranged by David Weinstein

This performance of The Little Mermaid Jr. is open to the public. Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for students. Please use the ticket link below. Tickets will not be available for sale in the front office at ArtSpace.

Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. is presented through special
arrangement with and all authorized materials are supplied by Music Theatre International, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Script, music and all other materials © 2010 iTheatrics

Broadway Junior and MTI’s Broadway Junior Collection are trademarks of Music Theatre International. All rights reserved

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Stargazing and Cosmic Storytelling

Join local astronomer and author Stephan Martin on a tour of the stars and constellations of the fall night sky above the farm. We’ll discuss some of the myths of the constellations along with the seasonal changes in the sky at this time as well as some of the latest discoveries in astronomy and theories of the universe. All ages are welcome and no background in astronomy or science is required.

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Reptile Ecology Lecture with Candace Thomson

The speaker is Candace Thomson, an Americorp volunteer working for the WNC Nature Center. She will be accompanied by Red, the eastern box turtle and Oak, a snake! It will take place at the Montford Community Center. As always, the lecture is free and open to everyone, but most importantly, children! Please come!

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