FREE COMMUNITY EVENT: Carolina Day School invites area parents, schools, students (grades 5-12), and teachers to a free community forum on the effects of screentime on the human brain, featuring a large-screen showing and discussion of the film, “Screenagers,” led by Dr. Beth Vo, Asheville pediatric physician.
Online registration required.
30th anniversary. Come celebrate with us. You do not have to have kids to come enjoy the fun. Everyone is welcome 🙂
Sponsored by Thomas Wolfe Memorial & the North Carolina Room (Pack Library)
Many of us in Western North Carolina know his name, but have not experienced his work. Speakers will talk about reading, teaching, and finding Asheville history in the works of Thomas Wolfe.
Speakers:
Brandon Johnson: “Constant Relevance: Reading Thomas Wolfe for Today’s Student”
Terry Roberts: “Welcome to Our City: Thomas Wolfe’s Asheville”
Tom Muir: “A Curious Tale: Thomas Wolfe’s Willie Goff”
Dr. Bunsen & Dr. Beaker explore spooky science, Why do certain sounds and images scare us? Explore properties of matter, minerals, light, and sound as you discover the science behind the scary.
Students will take home slime!
Space is limited, so registration is required.
Calling all kids! If you come to the library in costume on this day you will receive a special treat!
Check out one or more of the classic horror films of the silent era with background and commentary by a local expert. In honor of Halloween, we’ll be watching the classic Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde followed by the 1925 Stan Laurel parody, Dr. Pickle & Mr. Pride. Free popcorn! Sponsored by the Friends of Weaverville library. For more information call the Library at 250-6482.
Come hear ghostly tales of our mountains, true or not, guaranteed to send a shiver down your spine! Researcher for Joshua Warren and Haunted Asheville tour guide Tadd McDivitt will tell you stories passed down through our mountain history, of the scary, sad and eerie spirits haunting this land. Age 13 and above. Sponsored by the Friends of Swannanoa Library.
UNC Asheville offers workshops that bring families, the school and community together to better understand how to navigate the education system. The series will be comprised of 2.5 hour workshops once a week, over six consecutive weeks. Workshops will help parties gain skills and resources that families need to effectively engage in their child’s education and make college a realistic family goal.
December 23, 27, 30 & 31, and January 2-3, 8:30am–6pm
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Spend your holiday with us! Enjoy games, activities, crafts, exercise and all kinds of holiday fun! *Note children should bring a lunch, snack and drink each day.
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YOUTH Locations: Tempie Avery Montford, Stephens-Lee & Vance
TEEN Location: Stephens-Lee
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*Tempie Avery Montford, 34 Pearson Drive, 828-253-3714
*Stephens-Lee Center, 30 George Washington Carver, 828-350-2058
*Vance Elementary, 98 Sulphur Springs Road, 828-747-1345