The excitement the 2016 Summer Olympic Games combined with the laughter and audience participation of an award winning magic show! Free and fun for all.
August 17th @ 11:00am – Old Fort Library
August 18th @ 11:00am – Marion Library
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Monarch Butterfly Day
September is a busy time for monarch butterflies as they undergo their fall migration from Eastern North America to Mexico, and Western North Carolina is a pit stop for some of these busy travelers.
You can celebrate these colorful creatures at Monarch Day, Saturday, September 30, with an amazing collection of activities and events including:
Kid’s science and art activities
Monarch butterfly tagging and release demonstrations
The opening of the Monarchs and Milkweed Exhibit in the Baker Exhibit Center
The Fall Plant Sale and Vendor Market
Adult Education classes and guest speakers
Folkmoot 2016 – Candlelight Closing
Experience the wonder of dance, music, costumes and culture at this ALL GROUP, farewell performance. Enjoy TEN GROUP PERFORMANCES with over 200 international dancers and musicians. As the evening draws to a close, unity candles burn bright and represent how so many, can become one through dance.
For lodging, please contact: VisitNCSmokies.com or LakeJunaluska.com/
Folkmoot 2016 – Dance Party at The Orange Peel! (16+yrs)
Join Oso Rey and 200 dance ambassadors from Mexico, Ghana, Japan, France, Romania, Dominican Republic, Peru, China, Poland, Finland and Cherokee for an international dance party with iconic American and international dance music.
Oso Rey is a California songwriter/producer/DJ who has called Asheville home for the past decade.
He mashes together musical elements from reggae, worldbeat, afro-pop, soul, and funk along with original bass-heavy beats. His diverse reach in music over the past 20 tears has allowed him to open for groups such as No Doubt, Magic!, the Bug, Post Malone, and Sublime.
He will be curating an eclectic mix for FOLKMOOT’s first dance party, drawing from all of the various countries’ music being represented in the festival for 2016.
Current projects include “Debrissa and the Bear King“, producing an upcoming EP for the artist, “Louque”, as well as DJ’ing all over the Southeast.
Folkmoot 2016 – International Festival Day
International Festival Day attracts approximately 25,000 attendees and is produced by Folkmoot and the Downtown Waynesville Association.
Entertainment will feature two stages, cultural performances and community dance lessons by our dance troupes.
For the 2016 Festival groups will travel from China, the Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Ghana, Japan, Peru, Poland, Romania and a special U.S-Mexico collaboration. The 2016 Festival will also include performances by the Eastern Band of Cherokee and other local Appalachian groups.
You can see them all, featured together and with videos, on our Folkmoot Performers of 2016 website page.
The International Festival Day is free and open to the public. It will be a great family time for all!
‘Grease’ Stage Production
Directed by Andrew Gall
Choreographed by Julie Becton Gillum
Music Direction by Ginger Haselden
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Get out your leather jackets, pull on your bobby socks and take a trip to the fabulous fifties with the original rock ‘n roll high school musical, GREASE! Join the Rydell High School class of 1959 including Danny, Sandy and the rest of the gang as they sing their way through such classic hits as “Summer Nights”, “Greased Lightning”, “Hopelessly Devoted to You” and more. Brimming with nostalgia, fun, and unforgettable music, come and see why Grease has remained one of the most popular musicals of all time.
Showtimes:
Saturday, July 30th, 7:30pm – Followed by Opening Night Party
Sunday, July 31st, 3:00pm – Followed by Post Show Discussion
Friday, August 5th, 7:30pm
Saturday, August 6th, 7:30pm
Sunday, August 7th, 3:00pm – Followed by Post Show Discussion
Friday, August 12th, 7:30pm
Saturday, August 13th, 7:30pm
‘Grease’ Stage Production
Directed by Andrew Gall
Choreographed by Julie Becton Gillum
Music Direction by Ginger Haselden
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Get out your leather jackets, pull on your bobby socks and take a trip to the fabulous fifties with the original rock ‘n roll high school musical, GREASE! Join the Rydell High School class of 1959 including Danny, Sandy and the rest of the gang as they sing their way through such classic hits as “Summer Nights”, “Greased Lightning”, “Hopelessly Devoted to You” and more. Brimming with nostalgia, fun, and unforgettable music, come and see why Grease has remained one of the most popular musicals of all time.
Showtimes:
Saturday, July 30th, 7:30pm – Followed by Opening Night Party
Sunday, July 31st, 3:00pm – Followed by Post Show Discussion
Friday, August 5th, 7:30pm
Saturday, August 6th, 7:30pm
Sunday, August 7th, 3:00pm – Followed by Post Show Discussion
Friday, August 12th, 7:30pm
Saturday, August 13th, 7:30pm
Craft for Critters: Benefit & Adoption Drive
On Saturday, August 20 from 10am – 6pm, Grovewood Gallery will host a benefit and adoption drive for Brother Wolf Animal Rescue (BWAR), a No-Kill animal rescue organization here in Asheville. Grovewood will donate 10% of all gallery sales to BWAR’s “Help Me Heal Fund” that provides care for orphaned animals with serious medical conditions, helping them recover so they can be adopted into loving homes.
During the benefit, customers can save 10% on all ceramic art and enter a raffle to win a “Tubby Cat” sculpture by Bandana Yardbirds and a set of hand-thrown porcelain critter mugs by Asheville artist Laura Cooke. Visitors will also have the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes and take a free, self-guided tour of the artist studios on the Grovewood grounds from 11am – 4pm. Adoptable dogs and cats will be on location from noon – 4pm.
Seasonal Ice Cream Flight Night at The Creamery!
At this point in the year we are absolutely overflowing with berries, herbs, peaches and other fruits and veggies from area farms! What better way to celebrate the season than with a night dedicated to this deliciousness?!?!?!
10 total flavors, 6 dairy and 4 vegan, will be available by the scoop, pint or Ice Cream Flight of 4! The hope is that we provide you with the tools to be able to create the best overall combination of taste sensations 🙂
Also, as always, pints of Salted Caramel will be available upon request.
Family Night: Tall Tales to Tell on Trails
Stpries have been a part of nature ever since humans developed language. From campfire ghost stories to Cherokee myths, the Appalachians are full of tales! We’ll be telling stories, making journals, and even showing you how to tell your own adventures. Don’t go into the woods without a tale or two in your pocket!
Meet at the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, Milepost 384, and come ready to tell some tall tales.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Call (828) 298-5330, extension 304