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Summer Block Party

Join Biltmore Park Town Square and Mix 96.5 for a Summer Block Party on Saturday, September 10th in the green space near REI and YMCA. Imagine your kids laughing, splashing down a huge water slide. Great eats, cool summer tunes, and a chance to win prizes in a scavenger hunt. Bring the family and come and enjoy a Saturday full of summer fun.

16th Annual Groovin’ On Grovemont Summer Concert Series

The 16th annual Groovin’ on Grovemont summer concert series returns to Grovemont Square (adjacent to the Swannanoa Library) on July 10, July 24 and August 7, at 6:00 p.m.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair and come enjoy these family-friendly evenings of great music! The concert series is free and open to the public. Concessions, including hot dogs and home-baked goods, are available for purchase. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Swannanoa Library and the Swannanoa Community Council.

Entertainment Schedule:

7/10/2018: The Jordan Okrend Experience – vintage pop imbued with an infectious funky edge.

7/24/2018: The Wonderful Nobodies – a Nashville-based group all hailing from the Appalachian region of Virginia and NC.  A unique blend of bluegrass, pop, soul & country.

8/7/2018: Rhoda Weaver and the Soul Mates – a local band out of WNC. The band plays everything from Motown to the Animals to Etta James to Fleetwood Mac.

Charley King’s Jamaican Jerk fest with Chalwa and more

For those that have supported and loved Pisgah Brewing from the beginning, way back in 2005… You will remember the smoke-filled courtyard on Thursdays when Charley King, resident Jamaican Jerk expert and sauce maker, would grill up a storm with his one-of-a-kind Jamaican Jerk Chicken plates!

Well, today Charley King is an entrepreneur of his own sauce distribution company, Charley King’s Jamaican Jerk Sauce! Charley’s sauces are making their way across the Southeast in your favorite grocery stores like Ingles, Whole Foods Markets and Greenlife Grocery as well as Earth Fare. Charley King’s is moving up in the world of sauce, and in celebration and promotion of Charley’s rise to sauce-making stardom we are celebrating with an entire afternoon and evening of Jamaican Jerk food!

Featuring selections of chicken, pork, beef, tofu, tempeh and vegetable, Charley King and his army of Jerkers will be set up in the courtyard at the Pisgah Brewing Taproom on Saturday, July 16th from 12pm-8pm for small plate service and tastings throughout the event! And, of course, it won’t be a Charley King event without one crucial ingredient… Reggae Music! Our dear friends of Chalwa will be joining us for a special 2-set performance, and more entertainment will be announced soon!

WNC Nature Center at the Library

The Western NC Nature Center is coming to Hot Springs Library. Join us on Wednesday, July 13th at 10:30 to experience some amazing animals that also call this region “home”.

Open Garden Hours

Come visit the Vance Elementary Peace Garden for Open Garden Hours every Monday and Wednesday from 9- 12 in June, July, and August and Thursdays from 6- 8 pm.

There will be gardening projects, fruits and veggies to harvest and take home, a kiddie pool to splash in, and a world of plants and insects to befriend. While the kids play, the adults can too! This is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded folks, get your thumb green and your knees dirty all while helping to keep the Peace Garden growing and beautiful during the summer. There will be someone from FEAST or The Roots Foundation present to guide even the most novice of gardeners, so all are welcome!

Hope to see you there!

Open Garden Hours

Come visit the Vance Elementary Peace Garden for Open Garden Hours every Monday and Wednesday from 9- 12 in June, July, and August and Thursdays from 6- 8 pm.

There will be gardening projects, fruits and veggies to harvest and take home, a kiddie pool to splash in, and a world of plants and insects to befriend. While the kids play, the adults can too! This is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded folks, get your thumb green and your knees dirty all while helping to keep the Peace Garden growing and beautiful during the summer. There will be someone from FEAST or The Roots Foundation present to guide even the most novice of gardeners, so all are welcome!

Hope to see you there!

‘May the Forest Be With You’

One of our newer events that celebrates forest resources used today. Local artisans will be joining the Cradle in demonstrating Appalachian cultural and modern uses of forest products.

Many Blue Ridge Mountain artisans are continuing traditional skills deeply seeded in our North Carolina heritage. Hear the melodies from wooden instruments and visit with these skilled craftsmen and women in woodworking, wood burning, soap making, corn husk dolls and more!

‘Sacred Sounds of Summer’ Concert

An evening of special music by our Handbell and Channel Choirs, including solos and ensemble performances.

Admission is FREE! Any donations will benefit the church mini-bus fund.

Ice Cream Social to follow.

Wild For Life Fundraiser and Birds of Prey Exhibit on Merrimon

It gives us great joy to invite back to The Hop the humble folks behind an important bird of prey rehabilitation program, which is solely volunteer run. 50% of sales during will be donated to WFL plus there will be some very special guests on hand to provide information and education.

Hike of the Week: “Buck Spring Lodge: Yesterday and Today”

Join Parkway rangers for an easy to moderate, 2-mile round-trip hike on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. We will be viewing the site and learning the history of the Vanderbilt’s Buck Spring Lodge.

Meet at the Buck Spring Gap Overlook parking area at Milepost 407.7. The overlook is just off the Parkway along the Mount Pisgah trailhead access road across from the picnic area. Bring water, wear good walking shoes, and be prepared for changing weather conditions.

Call (828) 298-5330, ext. 304 for more information.

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