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National Park Service Cenntennial Presentation

The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016, and everyone can take part in the celebration! The centennial will kick off a second century of stewardship of America’s national parks and engaging communities through recreation, conservation, and historic preservation programs. Join Friends of the Smokies at REI to find your park and discover the national parks and programs in your own backyard!

Free Poetry Workshop & Performance (8-12yrs)

April is National Poetry Month! Kids approximately 8-12 years old are invited to join in a 30-minute session of playing word games and writing poems as a group, followed by a 15-minute performance. Led by Chris Martin, local elementary teacher and director of the youth improv group A Gaggle of Giggles.

No reservation needed…just come and join the fun!

Bluegrass, Bikes & Beers

Come hang at Oskar Blues Brewery for the 2016 Bluesgrass, Bikes & Beer! This years event also doubles as the Cradle to Grave 30k and 10k Trail Race pre-party and packet pickup.

Schedule of Events:

3:00 p.m. : Group MTB ride or trail run in Pisgah National Forest (leaves from the brewery)
4:00 p.m. : Cradle to Grave Packet Pickup begins
5:00 p.m. : Tour of the brewery
5:30 p.m. : Music from Travis Book (of The Infamous Stringdusters) and the Fireside Collective.
7:00 p.m. : Tour of the brewery
8:00 p.m. : Packet pickup ends

Bluegrass, Bikes & Beers benefits The Pisgah Conservancy and is FREE. Donations are welcome + appreciated.

New Model Open House Celebration

 

New Model Open House 2020! Introducing the new model line-up for 2020 while enjoying live music, BBQ and a parking lot full of unique and amazing vendors! This is what we’ve ALL been waiting for!

11:00am-1:00pm … AstroSauce LIVE

11:30am-4:30pm … Mo-MoJo Blues Band Live!

How Do You LagerFest?

How do you LagerFest? is an opportunity for Hi-Wire Brewing and other regional breweries to showcase, what has become, a misunderstood beer. The event will highlight the wonderful world of lagers in laid back and casual festival setting. Hi-Wire will be pouring 10 of its speciality lagers and releasing its Spring Maibock (7% ABV) for the event.

Admission is $8 and includes How do you LagerFest? glassware and two beer tokens. Foothills Deli will be grilling up some popular barbeque eats and more beer tokens will be available for purchase throughout the event. Enjoy your lager as you get down with some miniature golf, corn hole, and other classic backyard games. Grab your grandpa’s lawn chair and join us for an afternoon full of lager love!

Family Friendly! Kids are welcome to come in for free (the entrance fee is for beer glassware and tokens), and we encourage them to play our yard games, including a 9 hole mini-golf course!

28th Historic Johnson Farm Spring Festival

Come out for the annual spring festival. Enjoy the farm while listening to live music, visiting animals, watching heritage demonstrations, buying homemade crafts, and more! There will be wagon rides, a bake sale, food, children’s games and activities, Heritage Weavers and Fiber Artists, and schoolhouse lessons! The event runs 10 AM-4 PM Saturday, April 27. Adults are $5, students are $3, and children under 5 are free. Parking is across the street at Rugby Middle School, and buses will provide transportation across the street.

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If you are interested in selling a homemade craft or demonstrating a heritage-related skill, please go to the following form: https://goo.gl/forms/tNnw8oOUSqB3ENXP2. Space is limited!

Asheville Spring Gardening Expo (all ages)

Demos, Workshops, Artisans…Storewide Giveaways All Day!

Join us Saturday, April 16th to celebrate the opening of our outdoor plant nursery at our annual Spring Gardening Expo at Asheville Market! There will be free workshops and classes throughout the day, local artisans on hand with their creations, kids’ activities, food and drink, raffle prizes, and more.

Here are some of the festivities we have to look forward to so far:

Food:

Brew Tastings:

Presenters: Schedule Coming Soon!

  • 10-11am: Rachel Strivelli, Science and Agriculture Educator/Writer, will be presenting on “Why Good Soil is Epic And How to Start Building It”
  • 11:30am-12:30pm: Chris Smith from Sow True Seed will be giving a talk on Tomato Varieties
  • 1-2pm: Brook Doty will be giving a terrarium demo on the Floor
  • 1-2:30pm: Mike Hamel, a homebrewer and trainer at Bell’s Brewery, will be hosting a Brew Talk
  • 4-5:30pm: Michael Gentry, a Chef and Fermentation expert, will be presenting on Vegetable Fermentation, Kombucha, and Kefir

Vendor Representatives:

  • Tim Ferchau from Smart Pots
  • Sow True Seed
  • CharGrow
  • Warhorse Soap
  • James Leonard from BWGS & Sunleaves
  • Frazer Love from Nanolux
  • Mo Todd from Sunlight Supply
  • Vermicycle Organics

Raffle Prizes

  • Nanolux 600w ballast ($220 value)
  • 6 General Hydroponics Cocotek Nutrients Kits
  • Dramm One-Touch Water Wand
  • Sow True Seeds Seed Collection
  • Smart Pots Multisize Fabric Containers
  • Perky Pet Bird Feeder
  • Warhorse Soap Gift Set
  • $50 Fifth Season Gift Card
  • Fifth Season Homebrew Class
  • Two 12 lb.bags of Vermicycle Organics BEGIN Worm Castings
  • Two 25 lb. bags of Vermicycle Organics BETWEEN Vermi-Compost
  • Sierra Nevada Prize Pack
  • A Darkroom 90, a Lightwave Reflector, a simple 600w HPS ballast and an Optilume 600w HPS bulb from BWGS

Shiloh Community BBQ & Benefit Concert

♥ Come join us! For a sweet Sunday at the Shiloh Community Garden in Asheville! ♥

Sunday afternoon will be warm, sunny, and blessed with the delightful sounds of Whitney Moore with Micheal Hynes & Chuck Lichtenberger as well as the talented Christina Musumeci- as well as BBQ!!!

The BBQ meal plates will be available with a suggested donation of $20. The music- available to all, with a Donation Hat going around to make this playscape vision a Reality!!!

All of the proceeds from this event go directly to the building of a natural playscape for children, in the Shiloh Community, an historical African -American community in Asheville. This project comes together with the spirit of bringing play in nature to children and families, and in creating a bridge for communitcation and connection between the many communitites of Asheville.

Anime and Art Afternoon (6th grade and Up)

Watch a movie! Make some art! We will be screening the movie “Summer Wars” and providing awesome art supplies for all your creative desires. Pizza too! Free for kids from 6th grade and up.

Pollinator Month: “Landscaping for Pollinators” (all ages)

April is Pollinator Month at the Weaverville Library!  Join us for a variety of kids, teen and adult programs celebrating all things Pollinator in partnership with the Town of Weaverville’s Community Pollinator Initiative.

Friday, April 22nd at 4pm – Kids, Teens, Adults and Families:  Join us for the incredible nature film “Wings of Life”:  Beautiful colors and landscapes backdrop the world of flowers and how they are pollinated across the world, from deserts to lush grassy areas.  Narrated by Meryl Streep

Saturday, April 23rd at 2pm – Dr. Art Hulse will talk about “Landscaping for Pollinators.” Art is a retired university biologist and has extensive experience with native plants landscaping and control of invasive exotic plants. He will emphasize why native plants are best for pollinating insects and provide specific guidance on how to design a pollinator-friendly landscape.

Wednesday, April 27th at 4pm – After School Program “Bugs and Dust” with UNC-A Biology professor Becca Hale – Let’s meet a group of real bugs and learn what they pollinate and why.  For kids of all ages, the program will also include planting of wildflowers to take home and a tour of the pollinator garden at the Main Street Nature Park.

 

 

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