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Pay By The Hour Childcare is Available today!

Monday-Thursday 8:00am-8:00pm
Fridays 8:00am-3:45pm
Saturdays 9:00am-12:00pm
Have some last minute errands to run, need to attend a important meeting, or enjoy an evening out without the kids? YWCA of Asheville is offering a Pay-by-the-Hour childcare. Reservations are required and we are excited to watch your children up to 4 hours per visit.

Ranging from $5-$10 per hour. There are multiple avenues for eligibility but generally this is an income-based “sliding scale” determined when you meet with our Empowerment Child Care director to register.”

👉 For more information contact Empowerment Childcare at 828-254-7206 ext. 1113

Pay By The Hour Childcare is Available today!

Monday-Thursday 8:00am-8:00pm
Fridays 8:00am-3:45pm
Saturdays 9:00am-12:00pm
Have some last minute errands to run, need to attend a important meeting, or enjoy an evening out without the kids? YWCA of Asheville is offering a Pay-by-the-Hour childcare. Reservations are required and we are excited to watch your children up to 4 hours per visit.

Ranging from $5-$10 per hour. There are multiple avenues for eligibility but generally this is an income-based “sliding scale” determined when you meet with our Empowerment Child Care director to register.”

👉 For more information contact Empowerment Childcare at 828-254-7206 ext. 1113

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Mining Sluice Grand Opening

Saturday, May 7th, 10am-5pm

1pm: Short presentation on gems and the history of gem mining in the Southern Appalachian area from the Colburn Earth Science Museum

Join the WNC Nature Center, with special guests from Colburn Earth Science Museum, soon to be Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS), to celebrate the official grand opening of a new mining sluice at the Explorer’s Outpost area at the Center.

The exciting new attraction features a 30-foot mining sluice and water tower, offering gem mining for a small fee as well as free opportunities for play with water. This is the latest addition to Explorer’s Outpost, where Captain Dave’s Pirate Dawgs and Gift Shop are also located. Guests may purchase bags of roughage from Captain Dave’s Gift Shop for use in the mining sluice.

Open House

You’re Invited!

Have you been thinking about how to improve your health or your life? If so, we want you to know that Homegrown Families Health and Education Center has amazing practitioners offering wellness support in a variety of modalities.

Join a few of our practitioners for an open house on March 1. Meet us, greet us, have some snacks and wine (on us!) and learn about the services we offer.

Plus, you can enter to win several door prizes including a free treatment from each one of the practitioners!

We are also offering some free services at the open house…

Auricular acupuncture w/ Megan Burns, L.Ac. and Kerry Gould, L.Ac. – 6:00 to 6:30

25th Annual Greening Up the Mountains Festival

The Greening Up the Mountains Festival, now in its 25th year, is a heritage arts festival that celebrates the arrival of Spring through both traditional and contemporary forms of Appalachian art, music, food, and beverage which honor our community and local artisans. The festival is sponsored by both the Town of Sylva and the Main Street Sylva Association and will be held in historical downtown Sylva, North Carolina. The Greening Up The Mountains Festival enjoys crowds upwards 12,000 attendees and has 175 vendor booth spaces. In addition to a variety of arts, crafts, and food vendors, attendees can enjoy a 5k run, beverage arts featuring local craft breweries, and live music throughout the day.

The Jackson County Transit shuttle will be running from the Jackson County Justice Center and Jackson Plaza to the downtown festival area from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on festival day. Rides are $1 per person. Pets are not allowed on the shuttle, but service animals are permitted.

Grovestone Quarry Tour

Meet at Grove Stone Quarry for an afternoon of exploring! Be sure to call the Colburn (254-7162) ahead of time to reserve your spot! There will be a $10 charge.

Learn about the origins of granite, sand, and gravel for building and transportation infrastructure. The Grove Stone quarry is an important long-term partner to the Colburn Earth Science Museum. Go on a tour with Hedrick Industries staff to see the pits, rock piles and equipment. Then visit the on-site stream, a high quality tributary to the Swannanoa River, where you can find and learn to identify aquatic macro-invertebrates. Bring comfortable walking shoes.

Annual Kid’s Spring Tennis Carnival (5-12yrs)

Come out & play! Learn about upcoming clinics and camps in our area. Tennis instructors will be on hand to lead workshops & games! Racquets & balls provided.

This FREE EVENT is geared towards kids ages 5-12 years old. Beginners & experienced players welcome!

We will also be serving FREE Ice Cream from The Hop for the kids!

* The kickoff for our new TRY TENNIS program will also be held during the carnival. TRY TENNIS is Try Tennis is designed to get you off the couch and on the courts! No tennis experience necessary. This is for anyone wanting to learn to playl!

Pre-registration is required for the carnival and can be done at http://www.avltennis.com/eventregistration/annual-kids-tennis-carnival-free

Shindig on the Green BBQ & Bluegrass Fundraiser Concert

One of the area’s most beloved and authentic cultural traditions, Shindig on the Green, presents the “BBQ & Bluegrass” annual fundraising concert, an evening of traditional bluegrass.

The Folk Heritage Committee’s annual fundraiser features Roger Howell & Friends, The Midnight Plowboys and Rhiannon & the Relics.

The fundraising concert is a key element in securing necessary funding for the free and beloved Shindig on the Green summer Saturday evenings in Asheville.

Almost 40,000 people attend Shindig on the Green for free throughout the summer. While the crowds of locals and visitors at Shindig have grown over the years for the free evenings, so have the costs. The all-volunteer, nonprofit Folk Heritage Committee must raise funds to cover the sharply rising costs at Shindig on the Green for goods and services such as sound equipment and technicians, publicity, event fees and merchandise. The April concert has a $6000 monetary goal, with all of those funds needed to help cover the “free” Shindig’s very real operating costs, which average several thousand dollars per evening.

The Folk Heritage Committee produces Shindig on the Green and the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in order to support the preservation and continuation of the traditional music, dance and storytelling heritage of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Shindig takes place in the heart of downtown Asheville at Pack Square Park’s Roger McGuire Green, on the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. Dedicated to the celebration and preservation of the region’s rich cultural heritage, Shindig on the Green’s 50th summer season in 2016 is scheduled for July 2, 9, 16, 23, August 13, 20, and 27; and September 3rd.

Tickets: $20 per person. (Includes dinner from @Okie Dokies Smokehouse) (Vegetarian Choices Available)

To reserve tickets, e-mail info@folkheritage.org or call the Folk Heritage Info Line and leave a message: 828-258-6101 x345.

Anyone who cannot attend and wants to make a tax-deductible contribution can mail a check payable to the Folk Heritage Committee to PO Box 1010, Asheville, NC 28802.

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