Join us for a family-friendly 5K to benefit the students at Pisgah Forest Elementary School.
Registration Forms are available at Pisgah Forest Elementary or online at http://pfe.tscnc.org
The first 100 participants will receive a free t-shirt! Registration Packets can be picked up the day of the race at 8am.
Please no pets, bicycles or skateboards. Strollers are welcome!
Please call The Littlest Birds to register. 828-253-4747
The 8th Annual Great Cloth Diaper Change will take place on Saturday, April 21st, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. This is a fun event to help spread awareness and support in our community. We will gather together to change our babies into 100% reusable cloth diapers. GCDC is a fun,global cloth diaper party
We are trying to break last years record of 3,089 participants world wide. We have received donations from many of your favorite cloth diaper companies. These item will be raffled off after the GCDC is complete.
The Littlest Birds will be celebrating with an Earth Day Cloth Diaper sale! Fun activities for big kids too!
Registration is now open! You must use a commercially available cloth diaper, no trainers, and you baby must be 39″ tall or shorter. Please comment below with the brand of cloth diaper you plan to use and your baby’s height to register or call The Littlest BIrds at 828-253-4747.
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
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
Come on out and enjoy an afternoon of painting with us this Friday, 4/15/16 from 4:00-5:30PM!
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.
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
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.