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Full Circle Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale Celebrating Earth Day!

Come on out and pick up some freshly-made delicious vegan baked items…both sweet and savory will be available. This is our big biannual event and we always have something for everyone to enjoy, including gluten-free and sugar-free options! Look for us as we set up in front of the French Broad Food Co-op, our kind hosts of this event for the third year in a row now.

This event is part of the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale and also celebrates Earth Day by promoting the environmentally-friendly, healthy & humane plantbased diet.

Here is just a sampling of a few of the items we’ll be offering: pecan brittle, peanut butter/chocolate chip cookies, homemade bread, maple trail mix, and much more!

We’ll also be offering beverages for you to enjoy with your baked goods.

Carl Sandburg Goat Visit

Let’s visit the goats!

We will meet near the bathrooms and then stroll up past the main house to the goat barn. It is about a mile round-trip. Stroller and little kid friendly.

If the parking lot is full, you can usually park across the street at the Flat Rock Playhouse until noon (later if they don’t have a show that day).

5th Annual Run for Shindig on the Green 5K Race and Fun Walk/Run

Cost:
5K Run: $25 (Register on-line until June 25th at )
$30 to register day-of-race, 7:00 – 8:15am 
One-Mile Fun Walk/Run: $10


This 5K Race and one-mile Fun Walk/Run is a fun and healthy way to help raise funds for the free and beloved Shindig on the Green summer events in 2016!

Kindergarten Kickoff

Yancey County Schools Kindergarten Registration Kick-off to be held April 21, 2016, from 12pm-3pm at the Burnsville Town Center! Either before or after registering your child for Kindergarten, come join us for a fun-filled afternoon at the Burnsville Town Center! Activities scheduled are Police Department completing fingerprint kits, seeing a police car and firetruck, learning school bus safety with Buster the Bus, a school bus tour, face painting, balloons, games with PE staff, Learning Centers, art activities, and much more. Vision screenings will also be on hand.

Food Truck Showdown

A competition between 15 food truck vendors. Teams will cook up their specialties for attendees and special guest judges.

Visit the Prized Collection of Harry D. Blomberg’s Antique and Vintage Automobiles

Open April through December, Monday-Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm (The museum is closed January – March, Thanksgiving & Christmas)

The Estes-Winn Antique Car Museum at Grovewood Village showcases a collection of vintage automobiles dating from the romance-filled days of wooden steering wheels and polished brass headlamps. These antique beauties were owned by local legend Harry D. Blomberg, Asheville’s Cadillac-Pontiac dealer for over half a century and founder of modern-day Harry’s On The Hill, who purchased Biltmore Industries in 1953 and saved it from going under. After downsizing the business, the Industries’ weaving shed was eventually transformed into a car museum to shelter Harry’s prized collection of vehicles, established in 1966. The museum features Harry’s prized collection of antique and vintage automobiles, including a rare 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham and Asheville’s own 1922 American LaFrance fire truck.

BE SURE TO LOOK UP! Cars aren’t the only stars at this attraction. The museum also features two custom-made Roycroft chandeliers (circa 1918) designed by Karl Kipp – creator of some of the most sought-after metalwork of the Arts and Crafts movement. They originally hung in Overlook, a stone castle with a storied past, still standing just a few miles from here. You’ll also notice thought-provoking quotes and mottos inscribed on the museum’s overhead beams and chandeliers. These were placed up at the direction of Fred Loring Seely (then-manager of Biltmore Industries) and chosen to serve as inspirations for his employees.

ADMISSION IS FREE, but a $5 donation is suggested and is greatly appreciated. Your contribution helps them to maintain the collection for future generations of antique auto lovers.

Free parking for the museum is available on-site but fairly limited. Carpooling is always encouraged. They are located across the street from the Grove Park Inn’s parking garage. From January 3 through September 30, they offer 1 hour of complimentary parking. After that, there is a charge.

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American Girl: Pizza Party (8-13yrs)

 

Enjoy your time with your child at another awesome class with American Girl—a pizza party! We’ll make our own dough and then you can top your pizza just as you please. Suitable for ages 8–13. 

Call or visit the store for more details. 

Women’s Self-Defense Seminar (12+yrs old)

Blue Ridge Taekwondo would like to welcome you to a women-specific self-defense seminar coming up on Saturday, April 9, 2:30-4:00pm.

We will be covering basic, easy to master techniques for quick release and escape, talking about common situations and what to watch for and be aware of, as well as the effectiveness of martial arts training for self-defense applications.

Some material may be sensitive, so this training is recommended for ages 12 and up.

Cost is $20/person for the 1.5 hour seminar. Ages 12-16 cost is $15 when attending with adult chaperone.
Wear comfortable street clothes or workout clothes.

Share this with all your friends and make a commitment to spreading the message of safety and awareness.

You do NOT need to be a student at Blue Ridge Taekwondo to attend this seminar.

This seminar will be co-taught by 2nd degree and 3rd degree black belt certified instructors with the American Taekwondo Foundation.

Annual Spring Work Day (12yrs +)

On April 9, starting at 10am, Parkway Playhouse will have its Annual Spring Work Day.

During the course of the event, volunteers will work with Parkway Playhouse staff and Board to open up the theatre building after being shuttered for the winter.

Activities for the day range from landscaping and yard work, to maintenance and repairs throughout the building. It is a great way to explore and learn about one of Burnsville’s most iconic landmarks and cultural attractions, as volunteers will be working in every area of the building inside and out.

Participants who work for four hours will get complimentary ticket.

All are encouraged to wear “work clothes” (including close toed shoes) and bring a pair of work gloves.

This activity is suitable for kids aged 12 and up.

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