This isn’t your average spelling bee! Fifteen teams of three adults each will compete in the most spirited and outrageous word challenge of their lives. Teams must have both spelling and concentration skills in order to disregard the pandemonium caused by a costumed, cheering audience.
This promises to be the most outrageous year yet.
PEANUTS™ Easter Beagle Express
The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad welcomes back The PEANUTS™ Easter Beagle Express March 30 & 31! This 4-hour round trip special event train departs the historic Bryson City Depot at 11:00am, and will travel along the Tuckasegee River to the quaint town of Dillsboro, North Carolina for a 1 ½ hour layover of activities.
Passengers will join Snoopy, Lucy, Charlie Brown and our Easter Bunnies for old fashioned Easter fun! Festivities include an on-going Easter egg hunt, crafts, coloring sheets, temporary tattoos, and snacks with Snoopy and more. There will also be plenty of opportunities for pictures, so do not forget your camera!
The road to the NCAA Final Four starts in Asheville. Don’t miss this opportunity to see some of the nation’s best conference tournament action as the Ingles Southern Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will take place March 6-10, 2025 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville in downtown. SoCon Tournament week has become an annual rite of spring in the Asheville community. Enjoy spending time in a city you’ve heard so much about. With excellent restaurants, breweries, shopping and activities, Asheville is a city with something for everyone.
In partnership with Explore Asheville, the Southern Conference is directing a portion of premium level ticket sales to the Always Asheville Fund, an emergency grant program supporting small, independent travel and hospitality businesses as they recover from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. Additionally, there will be numerous onsite giving opportunities for fans.
For Championships details, including brackets and special SoCon events throughout the week, visit the official SoCon Championships homepage.
55 years ago this year, the Little Boy opened its doors. Take a step back in time for one day.
All proceeds will go to Relay for Life of Canton & The Canton Senior Center
Concessions running from 11-9, featuring Little Boy Hot Dogs & Bosco Burgers
Enjoy from 10am-2pm, a car show and The Kid Zone (including bouncy houses, face painting, & more)
Enjoy from 6pm-9:30pm, an evening of “Sockin & Rockin” with on Your Feet Productions & DJ Jimmy Jackson
We are excited to announce a City Channel 193 citywide premiere — “Walk Into History: Asheville’s Urban Trail,” which will be shown before the March 8 Asheville City Council meeting.
Tune in to the City Channel at 4:44 p.m. before the March 8 City Council meeting to see the beautiful Urban Trail documentary, funded by the City of Asheville Public Art Program.
Created by Asheville filmmaker Erin Derham of The History Boutique, this short oral history of City’s Urban Trail preserves the project’s origins and early years through conversations with the pioneers who were there.
Asheville’s Urban Trail, a linked collection of public art pieces, is now in its third decade as a cultural landmark. The trail grew from concept to completion thanks to the efforts of a small band of community-minded citizens, City officials, history enthusiasts, sculptors and artists. This short 14-minute video captures the stories of these public art pioneers through discussions with some of the original dreamers, planners and doers involved with the trail’s emergence.
“It’s a fantastic tribute to this collaborative public art piece that so many residents and visitors enjoy,” said Brenda Mills, manager of the City’s Public Art Program. “We are excited to premiere it, and look forward to partnering with the Asheville Downtown Association, which will use it as an online tool to continue to tell the story of the Urban Trail.”
The documentary has many potential applications, as a local oral history and an informational piece for tourists alike.
A FREE health and wellness expo for Western North Carolina families raising kids naturally. A portion of the proceeds from the expo will be donated to the WNC Birth Center (opening this year!).
Please join us for the 2nd Annual WNC Natural Parenting Expo on Sunday, May 22nd
from 12:00 to 5:00 at the Stephens Lee Recreation Center in downtown Asheville!
This event will be interactive, fun, educational, and focused on mamas, mamas-to-be, families, and kids. There will be scheduled activities and educational classes throughout the day including:
Babywearing & Cloth Diaper Classes
Prenatal Yoga sessions
Kid’s activities
Healthy treats
Locally made kids and baby apparel, toys, & gifts
A silent auction
And much, much more!!
The first 50 Mamas/Families to ARRIVE will receive a goody bag full of contributions & loads of discounts from local businesses!
If your business is interested in sponsoring or being a vendor for this event, please visit the website at https://
This event is brought to you by the WNC Babywearers, The Littlest Birds, and Labor With Love Doula and Birth Services.
Hike Friday May 20 @ 10:30am
Glassy Mountain Trail @ Carl Sandburg Home
This is a moderate/strenuous trail totaling about 3 miles. It will take us to the top of Glassy Mountain, on the way we will stop for a visit at the goat farm and visit the baby goats!
Bring a lunch/snacks to enjoy at the top of the mountain where we will stop to eat and enjoy the view!
Come show your green at CFA!! Enjoy music, craft, cow and much more!!
April 22 & 23 (10am – 6pm) & April 24 (11am – 5pm)
On April 22 – 24, Grovewood Gallery will host a benefit for The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the field of craft through fostering new ideas, funding craft scholarships, and backing the next generation of makers, curators and critics. During the benefit, visitors will be able to save 10% on all ceramic art, enter a free raffle for a Made in WNC prize pack, and enjoy an artist demonstration by Brent Skidmore. 10% of sales from this 3 day event will go towards supporting free public programming at Benchspace Gallery & Workshop, CCCD’s exhibition space in downtown Asheville.
ABOUT THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY & DESIGN
Founded in 1996, The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) is a national 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the field of craft through fostering new ideas, funding craft scholarships, and backing the next generation of makers, curators and critics. CCCD has developed a strong national reputation as a significant resource for artists, museums, academic researchers, university students and arts organizations. Each year, CCCD administers over a quarter million dollars in grants to those working in the craft field. Learn more at craftcreativitydesign.org.
April 22 & 23 (10am – 6pm) & April 24 (11am – 5pm)
On April 22 – 24, Grovewood Gallery will host a benefit for The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the field of craft through fostering new ideas, funding craft scholarships, and backing the next generation of makers, curators and critics. During the benefit, visitors will be able to save 10% on all ceramic art, enter a free raffle for a Made in WNC prize pack, and enjoy an artist demonstration by Brent Skidmore. 10% of sales from this 3 day event will go towards supporting free public programming at Benchspace Gallery & Workshop, CCCD’s exhibition space in downtown Asheville.
ABOUT THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY & DESIGN
Founded in 1996, The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) is a national 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the field of craft through fostering new ideas, funding craft scholarships, and backing the next generation of makers, curators and critics. CCCD has developed a strong national reputation as a significant resource for artists, museums, academic researchers, university students and arts organizations. Each year, CCCD administers over a quarter million dollars in grants to those working in the craft field. Learn more at craftcreativitydesign.org.