Kid's Event & Festival Calendar for Asheville, Weaverville, Black Mountain & surrounding cities in Buncombe County
July
2006
Monthly Event
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Event / Festival: Raceways Traveling Exhibit Health
Adventure
Ages:
Dates:
June 9- Sept 10
Time:
Museum Hours Tues-Sat 10:00-5:00;Sun 1:00-5:00pm.
Location:
Health Adventure 2 Pack Square, Asheville
Contact:
www.thehealthadventure.org.
Cost:
Free for members or with museum admission
Description:
Six simple games and unique interactive stations
Event /
Festival:
Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club at the Cradle of Forestry
Dates:
Thursdays from June 15 to August 10 and Saturdays
from June 17 to July 29
Time:
10:00 to 11:30
Location:The
Cradle of Forestry in America Historic Site
Contact:Reservations
are requested and can be made by calling 828-877-3130.
Cost:
The fee for the Curiosity Club is $4.00 per child
for each program. Accompanying adults are
admitted to the Cradle of Forestry for half the normal fee
($2.50). There is no charge for adults with season passes to
the Cradle of Forestry.
Description:
Summer nature series for children ages 4-7 years old called
Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club.
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Event /
Festival:
Live Butterfly Exhibit
Dates:
July 1 thru August 20
Time:
Location:WNC
Nature Center
Contact:please
contact Eli Strull at the Nature Center at (828) 298-5600
ext. 306 or e-mail at
estrull@ashevillenc.go
Cost:
Description:This
15’ by 40’ mesh greenhouse will be home to several native
species of butterflies and the plants they ne Butterflies
are coming to the WNC Nature Center!ed to survive. They
won’t be here long, so don’t miss out on this special
exhibit!
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Event / Festival:
Shindig on the Green
Dates:
July 1, 8, 15 and 22; August 12, 19, 26; and
September 2, 2006.
Time:
Saturday eveings 7 p.m.
Location:
Downtown Asheville. Martin Luther King Jr. Park on Martin
Luther King Dr
Contact:Info:
(828)258-6101 x.789 or
www.folkheritage.org
Cost:
Free.
Description:Joyously
spontaneous celebration of traditional and old-time string
bands, ballad singers, storytellers, big circle mountain
dancers and cloggers. Stage show and informal jam sessions.
Bring a lawn
chair or blanket, family and friends
Event / Festival:
BoomBoom with Avec La Force
Dates:
July 1
Time:
2pm
Location:
Oakley/South Asheville
Contact:
274-1007
Cost:
Description:
Percussion Initiative brings high energy music from West
Africa, especially the of rhythms from the Ivory Coast and
Guinea. Bring your sunscreen because this boomboom will be
outside with popcorn, lemonade, face painting, and games. AH
YEAH-it's so ON!
Event / Festival:
Pet Adoption Fair
Dates:
On Saturday, July 1, and Saturday, July 15
Time:
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location:
PETsMART, off Swannanoa River Road
Contact:
Call 258-4820, or visit ACN’s web site at
www.animalcompassionnetwork.org.
Cost:
Description:
Dozens of rescued ACN dogs, puppies, kittens and cats are
ready to be placed in a permanent home. Low-cost and no-cost
spay/neuter vouchers will be available to all pet owners.
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Event /
Festival:
Asheville Tourists v. Hickory Crawdads
Dates:
July 2
Time:
2:05PM
Location:
McCormick Field, Asheville, NC.
Contact:Call
(828) 258-0428 or visit www.theashevilletourists.com for
more info.
Cost:
Description:
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Event / Festival:
Songcatchers Music Series
Dates:
Each Sunday in July.
Time:
2:00 p.m. Each Sunday in July. If raining it will
move inside.
Location:
Outdoor amphitheatre.
Contact:
Call 828-877-3130 or go to
www.cradleofforestry.org.
Cost:
5.00 for ages 16 and older, youth 15 and under
and Golden Age and Golden Eagle Passports get in for 1/2
price on this special day. ($2.50)
Description:
Enjoy the colorful music of Appalachian heritage.
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Event /
Festival:
Dulcimer Music - John Mason
Dates:
July 3 thru July 8
Time:
Location:
Chimney Rock Park
Contact:more
information, visit
www.chimneyrockpark.com.
Cost:
Description:
John Mason plays the hammered dulcimer at Chimney Rock Park.
Event /
Festival:
July 4- 34TH ANNUAL FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOWCASE
Dates:
July 4
Time:
11 a.m. to 6 p.m
Location:
downtown Brevard
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Up to 55 artists and crafters exhibit their handcrafted,
original work in downtown Brevard in conjunction with the
Heart of Brevard's annual 4th of July Celebration.
Event /
Festival:
Downtown Fireworks
Dates:
July 4
Time:
Location:
Black Mountain, NC.
Contact:669-2300
Cost:
Description:
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Event /
Festival:
Downtown Weaverville
Dates:
July 4
Time:
Location:
Downtown Weaverville
Contact:
Cost:
Description:The
Weaverville Independence Day Celebration will begin at
8:00am on July 4, 2006 at RBC Centura Bank with the Kiwanis
5k run, immediately following the run will be a fun walk for
the children. Evening festivities:
4:00pm: Food and assorted goods booth sales begin at the
parking lot adjacent to the Weaverville Drug Company.
6:30pm: Opening ceremonies.
7:00 pm: Tuxedo Junction performs.
10:00pm: Fireworks
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Event /
Festival:
Fabulous Fourth Celebration
Dates:
July 4
Time:
Location:
Jackson Park in Hendersonville.
Contact:
Call 697-4884
Cost:
Description:
Games, music and fireworks at dusk
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Event /
Festival:
July 4 Montreat Parade
Dates:
July 4
Time:
Location:
Montreat
Contact:
Call 669-8002 for more info
Cost:
Description:
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Event /
Festival:
July 4 Under the Stars and Stripes Concert by the
Hendersonville Community Band
Dates:
July 4
Time:
Hospitality hour 5:30PM-6:15PM, dinner
6:15PM-7:15PM, concert 7:15PM-9:15PM & fireworks -
approximately 9:15PM-9:30PM.
Location:
Grounds of the National Technical Honor Society, Flat Rock,
NC
Contact:
828-890-8070
Cost:
Patron package $50 per person. General admission
– $10 per person, $5 per student
Description:
Patron package: dinner, beer and wine, concert, covered
preferred seating, close parking, easy access, perfect view
of firework.
Event
/ Festival:
July 4 Variations: Canadian Brass. Brevard Music Center's
2006 Summer Institute and Festival
Dates:
July 4
Time:
7PM.
Location:
Brevard Music Center
Contact:Visit
http://www.brevardmusic.org for more info.[
Cost:
Description:
Each summer more than 400 students, ages 14 through
post-college, join professional musicians to eat, breathe
and sleep music for seven weeks.
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Event
/ Festival:
Lake
Julian Fireworks
Dates:
July 4
Time:
Location:
Contact:
For more information please call Lake Julian at 250-4260.
Cost:
Description:
Due to the volume of people coming to the park on this day,
cars will not be allowed to drive into the park. A shuttle
service from Estes Elementary School parking lot will be
offered starting at 8:00am, running both ways
until approximately 6:00pm. No shuttle service is available
after the fireworks show due to excessive foot traffic. The
show is free and will begin at sundown.
Event
/ Festival:
Balloon Art
Dates:
July 5
Time:
11am;
Location:
Swannanoa Library.
Contact:
Cost:
Description:Come
join the fun as we learn to make awesome balloon animals!
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Event / Festival:
Look What I Did with a Shell!
Dates:
July 5
Time:
10am
Location:
Oakley/South Asheville Library
Contact:
Groups pre-register for this program by calling the library
at 274-1007.
Cost:
Description:
Some glue, maybe a couple of googley eyes, and a kaboodle of
seashells--no telling what we can make?! Options range from
polar bears to cats to frogs to penguins and more. Let's see
where our imaginations take us. Ages 4 & up
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Event /
Festival:
STOMP
Dates:
July 6 thru July 9
Time:
Thursday 8pm, Friday 8pm, Saturday 5 & 9pm,
Sunday 3 & 7pm
Location:
Peace Center
Contact:
http://www.stomponline.com
Cost:
Description:
This explosive, sophisticated, utterly unique international
percussion sensation uses everything but conventional
instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage
cans, lighters, and hubcaps – to fill the stage with
magnificent rhythm and athleticism.
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Event /
Festival:
"The Music Man"
Dates:
July 6 thru July 15
Time:
Location:
Parkway Playhouse, Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville.
Contact:
Call 682-4285 or visit
www.parkwayplayhouse.com.
Cost:
Description:
"The Music Man"
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Event / Festival:
Hand Talk
Dates:
July 6
Time:
3pm
Location:
Leicester Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
ages 4 & up. Come enjoy a wonderful performance by local
performer, Shiner Antiorio who combines dance, storytelling,
and American Sign Language to create a captivating
performance for all ages. You will hear some great stories
and learn to speak with your hands. No groups please.
Event / Festival:
Learn how to “Talk Dog”
Dates:
July 6
Time:
11am
Location:
Weaverville Library.
Contact:
Weaverville Library
Cost:
Admission is free, but tickets are required.
Tickets will be available at the Weaverville Library on 6/
22/06.
Description:
Hear Freckles’ amazing true story of survival in the Arizona
desert and how she became a therapy dog. Join Freckles to
learn all about dog safety for a wagging good time!
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Event /
Festival:
Yappy Hour in July!
Dates:
July 6
Time:
Location:
Monte Vista Hotel, 308 West State Street, Black Mountain
28711
Contact:
Visit
www.ashevillehumane.org.
Cost:
Description:
Yappy Hours is a happy hour for dogs and their people.
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Event /
Festival:
"My Body" Preschool Program
Dates:
July 7
Time:
Location:
The Health Adventure
Contact:
Call 254-6373, ext. 329 to register.
Cost:
Cost: $5 per student for members/ $7 per student
nonmembers; adults free. Pre-registration required
Description:
Our bodies can do amazing things and we will put them to the
test with our games of skill and discovery - and what better
place than at The Health Adventure!
Event /
Festival:
Fabulous Fridays - My Body
Dates:
July 7
Time:
Location:
Contact:
www.thehealthadventure.org.
Call 254-6373, Ext. 329 to register and prepay
Cost:
$5 per person for members and $7 for
nonmembers.Caregivers are admitted free of charge
Description:
youngsters age 3 to 6. Unique programs that encourage and
stimulate development while having fun. Motor skills,
language, vision, social skills and creativity are all
encouraged in these classes.
Event /
Festival:
Caribbean Cowboys at Music on Main Street
Dates:
July 7
Time:
Location:
Contact:
Call (828) 693-9708, 800-828-4244.
Cost:
Admission is free
Description:
Beach music, entertainment sponsored by - Pardee Hospital &
Western Carolina University.
Please leave
your pets comfortably at home Hendersonville City ordinance
prohibits animals in the event area. No alcoholic beverages
allowed.
Event / Festival:
Coon Dog Day
Dates:
July 8
Ages:
Time:
Run at 7 a.m.,
parade 11 a.m., contest judging for dogs at 1 p.m., street
dance 8 p.m. to midnight
Location:
Saluda
Contact:
749-2581
Cost:
Description:
Event / Festival:
Paws With a
Purpose
Dates:
July 8
Ages: ages 5 &
up
Time:
2pm
Location:
East Asheville
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Animals have
jobs too! Come meet hard-working animals and learn about
their extraordinary lives! No groups please.
Event / Festival:
"Cool Moves"
Ages:
Dates:
July 11
Time:
11AM
Location:
The Health Adventure
Contact:
Cost:
Free for
members or with museum admission. No registration required.
Description:
Shake, rattle,
roll, spin, pull, push, twist and turn objects to explore
the laws of motion with hands-on experiments at the Health
Adventure.
Event / Festival:
Meet Freckles the Dog
Dates:
July 11
Ages: ages 4-12
Time:2:30pm
Location:
Enka-Candler
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Meet Freckles
the Dog. Her friend, Paul Howey, will tell the amazing true
story of Freckles’ survival and rescue in the Arizona
desert. Learn how to safely meet a new dog and what it
really means when a dog wags its tail!
Event / Festival:
Fur, Feather &
Scales: An Appalachian Discovery PML
Dates:
July 12
Ages:
ages 4 & up
Time:
2pm
Location:
Pack Memorial
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
The WNC Nature
Center gives us a close-up look at our indigenous species of
birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians. Participants will
discover some fun facts about these creatures that share our
mountain home.
Event / Festival:
Learn How
to “Talk Dog” NAL
Dates:
July 12
Ages: 4 and up
Time:
2pm
Location:
North Asheville
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Meet Freckles
and hear her amazing true story of survival in the Arizona
desert. Her human friend, Paul Howey, will tell you how this
gentle creature became a pet therapy dog. Learn how to meet
a new dog and what it really means when a dog wags its tail.
Admission is free, but tickets are required. Please pick up
your free ticket, available 6/28/06 at the North Asheville
Library.
Event / Festival:
Origami Jungle
Jamboree!
Dates:
July 12
Ages:
ages 8 & up
Time:
10am
Location:
Oakley/South
Asheville Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Get set to fold
and create little peeps--animal peeps in the ancient
Japanese paper art called origami. From jungle creatures to
pets explore what you can learn. You'll b amazed at what
your hands can do. Groups pre-register for this program by
calling 274-1007.
Event / Festival:
Pickin’ and
Grinnin’ with Les Dotson
Dates:
July 12
Ages: all ages
Time:
11am
Location:
Swannanoa
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Banjo pickin’
and story tellin’ performed by an old time banjo picker. Les
Dotson has been performing for close to 30 years. Come hear
his pickin’ and grinnin’!
Event / Festival:
Snakes Alive BML
Dates:
July 12
Ages: all ages
Time:
11am
Location:
Black Mountain
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Ron Cromer
presents his menagerie of snakes and reptiles in a program
that will leave you hissing for more. Be sure to come and
visit Penelope the 200 lb python. Admission is free but
tickets are required. Please pick up your ticket, available
6/28/06 at the Black Mountain Library.
Event / Festival:
Snakes Alive WAL
Dates:
July 12
Ages: ages 5 & up
Time:
2:30pm
Location:
West Asheville
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Slither over to
the library to meet Penelope, the 200 lb. python and and
other gentle reptiles. Herpetologist Ron Cromer's exciting
hands-on presentation will leave you hissing for more!
Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be
available at the West Asheville Library on 6/28/2006.
Event / Festival:
Freckles the
Dog FL
Dates:
July 13
Ages: 5 & up
Time:
2pm
Location:
Fairview
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Meet
Freckles the Dog. Her friend, Paul Howey, will tell the
amazing true story of Freckles’ survival and rescue in the
Arizona desert. Learn what it really means when a dog wags
its tail! Sorry this program can’t accommodate groups.
Event / Festival:
Freckles the
Dog SL
Dates:
July 13
Ages: All Ages
Time:
11AM
Location:
Swannanoa
Library.
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Freckles, star
of the award-winning children’s book Freckles: The Mystery
of the Little White Dog in the Desert and author Paul M.
Howey will teach you how to meet a new dog, what it really
means when a dog wags its tail, and ways to 'talk dog'. Hear
Freckles’ amazing true story and learn about the wonderful
work she does as a pet therapy dog.
Event / Festival:
Fur Feather &
Scales: An Appalachian Discovery LL
Dates:
July 13
Ages: ages 4 & up
Time:
3pm
Location:
Leicester
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
The WNC Nature
Center gives us a close-up look at our indigenous species of
birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians. Participants will
discover some fun facts about these creatures that share our
mountain home. This program will discuss our unique
environment, how animals adapt and how humans came to
successfully live with wildlife. No groups please.
Event / Festival:
World Tales:
Hobey Ford and his Golden Rod Puppets WL
Dates:
July 13
Ages: All ages
Time:
10:30am &
12noon
Location:
Weaverville
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
2 shows! Award
winning puppeteer Hobey Ford will spin a web of tales from
around the world with delightfully realistic creatures!
Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be
available at the Weaverville Library on 6/29/06.
Event / Festival:
Fletcher Relay
for Life
Dates:
July 14 &
July 15
Time:
Location:
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Kick-off rally
scheduled for 1PM Saturday. To join a team, visit
www.cancer.org
Event / Festival:
Diggers!
Diggers! Diggers!
Ages: all ages
Dates:
July 15
Time:
2pm
Location:
Skyland/South
Buncombe Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Volvo
Construction Company is back for another visit this summer.
Come see the big construction equipment— a bucket loader, a
skidsteer and a backhoe.
Event / Festival:
Freckles the
Dog EAL
Dates:
July 15
Ages:
4 & up
Time:
2pm
Location:
East Asheville
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Learn how to
“Talk Dog” with Freckles, star of the award-winning
children’s book Freckles: The Mystery of the Little White
Dog in the Desert. Meet Freckles and hear the amazing tale
of her life as a therapy dog. You’ll also learn how to
properly meet a new dog, what it really means when a dog
wags its tail, and hear other amazing true stories from
nature. No groups please.
Event / Festival:
Tots on Toes Ballet
Dates:
July 15, 22, 29 & Aug 5
Time:
9:45 to 10:30 a.m., elementary 10:30 to 11:30 a.m
Location:
Buncombe and Henderson counties
Contact:
information and to register, call Dory Jones at 684-9201 or
email at
Totsontoes@isp.com.
Cost:
Description:
Pre-school (3-5 years)
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Event / Festival:
Pirate Party at
Spellbound Children’s Bookshop
Dates:
Saturday July 15
Time:
2-4pm
Location:
866 Haywood Road
Contact:
232-2228 for more info
Cost:
Free.
Description:
Costume contest, temporary tattoo parlor, games and
activities ending in a treasure hunt.
Event / Festival:
Reptile Beauty
Pageant
Dates:
July 15
Time:
Location:
WNC Nature
Center
Contact: Give
us a call to register your pet reptile today! (828)
298-5600.
Cost:
Description:
Bring your
beautiful and talented pet reptile(s) to the WNC Nature
Center for our annual Beauty Pageant being held Saturday
July 15th. We have expanded our catagories to include all
reptiles (non-venomous, please). All reptiles will compete
for the Silver Scale Award, where owners stand before the
audience and state why their reptile should be "crowned" the
Best Reptile in the show. Festivities include reptile and
amphibian exhibits, a wildlife rehabilitation program (at
2:00pm), along with herpetological presentations,
arts/crafts, games, and of course, the Reptile Beauty
Pageant at 3:00pm to conclude the day.
Event / Festival:
The Obedience
Club of Asheville Free Series
Dates:
July 15
Time:
Location:
Contact:
contact Peter Roe at 687-0751 or by email at
p.roe@fletchernc.org.
Cost:
Description:
Before
the dog days of summer are upon us bring your four-legged
best friend out for a day in the park. The Obedience Club of
Asheville will be hosting a free series at Fletcher
Community Park dealing with responsible pet ownership and
ways build a strong relationship with your dog. These
exciting programs will include “Doggie Olympics,” obedience
instruction, and much more! The series will be held on three
Saturdays throughout the summer: May 27th, July 15th, and
August 19th. For more information
Event / Festival:
Mountain Music
& Stories
Dates:
July 17
Ages:
ages 6 & up
Time:
11 am
Location:
Black Mountain
Library
Contact: Please
pre-register for this program by calling the library at
669-2652.
Cost:
Description:
Enjoy the
music, culture and history of Appalachia with Jeff Robbins.
Learn how to make a pork and bean can guitar. Bring a 14-16
oz size can.
Event / Festival:
Street Dances
Dates:
July 17
Time:
7 - 9 pm
Location:
Visitors
Information Center-201 S. Main Street
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
every Monday
Night through August 28, featuring Buddy & Carol and the
Blue Mountain Boys and Asheville Seniors dance team, No Pets
or Alcoholic Beverages Allowed, produced by Henderson County
Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, 800-828-4244 or
828-693-9708
Event / Festival:
Animals of the
Forest
Dates:
July 18
Ages: ages 4-12
Time:
2:30pm
Location:
Enka-Candler
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Come join
musician/storyteller, Summerdog, for an inspiring wildlife
adventure. Learn facts about your favorite animals of the
forest with puppets, interactive discussion and a crawl
through a darkened “bat” cave.
Event / Festival:
Calvary’s
Puppets & People WAL
Dates:
July 18
Ages:ages 3-8
Time:
1:30pm
Location:
West Asheville
Library.
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Join us for a
paw-some time with songs and tales from Calvary's Puppets
and People youth puppet team. You'll see the magic rabbit in
the hat, or the little lamb and all his puppet friends. It's
the cat's meow! Groups please pre-register by calling the
library at 251-4990.
Event / Festival:
Animals of the
Ranch
Dates:
July 19
Ages:
ages 5 & up
Time:
2pm
Location:
North Asheville
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Musician/storyteller Summerdog shares stories and songs
about a cow who gives chocolate milk, a bull who won’t
fight, and a filly who loses her mother. Have fun making
cattle brands and banjos. Admission is free, but tickets are
required. Please pick up your free ticket, available 7/5/06,
at the North Asheville Library.
Event / Festival:
Freckles the
Dog Writing Workshop PML
Dates:
July 19
Ages: ages 8 to 12
Time:
2pm
Location:
Pack Memorial
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Join our young
writers’ workshop with author Paul Howey and his famous dog
Freckles. This program is a great chance for aspiring
writers to learn the secrets of creating their own stories.
Event / Festival:
Summer Stories
with Summerdog
Dates:
July 19
Ages: All ages
Time:
11am
Location:
Swannanoa
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Come hear
musician and storyteller, Summerdog, for an inspiring
wildlife adventure.
Event / Festival:
Animals on the
Farm
Dates:
July 20
Ages: ages 3-6
Time:
11am
Location:
West Asheville
Library
Contact: Groups
please pre-register by calling the library at 251-4990.
Cost:
Description:
Celebrate a day
on the farm with Summerdog the storyteller, featuring
puppets and songs for an extra-special preschool story-time.
Make your own cattle brand, too!
Event / Festival:
Horsin’ Around
with the Hoofers
Ages: all ages welcome
Dates:
July 20
Time:
2pm
Location:
Oakley/South
Asheville Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
The Asheville
Hoofers Club is an ensemble of tap dancers dedicated to
exploring and performing the art of rhythm tap, also called
hoofin'. The club is comprised of tap students from our area
who range in age from 13 to 21. Come out and be amazed.
Groups pre-register for this program by calling 274-1007.
Event / Festival:
Wacky fun with
“The Balloon Lady”
Dates:
July 20
Time:
11AM
Location:
Weaverville
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Admission is
free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available at
the Weaverville Library .
Description:
Donna Pruett’s
entertaining, high-energy shows feature jokes and recorded
music as she makes fabulous balloon creations and fun animal
shapes!
Event / Festival:
You Can Be An
Author! A Writer’s Workshop with Freckles the Dog NAL
Dates:
July 20
Ages: ages 8 & up
Time:
2pm
Location:
North Asheville
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Admission is
free, but tickets are required. Please pick up your free
ticket, available 7/6/06 at the North Asheville Library.
Description:
Calling all
aspiring writers! Award-winning author Paul Howey shares
some secrets to writing better stories. Through a variety of
imaginative and fun methods, you’ll create stories that are
certain to have surprise endings!
Event / Festival:
Fontana Fest
Mountain Bike Festival
Dates:
July 21 thru
July 23
Time:
Location:
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
All new for
2006, The Fontana Fest Mountain Bike Festival will take
place at the Kickstand Lodge on July 21st through 23rd,
2006. There will be plenty of fun for everyone from group
rides and games, to live music, a cookout, and a charity
raffle with great prizes to be given away. Visit http://www.jandwevents.com/fontanafest.html
for more info.
Event / Festival:
Feathered
Frolic!
Ages:ages 4 & up
Dates:
July 22
Time:
11am
Location:
Pack Memorial
Library.
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Marvel with
Birdman Dave as a team of birds lighten your day. Experience
the wonders of natural bird behavior and abilities. Delight
as birds fly right over your head! A show guaranteed to put
a feather in your cap!
Event / Festival:
Day Out with Thomas
the Train
Dates:
July 22 thru 30th
Time:
Location:
Contact:
Cost: Tickets $16.00 for ages 2 and up. Advance purchase is
reccommended.
Description:
All Aboard for Thomas & Friends. Classic Storybook Engine
Chugs into a Station Near You! 35 minute ride with Thomas,
Meet Sir Tropham Hatt, Enjoy storytelling, live music, and
much more.
Event / Festival:
Harry Potter Trivia Contest
at Spellbound Children’s Bookshop
Dates:
Saturday July 25
Time:
6pm
Location:
866 Haywood Road
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Sit for your O.W.L.S. and take part in other free activities
all day, ending in Wizard Duel at 6pm. 232-2228 for more
info.
Event / Festival:
Bedtime
Storytime: Pajama Party
Dates:
July 25
Ages: ages 2-7.
Time:
7pm
Location:
Weaverville
Library.
Contact: Groups
please pre-register by calling 645-3592.
Cost:
Description:
This bedtime
story time will feature quiet stories and mellow music so
wear your pajamas and don’t forget your teddy bear! No
ticket needed.
Event / Festival:
Learn to Talk
Dog with Freckles WAL
Dates:
July 25
Ages: 5 and up
Time:
1:30pm
Location:
West Asheville
Library.
Contact: Groups
please pre-register by calling the library at 251-4990.
Cost:
Description:
Freckles, star
of the award-winning book Freckles: The Mystery of the
Little White Dog in the Desert and author Paul M. Howey will
teach you how to meet a new dog, what it really means when a
dog wags its tail, and other ways to 'talk dog'. Hear
Freckles’ amazing true story and learn about her wonderful
work as a pet therapy dog.
Event / Festival:
Puppet Theater
Alive
Dates:
July 26
Ages: ages 4 & up
Time:
10am
Location:
Oakley/South
Asheville Library.
Contact:Groups
pre-register for this program by calling 274-1007.
Cost:
Description:
Help us paint
and decorate a new puppet theater for our library. These
puppets, mostly animals, have been waiting patiently in the
closet for a place to perform. Let's give them a beautiful
spot to play and help Lulu get comfortable working with
these awesome storytelling tools.
Event / Festival:
You Can Be An
Author! With Paul Howey and Freckles the Dog SBL
Ages:
ages 8 &
up
Dates:
July 26
Time:
2:30pm
Location:
Skyland South
Buncombe Library.
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Join our young writers’
workshop with author Paul Howey and his famous dog Freckles.
This program is a great chance for aspiring writers to learn
the secrets of creating their own stories.
Event / Festival:
Jump Into a
Journal
Dates:
July 27
Time:
11am
Location:
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
all ages Make
and take a simple journal to fill with your very own
creative stories or delightful drawings. Weaverville
Library. Admission is free, but tickets are required.
Tickets will be available at the Weaverville Library on
7/13/06.
Event / Festival:
Wild for
Wildlife
Ages: ages 5 & up
Dates:
July 27
Time:
2pm
Location:
Fairview
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Discover the
fascinating world of wildlife rehabilitation. Learn what it
takes to rescue local birds of prey and meet a special
ambassador animal. Sorry this program can’t accommodate
groups.
Event / Festival:
Bele Chere
Dates:
July 28 thru
July 30
Time:
Location:
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
The Southeast's
largest street festival! Music, food, art, crafts, events,
children's activities, and the best people-watching around
are just some of the things that make Bele Chere an
unforgettable experience. The Bele Chere Urban Survivor
Competition is also back for another year. For more
information, visit
www.belechere.com.
Event / Festival:
4th Friday
Gallery Walk in Downtown Brevard
Dates:
July 28
Time:
5:00 pm – 9:00
pm
Location:
Contact: For
more information call 828-884-2787.
Cost:
Description:
On the 4th
Friday of the month from May-Dec. stroll the streets of
downtown Brevard and visit art galleries who are staying
open after hours. Visit #7 Arts Cooperative, Red Wolf
Gallery, Bluewood Gallery, Heat, Drew Deane Studio and the
Transylvania Arts Council Gallery all within walking
distance of downtown Brevard. Then enjoy a nice dinner at
one of the restaurants in Brevard.
Event / Festival:
Stuffed Animal
Pet Show
Ages: ages 3 & up
Dates:
July 29
Time:
10am
Location:
Oakley/South
Asheville Library.
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Kids bring your
favorite stuffed animal for this ribbon giving event.
Categories are too many to name, but everyone is a winner in
this show. Groups pre-register for this program by
calling 274-1007.
Event / Festival:
Summer Fun
Craft Day
Ages: ages 4 & up
Dates:
July 29
Time:
2pm
Location:
East Asheville
Library
Contact:
Cost:
Description:
Escape the dog
days of summer and come in from the heat for animal face
painting, take home crafts, and more! No groups please.
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