Event Date: 07/03/2009 (Today) Event Time: All Day
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Appleby Foundation Gallery
Works by 58 master traditional artists and contemporary craftspeople from the Southern Arts Federation's nine partner states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee) will be accompanied by a rich array of artist interviews, stories and background information on the artists and their processes. Billie Ruth Sudduth, Clay Burnette, Yvonne Grovner, Bessie Johnson, Herbert J. Dixon, Mary Jane Prater, Henrietta Snype and Carol Welch are among the participating basketmakers.
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Event Date: 07/03/2009 (Today) Event Time: All Day
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As part of the Museum’s 60th Anniversary Celebration, Museum staff is currently working on a new installation of the permanent collection. This exhibition will examine a variety of ways to consider art and the relationship between art and viewer.
Looking Back will explore the Museum’s collection of American art of the 20th and 21st centuries with an interest in the art of the Southeast and Western North Carolina and will celebrate the generosity of collectors and community supporters who have helped build this extraordinary resource over the last six decades.
This exhibition will feature artworks by Janet Fish, Maud Gatewood, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Robert Moskowitz, Nathan Oliveira, William Lester Stevens and others.
The new installation will open July 3, so makes plans to come by and see some old favorites that have not been on view in a while as well as some new and exciting surprises. This exhibition will be coupled with Looking Forward: Celebrating New Art and N
Event Date: 07/03/2009 (Today) Event Time: 09:00 AM
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Daily from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM hike the trail to the farm to discuss mountain living and discover how a Blue Ridge family lived, worked, and played. Join in some of the games and activities. Living history on the weekends.
Event Date: 07/03/2009 (Today) Event Time: 09:00 AM
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Daily from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM stop by to talk with staff about the natural history of the Peaks. Programs and demonstrations throughout the day.
Event Date: 07/03/2009 (Today) Event Time: 09:00 AM
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Give your kid an affordable, adventurous summer experience with RiverLink’s River Camps which combines river recreation, service learning, and environmental education. Your child will participate in tree plantings, rafting, river cleanups, and much more! For fees and further information check out our website at http://www.riverlink.org/camps.asp.
Event Date: 07/03/2009 (Today) Event Time: 10:00 AM
Description: Date: July 3, 2009 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Asheville Area Details: July 3, 10:00 AMJoin rangers for a short, but strenuous hike on the Devil`s Courthouse Trail. The one hour round trip hike will start at the overlook at Milepost 422.4. The summit of the hike offers great views of Pisgah National Forest. Bring water, wear good shoes, and be prepared for changing mountain weather. Fees: Contact:
Description: Date: July 3, 2009 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Waterrock Knob, Milepost 451 Details: July 3, 7:30 PMExperience an evening ranger-talk and a 360 degree view of the mountains at sunset! Fees: Contact:
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Gather around the campfire for a traditional ranger program in a traditional setting. Get involved in learning about the plants, animals, and history that make the Blue Ridge Parkway such a unique place. Ranger talks also take place on the lodge patio on a regular basis. Lodge talks are on Friday evenings at 7:30 and Campground talks are on Saturday evenings.
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Gather around the campfire for a traditional ranger program in a traditional setting. Get involved in learning about the plants, animals, and history that make the Blue Ridge such a unique place.
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Getting rid of a “Southern-fried Mary Poppins from Hell!” propels this World Premiere comedy from the playwrights who brought us Dearly Beloved, Christmas Belles, and Southern Hospitality!
Event Date: 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 Event Time: All Day
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Daily, 9-5. Stroll through gardens, newly renovated conservatory and along paths and trails throughout the Estate not normally seen by visitors. Water and camera are musts. Recommend trail shoes or hiking boots for walk and even a walking stick. Carry a snack. For additional 2 km, walk through 250 room chateau built by George Vanderbilt at the end of the 19th Century. No pets allowed in the house. A short video and 3D Diorama of the Estate grounds available at the registration area. Adult $38 (at press time) to enter Estate. See www.biltmore.com for special events and more detail of fees.
Event Date: 01/02/2009 - 12/31/2009 Event Time: All Day
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Mon-Sat. 9-5. Sun. 12-5. Closed major holidays. $6.00 per car to enter Arboretum, except Tuesdays (no charge on Tuesdays). Trail has four options, 5, 10, 11, & 21 km. Only one event credit even if completing all options. 10 & 11 km pass through formal and informal gardens and along forest roads and trails, along babbling streams and over bridges where large trout hide. 11 km also goes around lake. 21 km is a combination of 10 & 11km. 5 km includes formal gardens, walk along stream and through woods. Be sure to visit the Bonsai Exhibition Garden. Look for new collections and Gardens opening during 2007. No pets allowed in the Bonsai Garden, Formal Garden or buildings. For more information go to http://www.ncarboretum.org/
Event Date: 01/02/2009 - 12/31/2009 Event Time: All Day
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Mon-Fri, 10-7, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 1-5. Closed major holidays. Biking is on paved, hilly, and curvy roads. After the first 0.8K through Biltmore Forest, the next 16.2K is on the Blue Ridge Parkway heading south 8.1K and back 8.1K. The turn around point is at a beautiful overlook of the French Broad River. After reentering Biltmore Forest, the last 8.1K wanders past the country club, golf course and homes of the area. Bike rentals available at bike shop, www.libertybikes.com. BIKE HELMETS ARE MANDATORY. Carrying water is recommended. Not recommended for children. Total bike route shares the road with vehicles.
Event Date: 01/02/2009 - 12/31/2009 Event Time: All Day
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M-F, 8:30 to 5:30: Sat and Sun, 9 to 5. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. Enjoy portions of the Urban Trail through vibrant art deco downtown as you experience the ambience of a designated "All American City". Visit the restored Grove Arcade with new shops, restaurants, grocery store and condos that are now in place to depict its original uniqueness as an indoor shopping mall back in the 1920s. You'll walk by the Thomas Wolfe Home, which reopened in May 2004 after being closed since 1998 for extensive restoration that was needed after a fire. This is an excellent home to visit. Visit several old neighborhoods of Asheville, the new Greenway along Weaver Blvd which goes past UNCA and into the Botanical Gardens. Walk thru the historic Montford District with old homes and several B&Bs. Spectacular view of Grove Park Inn, a 5 star resort. 3km option includes Riverside Cemetery where O'Henry, Thomas Wolfe and Zebulon Vance are buried. Ask at the VC for more info. about Asheville. 5KM limite
Event Date: 05/21/2009 - 11/01/2009 Event Time: All Day
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free with parking fee
This exhibit explores how art and science work together in artistic illustrations of birds. Pratt is an ornithologist, artist, and photographer as well as the Research Curator of Birds at the NC State Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. Sill has worked as a freelance artist and illustrator and has been exhibited in highly acclaimed shows and appeared in a number of books and magazines. He has been the illustrator for the Massachusetts Audubon Societys Bird Identification Calendar since the project began in 1980 and is an instructor for the Institute for Field Ornithology.
Event Date: 05/22/2009 - 10/20/2009 Event Time: All Day
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Event Name: Twin Rivers Media FestivalWhen: 05/22/2009 &151; 10/20/2009Where: Asheville, North CarolinaVenue: Courtyard GalleryWebsite: www.twinriversmediafestival.com
This year&39;s festival includes special awards for:
Writing about the Outdoors, sponsored by Exchile, who offers white water rafting trips kayaking, fishing, sea kayaking and other outdoor activities.Grand Prize is a Sea Kayaking Adventure for two in Patagonia Chile at Chris Spelius&39;s Expediciones Chile Over $5000 in awards including the $4000 two week adventure trip in Chile. Up to 120 honorable mentions will be awarded as well as 1st, 2nd, 3rd (sometimes more or less) in each category depending on the amount of entries received in that category. Honorable Mention awards might not be shown during the festival opening dates but are shown throughout the year at the Courtyard Gallery as part of their ongoing World Cinema Series. <
Event Date: 06/05/2009 - 09/06/2009 Event Time: All Day
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This exclusive exhibit is based on Marc Browns wildly popular books and the Emmy award winning PBS series produced by WGBH-TV Boston. A series of imaginative environments invite kids to join Arthur and his friends in the Library, at a Backyard Sleepover, in the Read Family Kitchen, and in Mr. Ratburns Classroom. Arthur promotes reading, handling emotions that kids face every day, creative problem solving, being a good friend, connecting to your family, appreciating what makes us all different, and having fun!
What could be better than spending Independence Day with your family and friends in downtown Asheville? Music, food and family fun celebrate the entire day of patriotic festivities, highlighted by a spectacular fireworks display at dusk.
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Appleby Foundation Gallery
Works by 58 master traditional artists and contemporary craftspeople from the Southern Arts Federation's nine partner states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee) will be accompanied by a rich array of artist interviews, stories and background information on the artists and their processes. Billie Ruth Sudduth, Clay Burnette, Yvonne Grovner, Bessie Johnson, Herbert J. Dixon, Mary Jane Prater, Henrietta Snype and Carol Welch are among the participating basketmakers.
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Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, while Pack Square Park is undergoing construction. Enjoy unique music and dance performances on stage, and informal jam sessions. Come celebrate the treasured cultural heritage of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Summer Saturday evenings, along about sundown (or 7:00pm for those who wear a watch). For more information please visit the Folk Heritage Committee’s website: www.folkheritage.org.
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Mount Mitchell to Celo Knob Location: Mount Mitchell State Park & Black Mountain Crest Distance: 14 miles Elevation Gain: 1784 feet, elevations between 4900-6684 feet Difficulty: Difficult Hike Type: Out & back Trail Condition: Fair Trailhead Description: Parking lot at Mount Mitchell Highlights: This will be an all day hike along the most rugged & scenic trail in the Black Mountains, the Black Mountain Crest Trail. WeÂ’ll follow the ridge from Mount Mitchell to Celo Knob & then return on the same trail. Starting with Mount Mitchell weÂ’ll climb Mount Craig, Big Tom, Cattail Peak, Potato Hill, Winter Star Mountain, Horse Rock, & Celo Knob, all at elevations greater than 6000 feet. The bottom the trial drops out at Potato Hill as it descends to Deep Gap, 1200 feet of elevation change in 1 mile! Remember this is an out & back hike, so what goes down one way will be going-up the other way. This hike will be on the timeworn Black Mountains (rocks dating back to 1.1 billion years). Very few t
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I'm volunteering at and enjoying this year's Weaverville 4th of July Celebration. If you would like to volunteer or just get out enjoy the day, supporting Weaverville and the area, I invite you do so. Here's a blurb from their web site: For 15 years, the town of Weaverville has pulled out the stops to honor the tradition of celebration of our nation's day of independence. An average 8,000 people from across WNC have come each year to enjoy the festivities. It is a primary fundaiser for many of our community's most noble efforts. We can be a team or just go and enjoy! I hope to see you there! From Randy: Thanks for the contact Alan, Thanks as well for the offer to round up volunteers for us. We need help with: Parking, Security, Set Up and Break down, Hospitality and Clean up. Yours in great community regard and concern. Randy Randy Bassham President MPAC Randy@myMPAC.com http://www.myMPAC.com/ http://www.youtube.c//om/watch?v=Dh86HihxpeE When Weaverville's Town Council decided to curta
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Daily from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM hike the trail to the farm to discuss mountain living and discover how a Blue Ridge family lived, worked, and played. Join in some of the games and activities. Living history on the weekends.
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Daily from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM stop by to talk with staff about the natural history of the Peaks. Programs and demonstrations throughout the day.
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All Boston Terriers and their owner are welcome. There is a charge of $3.00 per dog. This is to pay for the website and rent at the meeting place. Join us we would love to meet you. On the website, look under, "About us" this will tell you a lot about what we do. We really don't have any organized activities, we just meet and the dogs play. The meetup are a great way to socialize your dog to people and other dogs. It is also fun to meet other Boston owners, and the dogs play hard and go home very tired! "A good dog is a tired dog." Don't forget that all dogs must be up to date on all routine shots including Bordetella. If this is your first time coming to Airport Kennel, you can bring the shot records with you or have your Vets office fax your dog's records to this fax # is (828) 681-9620) Directions to Airport Kennel. On airport Rd. turn onto Rutledge Rd (Ihop on is on one side of Rutledge and Sonic is on the other side, you can only turn one way on Rutledge, you will pass Ashley's Furniture
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We have space for you at Buddha Bagels, 333 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28801. Come by anytime for groups up to 8. For 9 or more call us ahead of time and we'll reserve some space for you! 828-254-2345
Description: Date: July 4, 2009 Time: 3:00 PM Location: Peaks of Otter, Milepost 86 Details: The Roanoke-based band "Virginia Carolina" will play traditional mountain music and bluegrass from 3:00 - 5:00 PM in the Peaks of Otter Amphitheater. At 7:00 PM, a ranger-led hike to the summit of Sharp Top will allow visitors an extraordinary view of area fireworks displays. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a flashlight. Fees: Contact:
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It's official! I've gotten the go ahead to plan a big party at my folks place for July 4th. If you have been to their place, you know it's really beautiful and fun. We probably will be grilling out so everyone can bring a covered dish (Is that the southern term?). As usual, there will be lots of games inside and outside and music as well. Please let me know what you are bringing and if you'd like to carpool from Asheville. Directions sent to "Yes" RSVP's. Look forward to seeing yall soon! Susie
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For May our organic pot luck will also be a sharing gathering. Bring poetry, quotes, musical instruments to play, books to read out loud and/or anything else joyful to share. This is a time of celebration! Sharing is not required but usually appreciated. Be well, Brett
Event Date: 07/04/2009 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
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Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, while Pack Square Park is undergoing construction. Enjoy unique music and dance performances on stage, and informal jam sessions. Come celebrate the treasured cultural heritage of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. FREE. Summer Saturday evenings, along about sundown (7:00pm). For more information please visit www.folkheritage.org.
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Gather around the campfire for a traditional ranger program in a traditional setting. Get involved in learning about the plants, animals, and history that make the Blue Ridge such a unique place.
