calendar of events
TEEN RETRO REVAMP: 4-5:30 p.m. July 12, Weaverville Library. For ages 12-18. Bring any boring item from your room or closet and revamp into a stylish work of art! Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library.
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River Branch Library. For all ages. Visit www.henderson. lib.nc.us. PROFESSOR WHIZZPOP MAGIC SHOW: 3 p.m. July 10, North Asheville Library. Ages 4 and older. Pick up a free ticket at the library. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library. WILD OAKS SCHOOL-AGE LIBRARY CLUB: 3:30 p.m. July 10, South Asheville/Oakley Library. On Wednesdays in July for ages 6-12. Space is limited. No groups please. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/ library.
MOUNTAIN MARIONETTES: At the Hop, 11 a.m.noon July 13, East Asheville Library. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library. SCIENCE PLAY - AIR: 10:30 a.m.-noon July 13, Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. $16 nonmembers, $10 members. Must register to attend. Little ones learn about the science of air. Call 697-8333 or visit www.handsonwnc.org. ‘THE SECRET GARDEN’: 11 a.m. July 13 at Mills River Branch Library and 2 p.m. July 13 at Henderson County Main Library. Bright Star Children’s Theatre production for pre-K through fifth-graders. Call 697-4725, ext. 2312, for information.
July 11
ANIMALS THAT LIVE UNDERGROUND: 11 a.m. July 11, Etowah Branch Library. Presented by Henderson County 4-H. For ages 5 and older. BIZARRE BEASTS: 2-4 p.m. July 11, Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. $16 nonmembers, $10 members. Must register to attend. What is bizarre about a spider? How do they create silk? Learn the answers to these questions and more. Call 697-8333 or visit www.handsonwnc.org. CREATIVE SUMMER BOOK CLUB: July 11, Pack Place, 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville. Read and discuss books and have fun. Kids should come in play clothes and ready for fun in the sun (think sunscreen, hats and water bottles). Meet at Pack Place main entrance; book club meetings will take place in Pack Place and outside. $15 per club, cash or check. Read Alouds Club from 10 a.m.-noon for grades K-3. Session from 1-3 p.m. reads “Inkheart,” geared toward grades 4-7. Students should read book before attending, or expect spoilers. Visit www.creativesummerbookclub.com. DIG INTO NATURE: 11 a.m. July 11, Leicester Library, and 2 p.m. July 11 at Black Mountain Library. Live animals, music and stories for all ages with Doug Elliott. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library. DIG INTO ROCKS AND MINERALS: 10:30 a.m. July 11, Mills River Branch Library. Presented by Mineral and Lapidary Museum, Hendersonville. For grades K-5. Visit www.henderson. lib.nc.us. THE FAMILY KITCHEN: 6-7:30 p.m. July 11, The Morgan Center, 2820 Lynn Road, Tryon. Free series designed to equip families with practical knowledge on nutrition. This session is “What’s in Your Kids’ Lunchbox?” about how to pack a nutritious lunch for school or outings. Children 12 months and older who attend will participate in educational activities. Register to attend at Changing Lives MOMS Group on Facebook or via email at changinglivesmomsgroup@hotmail.com. FLI-RITE LEARNING: 2:30 p.m. July 11, South Buncombe/Skyland Library. Dig into the past and join the Wordsmith of Wonder, Wendal Wandell, to explore Ancient Egypt. For all ages. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library. HISTORY IN THE DIRT: 11 a.m. July 11, Swannanoa Library. Ages 8 and older. Join Warren Wilson College archeology crew leader and anthropologist David Moore as he teaches us about digging in the dirt to find treasures of history--whether dinosaur bones or arrowheads, there are pieces of the past, sometimes in our own backyards! This is a ticketed
July 14
Kids ages 10-14 with an interest in Legos and robotics can join learn to design, build and program NXT First LEGO League robots with a group that meets at least twice a month. The first meeting this month is July 3. BILL SANDERS/WSANDERS@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM event. Contact the library for your free ticket. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library. MAKE YOUR OWN CLAY TILE: 3 p.m. July 11, Weaverville Library. With Jim the potter, for ages 7-15. Bring a cookie sheet to take your tile home and bake it. Limited space. Pick up a free ticket at the library beginning June 27. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library. NANO SCIENCE: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 11, Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. $16 nonmembers, $10 members. Must register to attend. Ages 7-12. Explore the science of the very small with memory metals, mysterious gels and more. Call 697-8333 or visit www.handsonwnc.org. SUSANA AND TIMMY ABELL PROGRAM: 2 p.m. July 11, Henderson County Main Library. Storytelling, poetry, puppetry and music for all ages. Call 697-4725, ext. 2312, for information.
July 12
STICKS, STONES AND FOSSILIZED BONES: 11 a.m. July 12, West Asheville Library. For ages 5-11. Space is limited. Pick up a free ticket at the library. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library.
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OVERCOMING ANGER: 7-8:30 p.m. July 7, Rainbow Mountain Children’s School, 574 Haywood Road, Asheville. Discover a better way to deal with anger. Learn how to respond to difficult people and challenging circumstances with a patient, relaxed and “cool” mind. Everyone welcome. Drop-in classes. Includes guided meditation, talk and discussion. $8, $5/students/seniors. Visit www.meditationinasheville.org or call 668-2241. ROYAL BOOK CLUB: 4 p.m. July 14, Spellbound Children's Bookshop, 21 Battery Park Ave., Asheville. Club for ages 18 and older discusses “Life As We Knew It” by Susan Beth Pfeffer. No RSVP necessary. Visit www.spellboundbookshop.com
July 15
ONE STRING PORK-N-BEAN GUITAR WORKSHOP: 2 p.m. July 15 at Green River Branch Library. With local musician Jeff Robbins. For grades K-5. Registration required. Call 697-4725, ext. 2312, for information and to register.
July 16
CREATIVE SUMMER BOOK CLUB: July 16, Pack Place, 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville. Read and discuss books and have fun. Kids should come in play clothes and ready for fun in the sun (think sunscreen, hats and water bottles). Meet at Pack Place main entrance; book club meetings will take place in Pack Place and outside. $15 per club, cash or check. Books appropriate for grades 4-7. Session from 10 a.m.-noon reads “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” Session from 1-3 p.m. reads “The Lightning Thief.” Students should read book before attending, or expect spoilers. Visit www.creativesummerbookclub.com. HOPPIN’ AND GROOVIN’: 5:30 p.m. July 16, Swannanoa Library. All ages. Hoopin’ Hearts with Caitlin visits Groovin’ on Grovemont to bring exercise and summer fun with hula hoops to this summer concert event. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library. OLD THYME COUNTRY TALES AND TUNES: 7 p.m. July 16, West Asheville Library. With story lady Sharon Clarke. All ages. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/ library.
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