machines and contraptions, then use your knowledge to be an engineer and build. Call 697-8333 or visit www.handsonwnc.org. ONE STRING PORK-N-BEAN GUITAR WORKSHOP: 2 p.m. July 17 at Henderson County Main Library. With local musician Jeff Robbins. For grades K-5. Registration required. Call 697-4725, ext. 2312, for information and to register. SCIENCE PLAY - WILD WATER: 10:30 a.m.-noon. July 17, Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. $16 nonmembers, $10 members. Must register to attend. Ages 3-6. Explore water and all of its unique properties. Call 697-8333 or visit www.handsonwnc.org. WILD OAKS SCHOOL-AGE LIBRARY CLUB: 3:30 p.m. July 17, South Asheville/Oakley Library. On Wednesdays in July for ages 6-12. Space is limited. No groups please. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/ library.
July 18
AUTISM PARENT SUPPORT GROUP: 6:15 p.m. July 18. Autism Society of North Carolina office, 306 Summit St, Asheville. Buncombe County Chapter of the Autism Society of NC offers a parent support group, open to all parents, caregivers and advocates. Meetings are the third Thursday of the month. Child care provided upon request. Contact chapter leader Lisa Pickering at lisarogerkaelyn@gmail.com. CREATIVE SUMMER BOOK CLUB: July 18, 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 sun-
screen, 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. Students should read book before attending, or expect spoilers. Session from 1-3 p.m. is Flowers Club, with nonfiction and poetry. No need to read anything prior. Bring a favorite book about flowers. Geared toward grades 3-7. Visit www.creativesummerbookclub.com. DIG INTO DINOSAURS: 11 a.m. July 18, Leicester Library. With the Colburn Earth Science Museum, using real fossils. Space is limited. You must have a free ticket to come to this event. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library. DIG INTO THE OCEAN: 10:30 a.m. July 18, Black Mountain Library. Fun facts, stories, song and salt water craft. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library. FAMILY FUN NIGHT: 6:30 p.m. July 18, Pack Memorial Library. Join award-winning team of Susana and Timmy Abell for wonderful evening of storytelling, poetry, puppetry and song. All ages. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library. FIRE AND ICE: 10:30 a.m. July 18, Fairview Library. Fire truck, fire safety and ice cream. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/library. MICRO WONDERS: 2-4 p.m. July 18, Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. $16 nonmembers, $10 members. Must register to attend. Ages 7-12. Examine the world at the microscopic level using traditional and digital microscopes. Call 697-8333 or visit www.handsonwnc.org. ONE STRING PORK-N-BEAN GUITAR WORKSHOP: 2 p.m. July 17 at Etowah Branch Library. With local musician Jeff Robbins. For grades K-5. Registration
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required. Call 697-4725, ext. 2312, for information and to register. SUSANA AND TIMMY ABELL CONCERT: 6:30 p.m. July 18, Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St., Asheville. Award-winning original music for children and adults alike. Visit www.timmyabell.com. MOUNTAIN STORY MAGIC: 3 p.m. July 18, Weaverville Library. Pick up a free ticket at the library beginning July 5. Visit www.buncombecounty.org/ library.
July 19
AFRICAN DRUMMING CLASS: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 19, Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. $16 nonmembers, $10 members. Must register to attend. Ages 6-10. Join instructor Maria Freeman, to learn drum rhythms and explore African masks and instruments. Call 697-8333 or visit www.handsonwnc.org. AUTHOR TALK: 3 p.m. July 19, Spellbound Children's Bookshop, 21 Battery Park Ave., Asheville. Author Brad Herzog talks about his new book “Francis and Eddie” and the true story that inspired it. All ages. Visit www.spellboundbookshop.com.
July 20
HALOTHERAPY STORY TIME: 10-10:30 a.m. July 6, The Salt Spa of Asheville, 473 Hendersonville Road, Asheville. $8. Storytelling during halotherapy for children in a unique salt room with tons of Himalayan salt on the walls and floor. Halotherapy can
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