the best in town
activities Best parent/child program
1. The Little Gym 1000 Brevard Road, Suite 168, Asheville, 6679588, tlgashevillenc.com 2. YMCA programs 30 Woodfin St., Asheville, 210-9622; 3 Town Square Blvd., Asheville, 651-9622; 40 N. Merrimon Ave., Suite 101, Asheville, 505-3990; 348 Grace Corpening Drive, Marion, 659-9622; ymcawnc.org. 3. The Health Adventure 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, 2546373, TheHealthAdventure.org.
Best gymnastics program
1. The Little Gym 1000 Brevard Road, Suite 168, Asheville, 667-9588, tlgashevillenc.com 2. Hahn’s Gymnastics 32 Rosscraggon Road, Asheville, 684-8832, hahnsgymnastics.com 3. High Flight Gymnastics (now Phoenix Gymnastics) 50 Coxe Ave., Asheville, 252-8746, phoenixgymnastics-etc.com
Best dance program
1. Center Stage Dance Studio 38 Rosscraggon Road, 654-7010, centerstage2.com 2. The Little Gym 1000 Brevard Road, Suite 168, Asheville, 6679588, tlgashevillenc.com 3. Asheville Arts Center 308 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, 253-4000, ashevilleartscenter.com
Best music program
1. KinderMusik Area licensed educators: Lora Scott, 649-2320, allsoulscathedral.org/music-choirs/kindermusik (Biltmore Village); Beth Magill, 298-9350, magills.net (downtown Asheville); Yvette Odell, 253-4000, ashevilleartscenter.com (North and South Asheville); Debra Huff, 206-3145 or 689-1128 (Madison County); Sonja Gorsline, 883-8538 (Brevard). 2. Asheville Area Music Together Contact Kari Richmond at karirichmond@
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The Asheville Buncombe Youth Soccer Association/Highland Football Club is your favorite sports club/league.
charter.net or 545-0990. AshevilleAreaMT.com or musictogether.com. 3. Asheville Arts Center 308 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, 253-4000, 10 Miller Ave., Asheville, ashevilleartscenter.com.
Best paint-your-own pottery studio
1. Fired Up! Creative Lounge 26 Wall St., Asheville, 253-8181, fireduplounge.com. 2. Claying Around 1378 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, 2770042, clayingaround.com 3. Express Yourself (now Fired Up!) 321 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 698-9960, fireduplounge.com.
Best sports club/league
1. Asheville Buncombe Youth Soccer Association/Highland Football Club 299-7277, abysa.org 2. YMCA 30 Woodfin St., Asheville, 210-9622; 3 Town Square Blvd., Asheville, 651-9622; 40 N. Merrimon Ave., Suite 101, Asheville, 5053990; 348 Grace Corpening Drive, Marion, 659-9622; ymcawnc.org 3. (tie) North Buncombe Youth Athletic Association Hometeamsonline.com/nbyaa Upward Programs through area churches. Information at Upward.org.
Best bowling alley
1. AMF Star Lanes 491 Kenilworth Road, Asheville, 254-6161, amf.com 2. Tarheel Lanes 3275 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, 2532695, tarheellanes.com 3. Sky Lanes 1477 Patton Ave., Asheville, 252-2269.
Best place for swim lessons
1. YMCA 30 Woodfin St., Asheville, 210-9622; 3 Town Square Blvd., Asheville, 651-9622; 348 Grace Corpening Drive, Marion, 659-9622; ymcawnc.org 2. YWCA 185 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville, 254-7543, ywca.org/asheville 3. Waynesville Recreation Center 550 Vance St., Waynesville, 456-2030, townofwaynesville.org.
Best place for horseback riding lessons
1. Hickory Nut Gap Farm 57 Sugar Hollow Road, Fairview, 628-1027. 2. Biltmore Equestrian Center 225-1454, biltmore.com. 3. Fordbrook Stables 120 Fordbrook Road, Asheville, 667-1021, fordbrookstables.com
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