calendar of events
Things to do
May 3
Jonathan Scales Forchestra Show Asheville’s steel drummer Jonathan Scales and his band perform at 6:30 p.m. at The Hop, 640 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. Visit thehopicecreamcafe.com. Wee Naturalist program N.C. Arboretum offers a Wee Naturalist class for ages 2-5 with activities like nature walks, garden exploration, stories, crafts and visits from animals. Sessions are 10-11 a.m. and 1:30-2:30 p.m. Theme for May 3 is “The Water Cycle.” $6 per child older than 2. Younger siblings and adults free. $20 “Wee Card” is good for four visits. Registration not required. Children older than 5 not permitted. Visit ncarboretum.org or call Michelle Pearce at 665-2492.
May 5
Mom2Mom Pardee Hospital offers a free social network for nursing mothers. Meets 10 a.m., first Thursday of the month at Pardee Hendersonville Family Health Center
medical office building, 709 N. Justice St. Babies and children welcome. MOMS Club of Hendersonville open house MOMS Club of Hendersonville hosts its annual open house with free food, door prizes and a chance to meet other at-home moms. At 9:30 a.m. at East Flat Rock Park, Spartanburg Highway and Blue Ridge Road. Rain date is June 2. Visit momsclubofhendersonville.wordpress.com or call Kerry at 692-7724. Special Olympics Spring Games Buncombe County’s Special Olympics athletes will compete in track and field events. Opening Ceremonies at 9:20 a.m. with a Parade of Athletes and lighting of the Olympic Torch. Free and open to the public. Call Grace Young at 250-4260 or email grace.young@buncombecounty.org.
May 6
Alex Krug Trio Show Asheville band Alex Krug Trio brings a guitar, upright bass, fiddle and original songs to The Hop West, 721 Haywood Road, West Asheville. At 6:30 p.m. Visit thehopicecreamcafe.com. Music and Movement Hands On! A Child’s Gallery offers Music and Movement with Jenny Arch at 10:30 a.m. Free with admission. At 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Visit handsonwnc.org.
May 6-7
Garage Sale Hendersonville’s First United Methodist Church’s annual garage sale with proceeds benefiting local missions and special needs. Sale is 8:30 a.m.-4
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p.m. May 6 and 8:30 a.m.-noon May 7. At the corner of Church Street and Sixth Avenue, Hendersonville.
May 7
Babysitter’s Training class For children ages 11-15. Learn how to care for a child. Basic first aid included. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Asheville-Mountain Area Chapter, American Red Cross, 100 Edgewood Road, Asheville. $45. Visit redcrosswnc.org or call 258-3888. Camp Cedar Cliff open house Try archery, BB guns, zip line, climbing wall and more as the camp opens for a day of summer fun. With lunch, face painting and inflatables. Free. At the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove. Call 450-3331 or visit campcedarcliff.org. Cane Creek FCCLA Yard Sale Cane Creek Middle School’s FCCLA club hosts a fundraiser to help send members to the national conference in Anaheim, Calif. 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the gym at Cane Creek, 570 Lower Brush Creek Road, Fletcher. Vendors with handmade crafts, clothing, toys, sports equipment, more. Concessions available. To rent a table or for details, contact Mary Mauney at 628-0824. $1 admission for ages 15 and up. Civil War-era Fashion Show and Tea Smith-McDowell House Museum hosts a fashion show and tea highlighting the Civil War era at 11 a.m., which follows the Confederate Memorial Day ceremony. Fashion show is $10 for adults, $5 for children. Reservations required by May 5. Call 2539231 or email education@wnchistory.org. At 283 Victoria Road, Asheville.
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