calendar of events Continued from Page 57 WEE TRADE: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 17, Davis Event Center at WNC Ag Center, Fletcher. A restock sale offering all things for children at 50 percent off original sale prices. Also included is She Trade, offering ladies maternity clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories. Visit www.wee-trade.net. Email info@wee-trade.net if you have further questions.
Aug. 19
DANCE CLASSES: Aug. 19, Ballet Conservatory of Asheville, 5 Points Studios, 6 East Chestnut, (corner of Broadway and Chestnut), Asheville. Offering classes in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, hip-hop, acting for all ages. Boys and girls welcome. Free trial class available. Register from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Call about performing in “Nutcracker,” Pre-Professional Dance Division and Trainee Program. Visit www.BalletConservatoryofAsheville.com or call 255-5777.
Aug. 20
GAGGLE OF GIGGLES YOUTH IMPROV: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 20, The Hop, 640 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. Free. Chris Martin's Youth Improv Troupe makes its monthly appearance at The Hop. Visit www.thehopicecreamcafe.com.
Aug. 22
CELEBRATION SINGERS: 6-7 p.m. Aug. 22, First
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Congregational Church, 20 Oak St., Asheville. The Celebration Singers of Asheville Community Youth Chorus invites singers ages 7-14 to audition for the 2013-14 year. Please prepare a song and bring sheet music. Contact artistic director Ginger Haselden at 230-5778. HOMESCHOOL ACTIVITY PROGRAM: 2-3:15 p.m. Thursdays, Aug. 22-Oct. 25. A 10-week program for ages 6-15 through Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department. Focus is on activities that will engage each child and help build life skills for active learning. $27 for a family of four ($2 for each additional child) for Waynesville Recreation Center members, $45 for a family of four ($3 for each additional child) for nonmembers. For more information, 456-2030 or email recprogramspecialist@townofwaynesville.org.
Aug. 24
ROCK ACADEMY SHOW: Doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Aug. 24, The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. Inventor, musician, composer and 5 time Grammy Winner, Roy “Futureman“ Wooten has teamed up with Rock Academy (www.rockacademync.com) for its fifth-annual concert benefiting Give to the Music (www.givetothemusic.org), which provides tuition for private music lessons, performance classes and tutoring as well as musical instruments and equipment for children who are in need of financial assistance. $15 adults, $5 children under 10, available at www.theorangepeel.net.
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MOM’S GROUPS A sampling of support groups for moms in WNC. PLEASE NOTE: Some groups take the summer off. Contact the group for the next meeting time. Asheville Stay-At-Home Moms Playgroup: Visit www.meetup.com/AshevilleStay-At-Home-Moms-Playgroup/ Arden Moms Meetup Group: Visit www.meetup.com/arden-moms or contact Susan Toole at ArdenMoms@gmail.com. AshevilleMommies.com: Meet and greets for moms while kids play. Two sessions, 11 a.m.-noon and 3-4 p.m. Wednesdays at The Hop Ice Cream and Coffee Shop, 640 Merrimon Ave. Asheville Moms with Multiples: Group for moms with multiples meets 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Women’s Resource Center on Doctors Drive, behind Mission Hospital. Meetings are an opportunity to share experiences and offer support in a social setting. Call 444-AMOM or visit www.ashevillemom.com. Biltmore Baptist MOPS: Group for all mothers of children from infancy through kindergarten. Meets 9:30-11:30 a.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month,