calendar of events Continued from Page 54 Asheville. Series of home-school programs for students in grades 1-4. Next classes March 11 and April 8. $4 per student, per session. Registration is required. Visit www.ashevilleart.org. MAD SCIENTIST LAB: 11-11:30 a.m. Feb. 11, Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Ages 3 and older. Join Dr. Bunson and Dr. Beaker in the lab as they make crazy concoctions. This week, focus is on 3-D sand paint. $7 nonmembers/free for members. Limited space; please call to register. Call 697-8333 or visit www.handsonwnc.org .
Feb. 11-13
PRESCHOOLERS WE LOVE YOU: Popular variety show for children began as a special valentine to the library’s youngest book lovers and continues to be a favorite events. Each year, shows regularly draw more than 1,000 children throughout the week. A book-inspired musical revue especially designed for preschoolers, with puppets, dancing and other lighthearted fun. The talented performers are drawn from the library staff across the county. Free. All school groups must call 250-4754 to make a reservation. If either Asheville City Schools or Buncombe County Schools are closed on the performance day, shows will be canceled. If either school system is delayed, shows will go on ahead as scheduled.
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For the full family-friendly calendar, visit CITIZEN-TIMES.com/Living. To submit events, email details to calendar@wncparent.com.
» 10:30 a.m. Feb. 11, Pack Memorial Library » 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Feb. 12, Black Mountain Library » 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Feb. 13, Weaverville United Methodist Community Center (across the street from the Weaverville Library)
Feb. 12
CRITTER TIME: 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 12, WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville. Five-week program, every other Wednesday into mid-March, for ages 3-5. This session focuses on “Flocks of Fun.” Per session, $10 child/parent for members, $12 nonmembers. Call 259-8082 to register. Minimum of 10 participants. Visit www.wncnaturecenter.com.
Feb. 13
FRANKLIN SCHOOL OF INNOVATION INFO SESSION: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13, South Buncombe/Skyland Library, 260 Overlook Road. Franklin School of Innovation, a new public charter school, is enrolling students in grades 6-9 for the 2014-15 school year through March 31. Learn more about the school at this information session. Visit www.franklinschoolofinnovation.org.
SCI FI YOUNG ADULT BOOK PANEL: 7 p.m. Feb. 13, Malaprop’s, 55 Haywood St., Asheville. A panel of women-in-the-know will discuss science fiction and young adult novels. Join Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufman, authors of “These Broken Stars,” which was named Best Overall Book in The Huffington Post’s Best Young Adult Books of 2013; Jodi Meadows, author of the Incarnate series, the most recent of which is “Infinite”; and Lissa Price, whose new novel, “Enders,” completes the story begun in Starters. Visit www.malaprops.com. SHAKE, RATTLE & RHYTHM: 4-4:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Ages 5 and older. Music instructor Sydney Levitt leads participants in rhythms and teaches different instruments. Runs each Thursday in February. Free with $5 admission/free for members. Call 697-8333 or visit www.handsonwnc.org.
Feb. 15
‘HOW TO GET UNSTUCK’: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 15, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Rhododendron, Room 351, 340 Victoria Rd., Asheville. Workshop offering a guide to finding motivation and building better habits. Learn how to muster the motivation to make changes and grow, with American Buddhist nun Gen Kelsang Nyema. Includes guided meditation, a talk and discussion. Everyone welcome. $20 or $15 students/seniors. Call 668-2241 or visit www.meditationinasheville.org. WEE TRADE: 9 am.-6 p.m. Feb. 15, WNC Ag Center, Davis Event Center, Fletcher. Wee Trade Children’s Consignment Event with 45,000 square feet of
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