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Jan 01, 2010 - Dec 31, 2010: Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary
2010 marks the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Join an extraordinary journey through the stories of this remarkable route and the region through which it passes. Discover the opportunities the 75th Anniversary presents! This yearlong celebration will include events all along the 469-miles of the parkway, from Virginia to North Carolina. Check the Web site often as new events are added.
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Jan 01, 2010 - Mar 31, 2010: The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa's Horizons Dining Room Locals Special
Beginning on January 1, 2010, Horizons Dining Room will offer a 20% discount, on food only, to local Western North Carolina residents.
•The cities and surrounding areas included are Asheville, Hendersonville, Weaverville, Black Mountain, Waynesville, Clyde, Maggie Valley, and Brevard*.
•A valid North Carolina driver’s license is required to obtain the discount.
•Offer is only valid on Mondays & Wednesdays.
•Holidays are not included.
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Jan 11, 2010 - Mar 12, 2010: Winter Adult Clay Classes, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts
9 Week Winter Session January 11- March 12: Making Faces with Alex Irvine on Mondays 10am-12:30pm; Lips, Bellies, and Feet with Patty Bilbro on Mondays 3-5:30pm; Dynamic Dinnerware with Gabe Kline on Mondays 6:30-9:00pm; Tile Designs with Cynthia Lee on Tuesdays 10am-12:30pm; Beginning Wheel Throwing with Lindsay Rogers on Tuesdays 6:30-9pm; More Handbuilding with Barbara Perez on Wednesdays 10am-12:30pm; Interpreting the Lidded Bowl with Becca Floyd on Wednesdays 3-5:30pm; Cone 6 Cosmetics with Jennifer Hoolihan on Wednesday 6:30-9pm; Salt, Soda, and Sass with Linda McFarling on Thursdays 3-5:30pm; Masters of the Mountain with regional master potters on Thursdays 6:30-9pm; and Clay Date Nights on Friday, January 29, 6:30-9 and/or Friday, February 19, 6:30-9.
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Jan 16, 2010 - May 02, 2010: Charles Counts: Retrospective Exhibition
Celebrating the life and work of Charles Counts, this show features 146 objects including textiles, pottery, paintings, as well as photographs and other archival material. Charles Counts was an expert potter, weaver, teacher and writer. He influenced countless artists and brought worldwide attention to American crafts and the importance of keeping handcrafts alive. Along with his partner, Rubynelle, he operated the production and training center in Rising Fawn, GA for 25 years. Counts became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1956. He was active in the organization, serving on many committees and the board of trustees. He cared deeply about the Guild and its mission to serve members and the region.
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Jan 22, 2010 - May 09, 2010: The Scoop on Poop: The Science of What Animals Leave Behind
“The Scoop on Poop” is a new interactive zoological exhibit based on the popular book by science writer Dr. Wayne Lynch. The exhibit leads visitors on an investigation of what poop is and how animals use it – to build homes, hide from enemies, attract mates, send messages, cool off and yes, some even eat it! The exhibit also explores the ways veterinarians, paleontologists, field biologists, farmers, Maasai tribesmen, and power companies make use of animal waste.
Visitors are invited to:
* Listen to the fascination sounds of a bear’s digestive system;
* Learn the language of poop in countries around the world;
* Examine fecal samples in a veterinarian’s lab;
* Compete in dung beetle races and track wild animals by clues left in scat;
* Explore how long it takes an elephant to poop their body weight; and
* Meet a dinosaur dung detective.
“The Scoop on Poop” exhibit treats the subject with a tactful blend of good science and fun.
The Baker Exhibit Center is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays from Noon to 5 p.m. Exhibit admission is in addition to the parking fee: $3 for adults, $2 dollars for children ages 5 to 18, members and children 4 and under free. School group exhibit admission $2 per child with or without additional guided program – adult chaperones are free – all groups must pre-register.
For more information, call (828) 665-2492 or visit www.ncarboretum.org.
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Jan 30, 2010 - Apr 04, 2010: Women in Wood Exhibition at Grovewood Gallery
Grovewood Gallery will present “Women in Wood,” an exhibition to bring light to the exceptional quality of work being created by women artists working in the medium of wood – both woodturning and constructed wood.
The 19 participating artists are:
Jacque Allen, Dixie Biggs, Caryl Brt, Christina Boy, Marilyn Campbell, Virginia Dotson, Sharon Doughtie, Cindy Drozda, Robyn Horn, Katie Hudnall, Bonnie Klein, Sylvie Rosenthal, Merryll Saylan, Betty Scarpino, Jennifer Shirley, Kim Winkle, Helga Winter, Molly Winton, and Andi Wolfe.
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Feb 12, 2010 - Jul 11, 2010: Exhibition, Nouns: Children’s Book Artists Look at People, Places and Things
Nouns: Children's Book Artists Look at People, Places and Things examines original book illustrations from artists who are committed to the genre of children's books. The exhibition includes working drawings, finished paintings, collages, molded paper, woodcuts and digitally produced illustrations from well-known as well as emerging artists.
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Feb 17, 2010 - Mar 13, 2010: True West by Sam Shepard - Extended!
Charlie Flynn-McIver and Scott Treadway play a pair of estranged brothers who converge on their mother’s suburban home one sweltering summer weekend. One is an upstanding screenwriter, the other a petty thug – but which is which? This brilliant and dangerous comedy launched the careers of John Malkovich and Gary Sinise and established Sam Shepard as a master of American theatre.
"Shepard's masterwork.... It tells us a truth, as glimpsed by a 37 year old genius." -- New York Post
Starring Charlie Flynn-McIver and Scott Treadway
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Feb 22, 2010 - May 05, 2010: Mindbender Mansion
Enter the wonderfully puzzling world of Mindbender Mansion, an eclectic place full of brainteasers and interactive challenges guaranteed to test the brain power and problem solving skills of even the most experienced puzzlers. Visitors to this fun and quirky mansion are invited to join the Mindbender Society by gathering hidden clues and secret passwords scattered throughout the various thematic rooms of the house. The clues and passwords are revealed by solving select brainteasers and group challenges. Visitors are encouraged to think outside the box and collaborate with their fellow mansion guests to meet individual and group challenges, which include manipulating a tilt table, forming patterns in rolling chairs, keeping up with a conveyer belt, maneuvering a flying machine, and disco hopscotch spelling. Adults, families, children and school groups alike will enjoy exercising their minds as they try to master each of the 40 individual brainteasers and the five large-scale group activities in this fun and unconventional exhibit!
The Health Adventure is open Mondays-Saturdays from 10-5 and Sundays from 1-5.
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Feb 26, 2010 - Jul 18, 2010: Exhibition, Limners to Facebook: Portraiture from the 19th to the 21st Century
Portraiture, and the desire to capture likeness in some permanent way, is one of the oldest forms of art dating at least back to early Egyptian art. Portraiture was the most popular type of painting in America from Colonial times into the 19th century. This exhibition explores the persistence of this desire to capture images of self and others as it changed over time and its continued importance in contemporary American art and popular culture.The exhibition will include images in the following categories: formal portraits, self-portraits, portraits of animals and portraits of friends or models. It will include works in a variety of media and range of styles including painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture and new media.
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Feb 26, 2010 - Mar 28, 2010: Annual Spring Bird Seed Sale at Wild Birds Unlimited
Feeding birds and bird-watching is officially now the most popular hobby in the US. From watching cardinals in our backyards to searching for parrots in the Amazon, more and more of us are re-finding our nature roots. To celebrate this fact, we, at the Asheville Wild Birds Unlimited, are hosting our wonderful Spring Seed Sale . All of our seed, suet, bird feeders and houses are 15% off from Feb 26- March 28. Stop by to chat birds and help feed our fethered friends.
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Mar 02, 2010 - May 15, 2010: Adventures with Clifford the Big Red Dog
Board the Birdwell Island ferry and journey to the world of Clifford™, America’s beloved big red dog with a heart to match. See Emily Elizabeth™ and many of the residents of Birdwell Island. Inspired by Scholastic Entertainment’s top-rated TV show Clifford The Big Red Dog™ on PBS KIDS®, the exhibit offers numerous immersive “paws-on” adventures that reinforce “Clifford’s Big Ideas”—ten simple tangible life lessons designed to help young children navigate their world: Share, Play Fair, Have Respect, Work Together, Be Responsible, Be Truthful, Be Kind, Believe in Yourself, Be a Good Friend and Help Others. For more information, please call visit www.theheatlhadventure.org or call (828) 254-6373!
The Health Adventure is open Mondays-Saturdays 10-5 and Sundays 1-5.
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Mar 05, 2010 - Mar 21, 2010: The Boxcar Children
The Boxcar Children
Where: Asheville Community Theatre
When: March 5-21. Fridays at 7:30pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm
Who: Directed by Lori Hilliard; featuring Bryce Lotz, Jean Louise Webb, Sam Bible-Sullivan, and Sarah Plaut.
Story: Orphaned and in danger of being sent to separate foster homes, the four Alden children discover the joys and perils of life on the run as they make a new home in an abandoned boxcar. Based on the beloved children's book series by Gertrude Chandler Warner.
Tickets: $22 adults; $19 seniors and students; $12 children. Online at
ashevilletheatre.org or by calling the box office at 828-254-1320.
*Student matinees on March 9 and 11 at 9:30am. Tickets $6/student, plus one free chaperon ticket with every 25 student tickets.
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Mar 11, 2010 - Mar 21, 2010: Schoolhouse Rock Live!
The pop culture phenomenon that taught history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever songs comes to the musical stage! Join the Flat Rock Playhouse YouTheatre students as they present this brilliant adaptation of the Emmy Award-winning Saturday-morning cartoon series. Featuring beloved songs like Just A Bill and Conjunction Junction, this is a show for the whole family that The Chicago Sun-Times calls a “sheer joy.”
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Mar 11, 2010: Preschool Play Date
It’s all about the little ones at The Health Adventure! Join us for interactive fun just for preschoolers led by museum facilitators. Your preschooler will have a blast in this special program! For more information, please visit www.thehealthadventure.org.
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