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Autumn Fun at Fields of Fun Corn Maze

Elaida's Fields of Fun Corn MazeAutumn is one of my favorite times to be in Asheville. The weather is cooperating for a change (not too hot, not too cold), which makes it a great time to get outside with family and/or friends. What better way to spend that time than at Western North Carolina’s best corn maze? This is a great and inexpensive way to spend a day in the great outdoors. The maze may be the main attraction, but it isn’t all that is on offer. Elaida’s putting on a full-on fall festival every weekend. We’re talking attractions like a slack line, a cow train, pedal carts, live music, festival food and even something called “corn cannons”.

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MPAC 4th of July WNC Block Party

Fireworks on the Fourth of July
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MPAC (Multi Purpose Athletic Complex) has announced a huge lineup for their 4th of July WNC Block Party, to be held on Sunday, July 4th at the North Buncombe High School soccer practice field. The price of admission is an ultra-affordable zero dollars and the event will be taking place from noon to 10 PM. Looking at the musical lineup alone it seems like it is going to be a huge event, but they’re throwing in lots of other stuff like sports demos, a songwriter area, a storytelling area, fashion, food (reason enough to go right there) and they’re recommending you to bring your own instrument for a “pickin’ party”.

MPAC has a fabulous musical lineup with Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Afromotive, Galen Kipar, Chris O’Neill with Jay Sanders & Billy Cardine, Richard Shulmann,The Red Hot Sugar Babies, Buyaka, Dave Wendelin, the Traveling Bonfires and others tba.There will also be a plethora of performing arts including The Asheville Puppetry Alliance, Asheville Hula Dancers, The AVL Aerial Artists, the Blue Ridge Roller girls and many others.

Also, get a sneak peak fashion preview, “A Taste of PUSH Asheville Fashion Runway Show” for the Fourth of JUly in advance of the PUSH Asheville Fashion Runway Show Benefit for MPAC that will take place on Friday, July 16, 2010 at the Orange Peel.

Also keeping with the MPAC mission there will also be sports demos going on all day in the soccer field adjacent to the stage. Look out for the Weaverville Futbol Club, the Madison and Yancey Counties Youth Soccer teams, Asheville Rugby, Asheville Lacrosse, and High Flight Gymnastics amongst others.

And what Fourth of July festivities would be without Patriotic and Civic activities? MPAC has invited the NBHS ROTC Color Guard and WNC Civil Air Patrol Color Guard.

Grab Your Hat and Head Out to Dillsboro

Dillsboro Easter Hat ParadeEvery year around Easter, hundreds of participants don the craziest and most unique hats they can find and parade through the streets of Dillsboro, a great town less than an hour west of Asheville. Last year’s event drew more than 500 participants, and this year’s 22nd annual Easter Hat Parade looks to be just as big. If you’re looking for some family fun, then make your plans to head to Dillsboro on Saturday, April 3rd. The parade starts at 2:00 PM. Press release follows:

Old hat, new hat, yellow hat, blue hat. They’re all welcome at Dillsboro’s 22nd annual Easter Hat Parade on Saturday, April 3, at 2 p.m.

The parade, a Dillsboro tradition the Saturday before Easter, showcases a variety of interesting hats atop participants of all ages, including pets. Judges select the best hats in more than 20 categories, including: biggest, smallest, funniest, best-smelling, “poofy-est,” most creative, most spring-like and most outrageous.

In addition to an array of colorful hats, the parade features vintage cars provided by the Smoky Mountain Antique Car Club. The Easter Bunny will be there, arriving in antique convertible, while local magician Professor Wizbang will perform amazing tricks for the kids.

If your hat collection isn’t up to snuff, don’t worry. Hat-making takes place on the lawn of Dogwood Crafters.

Last year’s parade set a record with 500 participants, and organizers expect a larger turnout this year.

Although the Easter Hat Parade officially begins at 2 p.m., folks are encouraged to arrive early and spend the day. Dillsboro is a walkabout mountain village featuring many unique shops, arts & crafts studios, restaurants and inns.

Dillsboro is located on the Tuckasegee River at the crossroads of U.S. Hwy. 23/74 and U.S. Hwy 441 in Jackson County. The town is less than an hour west of Asheville, 1.5 hours from Gatlinburg, 2.5 hours from Atlanta and Spartanburg, and 3 hours from Charlotte and Knoxville.

For parade information call the Jackson County Visitors Center at (800) 962-1911, or go to www.visitdillsboro.org.

Field Day of Awesomeness!!!

Fort Awesome, Harvard Yard
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Think you and 3 of your friends have what it takes to be Awesome? Get ready to take it up a notch! The Asheville City Schools Foundation will be hosting a “Field Day of Awesomeness!” on Sunday, April 18 at the Asheville High School Field. Proceeds benefit Asheville City Schools Foundation and Manna Food Bank.

Get ready for the Field Day of Awesomeness!

The equation:
10 twisted field day events + you + 3 of your friends = AWESOME!

Join Asheville City Schools Foundation and Richard Handy (Asheville Idiotarod) on Sunday, April 18th for a hysterical competition that will challenge and thrill you.

Wear your most awesome team theme costumes, practice your Moon Walk and prepare to get excited!

Find out more at www.acsf.org/fieldday.html and register to participate.

You bring the noise. We

WNC Pottery Festival Expands for Fifth Edition

Western North Carolina Pottery Festival - Asheville NCThe Fifth Annual Western North Carolina Pottery Festival will be held in downtown Dillsboro, NC on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 10 A.M to 4 P.M. This year the festival is bigger than ever. There are more exhibitors this year than ever before and there is even a pottery competition!

The Western North Carolina Pottery Festival returns for its fifth year on Saturday, Nov. 7, with an expanded lineup and a special clay

August 14th and 15th Parties Celebrate 5 Years for the Asheville Arts Center

Asheville Arts Center - Asheville NC The Asheville Arts Center will be turning 5 years old and is celebrating by throwing not one, but TWO parties.

The Friday evening party will be held at the South location on Summit Avenue (off of Hendersonville Road before Long Shoal

Asheville Arts Center Fall Semester

Asheville Arts Center - Asheville NCAsheville Arts Center has announced the beginning of its Fall Semester, which will run from August 17 – December 18, 2009.

It’s a fact that music, drama & dance lessons aid your child’s cognitive skills hugely as they develop. Whether you are putting your newborn into our Kindermusik program or your 7 year old in private music lessons, you’re raising a smarter kid. We can help!

The Asheville Arts Center is a school based on unlimited opportunities for students of all ages to explore their interests in music, dance and drama. We foster a love and appreciation for the arts through student-teacher relationships, which encourage and help you excel at your dream. We offer high-quality instruction and educational experiences because we are committed to the art of teaching and the teaching of the arts. It is our hope to build art and awareness in the community and provide a “home” for families to pursue their dreams.

Adult classses offered as well!

View & Register for Classes here:
http://www.ashevilleartscenter.com/classes.cfm

This is a great time to learn that instrument you’ve been wanting to pick up since forever, so don’t miss out on this opportunity!