Local delights ... plus a road trip: Week of July 21 with WNC Parent
So much is happening this month, as we all hold tight to the last half of summer. Make some memories and enjoy all that WNC has to offer. Take a look at this week’s list and find all this and much more, including WNC Parent’s annual birthday guide, at wncparent.com.
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Ready, Set, Game is 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. July 21 at Hands On! Children’s Museum. Play indoor games: parachute, Hula Hoops, freeze dance and more. Inside the Star Theatre enjoy puzzles, crafts and crosswords throughout the day. Visit handsonwnc.org.
Register now for Asheville Parks and Recreation youth sports – Register for fall baseball (practices begin Aug. 7) and fall T-ball (practices begin Aug. 21). Visit avlrec.com.
Summer Animal Encounters are at 2 p.m. weekdays in July at Chimney Rock State Park. Included with park admission. Join a Park naturalist and meet live animal ambassadors. Learn about the types of wildlife in the area and their jobs. chimneyrockpark.com/event/summer-animal-encounters-3.
Shindig On the Green is at 7 p.m. July 22 in Pack Square Park. The event includes music, dancing, storytelling and more. Visit folkheritage.org/asheville-events/shindig-on-the-green-2023.
Summer Twilight in the Treetops night climbs are Saturday nights through Sept. 2 at Adventure Center of Asheville. Five of the park’s aerial trails are illuminated. (The Black Trail is not available for night climbs.) Ages 4 and older. Reservations are suggested. Call 877-247-5539 or visit ashevilletreetopsadventurepark.com/asheville-treetops-adventure-park.
Color Explosion Week is 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. July 24 – 28 at Hands On! Children’s Museum. Create color wheels, go on a nature hunt and conduct colorful science experiments. At 2 p.m., join a parade around the museum. Visit handsonwnc.org.
A Bird's Eye View is 8 – 9:30 a.m. July 25 at Highlands Biological Station. This summer, the Highlands Biological Station will be banding birds in partnership with Blue Ridge Bird Observatory for the 4th consecutive year. Stop by the Station during banding days to see bird research in action and to learn about what data – and birds – have been found so far. Dates are highly weather dependent and subject to change. Visit highlandsbiological.org for updates.
Join Highlands Nature Center at 10:15 a.m. July 25 at the Hudson Library to learn about flowers and bees. Visit highlandsbiological.org.
Summer movies – “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” and “Sing 2” are shown July 25 and 26 at select Regal theaters. See details at regmovies.com/static/en/us/smx.
Learn the basics of Dungeons and Dragons and try your hand at a campaign at 2 p.m. July 25 at the Henderson County Main Library. For details, visit hendersoncountync.gov/library.
Nature Center Night: Amazing Moths is 9 – 10 p.m. July 25 and 26 at Highlands Nature Center. Celebrate National Moth Week. Learn about area moths, then join naturalists to look for them in the Botanical Garden. Bring a flashlight for this adventure. This program is weather-dependent. Registration is required.Visit highlandsbiological.org.
Read to Puptart, a tail-wagging robot dog, 4 – 5 p.m. July 26 at the Enka-Candler Library. Sign up at the front desk, pick a book and practice reading for up to 15 minutes. For details, call 828-250-4758 or email enka.library@buncombecounty.org.
See a rare selection of works from The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss July 27 – 29 at BlackBird Frame & Art. For more details about the exhibit and art, visit blackbirdframe.com.
Veterans & Active Military Appreciation Day is July 27 at Nantahala Outdoor Center. For details, visit noc.com/events/veterans-appreciation.
Looking ahead:
Mermaid or Pirate is 6 – 8 p.m. July 28 at KidSenses in Rutherfordton. Costumes are encouraged. For details, visit kidsenses.org.
World Ranger Celebration is 9 – 11 a.m. July 29 at Chimney Rock Park. Included with park admission. Meet a park ranger and learn what it takes to do their job at this educational touch-a-truck style program. Visit chimneyrockpark.com.
The Black Alliance Health Fair is 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. July 29 at Crump Shiloh Center. This event is free. For details, visit avlrec.com.
Road trip:
“Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit” is open through Sept. 10 at the Upcountry History Museum in Greenville, South Carolina. At this play-and-learn exhibit, visitors step into the pages of author and illustrator Eric Carle’s colorful picture books and experience them as artist and reader, while discovering and playing with five special insects from his well-known children’s books. For details, visit upcountryhistory.org.
This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Local delights ... plus a road trip: Week of July 21 with WNC Parent
