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Monday, August 12, 2019
Adult League Dodgeball Registration
Aug 12 all-day
Johnston Elementary School

Dodge, duck, dip, and dive your way into our Adult Dodgeball League, best described as a party on the dodgeball court. Your rise to dodgeball superstardom begins on Thursday evenings, September 5-October 31 (except September 19).

Remember the hard rubber you got pummeled with during recess? We don’t use those. We use soft-centered balls to keep the hard impacts and injuries to a minimum. Balls start flying at 6:00 p.m. Sweat bands encouraged!

Overview

  • Your $25 registration fee includes eight weeks of dodgeball play
  • Each team consists of no more than six players on the court at one time (3 males and 3 females)
  • Each team will play seven matches in a best of seven format (each match has a five minute time cap)
  • Once all the opposing team’s players are eliminated, the match is over
  • A win is worth three points and a loss is worth one point
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
40th Annual Shut-In Ridge Trail Race Lottery Open
Aug 13 all-day

Entries – NEW LOTTERY SYSTEM FOR 2019

Current-Course Records:
Women – CHERI ROSENBLATT – 2:41:24
Men – SHILOH MIELKE – 2:16:55

Entry fee for the race is $100.00. Lottery will open at 12:00AM on August 1st and close at 11:59PM on August 14th. Runners must be 19 or older to participate. For the first time and NEW for the 40th Anniversary, we will be operating from a LOTTERY SYSTEM this year. All prospective entrants will be required to use Ultrasignup to enter the lottery. There will be NO in-store entries.
Priority will be given to previous winners, those who have completed the race the last five years consecutively, eight or more times cumulatively, and previous race volunteers. ***It is still imperative that these runners still enter the lottery***
Race numbers may be picked up on the day of the race at the arboretum from 8:30 until 9:45
AM, November 2rd.

Adult League Dodgeball Registration
Aug 13 all-day
Johnston Elementary School

Dodge, duck, dip, and dive your way into our Adult Dodgeball League, best described as a party on the dodgeball court. Your rise to dodgeball superstardom begins on Thursday evenings, September 5-October 31 (except September 19).

Remember the hard rubber you got pummeled with during recess? We don’t use those. We use soft-centered balls to keep the hard impacts and injuries to a minimum. Balls start flying at 6:00 p.m. Sweat bands encouraged!

Overview

  • Your $25 registration fee includes eight weeks of dodgeball play
  • Each team consists of no more than six players on the court at one time (3 males and 3 females)
  • Each team will play seven matches in a best of seven format (each match has a five minute time cap)
  • Once all the opposing team’s players are eliminated, the match is over
  • A win is worth three points and a loss is worth one point
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
40th Annual Shut-In Ridge Trail Race Lottery Open
Aug 14 all-day

Entries – NEW LOTTERY SYSTEM FOR 2019

Current-Course Records:
Women – CHERI ROSENBLATT – 2:41:24
Men – SHILOH MIELKE – 2:16:55

Entry fee for the race is $100.00. Lottery will open at 12:00AM on August 1st and close at 11:59PM on August 14th. Runners must be 19 or older to participate. For the first time and NEW for the 40th Anniversary, we will be operating from a LOTTERY SYSTEM this year. All prospective entrants will be required to use Ultrasignup to enter the lottery. There will be NO in-store entries.
Priority will be given to previous winners, those who have completed the race the last five years consecutively, eight or more times cumulatively, and previous race volunteers. ***It is still imperative that these runners still enter the lottery***
Race numbers may be picked up on the day of the race at the arboretum from 8:30 until 9:45
AM, November 2rd.

Adult League Dodgeball Registration
Aug 14 all-day
Johnston Elementary School

Dodge, duck, dip, and dive your way into our Adult Dodgeball League, best described as a party on the dodgeball court. Your rise to dodgeball superstardom begins on Thursday evenings, September 5-October 31 (except September 19).

Remember the hard rubber you got pummeled with during recess? We don’t use those. We use soft-centered balls to keep the hard impacts and injuries to a minimum. Balls start flying at 6:00 p.m. Sweat bands encouraged!

Overview

  • Your $25 registration fee includes eight weeks of dodgeball play
  • Each team consists of no more than six players on the court at one time (3 males and 3 females)
  • Each team will play seven matches in a best of seven format (each match has a five minute time cap)
  • Once all the opposing team’s players are eliminated, the match is over
  • A win is worth three points and a loss is worth one point
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Adult League Dodgeball Registration
Aug 15 all-day
Johnston Elementary School

Dodge, duck, dip, and dive your way into our Adult Dodgeball League, best described as a party on the dodgeball court. Your rise to dodgeball superstardom begins on Thursday evenings, September 5-October 31 (except September 19).

Remember the hard rubber you got pummeled with during recess? We don’t use those. We use soft-centered balls to keep the hard impacts and injuries to a minimum. Balls start flying at 6:00 p.m. Sweat bands encouraged!

Overview

  • Your $25 registration fee includes eight weeks of dodgeball play
  • Each team consists of no more than six players on the court at one time (3 males and 3 females)
  • Each team will play seven matches in a best of seven format (each match has a five minute time cap)
  • Once all the opposing team’s players are eliminated, the match is over
  • A win is worth three points and a loss is worth one point
Friday, August 16, 2019
Adult League Dodgeball Registration
Aug 16 all-day
Johnston Elementary School

Dodge, duck, dip, and dive your way into our Adult Dodgeball League, best described as a party on the dodgeball court. Your rise to dodgeball superstardom begins on Thursday evenings, September 5-October 31 (except September 19).

Remember the hard rubber you got pummeled with during recess? We don’t use those. We use soft-centered balls to keep the hard impacts and injuries to a minimum. Balls start flying at 6:00 p.m. Sweat bands encouraged!

Overview

  • Your $25 registration fee includes eight weeks of dodgeball play
  • Each team consists of no more than six players on the court at one time (3 males and 3 females)
  • Each team will play seven matches in a best of seven format (each match has a five minute time cap)
  • Once all the opposing team’s players are eliminated, the match is over
  • A win is worth three points and a loss is worth one point
Dance Party Old School 80’s & 90’s
Aug 16 all-day
Alley Cat Social Club

DJ Drew is having his birthday bash and throwing down 80’s and 90’s hits.
Dance party starts around 9pm and goes all night.

80s vs 90s Dance Party
Aug 16 @ 9:00 pm
The Orange Peel

This Friday, August 16th, we are excited to bring back what is becoming a cult favorite this summer! Fave local DJs Molly Parti and DJ Oso Rey will take turns spinning songs from the hits of the 80s vs. 90s, all for your dancing and reminiscing enjoyment. Make plans to get your crew together for a night filled with fun, friends, nostalgia and great tunes and craft beer at the Peel for just $5 in advance! The only decision is whether to wear leg-warmers and jelly bracelets, or bust out your favorite flannel shirt and your Docs.

Saturday, August 17, 2019
Adult League Dodgeball Registration
Aug 17 all-day
Johnston Elementary School

Dodge, duck, dip, and dive your way into our Adult Dodgeball League, best described as a party on the dodgeball court. Your rise to dodgeball superstardom begins on Thursday evenings, September 5-October 31 (except September 19).

Remember the hard rubber you got pummeled with during recess? We don’t use those. We use soft-centered balls to keep the hard impacts and injuries to a minimum. Balls start flying at 6:00 p.m. Sweat bands encouraged!

Overview

  • Your $25 registration fee includes eight weeks of dodgeball play
  • Each team consists of no more than six players on the court at one time (3 males and 3 females)
  • Each team will play seven matches in a best of seven format (each match has a five minute time cap)
  • Once all the opposing team’s players are eliminated, the match is over
  • A win is worth three points and a loss is worth one point
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Adult League Dodgeball Registration
Aug 18 all-day
Johnston Elementary School

Dodge, duck, dip, and dive your way into our Adult Dodgeball League, best described as a party on the dodgeball court. Your rise to dodgeball superstardom begins on Thursday evenings, September 5-October 31 (except September 19).

Remember the hard rubber you got pummeled with during recess? We don’t use those. We use soft-centered balls to keep the hard impacts and injuries to a minimum. Balls start flying at 6:00 p.m. Sweat bands encouraged!

Overview

  • Your $25 registration fee includes eight weeks of dodgeball play
  • Each team consists of no more than six players on the court at one time (3 males and 3 females)
  • Each team will play seven matches in a best of seven format (each match has a five minute time cap)
  • Once all the opposing team’s players are eliminated, the match is over
  • A win is worth three points and a loss is worth one point
Monday, August 19, 2019
Adult League Dodgeball Registration
Aug 19 all-day
Johnston Elementary School

Dodge, duck, dip, and dive your way into our Adult Dodgeball League, best described as a party on the dodgeball court. Your rise to dodgeball superstardom begins on Thursday evenings, September 5-October 31 (except September 19).

Remember the hard rubber you got pummeled with during recess? We don’t use those. We use soft-centered balls to keep the hard impacts and injuries to a minimum. Balls start flying at 6:00 p.m. Sweat bands encouraged!

Overview

  • Your $25 registration fee includes eight weeks of dodgeball play
  • Each team consists of no more than six players on the court at one time (3 males and 3 females)
  • Each team will play seven matches in a best of seven format (each match has a five minute time cap)
  • Once all the opposing team’s players are eliminated, the match is over
  • A win is worth three points and a loss is worth one point
Thursday, August 22, 2019
City Dance
Aug 22 @ 7:30 pm
Landmark Hal

Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.

Saturday, August 24, 2019
Terpsicorps Open House FREE Classes – From Ballet to B-Boy
Aug 24 @ 10:15 am – 2:00 pm
The Academy at Terpsicorps

Curious about dance classes for your child, but want to be sure? Join us at any of our free classes at our Open House on August 24. Reserve your spot today, or go ahead and register for Fall classes at our website, terpsicorpsacademy.org.

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
(ages 3-5) Creative Movement

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
(ages 5-6) PreBallet / Tap 2

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
(ages 3-5) Boy’s Creative Movement

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
(ages 7-9) Ballet 1

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM
(ages 3-4) PreBallet/PreTap 1

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
(ages 8.5-10) Ballet 2

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
(ages 6-9) B-Boy Break Dancing

Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Youth Tennis Classes Ages 4-18
Aug 27 all-day
Hendersonville Racquet Club

Registration is now open for the next session of indoor youth tennis classes starting September 3rd at Hendersonville Racquet Club.  Kids are put in groups based on age and ability with seven levels available.  The session is six weeks long and is $79 for members or $99 for non-members for one class a week or $129/$149 for two classes a week plus a play day at the end of the session.  Each player also gets a half hour one-on-one session with one of our certified pros.

The format for this session is having classes once or twice a week for six weeks. Then the session concludes with a fun L6 Play Day where they can get match experience.  All classes are taught by certified tennis professionals and will be held on HRC’s outdoor or indoor courts.

 

2019 Chamber Classic Golf Tournament
Aug 27 @ 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove

The Chamber Classic Golf Tournament is a fun opportunity for members of the business community to network, connect with colleagues, and enjoy a beautiful day out of the office.

This Captain’s Choice tournament begins with a shotgun start at 8:00 am and again at 2:00 pm. Sponsors will host fun contests at several holes, with prizes offered for players.

Entry fee includes breakfast provided by Bojangles of WNC before the morning flight, and all participants are invited to enjoy a healthy lunch provided by Arby’s. Two beverage stations will be set up on the course, with beer provided by Highland Brewing Company and soft drinks from Pepsi-Cola.

Hole 14 on the course features a hole-in-one contest, and some lucky golfer may win a brand new car, compliments of Asheville Ford Lincoln!

. If you need assistance signing up as an individual, please contact [email protected]Space is limited so be sure to sign up your team soon!

Every great event needs volunteers!

Anyone interested in volunteering to help with this tournament may contact Judi Willard, at (828) 210-2729 or [email protected]

 

 

Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Youth Tennis Classes Ages 4-18
Aug 28 all-day
Hendersonville Racquet Club

Registration is now open for the next session of indoor youth tennis classes starting September 3rd at Hendersonville Racquet Club.  Kids are put in groups based on age and ability with seven levels available.  The session is six weeks long and is $79 for members or $99 for non-members for one class a week or $129/$149 for two classes a week plus a play day at the end of the session.  Each player also gets a half hour one-on-one session with one of our certified pros.

The format for this session is having classes once or twice a week for six weeks. Then the session concludes with a fun L6 Play Day where they can get match experience.  All classes are taught by certified tennis professionals and will be held on HRC’s outdoor or indoor courts.

 

WNC Declassified: Local History Discoveries in Secret Documents
Aug 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Pack Memorial Library

WNC Declassified:Local History Discoveries in Secret Documents

Join WNC Magazine senior editor and Friends of the North Carolina Room board member Jon Elliston as he recaps his yearlong written series with a multimedia presentation in the Lord Auditorium at Pack Memorial Library.

Learn more about:

**Asheville’s Fascist: William Dudley Pelley’s obscure but infamous Silver Shirt movement lives on in his paper trail

**Swannanoa’s Superspy: Carl Duckett’s unlikely journey from small-town roots to top CIA official

**Rosman’s Spy Base: When the National Security Agency set up a mountain espionage station, it was a hard secret to keep

**Senator Sam Ervin’s Secret Wars: He stuck to the Constitution through clashes with McCarthy, the Army, CIA, and Nixon

**School Under Scrutiny: The FBI’s files on Black Mountain College tell a little-known story of art, politics, and surveillance

Local Author Launches Debut Novel at Malaprops Pop-Up
Aug 28 @ 7:00 pm
Malaprop’s Pop-Up in downtown Hendersonville

My name is Meagan Lucas and I am a Hendersonville-based writer. I’m having a book launch for my debut novel, Songbirds and Stray Dogs, at the new Malaprop’s Pop-Up in downtown Hendersonville.

In Songbirds and Stray Dogs, 21 year old Beaufort waitress, Jolene, has spent the majority of her life living in the shadow of the pain her mother caused, and trying to prove herself worthy of her Aunt’s stingy love. Unintentionally pregnant and abandoned again, Jolene tries to outrun her shame in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Penniless, alone, and chased by demons from her past, she is forced to confront her mother’s legacy, and her own fear. Song Birds and Stray Dogs is a Southern story, born of sweet tea and the Bible Belt, chow-chow and cornbread, shot guns and porch rocking. But it is also a universal story of escaping the burden of your past and finding yourself at home in a strange land.

Thursday, August 29, 2019
Youth Tennis Classes Ages 4-18
Aug 29 all-day
Hendersonville Racquet Club

Registration is now open for the next session of indoor youth tennis classes starting September 3rd at Hendersonville Racquet Club.  Kids are put in groups based on age and ability with seven levels available.  The session is six weeks long and is $79 for members or $99 for non-members for one class a week or $129/$149 for two classes a week plus a play day at the end of the session.  Each player also gets a half hour one-on-one session with one of our certified pros.

The format for this session is having classes once or twice a week for six weeks. Then the session concludes with a fun L6 Play Day where they can get match experience.  All classes are taught by certified tennis professionals and will be held on HRC’s outdoor or indoor courts.

 

Kathy Izard: The Hundred Story Home
Aug 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Pack Memorial Library

Kathy Izard: Reading & Signing "The Hundred Story Home" w AHOPE

Teen – (grades 6-12), Adult

Join us at Pack Memorial Library to welcome Kathy Izard, author of “The Hundred Story Home” and children’s book, “A Good Night for Mr. Coleman.” She will be conducting a reading followed by a Q&A with guests from AHOPE Day Center- Homeward Bound of WNC.

Kathy Izard is an award-winning author and speaker who helped bring transformation to Charlotte in homelessness, housing and mental health. Her memoir “The Hundred Story Home” has been featured on NPR and the TODAY Show and inspires people to be changemakers in their communities. kathyizard.com

Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe will be here for book sales and help with the book signing.

Program is free and everyone is welcome. Doors open at 5:30.

Friday, August 30, 2019
Youth Tennis Classes Ages 4-18
Aug 30 all-day
Hendersonville Racquet Club

Registration is now open for the next session of indoor youth tennis classes starting September 3rd at Hendersonville Racquet Club.  Kids are put in groups based on age and ability with seven levels available.  The session is six weeks long and is $79 for members or $99 for non-members for one class a week or $129/$149 for two classes a week plus a play day at the end of the session.  Each player also gets a half hour one-on-one session with one of our certified pros.

The format for this session is having classes once or twice a week for six weeks. Then the session concludes with a fun L6 Play Day where they can get match experience.  All classes are taught by certified tennis professionals and will be held on HRC’s outdoor or indoor courts.

 

Arms and The Man Readers Theatre ACT
Aug 30 @ 2:30 pm
ACT: 35below

This comedy is often viewed as Shaw’s wittiest play! This is a borderline farce that will stimulate serious thinking about the nature of both romance and war. What is Raina to do when she finds that an enemy soldier has taken refuge in her room? What will her fiancée say? The plot, of course, thickens! Directed by Jim Reid and performed as Readers Theatre as a part of The Autumn Players’ Readers Theatre Showcase Series.

Saturday, August 31, 2019
Youth Tennis Classes Ages 4-18
Aug 31 all-day
Hendersonville Racquet Club

Registration is now open for the next session of indoor youth tennis classes starting September 3rd at Hendersonville Racquet Club.  Kids are put in groups based on age and ability with seven levels available.  The session is six weeks long and is $79 for members or $99 for non-members for one class a week or $129/$149 for two classes a week plus a play day at the end of the session.  Each player also gets a half hour one-on-one session with one of our certified pros.

The format for this session is having classes once or twice a week for six weeks. Then the session concludes with a fun L6 Play Day where they can get match experience.  All classes are taught by certified tennis professionals and will be held on HRC’s outdoor or indoor courts.

 

Arms and The Man Readers Theatre ACT
Aug 31 @ 2:30 pm
ACT: 35below

This comedy is often viewed as Shaw’s wittiest play! This is a borderline farce that will stimulate serious thinking about the nature of both romance and war. What is Raina to do when she finds that an enemy soldier has taken refuge in her room? What will her fiancée say? The plot, of course, thickens! Directed by Jim Reid and performed as Readers Theatre as a part of The Autumn Players’ Readers Theatre Showcase Series.

Mercer vs Western Carolina Football
Aug 31 @ 6:00 pm
Western Carolina University EJ Whitmire Stadium
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Beer City Soccer Cup The Finals
Sep 1 all-day
Memorial Stadium

  • THE NATION’S LARGEST 
    ADULT SOCCER EVENT
     ASHEVILLE 

  •  ENTRY TO THE BEER CITY CUP IS FREE!! … AND FAMILY FRIENDLY!! 
Youth Tennis Classes Ages 4-18
Sep 1 all-day
Hendersonville Racquet Club

Registration is now open for the next session of indoor youth tennis classes starting September 3rd at Hendersonville Racquet Club.  Kids are put in groups based on age and ability with seven levels available.  The session is six weeks long and is $79 for members or $99 for non-members for one class a week or $129/$149 for two classes a week plus a play day at the end of the session.  Each player also gets a half hour one-on-one session with one of our certified pros.

The format for this session is having classes once or twice a week for six weeks. Then the session concludes with a fun L6 Play Day where they can get match experience.  All classes are taught by certified tennis professionals and will be held on HRC’s outdoor or indoor courts.

 

Arms and The Man Readers Theatre ACT
Sep 1 @ 2:30 pm
Reuter Center on UNCA’s campus

This comedy is often viewed as Shaw’s wittiest play! This is a borderline farce that will stimulate serious thinking about the nature of both romance and war. What is Raina to do when she finds that an enemy soldier has taken refuge in her room? What will her fiancée say? The plot, of course, thickens! Directed by Jim Reid and performed as Readers Theatre as a part of The Autumn Players’ Readers Theatre Showcase Series.

Monday, September 2, 2019
Tour D’ Apple
Sep 2 all-day
Blue Ridge Community College

The Tour d’Apple is an exciting ride through Western North Carolina’s apple orchards, waterfalls, and mountains to benefit the charitable projects of the Hendersonville Four Seasons Rotary Club. It includes a Century (100 miles), a metric century (100km), as well as 45 and 25mi options.

The ride takes place on Labor Day and features an exciting course (no matter which length you choose) complete with plenty of rest stops. The ride begins at 8:00 am from Blue Ridge Community College.