2021 Park Admission
(Presently, tickets are only available through online reservations. Click here to book your visit!)
Calendar of Events
Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.
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Monday, March
1, 2021
Hike with a Naturalist
AniMonday! Anime Games, Music All Day
Spend an hour hiking one of our six different trails with a naturalist. This is educational excursion will give you a better understanding of the flora and fauna that can be found in the Park. You may even learn some of the Park’s history as well.
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Wednesday, March
3, 2021
Learn to Play Mah Jongg
ONLINE lessons given at an interactive classroom website at the School of American Mah Jongg. You will play online with 2 or 3 other students while I teach you how to play in four weekly lessons at the Mah Jongg classroom. In addition, a Zoom link provides audio and visual support. Please sign up in advance as I need to mail learning materials to you for use during the class. Class meets on February 10, 17, 24 and March 3. Please register and pay for the class by Laura Hoover at the School of American Mah Jongg. https://mahjongteacher.com
What we’re about
This group is designed to teach American Mah Jongg is a fun and stimulating game of strategy, skill, and luck. Mah Jongg is a 4 player game using 152 tiles and the National Mah Jongg rule card. All lessons are done in a virtual, interactive classroom through the School of American Mah Jongg. Please refer to event details for more info or contact me at [email protected] or Facebook at LessonsFromLaura
ONLINE lessons starting soon.
Monday, March
8, 2021
Hike with a Naturalist
AniMonday! Anime Games, Music All Day
Spend an hour hiking one of our six different trails with a naturalist. This is educational excursion will give you a better understanding of the flora and fauna that can be found in the Park. You may even learn some of the Park’s history as well.
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Tuesday, March
9, 2021
The Classic Hikes of the Smokies: Mingus Creek
Mingus Creek
4 miles | easy
Historic cemeteries and mill, wildflowers
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Discover America’s most-visited national park with a guided day hike! The Classic Hikes of the Smokies feature interpretation of the history, flora, and fauna of park trails. Hikes vary in distance, difficulty, and location within the park to provide a comprehensive overview of the Smokies, exposing hikers to high Appalachian vistas, streams teeming with aquatic life, the best collection of log structures on the Eastern Seaboard, and much more.
After completing registration…
You will receive an email the Friday before the hike with directions, and more information. All hikes begin at 9 a.m
Saturday, March
13, 2021
Naturalist Niche: Early Spring Birding Walk
Early Spring Hours at Grandfather Mountain
Cost: Includes Park admission. Advance registration required.
Chimney Rock is an amazing spot to see spring migrants as they make their way back from the warmer, sunnier regions. Make sure you bring your binoculars to get a peek at numerous species traveling north. Just how many will you add to your list? A Park bird list can be found here. This hike is considered easy-to-moderate and does require advance registration.
Sunday, March
14, 2021
Early Spring Hours at Grandfather Mountain
2021 Park Admission
(Presently, tickets are only available through online reservations. Click here to book your visit!)
Monday, March
15, 2021
Early Spring Hours at Grandfather Mountain
Hike with a Naturalist
AniMonday! Anime Games, Music All Day
2021 Park Admission
(Presently, tickets are only available through online reservations. Click here to book your visit!)
Spend an hour hiking one of our six different trails with a naturalist. This is educational excursion will give you a better understanding of the flora and fauna that can be found in the Park. You may even learn some of the Park’s history as well.
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Tuesday, March
16, 2021
Early Spring Hours at Grandfather Mountain
2021 Park Admission
(Presently, tickets are only available through online reservations. Click here to book your visit!)
Wednesday, March
17, 2021
Early Spring Hours at Grandfather Mountain
2021 Park Admission
(Presently, tickets are only available through online reservations. Click here to book your visit!)
Thursday, March
18, 2021
Early Spring Hours at Grandfather Mountain
2021 Park Admission
(Presently, tickets are only available through online reservations. Click here to book your visit!)
Friday, March
19, 2021
Early Spring Hours at Grandfather Mountain
2021 Park Admission
(Presently, tickets are only available through online reservations. Click here to book your visit!)
Saturday, March
20, 2021
LitCafe Experiences: DuPont Forest History Hike w/ Danny Bernstein
Early Spring Hours at Grandfather Mountain
LitCafe Experiences: DuPont Forest History Hike with author Danny Bernstein
What is an airstrip doing in the middle of DuPont State Recreational Forest? Why the formal entrance into a state forest? And how did the lakes come to be?
Come on a moderate all-day hike through historic DuPont Forest where we will walk, talk, take photos and even speculate. DuPont Forest is in Cedar Mountain, located between Hendersonville and Brevard. We will visit Bridal Veil Falls and four lakes. Although the hike focuses on DuPont Forest history, we might see some early spring flowers and buds.
Here are the details:
- The hike is 7.5 miles and about 800 feet of altitude gain over the day. The trails are well-maintained but will be muddy and rocky.
- Meet at the Transylvania County Library (212 S Gaston St, Brevard, NC) by 8:20am. We will depart from there in a caravan and arrive at the Fawn Lake Access Area of DuPont just before 9am.
- Wear light boots or good sneakers with hiking sock, a rain jacket (no matter the weather forecast) and a couple of layers of warm clothing – a long sleeve shirt and a fleece.
- Bring lunch and snacks and at least one quart of water – two pints. Water will not be available on the hike.
- There are no toilets in the forest. We will stop several times for trail breaks in the woods. There is also no cell service in the area including the forest.
- Note: For liability reasons, no dogs are allowed on this hike.
Questions, concerns? Email me at [email protected]
2021 Park Admission
(Presently, tickets are only available through online reservations. Click here to book your visit!)
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Monday, March
22, 2021
Growing Minds Farm to School Program Spring Garden Bingo
Take + Play: Borrow Disc Golf Sets, Ukuleles, + Games
Hike with a Naturalist
AniMonday! Anime Games, Music All Day
This spring garden bingo card comes from our Growing Minds Farm to School Program, but anyone can play! Get a printable version of the card here or find more spring learning resources for kids here.
Pack Youth Services introduces Take & Play, a pilot program that offers everyone the opportunity to borrow games, ukuleles, and disc golf sets from the Youth Services department at Pack Library. Take & Play items check out for three weeks, and you need to pick them up and drop them off at Pack Library. Games, ukuleles, and disc golf sets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and you check them out with your library card just like a book. Call 250-4720 for details, or drop by the library anytime we’re open.
All our library hours are listed here.
Spend an hour hiking one of our six different trails with a naturalist. This is educational excursion will give you a better understanding of the flora and fauna that can be found in the Park. You may even learn some of the Park’s history as well.
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Tuesday, March
23, 2021
Growing Minds Farm to School Program Spring Garden Bingo
Take + Play: Borrow Disc Golf Sets, Ukuleles, + Games
This spring garden bingo card comes from our Growing Minds Farm to School Program, but anyone can play! Get a printable version of the card here or find more spring learning resources for kids here.
Pack Youth Services introduces Take & Play, a pilot program that offers everyone the opportunity to borrow games, ukuleles, and disc golf sets from the Youth Services department at Pack Library. Take & Play items check out for three weeks, and you need to pick them up and drop them off at Pack Library. Games, ukuleles, and disc golf sets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and you check them out with your library card just like a book. Call 250-4720 for details, or drop by the library anytime we’re open.
All our library hours are listed here.
Wednesday, March
24, 2021
Growing Minds Farm to School Program Spring Garden Bingo
Take + Play: Borrow Disc Golf Sets, Ukuleles, + Games
This spring garden bingo card comes from our Growing Minds Farm to School Program, but anyone can play! Get a printable version of the card here or find more spring learning resources for kids here.
Pack Youth Services introduces Take & Play, a pilot program that offers everyone the opportunity to borrow games, ukuleles, and disc golf sets from the Youth Services department at Pack Library. Take & Play items check out for three weeks, and you need to pick them up and drop them off at Pack Library. Games, ukuleles, and disc golf sets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and you check them out with your library card just like a book. Call 250-4720 for details, or drop by the library anytime we’re open.
All our library hours are listed here.
Thursday, March
25, 2021
Growing Minds Farm to School Program Spring Garden Bingo
Hiking for Hunger
Take + Play: Borrow Disc Golf Sets, Ukuleles, + Games
This spring garden bingo card comes from our Growing Minds Farm to School Program, but anyone can play! Get a printable version of the card here or find more spring learning resources for kids here.
Former Volunteer Manager, Micah Tomlinson, and former MANNA Community Market Driver, Keeka Grant-Tomlinson, began hiking the Appalachian Trail together as part of Hiking for Hunger – a fundraiser created by both of them to help raise awareness of hunger and food insecurity in WNC, while also raising funds for MANNA FoodBank.
To follow along with their thru-hike and to learn more about Hiking for Hunger, Hiking for Hunger | Making miles for meals in Western North Carolina.
Pack Youth Services introduces Take & Play, a pilot program that offers everyone the opportunity to borrow games, ukuleles, and disc golf sets from the Youth Services department at Pack Library. Take & Play items check out for three weeks, and you need to pick them up and drop them off at Pack Library. Games, ukuleles, and disc golf sets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and you check them out with your library card just like a book. Call 250-4720 for details, or drop by the library anytime we’re open.
All our library hours are listed here.