Events Calendar
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Be part of something unforgettable. Be part of a wish granted.
🥾 About the Trailblaze Challenge
The Trailblaze Challenge is a life-changing endurance hike benefiting Make-A-Wish® South Carolina. This powerful journey tests you physically and emotionally—and the reward is even greater: helping grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
This fall marks our 10th anniversary season, and we’re looking for passionate adventurers ready to lace up and make a difference.
📣 How to Get Started
Ready to accept the challenge? Attend a free in-person info session to learn:
– How the Trailblaze Challenge supports local wish kids
– What’s involved with the hike, training, and fundraising
– How we support you every step of the way
No upfront commitment required—just curiosity and an open heart.
🎁 Bonus: Info session attendees will be entered to win a $100 REI gift card + exclusive Make-A-Wish South Carolina swag!
💙 Want to Do More?
Interested in sponsorship or volunteer opportunities for the Fall ’25 Trailblaze Challenge? Reach out to us at: [email protected]
Be part of something unforgettable. Be part of a wish granted.
🥾 About the Trailblaze Challenge
The Trailblaze Challenge is a life-changing endurance hike benefiting Make-A-Wish® South Carolina. This powerful journey tests you physically and emotionally—and the reward is even greater: helping grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
This fall marks our 10th anniversary season, and we’re looking for passionate adventurers ready to lace up and make a difference.
📣 How to Get Started
Ready to accept the challenge? Attend a free in-person info session to learn:
– How the Trailblaze Challenge supports local wish kids
– What’s involved with the hike, training, and fundraising
– How we support you every step of the way
No upfront commitment required—just curiosity and an open heart.
🎁 Bonus: Info session attendees will be entered to win a $100 REI gift card + exclusive Make-A-Wish South Carolina swag!
💙 Want to Do More?
Interested in sponsorship or volunteer opportunities for the Fall ’25 Trailblaze Challenge? Reach out to us at: [email protected]
Be part of something unforgettable. Be part of a wish granted.
🥾 About the Trailblaze Challenge
The Trailblaze Challenge is a life-changing endurance hike benefiting Make-A-Wish® South Carolina. This powerful journey tests you physically and emotionally—and the reward is even greater: helping grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
This fall marks our 10th anniversary season, and we’re looking for passionate adventurers ready to lace up and make a difference.
📣 How to Get Started
Ready to accept the challenge? Attend a free in-person info session to learn:
– How the Trailblaze Challenge supports local wish kids
– What’s involved with the hike, training, and fundraising
– How we support you every step of the way
No upfront commitment required—just curiosity and an open heart.
🎁 Bonus: Info session attendees will be entered to win a $100 REI gift card + exclusive Make-A-Wish South Carolina swag!
💙 Want to Do More?
Interested in sponsorship or volunteer opportunities for the Fall ’25 Trailblaze Challenge? Reach out to us at: [email protected]
Join the magical fairies at Bullington Gardens for a special Fairy Tea Party. Start your journey with a guided walk through the Fairy Trail. Your child will make their own wand followed by tea and cookies in the pavilion. This event is for children ages 7 and up. Each child must be accompanied by an adult.
Three different dates to choose from!
June 10th, June 24th, or July 12th at 10:00AM, $28.00/per child, $21 for Friends of Bullington Gardens. Limit of 12 children per event.
Are you looking for an excuse to knit or crochet for a good cause? Help make baby hats and blankets and adult hats, scarves, and slippers to support at-risk newborns and homeless adults. Your handmade knitwear will keep our neighbors warm. Volunteers with basic skills in knitting or crocheting are welcome. Please bring your own needles or crochet hooks and a pattern.
Check out Knit-n-Give on WLOS: http://wlos.com/news/only-on-wloscom/close-knit-group-of-women-use-their-talents-to-help-asheville-charities
Date: Sunday, July 13, 2025
Location: Croft State Park SHELTER #1
Address: 450 Croft State Park Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29302
Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (this time frame is extended to allow everyone to complete a basket. You may finish much earlier based on your skill set).
Note: Camp Croft State Park’s Shelter #1 has tire swings, an open area for exploring and restrooms within walking distance.
Cost: $50 per participant (recommended ages 8+)
Purchase your tickets here: https://carolinabamboo.org/product/tickets-basket-weaving-workshop-bamboo-kudzu-kuboo-baskets-july-13-2025/?preview=true
Get wild and “embrace the invase” in this kudzu/bamboo= “KuBoo” Basket Weaving class! Get to know split bamboo and kudzu as weaving materials. Learn how to harvest and strip a kudzu vine. Engage with refined, hand-crafted split bamboo. Weave the Kudzu and Bamboo together to create your own personalized and unique KuBoo basket!
We will provide baubles and decorations for you to choose from to make your basket unique. Many of these embellishments will be made of bamboo, including beads and buttons made from canes and rhizomes.
We will also provide all weaving materials, including split bamboo that has been “defanged”, meaning: The edges of all split bamboo materials will be processed beforehand using the traditional Japanese habatori, mentori and senbiki methods. These techniques remove the sharp edges and splinters from split bamboo. Our refined split bamboo will make weaving with bamboo more enjoyable, manageable and easier on the hands. Watch our YouTube video for a quick visual overview of these three processes here: https://youtu.be/omEk3KkTLFk
While we weave, Aaron will be available for a Q&A session about bamboo. Bamboo is a mysterious plant to many. Ask Aaron questions to learn more about bamboo while you weave.
What to bring:
A water bottle
A “Can-do” attitude!
We will provide:
Electric industrial fans
All crafting and weaving materials and tools
Camp Croft State Park’s Shelter #1 has tire swings, an open area for exploring and restrooms within walking distance.
Additional Cost: Croft State Park is over 7000 acres and offers everything from a playground to hiking and biking trails. As a state park, there is an admission fee: $3 for adults over the age of 15, $1.50 for seniors, $1 for kids ages 6-15, and free for children age 5 and under. This admission fee is NOT included in your ticket price and must be paid separately upon entry into Croft State Park. Note: You may choose to avoid this fee by requesting a SC State Parks Passport from your local library. If you choose this option, we recommend making a request for this item a few weeks in advance before the class, due to possible high demand and low availability.
Does your child say they’ve got it—then nothing gets done?
If you’ve been navigating the ups and downs of routines, reminders, and motivation, this free 90-minute workshop offers tools and encouragement to help you support your child with more ease.
We’ll Cover:
– What executive function really is (and why so many teens struggle with it).
– 5 practical tools to boost independence, motivation, and focus.
– How to reduce conflict without just “getting tougher.”
– Access to our Executive Function Toolkit.
– A simple plan you can actually stick to this semester.
Perfect for parents of kids ages 10 to early 20s navigating ADHD, executive function challenges, or focus issues.
This is a supportive, skill-building workshop rooted in coaching—not therapy or diagnosis. Just real tools for real life.
Hosted by Carolina ADHD Coaching
Does your child say they’ve got it—then nothing gets done?
If you’ve been navigating the ups and downs of routines, reminders, and motivation, this free 90-minute workshop offers tools and encouragement to help you support your child with more ease.
We’ll Cover:
– What executive function really is (and why so many teens struggle with it).
– 5 practical tools to boost independence, motivation, and focus.
– How to reduce conflict without just “getting tougher.”
– Access to our Executive Function Toolkit.
– A simple plan you can actually stick to this semester.
Perfect for parents of kids ages 10 to early 20s navigating ADHD, executive function challenges, or focus issues.
This is a supportive, skill-building workshop rooted in coaching—not therapy or diagnosis. Just real tools for real life.
Hosted by Carolina ADHD Coaching
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Location: Croft State Park SHELTER #3
Address: 450 Croft State Park Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29302
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (this time frame is extended to allow everyone to complete a basket. You may finish much earlier based on your skill set).
Note: Camp Croft State Park’s Shelter #3 has restrooms within walking distance and a hilltop view of the forest overlooking Lake Craig.
Cost: $50 per participant (recommended ages 8+)
Purchase your tickets here: https://carolinabamboo.org/product/kuboo-basket-weaving-saturday-august-9-2025/
Get wild and “embrace the invase” in this kudzu/bamboo= “KuBoo” Basket Weaving class! Get to know split bamboo and kudzu as weaving materials. Learn how to harvest and strip a kudzu vine. Engage with refined, hand-crafted split bamboo. Weave the Kudzu and Bamboo together to create your own personalized and unique KuBoo basket!
We will provide baubles and decorations for you to choose from to make your basket unique. Many of these embellishments will be made of bamboo, including beads and buttons made from canes and rhizomes.
We will also provide all weaving materials, including split bamboo that has been “defanged”, meaning: The edges of all split bamboo materials will be processed beforehand using the traditional Japanese habatori, mentori and senbiki methods. These techniques remove the sharp edges and splinters from split bamboo. Our refined split bamboo will make weaving with bamboo more enjoyable, manageable and easier on the hands. Watch our YouTube video for a quick visual overview of these three processes here: https://youtu.be/omEk3KkTLFk
While we weave, Aaron will be available for a Q&A session about bamboo. Bamboo is a mysterious plant to many. Ask Aaron questions to learn more about bamboo while you weave.
What to bring:
A water bottle
A “Can-do” attitude!
We will provide:
Electric industrial fans
All crafting and weaving materials and tools
Camp Croft State Park’s Shelter #3 has restrooms within walking distance and a hilltop view of the forest overlooking Lake Craig.
Additional Cost: Croft State Park is over 7000 acres and offers everything from a playground to hiking and biking trails. As a state park, there is an admission fee: $3 for adults over the age of 15, $1.50 for seniors, $1 for kids ages 6-15, and free for children age 5 and under. This admission fee is NOT included in your ticket price and must be paid separately upon entry into Croft State Park. Note: You may choose to avoid this fee by requesting a SC State Parks Passport from your local library. If you choose this option, we recommend making a request for this item a few weeks in advance before the class, due to possible high demand and low availability.
The YWCA Racial Justice Workshop is open to our entire YWCA Asheville community – including our staff, volunteers, board, donors, program participants, Fitness Center and community members. This 90-minute workshop will take place on the second Tuesday of each month at 11:30 am and will be facilitated by Gerry Leonard, Racial Justice & Outreach Specialist and Lexus Walker, Tzedek Social Justice Fellow.
Are you looking for an excuse to knit or crochet for a good cause? Help make baby hats and blankets and adult hats, scarves, and slippers to support at-risk newborns and homeless adults. Your handmade knitwear will keep our neighbors warm. Volunteers with basic skills in knitting or crocheting are welcome. Please bring your own needles or crochet hooks and a pattern.
Check out Knit-n-Give on WLOS: http://wlos.com/news/only-on-wloscom/close-knit-group-of-women-use-their-talents-to-help-asheville-charities
Friday, August 22 at 12:30
Chapman Cultural Center
The Last Train Robber
Did You Know America’s Last Train Robber Lived Out His Years in Spartanburg, SC?
He never meant to rob a moving train—or get caught in a shootout just blocks from the White House. But it really happened.
Climb aboard with author Wilson Casey to hear the firsthand account of the last moving train robbery in American history. In Bedlam on the W. Virginia Rails, Casey shares the incredible true story of Luman “Lu” Ramsdell, as told by the train robber himself. Dubbed “The B&O Zoot Suit Bandits” by the national press, Lu and his gang became infamous for their violent 1949 heist.
Lunch and Learn is sponsored by the Chapman Cultural Center
There are a limited number of seats, be sure to register in advance (even members!)
Admission: $5 for non-members / Free for SCHA members.
Don’t forget to bring your lunch!
Join us on August 29th through September 1st for the 2025 NC Apple Festival in downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, for a fun-filled celebration of apples, local culture, and community spirit. Whether you’re here for the delicious apple-inspired treats, the exciting street fair, or the family-friendly activities, there’s something for everyone!
We’re thrilled to bring together over 250,000 visitors each year to celebrate the rich heritage of Henderson County’s apple-growing tradition. From the vibrant parade to live music, and of course, the best apples around, the festival is a one-of-a-kind experience you won’t want to miss!
We can’t wait to see you at the NC Apple Festival, where community, family, and fun come together in the heart of Hendersonville.
Did you miss our first Awe Walk on Sunday, August 4? Our next walk will be Sunday September 7th from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and we will continue to meet on the first Sunday of each month for the following two months (last day is November 2 – don’t forget to turn your clocks back the night before!). The walks will begin at the Garden Entry at Hatcher Garden, located beside the Jess Taylor Pavilion, and will move about the garden to experience the feeling of awe in nature.
Each month, we’ll explore one of the five key processes associated with the experience of awe, which support overall well-being:
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Shifts in neurophysiology
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A diminished focus on the self
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Increased prosocial behavior and relational connection
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Greater sense of social integration
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A heightened sense of meaning
Led by Executive Director Dan Shook and his wife and yoga instructor Kristin Shook, each walk will offer time for reflection, connection with nature, and insights into how the Garden supports these powerful emotional and psychological benefits.
Come walk with us—and discover the wonder.
The YWCA Racial Justice Workshop is open to our entire YWCA Asheville community – including our staff, volunteers, board, donors, program participants, Fitness Center and community members. This 90-minute workshop will take place on the second Tuesday of each month at 11:30 am and will be facilitated by Gerry Leonard, Racial Justice & Outreach Specialist and Lexus Walker, Tzedek Social Justice Fellow.
Join us for an incredible day of fun at Green Valley Country Club on Friday, September 19!
This special event includes a charity golf tournament and an evening concert featuring LOCASH, whose hit “Hometown Home” is currently No. 1 on the Country Billboard chart! 🎶
You can choose how you participate:
⛳ Golf only
🎟️ Concert only (VIP and General Admission available)
🏌️♂️🎶 Or make it a full day and enjoy both!
All food and drinks are included with your concert ticket—no extra fees once you’re in!
Make plans to attend the PBC Classic Car Show Sat., September 20th. Proceeds benefit our community food pantry! Free admission to the public and $20 to enter your classic ride in the competition ‘. Registration and set-up begins at 9am. Be sure to bring canned goods to donate!
Are you looking for an excuse to knit or crochet for a good cause? Help make baby hats and blankets and adult hats, scarves, and slippers to support at-risk newborns and homeless adults. Your handmade knitwear will keep our neighbors warm. Volunteers with basic skills in knitting or crocheting are welcome. Please bring your own needles or crochet hooks and a pattern.
Check out Knit-n-Give on WLOS: http://wlos.com/news/only-on-wloscom/close-knit-group-of-women-use-their-talents-to-help-asheville-charities
Stroll through the spellbinding autumn beauty of the garden while enjoying curated tastings from Spartanburg’s distinguished chefs and breweries as they compete for top culinary honors.
Celebrate nature’s autumnal splendor as Fall for Hatcher winds through the brand-new Sensory Path in the Children’s Garden—an immersive experience designed to delight your senses. Enjoy as we gather to enjoy bite-sized delights from local restaurants, craft brews from our region’s favorite breweries, and the good vibes, great company, and a mission that matters. Fall for Hatcher is the perfect time to socialize with old friends and make new ones!
Come see what’s new, feel the magic of the Garden, and celebrate the impact your support makes possible.
All proceeds benefit the continued growth and care of Hatcher Garden. So grab your tickets, bring a friend, and prepare for an unforgettable evening under the trees and in the Garden.
Tickets are only $75.00 per person.