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Saturday, April
3, 2021
WHAT IS IT?
Become a Youth Crew Member (ages 14-18) at Hub City Farmers Market! Join an engaging and energetic team growing farm fresh foods at our Urban Farm while also learning leadership, teamwork, and basic job skills. As part of the internship, the Youth Crew Members participate in a weekly community and workforce development class. Youth Crew Members serve as advocates in the community and are held to high standards of performance and behavior while also earning a stipend.
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Complete our youth application and interview process. Returning youth, please complete the returning youth application
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Ask a teacher, coach or mentor (non-family member) to complete our youth reference form
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Provide your own transportation to our Urban Farm (located at the Northside Harvest Park at 498 Howard St) at beginning and end of every workday.
DATES AND SCHEDULES
June 15th-August 7th
Tuesday-Saturday
9AM-2PM during the week and 7:15am-12:15pm on Saturday
Students receive 4 personal days off that must be scheduled one week ahead of time.
Stipend is $1,600
CHILDREN’S FOUNTAIN
Located at RiverPlace, this railroad-themed splash fountain is a popular spot to cool off in the summer months. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, from April 1 to October 31.
River’s End Restaurant is an iconic spot for locals and visitors to Bryson City. Enjoy spectacular views of the gorge, with paddlers passing through as they complete their Nantahala River Rafting trip. Stop in for year-round lunch and dinner, with weekend brunch during the summer season, and choose from a wide range of appetizing entrees, burgers, salads, pizza, and sandwiches. Hang out for a while and enjoy a large selection of signature cocktails, wine, and beer, including local favorites.
In River’s End Restaurant, every seat has a view of the river! Enjoy music by the river and views of paddlers passing through as they complete their Nantahala River Rafting trip. Join our waitlist online to reserve a table or order online and grab your meal to go, for a sunny lunch right by the river!
Included with admission
Our fun-for-all-ages botanical model train displays invite you to experience our grounds in an engaging new way. Located in the Conservatory in the Walled Garden, the displays feature replicas of structures connected with Biltmore and its founder George Vanderbilt. Each beautifully executed piece was handcrafted from such natural elements as leaves, bark, and twigs.
In compliance with state and local mandates related to COVID-19, all guests must enter the Conservatory via the ADA entrance in the back and follow a one-way route.
To help those needing assistance, the BMW CCA Foundation Museum is partnering with the Greer Community Ministries. By bringing containerized food to the Museum, visitors will receive a heavily discounted admission and the food will go to a good cause – helping the hungry.
The Greer Community Ministries aids those needing food and clothing. They also run a Meals on Wheels service to over 350 homes daily. And they share their food with other food organizations to help those needing a hand.
The BMW CCA Foundation has the mission of Saving History and Saving Lives. The Foundation houses over 75,000 BMW items and is the largest archive outside of Munich, Germany, the BMW AG headquarters. They save lives through a Street Survival program, a teen driving program that has taught almost 30,000 teens to be better drivers. Teens learn advanced car handling skills and prepare for emergencies by driving with increased awareness and gain techniques to help in unusual circumstances.
The current museum exhibition, called GENESIS: BMW From the Beginning, has the most comprehensive collection of older BMW cars and motorcycles in the US, including the oldest known BMW car in the US, along with many pre-war and post-war vehicles.
Downtown trolleys add to the excitement and enjoyment of Greenville’s Main Street experience. The red and blue open-air trolleys offer a vintage look and feel complete with a cow catcher on the front and wooden bench seats inside. Trolleys are wheelchair accessible and are equipped with bicycle racks.
January 16 – April 17, 2021
Lucy first pulled the football away from Charlie Brown on November 16, 1952. Known as “The Fall Classic” it became a rite of autumn in American pop culture. The annual “pulling away of the football” was shown nearly every year through the run of the Peanuts comic strip. Artist Charles M. Schulz created nearly 50 years of unique endings to the famous football gag.
The Upcountry History Museum in partnership with the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center will host Pigskin Peanuts, a retrospective exhibition that examines Schulz’s love of the game. Greenville, South Carolina will be the final stop on the Pigskin Peanuts international tour.
The 3000 square foot exhibit showcases Peanuts football-themed comic strips, artifacts and ephemera to illustrate how sports, specifically football, evolved and played a role in the Peanuts comics.
Charlie Brown’s missed kick wasn’t the only Peanuts football story. The exhibition, divided into five sections, examines the evolution of football in the Peanuts stories including Vintage Pigskin, The Fall Classic, Snoopy’s Gridiron Tales, Woodstock Plays Football, and Girls Rule (Sally, Peppermint Patty and Marcie).
Please bring an Easter basket to hold your eggs! Hunt areas are divided by age groups (Toddler area, Ages 2-5, Ages 6-12). The Bunny hides his eggs in our 100-acre field, so there’s lots of room for eggs and fun! Each child collects 12 eggs (filled with candy). Prize eggs can be turned in for prizes at the designated table.
Just for Toddlers: Our little visitors (under age 2) may hunt eggs in the Toddler Area at any time (not scheduled). The Bunny will be “hiding” unfilled plastic eggs for these little ones!
Wishing you a hoppy Easter! We welcome you and your family to Denver Downs Farm for a springtime event that celebrates Easter! Join us for activities, games, Easter egg hunts, Easter Bonnet contests, food and more!
Egg Hunt Hours
Gates Open at 10am and event is complete at 2pm
Easter Egg Hunt Times:
10:30am – 11:30am – 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Please arrive 15-30 minutes prior to the hunt you choose!
Activities and attractions are available until 2pm.
On exhibit Saturdays and Sundays from 12 – 4 p.m., Rocky Cove Railroad is a G-Scale (garden scale) model train that demonstrates the coming of trains to western North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is located below the Grand Promenade. Please note, Rocky Cove Railroad will not operate in rainy or wet conditions.
Join a Park Naturalist to meet some of our resident Animal Ambassadors. Participants will learn what kind of wildlife inhabits the Park and their important role in the ecosystem. You might even leave with a newfound appreciation for critters you once misunderstood.
Sunday, April
4, 2021
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| Water has often been rightly described as the integral ingredient of life and at Davis and Shirtliff, all efforts have been made to improving the quality and management of this precious resource. Through the #ImprovingLives Initiative launched in 2020, the company and its partners have implemented 295 water projects across the region, improving 658,000 lives in the process. The availability of clean water is known to transform societies in terms of health, education, and economic prosperity and for this reason, World Water Day is observed annually by the UN in order to highlight the importance of sustainably managed freshwater. In commemoration of World Water Day 2021, the D&S #ImprovingLives initiative has solarized a water project in Kunchu community, Kajiado County that will benefit over 1,800 community members and particularly women who previously had to walk 34kms to access safe water for their daily use. The handing over of the water project was celebrated in a colorful ceremony, captured on video and available to view.
What does water mean to you? To Davis & Shirtliff, water is an integral ingredient for life. To commemorate World Water Day 2021, we upgraded the Kunchu Community borehole to a hybrid solar system. The 1,800 member community used to rely on a diesel generator to pump water, using over 70 litres of fuel a week. With the new solar powered system they no longer need to spend money on diesel and instead can harness the power of the sun for free. At Davis and Shirtliff, we dedicate our efforts to improving the quality and management of this priceless resource. Through its #ImprovingLives Initiative, Davis and Shirtliff has implemented 295 water projects, improving 658,000 lives. |
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merican Airlines and Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) are growing together again! In anticipation of increasing interest in travel to the Asheville area, American is launching new daily nonstop service to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) as well as new Saturday service to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) in time for summer.
Service to DCA begins June 3 and will operate through Sept. 7. Flights to BOS and ORD both begin June 5, and will operate through Nov. 6 and Sept. 4, respectively. All flights will be operated on regional aircraft equipped with 76 seats in a two-cabin configuration.
With the addition of these new routes, American will operate a record of 12 peak day flights at AVL.
“American continues to show significant commitment to the western North Carolina market,” said Lew Bleiweis, A.A.E., Executive Director of the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority. “It is exciting to welcome these new routes this summer, which are great new options for travelers. The connectivity American offers is very important to the quality air service available at AVL, and I thank them for their amazing partnership.”
“As more customers look for opportunities to get away and explore the great outdoors, American is eager to expand travel options to the Asheville region,” said Brian Znotins, Vice President of Network Schedule and Planning for American. “In-airport and on board, our team has taken every effort to ensure the well-being of customers throughout their travels while offering more flexibility and choice than ever before.”
NEW ROUTE SCHEDULES
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ROUTE
DCA > AVL
AVL > DCA
ORD > AVL
AVL > ORD
BOS > AVL
AVL > BOS
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DATES OF OPERATION
June 3 – September 7, 2021
(Daily)
June 5 – September 4, 2021
(Saturdays)
June 5 – November 6, 2021
(Saturdays)
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FLIGHT TIMES
Dep DCA: 2:45pm | Arr AVL: 4:20pm
Dep AVL: 5:00pm | Arr DCA: 6:35pm
Dep ORD: 1:20pm | Arr AVL: 4:14pm
Dep AVL: 6:00pm | Arr ORD: 7:12pm
Dep BOS: 10:05am | Arr AVL: 1:00pm
Dep AVL: 1:40pm | Arr BOS: 4:30pm
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American offers nonstop flights from AVL to: Charlotte, N.C. (5-7 daily departures), Chicago, Ill. (Saturdays, summer seasonal), Dallas-Fort Worth, Tx. (twice daily), and Washington, D.C. (daily, summer-early fall). Flights can be booked at www.aa.com.
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A guided whitewater rafting trip is one of the best ways to experience the Nantahala Gorge. The crystal-clear Nantahala River is the perfect family-friendly river where experienced river guides will help you navigate through splashy Class II-III rapids and bouncy waves, with occasional calmer waters where you can enjoy the spectacular mountain scenery. The fully guided rafting trip the most popular adventure at NOC, with thousands of families returning year after year.
I’d like to recognize my SHEro(es) and Covid SHEro(es) in the May 7 Greenville Journal
Be sure to submit your SHEro(es) by April 16!
Our Virtual Seed to Table Program is Here!
Visit Our Gardens This Spring
The Playhouse Gardens are open and just in time for spring! Whether you’re going for a stroll, staying for a picnic, or learning about the different flora using the QR codes in each flower bed, we hope you’ll join us at the Playhouse Gardens. Stay tuned for upcoming events and learn about all the hard work that our volunteers do by following them on Instagram.
WHAT IS IT?
Become a Youth Crew Member (ages 14-18) at Hub City Farmers Market! Join an engaging and energetic team growing farm fresh foods at our Urban Farm while also learning leadership, teamwork, and basic job skills. As part of the internship, the Youth Crew Members participate in a weekly community and workforce development class. Youth Crew Members serve as advocates in the community and are held to high standards of performance and behavior while also earning a stipend.
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Complete our youth application and interview process. Returning youth, please complete the returning youth application
-
Ask a teacher, coach or mentor (non-family member) to complete our youth reference form
-
Provide your own transportation to our Urban Farm (located at the Northside Harvest Park at 498 Howard St) at beginning and end of every workday.
DATES AND SCHEDULES
June 15th-August 7th
Tuesday-Saturday
9AM-2PM during the week and 7:15am-12:15pm on Saturday
Students receive 4 personal days off that must be scheduled one week ahead of time.
Stipend is $1,600
Please Note: This year’s service will be streamed virtually on our Facebook page. Please tune in at 7 am on April 4 to celebrate our 65th Annual Easter Sunrise Service.
Celebrate the glory of Easter with song, scripture and spiritual music as a spectacular sunrise ascends over Lake Lure. Chimney Rock’s nondenominational Annual Easter Sunrise Service has become a legendary event in western North Carolina.
CHILDREN’S FOUNTAIN
Located at RiverPlace, this railroad-themed splash fountain is a popular spot to cool off in the summer months. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, from April 1 to October 31.
