August 11 Gingerbread House Demonstrations at The Grove Park Inn Get ready for the annual gingerbread house competition with a day of demonstrations designed to position you for success at the popular event. From design skills and scoring to baking secrets and transportation tips, the experts will with recipes, entry forms and other useful information available at the demonstration.
There will also be special Gingerbread door prizes for some lucky attendees.
August 11 Shindig on the Green Held outdoors at Pack Square Park in the heart of downtown Asheville, this FREE event was voted the #1 Local Outdoor Concert in the Mountain Xpress "Best of WNC" survey for four years. Bring your instruments, your lawn chair or blanket, family and friends and join the fun eight summer Saturdays.
August 11 Wood Day at the Folk Art Center An annual celebration of wood crafts including craft demonstrations and hands-on activities. The Twelfth Annual Carve Off Competition takes place between 1 - 3 PM.
For the contest, participants have two hours to turn a simple block of wood into a work of art. Carvers must sign up by 12:30 to participate. Demonstrations include flute making, wood turning, broom making and furniture design and construction. FREE admission.
August 11, 1 PM - 7 PM RiverFest 2012
Celebrate the French Broad River with an exciting lineup of music
with Asheville's own Nikki Talley leading off the afternoon, followed
by Mountain Feist, and RiverFest 2012 headliner The Galen Kipar
Project. There will also be kids activities, food, beer, crafts, and
of course, the Anything That Floats Parade of rafts.
Anything That Floats Parade
Teams of adults and/or youths build anything that floats without a
motor with creativity, innovation and zaniness are encouraged. Rafts
can represent a business, organization, group, or any personal theme.
The parade begins at Hominy Creek Park and finishes at Jean Webb Park.
The home-made crafts will be competing for the titles of Most
Creative, Green Machine, Ugliest, Funniest, and Most Unique Design.
August 11-12 Civil War Encampment at the Vance Birthplace
Experience the everyday life of a North Carolina soldier during the
American Civil War during this encampment of Company F of the 16th North
Carolina Regiment. Try on a knapsack, shoulder a musket or sample some army
rations during this two day living history event at the birthplace of North
Carolina's Civil War governor. Civil War author and historian, Michael Hardy,
will also appear for a book discussion and signing
Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace is the restored pioneer
childhood homestead of North Carolina's Civil War governor and reconstructionist
senator. Nestled in the picturesque Reems Creek Valley below the mountains, just
a few miles from downtown Weaverville, the Vance Birthplace makes an excellent family
outing to explore the old grounds, house, outbuildings, seasonal events and
visitor center. The Birthplace is located just north of Asheville at 911 Reems Creek Road in Weaverville NC.
