Outside is calling: Plan your week ahead with WNC Parent – June 2

Chris Worthy
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Twilight in the Treetops at Adventure Center of Asheville

The calendar fills up fast for summer, so plan ahead now for your family’s memory-making time away from the classroom. Get your family summer-ready and get WNC Parent’s June calendar of events at wncparent.com.

Stay in touch on social media @wncparent, and get your organization’s family-friendly events on our calendar by emailing chris@worthyplace.com.

Highlands Nature Center is open for summer hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Saturday and closed on Sundays. Free, daily educational programs are offered.

-- Nature Center Night: Owl Prowl is 7 – 7:45 p.m. June 6 from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Join Balsam Mountain Trust for a special meeting with their live owl ambassadors and learn more about these amazing nocturnal raptors. Bring a flashlight for this adventure. This program is weather-dependent. Registration is required.

-- Nature Center Night: Going Batty is 9 – 10 p.m. June 7. Learn about the fascinating world of bats, then join naturalists in the Botanical Garden to seek them out. Bring a flashlight for this adventure. This program is weather-dependent. Registration is required. Visit highlandsbiological.org.

Summer Twilight in the Treetops night climbs are Saturday nights June 3 – Sept. 2 at Adventure Center of Asheville. Five of the park’s aerial trails are illuminated. (The Black Trail is not available for night climbs.) Ages 4 and older. Reservations are suggested. Call 877-247-5539 or visit ashevilletreetopsadventurepark.com/asheville-treetops-adventure-park.

Zipping for Autism is June 4 at Adventure Center of Asheville.All proceeds will be donated to Camp Lakey Gap, which offers recreational and therapeutic programs to children with autism, vocational training opportunities for adults with autism, educational presentations and respite opportunities for parents and families, and scholarships for summer camp programs. For details and registration, visit ashevilletreetopsadventurepark.com/zipping-for-autism.

Looking ahead:

Small-scale SUMMER Kids Art Classes for ages are offered by Ginger Huebner. For details and registration, visit gingerhuebner.com/art-education-consulting.

Parkway Playhouse in Burnsville offers summer programs. Musical Theatre Intensive Camp for ages 10 – 18 is 9 a.m. – noon June 5 – 9. The cost is $100. Summer Improv Series Workshop for age 14 and older is at 6 p.m. June 8 and 15 and July 13 and 20. Pay what you can for the workshop. Donations will be accepted at door. Register at parkwayplayhouse.com.

“Cinderella: Enchanted” is presented June 9 – July 2 at Flat Rock Playhouse. This is a fresh take on a timeless classic, for children and adults. For tickets, visit flatrockplayhouse.org/cinderella.

Brews & Bears is 5:30 – 8 p.m. June 9 at WNC Nature Center. Tickets are $15 – $35 each, with options for members, nonmembers and VIP tickets. For details, and tickets, visit wildwnc.org/brews-and-bears.

Food Truck and Flix is June 9 at Tuxedo Park in Zirconia. The food truck opens at 7 p.m. and the movie, “Strange World,” start at nightfall, around 8 p.m. For details, visit hendersoncountync.gov/recreation.

Party for the Planet - World Oceans Day is 10 a.m. – noon June 10 at WNC Nature Center. Preserve precious species by cleaning up their habitat. Work together to clean up the Swannanoa River in celebration of World Ocean Day. For details, visit wildwnc.org.

This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Outside is calling: Plan your week ahead with WNC Parent – June 2