Gear Up: The Science of Bikes
Hands-on investigations into bicycle mechanics and balance that demonstrate gears, torque, friction, and gyroscopic effects through interactive demos and tinkering stations for families and curious learners.
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Interactive evening tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff explore curatorial highlights from the Asheville Art Museum’s collection and current exhibitions, with rotating object focused stops; drop-in friendly, no reservations required.
Interactive evening tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff explore curatorial highlights from the Asheville Art Museum’s collection and current exhibitions, with rotating object focused stops; drop-in friendly, no reservations required.
Community paced group bicycle ride through Asheville led by Asheville on Bikes, emphasizing casual social cycling, bike advocacy, route camaraderie, and accessibility for riders of all skill levels.
Community paced group bicycle ride through Asheville led by Asheville on Bikes, emphasizing casual social cycling, bike advocacy, route camaraderie, and accessibility for riders of all skill levels.
Community paced group bicycle ride through Asheville led by Asheville on Bikes, emphasizing casual social cycling, bike advocacy, route camaraderie, and accessibility for riders of all skill levels.
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Guided close looking tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering gallery conversation and interpretive insights to deepen visitors' visual understanding and engagement with the artworks.
Guided close looking tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering gallery conversation and interpretive insights to deepen visitors' visual understanding and engagement with the artworks.
Guided close looking tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering gallery conversation and interpretive insights to deepen visitors' visual understanding and engagement with the artworks.
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Guided close-looking sessions led by a volunteer educator using slow, intentional observation to cultivate relaxation and interpersonal connection amid gallery artworks; suited to quiet reflection and conversational exploration of visual details.
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Slow-paced memorial group bicycle procession departing Asheville City Hall for a silent, candlelit remembrance and traffic awareness ride honoring cyclists injured or killed; community riders of all ages encouraged to participate.
Slow-paced memorial group bicycle procession departing Asheville City Hall for a silent, candlelit remembrance and traffic awareness ride honoring cyclists injured or killed; community riders of all ages encouraged to participate.
Slow-paced memorial group bicycle procession departing Asheville City Hall for a silent, candlelit remembrance and traffic awareness ride honoring cyclists injured or killed; community riders of all ages encouraged to participate.
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Community-paced urban bike ride ending at a local coffee spot, offering relaxed social cycling for all skill levels and a chance to connect with Asheville on Bikes members.
Community-paced urban bike ride ending at a local coffee spot, offering relaxed social cycling for all skill levels and a chance to connect with Asheville on Bikes members.
Community-paced urban bike ride ending at a local coffee spot, offering relaxed social cycling for all skill levels and a chance to connect with Asheville on Bikes members.
High-energy outdoor day camps centered on aerial-park ziplines, rope-course challenges, and mountain-bike trail skills in forested terrain. Youth build confidence, teamwork, and practical outdoor adventure skills with certified guides.
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Guided walk through a working mushroom farm demonstrating spawn inoculation, log and substrate techniques, and fungi identification among shaded beds in the Swannanoa Valley and seasonal harvests.
Guided walk through a working mushroom farm demonstrating spawn inoculation, log and substrate techniques, and fungi identification among shaded beds in the Swannanoa Valley and seasonal harvests.
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Silent, slow-paced community bicycle procession honoring riders killed or injured, promoting cycling safety and traffic awareness through a solemn group ride across Asheville streets in May.
Silent, slow-paced community bicycle procession honoring riders killed or injured, promoting cycling safety and traffic awareness through a solemn group ride across Asheville streets in May.
Silent, slow-paced community bicycle procession honoring riders killed or injured, promoting cycling safety and traffic awareness through a solemn group ride across Asheville streets in May.
An interactive afternoon exploring how the Broad River shifts from headwaters through the Piedmont, reshaping the Blue Ridge landscape through erosion, sediment transport, and flood events. Expect science-forward discussion with place-based watershed insights.
An interactive afternoon exploring how the Broad River shifts from headwaters through the Piedmont, reshaping the Blue Ridge landscape through erosion, sediment transport, and flood events. Expect science-forward discussion with place-based watershed insights.
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A hands-on lecture and listening session focused on identifying Western North Carolina frogs by visual traits and distinct breeding calls. Learn seasonal calling patterns and how monitoring changes can signal climate impacts for citizen-science reporting.
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Women's mountain bike rides split into an intermediate no drop group and a beginner chill loop, held weekly and focused on trail skills, safety, supportive pacing, and rider camaraderie.
Women's mountain bike rides split into an intermediate no drop group and a beginner chill loop, held weekly and focused on trail skills, safety, supportive pacing, and rider camaraderie.
Women's mountain bike rides split into an intermediate no drop group and a beginner chill loop, held weekly and focused on trail skills, safety, supportive pacing, and rider camaraderie.
Walk the Asheville Art Museum's featured exhibition on a curator led guided tour that highlights key artworks, thematic connections, and behind the scenes curatorial insights in the central galleries.
Walk the Asheville Art Museum's featured exhibition on a curator led guided tour that highlights key artworks, thematic connections, and behind the scenes curatorial insights in the central galleries.
Walk the Asheville Art Museum's featured exhibition on a curator led guided tour that highlights key artworks, thematic connections, and behind the scenes curatorial insights in the central galleries.
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Group friendly mountain biking on Bent Creek's Ledford Branch Trailhead with a no drop, beginner friendly pace led by Motion Makers every Saturday, followed by a stop at the shop for danishes and socializing.