🌱 Arbor Evenings and 11 more events

What's up Bent Creek! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Arbor Evenings at The North Carolina Arboretum
• Intro to Nature Journaling at The North Carolina Arboretum
• Forest Bathing Retreat: Summer in the Blue Ridge at The North Carolina Arboretum

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Clouds and sun with a t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 70.
• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

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📸 Around Bent Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bent Creek

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Thursday July 16

• Arbor Evenings
  The North Carolina Arboretum Baker Event Lawn
  5:30 pm

Friday July 17

• Intro to Nature Journaling
  The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
  10:00 am

Saturday July 18

• Forest Bathing Retreat: Summer in the Blue Ridge
  The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
  10:00 am
• Guided Trail Walk
  The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
  10:00 am
• Color Theory Workshop
  The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
  12:00 pm

Tuesday July 21

• Kingfisher Trail Workday
  IC Imagine Asheville, NC 28806
  8:00 am
• Guided Trail Walk
  The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
  1:00 pm

Wednesday July 22

• Landscape Design Fundamentals (2-day class)
  The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Rhythm Rockits →
  The North Carolina Arboretum, 20 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville
  5:30 pm

Thursday July 16

• Baby Story Time
  South Asheville - Oakley Library Oakley/South Asheville Library - 749 Fairview Rd. - Asheville
  10:30 am

Friday July 17

• Along the Trail to Freedom - Guided Hike (Museum of North Carolina Minerals Parkway milepost 331)
  Blue Ridge National Park Will meet on the front porch of the Museum of North Carolina Minerals (Parkway milepost 331) 79 Parkway Maintenance Rd Spruce Pine NC 28777
  11:00 am
• Basketweaving Demonstrations & Ramsey Cabin Open House (Humpback Rocks Visitor Center - Milepost 6)
  Blue Ridge National Park Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm located at milepost 5.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Follow the sidewalk from the Visitor Center down to the farm.
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Asheville

• Increased patrols in downtown Asheville have led to more citations, arrests: APD (wlos.com)
• 15 WNC private school players to watch for 2026 NCISAA football season (citizen-times.com)
• ACA Bookfair 2026: Call for Vendors! (anarchistnews.org)

Fletcher

• New Mills River Publix announces opening date, hiring event (blueridgenow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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