
Beginning or experienced bird watchers all are welcome at Blue Ridge Audubon’s regular Saturday morning bird outings.

Dogs will get star treatment but humans can have fun, too, at Dog Day Afternoon, noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, at Lake Julian Park in Arden.

A park dedication ceremony on Sunday in North Asheville will honor the memory of a woman murdered at the site in May 2016.

A food scraps program honored by the Carolina Recycling Association has kept tons of waste out of the Buncombe County landfill.

Asheville’s summer series of movies in Pack Square Park includes “Wonka,” “Barbie,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Toy Story.”

Asheville-based Santiago y Los Gatos will be releasing their new album album, “Washing Away Wetiko,” on Wednesday night, April 24, at Eulogy, 10 Buxton Ave., Asheville.

Events include the “She Slay 5K” in Hendersonville and the “Haw Creek Hustle” in Asheville.

Black Mountain is the latest is the latest in the region to consider creating a Downtown Social District, where people could buy beer in a to-go cup.

Children and their families can get up close with some of their favorite big trucks and cars, including fire trucks, police cars and public works vehicles, during a free Truck City AVL event from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at Tanger Outlets Asheville. It’s a chance for kids to sit in, explore, touch and ask questions about some of the vehicles they might see from a distance all around town, including rescue vehicles, heavy public works equipment like utility tractors and construction machines, and more.

A local brother and sister earned “golden tickets” to Hollywood during the March 3 telecast of the television competition American Idol.