Have a blast at Halloween in the Miocene, Saturday, October 27th from 10:00 to 5:00! Come in costume and trick or treat throughout the museum. We will have activities for the whole family including games, puzzles and fun with skulls! Enjoy ghost stories from 11:00 to 3:00. What' could possibly be spookier than a 5 million year old bone yard? General admission for adults is $6. Kids get in free!

Please join us on Saturday, October 13th as we celebrate one of our favorite holidays, National Fossil Day! A full day of festivities is planned from 9 am to 5 pm including behind-the-scenes tours at 11:00 and 3:00. Make your own fossil in our Plaster Casting activity which will be held in the Annex for any and all ages. Visitors can also participate in fossil picking; you never know what you’ll find! General admission for adults is $6. Kids get in free!

The opening event for “Vadim Bora: A Visual Legacy of Expressive Freedom” will be September 28th from 6 to 9 p.m. at Warren Wilson College’s Elizabeth Holden Gallery, just outside Asheville, N.C. The retrospective continues through November 30th and features the late artist’s drawings, paintings, sculpture, jewelry designs, architectural ornamentation project renderings and maquettes. Information is available at 828-775-3973 and 828-771-3038.

Join the Haynes family as they celebrate an antebellum Christmas. Enjoy holiday music, refreshments, and activities in the museum for children. This will be part II of our celebration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial and features events from July 1 – December 31, 1862. Admission $5 for adults & $2.50 for 12 and under. http://www.tipton-haynes.org/

Family Art pARTy! Sunday, December 9 (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.) Asheville Art Museum, East Wing Studio / Classroom Free Admission Children and families are invited to join us in the studio to create small sculptures with local artist Kenn Kotara whose work is featured in the Art PLAYce for Children. This Family Art pARTy is held in conjunction with the Museum Shop’s Holiday Market & Reception, a festive event with something for everyone - shop, meet some local artists, make art of your own, enjoy light refreshments and bid on great gifts and packages in the Silent Auction.

Holiday Arts Extravaganza: For Students in Grades 1 – 4 December 26 – 28, 2012 (1:00 - 4:00 p.m. daily) Asheville Art Museum Cost: $18 per day for members / $20 per day for non-members Pre-registration is required. Every holiday season, the Asheville Art Museum opens its studios for Holiday Art campers to enjoy hands-on art making of all-kinds. What better way for your child to spend their holiday break than stretching their own creative skills at the Museum amidst inspiring American art? We hope your child will join us for all of the fun this December!

Home-School Program For Students in Grades 1 – 4 SEPTEMBER 11, OCTOBER 9 + NOVEMBER 13 Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cost: $4 per session Pre-registration is required. Home-School students in grades 1 – 4 are invited to join us for a monthly home-school program on the second Tuesday of each month. Each 90-minute program includes a guided tour of the Museum’s Permanent Collection or special exhibition and a hands-on activity.