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The Frogtown Four , 7:30 p.m. today, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown. Free.

HENDERSONVILLE -- Visit Hands On! children's museum, 318 N. Main St., downtown, during September for interactive programs suited to a variety of ages.

ASHEVILLE -- When the Rutherford County animal shelter closes for maintenance at 2 p.m. today, there will be no adoptable cats or dogs left inside.

ASHEVILLE -- It takes 360,000 seeds to make the corn field at Eliada Homes plush enough to make it a challenging for people to find their way out of the maze it has now become.

Since opening almost a year ago, Asheville's Craggie Brewing Co. has carved its reputation around being a little different.

Sheba is a spayed female all-white 2-year-old husky mix who's on the small side for a husky. She loves to play but calms down when playtime is over.

BURNSVILLE -- Jane Austen's legendary novel "Pride and Prejudice" provides the framework for the best work Parkway Playhouse has done in many a moon.

Name: Cliff Mori.

ASHEVILLE -- The Writers' Workshop is holding a retreat Oct. 14-17 at Folly Beach, S.C. The deadline to register is Friday.

ASHEVILLE -- Land-of-Sky Regional Council is seeking nominations for the 32nd annual Friends of the River awards.

Jared "the Subway guy" may have lost his last name sometime in the last 10 years working as the franchise spokesperson, but he says it's all worth it if just one child can avoid obesity.

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue will be on location during a special doggy adoption event 3-7 p.m. Friday at Mast General Store, 15 Biltmore Ave..

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY -- Parkway rangers will lead a hike starting at 10 a.m. Friday September 3 on the Richland Balsam Loop Trail on the Haywood-Jackson county line.

FLAT ROCK -- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is seeking volunteers to in the historic barn area and with the education program.

BURNSVILLE -- The Parkway Playhouse will holding classes for youth who are interested in the performing arts. The theatre will offer two 8-week sessions from Sept. 14-Nov. 2.

FRANKLIN -- Dee Zaske, long- time florist, will teach basic skills in using fresh and silk flowers at Southwestern Community College's Macon Campus.

CHARLOTTE -- Gas prices have fallen in August, leading AAA Carolinas to forecast an 8.1 percent increase in Labor Day travel.

Sparky is a 1 1/2-year-old neutered male Golden Retriever mix that is sweet and friendly, and would love to be part of a family that loves hiking, walking, running -- as long as he can romp around and have a good time.

ASHEVILLE -- Don Deibert may have left a little extra room for souvenirs in his suitcase when he recently visited Pasadena, Calif., but not enough for the acoustic guitar, washer-dryer set and dune buggy he unexpectedly won on "The Price Is Right."

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN -- Grandfather Mountain will host Kidfest on Sept. 11. This event is designed to provide kids with their very own day at Grandfather and get them excited about the nature and culture of the North Carolina mountains.

ASHEVILLE -- The WNC Military Officers Association of America Chapter held its annual general meeting recently at the Veterans Restoration Quarters, on Tunnel Road in east Asheville.

ASHEVILLE -- Jazzercise can't help but conjure up images of spandex-clad, belted-leotard wearing women in the 1970s and '80s.

ASHEVILLE -- Transition Asheville will host a permaculture presentation 7 p.m. Wednesday at the West Asheville Public Library.

ASHEVILLE -- Jared, the Subway Guy, Mayor Terry Bellamy, 99.9 KISS COUNTRY, STAR 104.3 and the Asheville Firefighters will help launch the next Lighten Up 4 Life Challenge at 10 a.m. in Pack Square Park Wednesday.

Dr. Gary Prechter has joined Park Ridge Medical Associates.

Girls on the Run will be held at 29 elementary and middle school locations in Western North Carolina this fall. Registration runs through Sept. 17.

BREVARD -- An exhibition of work by Brevard College's art faculty opens with a free reception 5:30-7 p.m. Friday at the College's Spiers Gallery in Sims Art Center.

ASHEVILLE -- One Center Yoga will host an all-levels Iyengar yoga class from 9:30-11 a.m. on Labor Day at 120 Coxe Ave., Suite 3A.

HENDERSONVILLE -- Southeastern Sports Medicine, a service of Park Ridge Health, has moved to a new location, right next door to its previous spot at 21 Turtle Creek Drive.

The Western North Carolina/Buncombe County Medical Society, with almost 900 physician members and growing, is dedicated to improving the health of individual patients and is committed to improving the health of the community as a whole.