RiverLink Celebrates World Rivers Day

September 26 the public is invited to join RiverLink  in celebration of World Rivers Day. Take a canoe trip on the French Broad, enjoy a potluck luncheon and participate in the Neighborhood Big Draw. The celebration starts at 10:30 a.m. at the RiverLink Sculpture and Performance Plaza, 119 Riverside Drive, just across from the Cotton Mill Studios. Revelers are encouraged to drop off a covered dish, lawn chairs, a picnic blanket and perhaps a bottle of celebratory bubbly at the Sculpture Plaza starting at 10:30. At 11:00, the Asheville Outdoor Center will shuttle party-goers upstream to the AOC, where for a $10 donation ($5 goes to RiverLink), they'll canoe downstream to the Plaza. At 1:00, lunch begins while RiverLink Executive Director Karen Cragnolin gives a short speech on the River District and its history. Everyone is invited to take part in RiverLink's "Neighborhood Big Draw, The River: This Is Where I Live!" and draw a river or local Asheville scene. RiverLink will provide supplies for The Neighborhood Big Draw, a national non-profit annual event designed to promote drawing and build community, aimed at getting everyone drawing. World Rivers Day, a worldwide celebration of waterways, is observed the last Sunday of September. Established in 2005, it highlights the value of rivers and increases public awareness while encouraging river stewardship.