Press release from Downtown Hendersonville: HENDERSONVILLE, NC, October 12th, 2017 – Downtown is excited to once more invite our friends from Ingles Markets back as the Presenting Sponsor of the downtown Hendersonville Trick or Treat Street event. Their annual participation in Trick or Treat Street in downtown Hendersonville is a wonderful example of their community […]
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Small bites: Hickory Nut Gap Farm Sausage Festival
Hickory Nut Gap Farm hosts its inaugural Sausage Festival. Also, Buxton Hall Barbecue hosts a preservation pop up dinner; a traditional foods potluck comes to the West Asheville Community Center; Fill the Plate fundraiser is in full swing at Fresh Market, Marco’s Pizzeria changes its name and Frostbite Ice Cream closes its North Asheville location.
Tuesday History: ‘We are born alone’
October was a significant month in writer Thomas Wolfe’s life. The Asheville native was born Oct. 3, 1900. Decades later, his first novel, Look Homeward, Angel came out on Oct. 18, 1929. Local responses were not favorable to Wolfe’s book.
Crafting a new graduate program at Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College’s Master of Arts in Craft Studies is expected to launch in the summer of 2018. When it does, it will join the MFA Program for Writers as the college’s only master level classes.
Two new programs offer information on services for the American Indian Veteran population
Press release from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: VA’s Office of Tribal Government Relations, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Veterans Committee are collaborating on two separate programs geared toward outreach to American Indian Veteran populations. Both events are open to the public and all Veterans, […]
Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care now operating under the name Mercy Urgent Care
Press release from Mercy Urgent Care: (Asheville, NC)— Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care is pleased to announce that effective October 1, 2017 it is now operating under the name Mercy Urgent Care. “We are simplifying our name, but remain the same compassionate urgent care provider we have always been, with a 100+ year tradition of […]
Asheville School Dramatic Society presents “Birds of Paradise”
Press release from Asheville School: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (October 6, 2017) In October, Asheville School students will transform into The Harbor Island Players, a community theatre group who are delighted when a down-on-his-luck professional actor agrees to direct and star in their musical adaptation of Chekhov’s “Seagull.” This play-within-a-play promises to entertain—it has comedy, drama, tenderness […]
Healthcare for All-WNC is hosting a non-partisan, multi-faith symposium
Press release from Healthcare For All-WNC: Do our core beliefs move us toward health care for all? Five speakers, representing a variety of spiritual paths, will explore whether we have a moral imperative to care for all. They will address how their different theologies and philosophies inform responses to our current healthcare crisis. Rev. Mack Dennis – Senior Pastor, First […]
Asheville Art Museum receives two awards at Southeastern Museums Conference
Press release from Asheville Art Museum: ASHEVILLE–The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to announce they are the recipient of two 2017 Southeastern Museums Conference Awards in the categories of Technology and Exhibitions. The competition recognizes creativity, innovation and leadership in Southeastern museums. The Technology award recognizes both the Asheville Art Museum and UNC Asheville for […]
The Laurel of Asheville’s former editor-in-chief joins Great Smoky Mountain Association
Press release from Great Smoky Mountains Association: Following its most recent quarterly board of directors meeting, Great Smoky Mountains Association, one of Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s oldest partner organizations, announced two significant changes in top leadership positions. First, in an effort to more accurately define the role and responsibility of the organization’s leader, the […]
Asheville hosts mayor of Valladolid, Mexico and official delegation for Asheville Sister Cities events
Press release from Asheville Sister Cities: Asheville Sister Cities is at it again! Fresh on the heels of their Scottish delegation in September and new sister city partnership with Dunkeld and Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland, the organization is busily preparing for a visit by the Mayor of Valladolid, LEP. Alpha Alejandra Tavera Escalante, members of her […]
Small bites: A No-Meat Wine Pairing Dinner
Metro Wines teams up with Rezaz and local cookbook authors for a vegan-based wine pairing dinner. Also, Living Web Farms and the French Broad Food Co-op host Fermentation Show and Tell, the Hop Ice Cream Café joins the Thomas Wolfe Memorial to celebrate Wolfe’s 117th birthday and White Duck Taco announces Sunday brunch and plans for a new space in the River Arts District.
Asheville Archives: ‘On the highest hill in the town’
Anticipation for Col. Franklin Coxe’s Battery Park Hotel was evident in early newspaper reports.
Warren Wilson College will memorialize its first African-American student at this year’s Homecoming Friday
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Asheville, NC – Oct. 2, 2017 – The chairman of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, an Asheville city councilman, an award-winning novelist and prominent business owners from across the region recently met at an event near Biltmore Village. While the topics ranged from politics to the state of […]
Domestic Violence Awareness Vigil to be held, Oct. 4
Press release from Helpmate: October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Helpmate and UNC Asheville are partnering together to hold a Domestic Violence Awareness Vigil on Wednesday, October 4 from 5:30-7:30 pm. This event is free and open to the general community. Two survivors of domestic violence will share their story and The Alex Krug […]
Asheville Art Talk: ‘An unlikely pairing’
Equilibrium is the first paired show between local jeweler, Christie Calaycay and local woodworker and painter, Cris Bifaro. The two makers will debut their latest works, a combination of metal and wood creations, at Charlton Bradsher Art + Design.
Wiley Cash’s latest novel reimagines the 1929 Loray Mill strike
On Tuesday, Oct. 3. writer Wiley Cash will celebrate the official release of his third novel, The Last Ballad, with a reading and book-signing session at UNC Asheville’s Lipinisky Hall.
Small bites: International Moveable Feast
Ten Thousand Villages celebrates 25 years in WNC. Also: Villager’s throws a Acornucopia Project’s tasting party, Homegrown Babies hosts the 8th annual Sweet Potato Cooking Contest, U.S. Cellular Center announces a new menu and UNC Asheville achieves Green Restaurant status.
Asheville Archives: ‘More than a citizen’
“Dr. Battle was more than a citizen of Asheville; he was an institution,” wrote Asheville Times reporter James B. Caine in 1938. “He came here while this community was yet in its infancy; he watched, and materially aided in its growth with pleasure and pride.”
Breaking skin: What’s in store for Asheville’s tattoo industry?
Asheville area artists credit television and social media with driving the industry’s growth, saying the ubiquity of body ink in today’s popular culture has made the practice more socially and professionally acceptable. But while this shift has been a boon for local shop owners, some now wonder whether the market here can really sustain them all.
Guided walk on Oklawaha Greenway
Press release from Hendersonville Tree Board and Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway: (HENDERSONVILLE, NC, September 19, 2017) – On Saturday, October 7, at 10 a.m., a popular series, “Walks and Talks Along the Oklawaha Greenway,” focuses on identifying and understanding native trees. The program is open to the public at no charge. Meet at Patton Park […]