Press release from Pam Cook Communications: Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina is proud to announce that Leanna Echeverri is the winner of this year’s Color Me Goodwill fashion show, which was held on April 27, at the Orange Peel in downtown Asheville. Leanna was selected as the top designer by a panel of judges, and […]
Press release from NC Wildlife Resources Commission: BREVARD, N.C. (May 17, 2018) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education is offering free outdoor-related workshops for people of all ages and skill levels throughout the month of May. Online registration is required for the workshops, which are open on a first-come, first-served basis. […]
Press release from Grace Ridge Retirement Community: WHAT: Grace Ridge Retirement Community in Morganton, NC, is hosting the 4th Annual Creative Age Senior Art Exhibit, celebrating ageless creativity in Western North Carolina. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, July, 20, 2018. Art exhibit will be open to the public August 24 – September 2, 2018 at Grace Ridge. A […]
At 11:50 a.m. on May 17, the Asheville Police Department announced, “UPDATE: Jean Skipper has been safely located.” Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (May 17, 2018): The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance to locate missing person, Jean Skipper. Jean was last seen on May 1, 2018 in downtown Asheville. Skipper is […]
Press release from All Souls Counseling Center: Presented by National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Western Carolina and All Souls Counseling Center (ASCC), the 2nd Annual Mental Wellness Walk will take place on Saturday, May 19th at Carrier Park. The event will include a 5K walk, music by Billingsley, refreshments, and resource displays. The Mental […]
Press release from RiverLink: Asheville, NC- RiverLink announced today that an anonymous donor has come forward to contribute $25,000 to their annual campaign. This gift serves to match dollar-for-dollar all donations made to RiverLink until June 30th, 2018. “We are honored that a special Asheville family continues to support our work because they want, in […]
Press release from Henderson County Tourism Development Authority: Music on Main, the increasingly popular concert series, is returning to Downtown Historic Hendersonville this summer. The concerts will be held every Friday from June 8 through August 17 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The event is hosted by the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority at the […]
Press release from Carolina Day School: Carolina Day School (CDS) has embarked on a partnership with Horizons National to host a high-quality, summer enrichment program on the CDS campus for eligible public school students. Though it is one of more than 50 affiliate Horizons sites across the country, it is the first site in Western North Carolina and […]
Press release from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: The members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Gamma Gamma Omega Chapter, will present “Hats & Pearls Mother-Daughter Fashion Show – Lunch With a Purpose.” The Gala event will be held Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Holiday Inn on Smokey Park Highway (Enka-Candler). The fashion show […]
Press release from Asheville Percussion Festival: Asheville Rhythm proudly hosts the Seventh Annual Asheville Percussion Festival, June 25-July 1st, 2018, at the Odyssey School in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Women in Rhythm,” as we shine a spotlight on powerful female percussionists from around the globe. We are excited to be […]
Press release from Asheville Police Department: On Wednesday, May 16, at approximately 8:22 a.m. the Asheville Police Department responded to the State Employees Credit Union at 111 Smokey Park Highway after receiving a report of a robbery. The suspect entered the bank and wrote a threatening note on the back of a deposit slip. He handed […]
Press release from Brevard Music Center: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $15,000 to Brevard Music Center for its Leonard Bernstein […]
Press release from Judy Thompson: Saluda will be the site on June 23 of a fundraiser, ART FOR PRESERVATION, to raise money to preserve the 1891 historic Church of the Transfiguration. The Church building is a fine example of “Carpenter Gothic” architecture and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The gala event will […]
Press release from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Charles George VA Health Care Center is helping homeless Veterans and promoting healthy lifestyles are what the annual VA2K Walk & Roll event is all about. The 8th Annual VA2K Walk & Roll will be held on May 16, 2018 at the Charles George VAMC starting […]
Press release from Haywood County Arts Council: Melissa Enloe Walter, long time local artist, will be demonstrating her unique gold and silver leafing technique on jewelry at the Haywood County Arts Council (located on 86 N. Main St., Waynesville, NC 28786) on Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 1-4p.m. Melissa has developed this technique by layering […]
Press releases from Compañeros Inmigrantes de las Montañas en Accion: On April 14th Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted raids in Western North Carolina where over 26 people were detained. Over the last 3 weeks, two people affected by the raids have already been deported and others awaiting their deportation with fear of returning to a […]
Press release from UNC Asheville: Contributing writers to UNC Asheville’s literary magazine, The Great Smokies Review, will share their works when the monthly Writers at Home series has its final public reading of the spring at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., in downtown Asheville. This event, hosted by […]
Press release fro UNC Asheville’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute: The summer 2018 course catalog for the College for Seniors at UNC Asheville’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is now available at olliasheville.com, and online course registration will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 17. Paper copies of the catalog also are available at the Reuter Center […]
Press release from Hood Huggers International: Join us on Tuesday, May 22 at 6 pm at the Burton Street Center on Burton Street for Hood Talk. You will hear about projects happening in our neighborhoods, particularly ones led by Buncombe County Government Isaac Coleman grant recipients, and how you can support them!
Press release from The Art Cellar Gallery: Press Release Two Views, New Clay Works by Pam Brewer and Lisa Stinson May 17 – June 2 Opening May 26, 4-6pm The Art Cellar Gallery is excited to kick off the season with a dynamic two woman show, “Two Views, New Works in Clay by Pam Brewer […]
Press release from the American Lung Association: The American Lung Association recently held a teleconference discussing the North Carolina Woodstove Changeout Program. The program works to improve indoor and outdoor air quality by removing old, high polluting, low efficiency wood stoves and qualified fireplaces by replacing them with cleaner burning, more efficient EPA-certified woodstoves and […]
