Press release from Inspire PR Group: Chase your dreams and celebrate all girls being happy, healthy and confident at the Girls on the Run 5K run and walk at Asheville Outlets at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. Hundreds of the participants will be 3rd through 8th grade girls from 11 counties in Western North Carolina who have […]
Press release from ALAS NC: #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated this year on NOVEMBER 29th, the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday […]
Press release from the Asheville Humane Society: Asheville Humane Society is reducing adoption fees to $4.00 for all dogs over 25 pounds and all cats and kittens for their Fantastic Furry Frenzy adoption promotion presented by Prestige Subaru. This deal runs from Black Friday, November 25th through Saturday, November 26th from 10 AM until 6 PM. “We are excited to […]
Press release from the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority: For the first time in decades, downtown Hendersonville will have a home for Santa Claus. A Santa house has been delivered to Main Street. Mark Ray, visionary, and owner of Dad’s Collectibles is the driving force for the house. Ray wanted the children throughout the countty […]
The forecast for Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24, 2016, is code red for most of Western North Carolina, including Asheville and Buncombe County, and most of the foothills. Air quality will be unhealthy in these areas. Everyone should avoid prolonged outdoor activity. McDowell County is forecast to be a code purple tomorrow. Air quality will be very unhealthy in this area. Everyone […]
Press release from Warren Wilson College: The shared history between Warren Wilson College and Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church (WWPC) was on full display Sunday. In a nod to the College’s agricultural programs and products, the “harvest celebration” took over the chancel for the Church’s Thanksgiving service. From produce to livestock and products to tools, the […]
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Press release: “Creating Recovery” CooperRiis Art Exhibition Opening Reception: Sat Dec. 10th 5 – 9pm Show dates: Dec 10-Dec 17th Upstairs Art Space 49 S. Trade St. Tryon, NC 28782 Please join us, December 10th, for an opening reception at Upstairs Art space in Tryon from 5 to 9pm as the CooperRiis healing community celebrates our […]
Press release from the Biltmore Farms Hotels: Biltmore Farms Hotels continues its commitment to the Asheville Community by again partnering with MANNA FoodBank and Feeding America to launch FEED A FAMILY, an effort to impact the fight against hunger in Western North Carolina. The FEED A FAMILY program will be offered to guests at each […]
From Buncombe County Health & Human Services: Buncombe County partners pitch in 45 turkeys at the Pisgah View Fresh Food Pop-up “One day with food is much better than one day without, and that’s why I’m here,” says Pop-Up volunteer Wakina Norris, as she makes phone calls to the 45 winners at a free turkey […]
Press release from the The Madison County Arts Council: According to the New York Times, as a child growing up in Switzerland, Jens Kruger was so fascinated by a broken tenor banjo owned by his father — actually, just the neck of it — that he nailed strings to it and silently taught himself the fingering […]
Press release from Rocky Mountain Blue Team: Command of the Maple Springs and Old Roughy fires transitioned from the Type 2 Rocky Mountain Incident Management Blue Team to the Type 1 Southern Area Blue Team at 7:30 a.m. today. There will be no change in strategy or tactics with the new team coming in. Firefighters are […]
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Immigration is the topic of conversation as Warren Wilson College concludes its free lecture series. Faculty member Christine Nugent explores Germany’s current refugee policies in a multimedia presentation set for Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. Nugent also discusses the most recent wave of immigrants and Dresden’s anti-refugee Patriotic […]
Exhibit announcement from the Asheville Area Arts Council: Beauty + Function: Ceramic Arts in Western North Carolina Akira Satake Ceramics Invitational December 2, 2016 – January 7, 2017 Reception: Friday, December 2 5:00 – 8:00 pm Gallery Talk at 5:45 pm The Asheville Area Arts Council (AAAC) is teaming up with local ceramicist Akira Satake […]
Press release from the Center for Cultural Preservation: International Bluegrass Award-winning musicians Marc Pruett and Darren Nicholson, both members of Balsam Range, will be the featured mountain cultural heroes at December’s Center for Cultural Preservation’s cultural series on Thursday, December 8th at 7PM. In a program titled, Haywood County Musical Traditions, Grammy-awarding winning Pruett and Nicholson will […]
Press release: Pardee Hospital will host a free UNC Cancer Network Lunch and Learn videoconference series for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. The fourth session, “Finding Hope in the Midst of Living with Cancer,” will take place on Friday, Dec. 9 from 12 to 1 p.m. in Pardee Hospital’s video conference room. Participants will have […]
From the Asheville Police Department: Update in Hit and Run suspect vehicle Asheville Police have identified the vehicle involved in a hit and run that took place on Sunday, Nov. 20 at approximately 2:24 a.m. as a silver Saturn Vue model years 2002-2007. The vehicle would be similar to the vehicle in the picture above. […]
Press Release from local artist: Coloring Book Mania in Mars Hill, NC announces the release of Exquisite Designs, their newest coloring book for grownups. Exquisite Designs, printed in Asheville, is now available at selected stores, at local craft fairs and online at www.ColoringBookMania.com. Coloring books make great gifts for family and friends. Studies have shown […]
The forecast for Wednesday, November 23, 2016, is code red for most of Western North Carolina, including Asheville and Buncombe County. Air quality will be unhealthy in these areas. Everyone should avoid prolonged outdoor activity. Other areas around Western North Carolina are forecast code orange or code yellow. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 South Lexington Avenue, Suite 101 Asheville, […]
Press Release from Warren Wilson College: How do you feel about cultural appropriation? It’s a question Warren Wilson College students asked the crowd during a workshop earlier this month. Not only were the undergraduate presenters aware the topic conjured strong feelings in some, but they also knew others might have never encountered the terminology. That […]
From Oskar Blues Brewery: KICK OFF 2017 WITH OSKAR BLUES BREWERY AT THE 5TH ANNUAL NYE HOOTENANNY SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS, JONNY FRITZ, PRETTY LITTLE GOAT TO PERFORM BREVARD, N.C. — Keeping alive their half-a-decade long tradition of hooking you up with the most bodacious New Year’s Eve throwdown this side of Clingman’s Dome, Oskar […]
