Press release: Did you know that pigs prepare for the future, remember specific episodes from their past, are whizzes at mazes, and can play video games better than chimpanzees? These are just a few of the things that Farm Sanctuary, America’s leading farm animal protection organization, wants North Carolinians to know about the 9 million […]
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A successful fundraiser might mean a bright future for SART
Press release: Performances at Owen Theatre last weekend resulted in the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre (SART) exceeding its $20,000 fundraising goal. That success is a highlight of what otherwise has been a dim summer, and has SART leadership hopeful for a bright future. As of Wednesday morning, SART had raised $22,003, according to Jim Brown, […]
Local exhibition features portraits rendered in colors from nature
While studying at Burren College of Art in Western Ireland, “I knew I wanted to use plant dyes, so I started foraging from the local landscape,” says Suzanne Teune. Mainly what she found were blackberries, discovered when a classmate crushed a handful into a white t-shirt.
Exhibition by Ann Vasilik is on view at A-B Tech through Sept. 5
Press release: An Ann Vasilik watercolors exhibit is on display through September 5 at the Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center Gallery on the College’s Asheville campus. The gallery is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. An Artist Reception, hosted by A-B Tech’s Office of College Advancement and the […]
Exhibition about Holocaust-era Gross-Breesen Farm for Jewish Youth opens Aug. 8
Press release: UNC Asheville will feature a multimedia exhibition, opening Aug. 8, telling the story of Jewish youth at Gross-Breesen, an agricultural training farm on border of Germany and Poland established before World War II. The exhibit, free and open to everyone, will be on view in Blowers Gallery in UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library during […]
AMOS hosts author Stephen Sandford, Aug. 14
Press release: Destination Space Camp, Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS), and Malaprop’s Bookstore are pleased to host The Gravity Well: A Night at AMOS with Author Stephen Sandford. Sandford will present on the importance of our Nation’s early space race, the opportunity to tackle the current challenge of space, and the role our youth and […]
Local singer-songwriter Henry Flanders releases a full-length debut on Aug. 11
Press release: Singer, guitarist and songwriter Henry Flanders will release his debut full-length album, Letter Writing on August 11, streaming through Spotify, Apple Music and Google Play and as a digital download on iTunes and CD Baby. This breakthrough will be celebrated by an intimate afternoon release event on August 13 at 3 p.m. at […]
Mountain Writers of Western North Carolina hold an indoor picnic, Aug. 8
Press release: Mountain Writers of Western North Carolina Annual (indoor) Picnic in the Blue Ridge Books Event Room at Blue Ridge Books, 152 S. Main Street, Waynesville, www.blueridgebooksnc.com, 828-456-6000 Tuesday, August 8, 2017. 12:00 noon Lunch (beef brisket, chicken). Bring your favorite side dish. Purchase drinks from Blue Ridge Books 1:00 pm: Writers will read […]
Janis Ian, Kathy Mattea, Tom Paxton star in UNC-TV special, Aug. 3
Press release: “Transmitting culture” is the phrase Jim Magill uses to describe The Swannanoa Gathering. The program’s longtime director is seeing his words take on new meaning as UNC-TV broadcasts one of The Swannanoa Gathering’s star-studded concerts. “Last summer, the Gathering celebrated its 25th anniversary,” said Magill. “One of the ways Warren Wilson College marked […]
Jackson County Arts Council names new Junior Appalachian Musicians director
Press release: The Jackson County Arts Council has named Betty Brown as the NEW Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) Director. Mrs. Brown has been singing, writing music and playing guitar for most of her life. She has recorded five CDs of Appalachian music with the latest CD containing fourteen of her original songs. She and her […]
‘Parched: Inverted Landscapes’ exhibition opens at Penland Gallery, Aug. 5
Press release: The Penland Gallery is pleased to present Parched: Inverted Landscapes, an exhibition of work by Susan Goethel Campbell. The show, which fills the gallery’s exhibition space, includes prints, photographs, video, and two installations made of natural materials. The exhibition runs through September 17 with an opening reception on Saturday, August 5 from 4:30 […]
Stage performance workshop for poets and storytellers at Trade & Lore, Aug. 16
Press release: David Joe Miller Presents a Stage Performance Workshop for Poets and Storytellers at Trade & Lore Coffeehouse, 37 Wall Street in downtown Asheville on Wednesday August 16th at 7:30pm. Tickets are 29.00 online or 34.00 at the door on the night of the show. Two internationally touring spoken word artists, Adam Booth and […]
Storytellers Sheila Arnold Jones and Adam Booth perform at Habitat Tavern, Aug. 18
Press release: David Joe Miller is proud to announce his next WORD show featuring Nationally touring storytellers, Sheila Arnold Jones and Adam Booth. This will be the second WORD show at a new venue for David Joe Miller, Habitat Tavern and Commons at 174 Broadway St. in downtown Asheville on Friday night August 18th. Doors […]
Flat Rock Playhouse holds fundraiser show on Aug. 14
Press release: It’s that time of year! The Flat Rock Playhouse will present its annual Dark Night Revue fundraiser, but! On Monday, August 14, the Supporting Players Guild of Flat Rock Playhouse will present Dark Night Revue: Around the Stage in 80 Years! Vagabonds of past, present and future unite on August 14th at 6:00PM […]
MetroWines hosts fundraiser for Asheville Sister Cities, Aug. 13
Press release: Please join The Asheville Sister Cities Committee for Karpenisi, Greece, on Sunday, August 13th from 5:30 to 7pm @MetroWines for a Fundraiser to help provide much needed funding for the exchange students program. Your $20 donation at the door to The Asheville Sister Cities Committee for Karpenisi includes Greek Wine from the shelves […]
Wood Day at the Folk Art Center, Aug. 5
Press release: On Saturday, August 5th from 10 am to 4 pm, master woodworkers of all techniques will convene at the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s headquarters at the Folk Art Center. Demonstrating and sharing their processes with one of the first original craft mediums, visitors will be able to experience a range of interactive activities […]
Winners of the 2017 American Craft Week annual contest, ‘Second Acts,’ are anounced
Five of the 25 winners in the national competition are from Western North Carolina.
Flatiron Writers Room hosts “Legal Issues for Writers: Copyright and Defamation” workshop, Aug. 26
Press release: Legal Issues for Writers: Copyright and Defamation Saturday, August 26, 2017 from 10 a.m. to noon. $35-$40. Flatiron Writers Room 5 Covington Street Asheville, NC 28806 This class will discuss legal issues writers commonly encounter in the areas of copyright and defamation. Come learn what your copyright protects, what constitutes “fair use” of […]
Montford Park Players CEO has been appointed to the NC Arts Council
Press release: The Montford Park Players of Asheville, North Carolina’s longest running Shakespeare Festival, is pleased to announce that Governor Roy Cooper has appointed John Russell, its Executive Director and CEO, to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Arts Council. The board advises the Secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources on the […]
Local comedy showcase at The Grey Eagle, July 28
Press release: On Friday, July 28th, Funny Business at The Grey Eagle will present a hand-picked selection of Asheville’s best and brightest stand-up comedians, featuring fresh faces and returning favorites. Locally Brewed Comedy: Asheville Comedy Showcase Come experience a hand-picked selection of some of Asheville’s best and brightest stand-up comedians — all in one show! […]
The Rainbow Institute hosts the More than Mindfulness Conference Oct. 6 & 7
Press release: The Rainbow Institute, an arm of Rainbow Community School (RCS) of West Asheville is hosting its annual More than Mindfulness (MTM) Conference on October 6th and 7th, 2017. School based mindfulness programs are becoming increasingly more widespread and decades of research suggest that integrating mindful practices in schools not only bolsters mental health […]