If you wander into the Masonic Temple today, you may find yourself asking, “What’s that strange looking thing?” Running from from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day of the festival, Modular Marketplace is a chance to see the latest in innovative music-making
Go Yoga is offering festival-goers a chance to get limbered up before the day gets into full swing or just take a moment to regroup after a night of shows. Moogfest will be sponsoring yoga classes at the studio — complete with a trance-inducing, Moog-inspired playlist — starting today and continuing Thursday and Friday.
Press Release University of North Carolina Asheville Leadership Asheville, the region’s foremost community leadership development organization since 1982, is now accepting applications for its 33rd annual Leadership Asheville session. The application deadline for Leadership Asheville Program 33 is Friday, May 23. The program is limited to approximately 40 participants. The program’s unique format makes the […]
Press Release City of Asheville The following roads will be closed during Moogfest 2014 in downtown Asheville: The outdoor stage and art exhibits during Moogfest will require the closure of Broadway and Lexington Avenue between Starnes Avenue and Hiawassee Street from 6 p.m., April 24 to 12 a.m., April 28. The I-240 onramp will remain […]
Press Release Mills River Farmers Market The Mills River Farmers Market will open on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 8 AM. The Market will be held at the G&B Energy Plaza located at 5046 Boylston Highway in Mills River, NC. The Mills River Farmers Market offers fresh and local produce, cheeses, meats, jams & jellies, […]
Feeding America, a nonprofit, national network of food banks that is the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, released their 2014 Map the Meal Gap study, which maps food insecurity in the United States down to the county-level. The study found that for Western North Carolina food insecurity has increased slightly since last year, reaching a rate of 15.3 percent and affecting approximately 38, 420 children in WNC.
The USDA has identified several areas in WNC, and Asheville, as places without access to healthy, affordable food. But three different mobile food markets are aiming to launch this year — reducing the distance between healthy foods and communities in need.
Claire L. Evans is the lead singer of electro-pop group Yacht and the editor-in-chief of OMNI Reboot, the online version of OMNI science magazine. Evans will appear at the Science Fiction & the Synthesized Sound panel held in the Masonic Temple on Saturday, April 23 from 1-4 p.m. In an email interview with Xpress, Evans shared some insight on the Moog panel, the joys and complications of a being a musician and a journalist, and what the future will sound like.
Claire L. Evans is the lead singer of electro-pop group Yacht and the editor-in-chief of OMNI Reboot, the online version of OMNI science magazine. Evans will appear at the Science Fiction & the Synthesized Sound panel held in the Masonic Temple on Saturday, April 23 from 1-4 p.m. In an email interview with Xpress, Evans shared some insight on the Moog panel, the joys and complications of a being a musician and a journalist, and what the future will sound like.
Press Release University of Tennessee The most comprehensive bibliography of sources related to the Great Smoky Mountains is now available for purchase from the University of Tennessee Press. “Terra Incognita: An Annotated Bibliography of the Great Smoky Mountains, 1544-1934,” is the culmination of 15 years of research. It catalogs printed material on the Great Smoky […]
Press Release University of North Carolina Asheville UNC Asheville students will present more than 280 research projects at the university’s Spring Undergraduate Research and Community Engagement Symposium, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 23. Also that day, UNC Asheville students will showcase their work in community service projects and internships at a celebration with community partners […]
Press Release Eastern Band of Cherokee The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians marked the 10th anniversary of the tribe’s successful indian language initiative, the Kituwah Preservation and Education Program (KPEP), on April 17, 2014. Funded by a $3 million grant from the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, the KPEP is multi-faceted effort to revitalize the Cherokee language. […]
Mountain Xpress and Sherwood’s Music are partnering to showcase local musicians through a series of stripped-down performances for the web. This week Matt Townsend and Casey Saulpaugh perform “Gratitude and Being.”
Press Release Environmental and Conservation Organization ECO, the Environmental and Conservation Organization, is continuing to connect local permaculture and homegrown food experts and community members through its spring Sustainable Living Workshops in April, May, and June. All workshops require advanced registration by calling ECO at (828) 692-0385 or registering online at eco-wnc.org. Classes are $15 per […]
Press Release University of North Carolina Asheville UNC Asheville will celebrate two traditional rites of spring—the Festival of Dionysus of ancient Greece and the more local and recent Appalachian ramps festival—with a unique “Festival of Dionysus in the Mountain South” on Wednesday, April 23, on campus. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore connections between […]
Press Release U-Haul Public Relations UhaulCarShare and the City of Asheville Invite You to Attend the UhaulCarShare Program Kickoff Event Who: UhaulCarShare and the City of Asheville What: The 2014 UhaulCarShare and City of Asheville Partnership Program Kickoff Event When: Saturday, April 19, 1:00p.m – 6:00p.m. Where: Lexington Ave. Asheville, NC 28806 Event Agenda: 1:30p.m. UhaulCarShare […]
Carolina Public Press Angie Newsome Gov. Pat McCrory and Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker joined state officials on Monday in announcing NCWorks, a major initiative that will promote one consistent, cohesive strategy for workforce development across North Carolina. “While I am continually pleased to see more and more people finding jobs in North Carolina, it is […]
Press Release The City of Asheville EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURE The City of Asheville has scheduled the following road closure for water valve and hydrant replacements, general system maintenance, or connection of a new water line by a contractor into the city’s water system. April 16, 2014 On Holland Street from Eloise Street to Woodrow Avenue […]
Press Release City of Asheville The City of Asheville has various openings on various committees. Have you ever wanted to make a difference? Have you wondered, “Can the City benefit from my experience and knowledge?” Do you want to have a voice in the City’s growth and future? Do you want to be a part […]
From the Asheville Citizen-Times Staff Reports Rapid growth in western North Carolina in recent years has brought with it new challenges including sprawl, habitat loss and a scarcity of affordable farmland. To discuss these and related topics, Sustainable Now will present the Four Futures for Mountain Farmland Symposium with the theme “Rethinking Sustainability and Land […]
Press Release City Lights Bookstore Who is helping give out half a million free books across America on April 23rd? We are. City Lights Bookstore is proud to be one of 2,300 bookstores and libraries across America supporting World Book Night 2014. On April 23 – Shakespeare’s birthday – 25,000 volunteers from Kodiak to Key […]
