Report: Changes to city law will effectively ban performing elephants and other exotic animals from Asheville.
Author: Carrie Eidson
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ASAP spotlights local eggs for February
Press release: Local eggs get the spotlight during the month of February for ASAP’s Get Local campaign.
Just in time for Valentine’s: Go Local gets sweet on local nonprofits
Any Go Local cards purchased in February and March will help support a local nonprofit of your choosing, with half of the price of the $16 card going to that organization.
UNCA’s Center for Diversity Education to host civil rights photography exhibit and related events
James Baker was sent to Selma, Alabama to cover the third civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery organized by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1965. The images he captured of the civil rights movement have since been displayed throughout the country.
Arts Council of Henderson County awards more than $12,000 to local arts programs
Press release: The Arts Council of Henderson County has awarded $12,739 in Grassroots funding to nine local organizations.
OLLI at UNC Asheville to host ‘Policing and Minority Communities’ discussion
Announcement: Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan and Asheville Deputy Police Chief Wade Wood will present Policing and Minority Communities at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13 in UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center.
In photos: YMCA Indoor Winter Tailgate Market
The YMCA of WNC Indoor Tailgate Market runs every Saturday until March.
Council on Aging to offer free tax assistance
Announcement: A program from AAAP Foundation Tax-Aide, Buncombe County Library System and Council on Aging of Buncombe County will offer free tax preparations to low- to moderate-income taxpayers.
NC students may apply for Golden Leaf Scholarship, $12,000 grants
Press release: The Golden Leaf Scholarship Program, offered by the Golden Leaf Foundation, provides 215 grants each valued at $12,000 to North Carolina high school seniors who will be entering as freshmen into eligible 4-year colleges and universities.
Downton Abbey costumes to be displayed at Biltmore House
Press release: Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times makes its world premiere at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, February 5, 2015.
Concordia Choir to visit Asheville with stop at Central United Methodist Church
Press release: The Concordia Choir from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., will present a concert in Asheville, N.C., at 4:00 PM, Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Central United Methodist Church
Hall Fletcher students to compete in junior cooking competitions
Hall Fletcher Elementary’s garden-based education program announces second annual “Star Chef Junior” cooking competitions.
Historical Association present outstanding achievement award to Gordon McKinney
Press release: Dr. Gordon B. McKinney has been selected winner of the 2014 Outstanding Achievement Award by the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA).
Asheville Darkroom announces workshops for February
Announcement from the Asheville Darkroom.
Kenilworth honors King’s legacy with discussion of civil rights and modern racism
The event centered around a discussion of the “History of Civil Rights in WNC and the Current State of Racism Affecting Black Asheville,” and featured speeches by Darin Waters and Dwight Mullen, professors at UNC Asheville. Marvin Chambers, a founding member of the Asheville Student Committee on Racial Equality and a leader in North Carolina’s civil rights movement, served as moderator for the discussion.
Martin Luther King, Jr. remembrance events in Asheville and WNC
Western North Carolinians will honor the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. with events happening throughout the week. Here’s a quick round up of what’s planned.
ASAP to hold Business of Farming Conference, Feb. 14.
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project announces their annual Business of Farming Conference will be held Saturday, Feb. 14, at UNC Asheville.
UNCA to hold ‘Food and Social Justice’ forum, Jan. 20
Announcement: Erika Allen, who focuses on community-based transformation through the food system, will present a discussion, Food and Social Justice, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20 in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union, in the Grotto.
Herbiary to hold Asheville store’s first ‘learning series’ this month
The Herbiary held its first class in its recently opened Asheville store on Jan. 11. The herbal apothecary and natural remedy store opened on Saturday, November 1, 2014. More classes are planned for the rest of the year, and course descriptions for January are now available.
UNCA professor Darin Waters to lead discussion on African American history, Feb. 8
Professor Darin Waters of the UNC-Asheville History Department will discuss “History and its Burdens: The place of African Americans in our collective historical memory.”
Asheville Mardi Gras to hold Cajun Cook-off, benefit MANNA FoodBank
Event announcement: The 7th Annual Cajun Cook-off and Art Auction will take place on Sunday, January 25th from 1-5 p.m. at The Mill Room.