Press release: Hot Space Events and The Asheville Music Hall present the second Vinyl Fetish Record Show on Sat. May 19. Some of the best vinyl record dealers in the country will be on hand for a great day of crate digging and vinyl hunting on two floors. Over 30 dealer tables! The One Stop […]
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The Asheville Area Arts Council announces its 2018-2019 Arts Build Community Grant Award winners
Press release from the Asheville Area Arts Council: The Asheville Area Arts Council has awarded grants to support five innovative, arts-based ideas in the inaugural year of the Arts Build Community grant cycle. This program is sponsored by Buncombe County and Wicked Weed Brewing, and projects were chosen for inspiring diverse groups of participants to […]
Asheville Police request assistance to locate missing person, Nicole Era Blades
Press release from the Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance to locate Nicole Era Blades. She was last seen on April 8, 2018 at Eliada Home (2 Compton Drive). Nicole is described as a white female, 17 years of age, 5’4″ tall and weighing 130 pounds. She has brown shoulder length […]
City of Asheville to discuss the French Broad River Tree and Riparian Enhancement Plan
Press release from the City of Asheville: Interested in the River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project (RADTIP) and greenway? Come be part of a conversation about riverside ecology and natural habitat during an open house 5 to 7 p.m. April 18 at 14 Riverside Drive. City of Asheville staff will discuss the French Broad River […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Friday, April 13: Moderate (YELLOW)
Friday, April 13, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. The rating is based on particulate matter in the air. Click on the map below for an updated, detailed forecast. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air […]
The Sock Hop works to dispel stigmas associated with the diagnosis of dementia
Press release from the YMCA of Western North Carolina: AARP and the YMCA of Western North Carolina are cohosting a community Sock Hop to focus on adults living with cognitive limitations such as dementia. The Sock Hop will be held on Saturday, May 5 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Asheville YMCA, complete with crepe paper […]
Haywood Community College to hold Spring Craft and Plant Sale Friday, April 27
Press release from Haywood Community College: Haywood Community College will hold a Spring Craft and Plant Sale Friday, April 27. The craft sale, which includes demonstrations by students, will be in the Creative Arts building from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. There will be a preview sale and meet and greet session with students Thursday, […]
Asheville Grown seeking vendors for Venture Local Fair
Announcement from Asheville Grown Business Alliance: We need YOU to help us make this event come alive! If you have a local business you can apply here. The Venture Local Fair cultivates a community of localists at 68 Haywood St. on the 4th Saturday of each month (May – October) right in the heart of downtown Asheville. We come […]
Grocery stores to donate portion of proceeds to Isaac Dickson solar project on 5% Day
Press release from Green Built Alliance: As Appalachian Offsets crosses the one-year mark on its fundraising campaign to install solar panels on the roof of Asheville’s Isaac Dickson Elementary School, the nonprofit program will receive a financial boost as the beneficiary of 5% Day at Whole Foods Market, 4 South Tunnel Road, and Greenlife Grocery, […]
Assessing Soil Health on your Farm with a Microscope, April 21
Press release from Living Web Farms: As organic farming soars in popularity, and both growers and consumers become more aware of the impact of food and agriculture on human health, techniques and philosophies abound for growing food in a way that focuses on the soil. “Feed the soil, not the plant” is an axiom well-circulated […]
Five Asheville City Schools students selected for Governor’s School
Press release from Asheville City Schools: This summer, nearly 700 students from across the state will converge on college campuses for Governor’s School of North Carolina. Asheville City Schools will have four from the Class of 2019 as well as one rising Junior take part in this elite group dedicated to exploring cutting-edge concepts in […]
Saluda Lifestyles opposes outdoor shooting range and training facility
Press release from Saluda Lifestyles: The Henderson County Board of Commissioners has placed a contract on the property at 2823 Macedonia Road (which also borders NC Gamelands) for the purpose of constructing a training center for officers in Henderson County and possibly from all over NC. And, also construction of an outdoor shooting range. This decision appears to be […]
‘Step Back in Time: A Walking Tour of Black Mountain’ exhibition opens at Swannanoa Valley Museum
Press release from Swannanoa Valley Museum: The Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center is hanging an exhibit of 15 watercolor paintings by Jerald Pope that became the illustrations for his book, “Step Back in Time: A Walking Tour of Black Mountain.” The exhibit will be in the museum’s first floor gallery alongside the museum’s major […]
UNC Asheville honors students and faculty with spring 2018 leadership awards
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville presented its annual student and faculty leadership awards at a special ceremony on campus on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. “You learn a lot of things in college besides the subject matter of your courses,” said Interim Chancellor Joe Urgo at the awards ceremony. Those lessons include “developing an […]
Tryon Arts & Crafts School holds cake walk fundraiser
Press release from Tryon Arts & Crafts School: LET THEM EAT CAKE! ~ Have some fun & help Tryon Arts & Craft School raise money with our Cake Walk on Sat., April 21 from 2:30-3:30pm. The Cake Walk game is great for all ages and will take place during the Spring Arts & Flowers Festival! […]
Kids at HART presents ‘Junie B. Jones Is Not A Crook,’ April 21 & 22
Press release from HART: Kids at HART presents JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK, April 21 – April 22, 2018. Performances take place at HART Theater, located at 250 Pigeon Street, Waynesville. Tickets can be purchased in person at the HART box office, by phone at (828) 456-6322 or online at www.harttheatre.org. Based on […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Thursday, April 12: Moderate (YELLOW)
Thursday, April 12, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. The rating is based on particulate matter in the air. Click on the map below for an updated, detailed forecast. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air […]
Center for Craft announces 2018 Windgate Fellows
Press release from the Center for Craft: Now in it’s thirteenth year, the Center for Craft’s Windgate Fellowship marks $1.95 million awarded to 130 emerging craft artists nationwide. Nominated from a national network of 104 university art programs, these makers represent a skilled and motivated next generation for craft. Each year, the Windgate Fellowship identifies […]
Gantt says he is not the ‘former commissioner’ mentioned in Greene indictment
Statement from former Buncombe County Board of Commissioners chairman David Gantt: I am not the “former Commissioner” mentioned in the Bill of Indictment which charges Wanda Greene and her son, Michael Greene of criminal activity. I never received or used any County-issued WalMart/Sam’s Club, or credit cards during my time on the Buncombe County Commission. […]
Chihuly at Biltmore glass exhibition opens May 17
Press release from Biltmore: Biltmore will unveil its first art exhibition ever in its historic gardens when Chihuly at Biltmore opens on May 17, 2018. The exhibition will feature the works of globally-renowned artist Dale Chihuly, and will run through Oct. 7, 2018. A leader in the development of glass as a fine art, Chihuly […]
Page to Podium: Reading Your Work Aloud workshop for writers, May 5
Press release from Flatiron Writers Room: Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM The Flatiron Writers Room 5 Covington Street, Asheville Actor, author and voice coach Mel Ryane returns to the Flatiron Writers Room May 5th with her popular workshop Page to Podium: Reading Your Work Aloud. This day-long class, with individualized […]