Press release from Progress NC: State lawmakers won’t return to Raleigh until May, but some have already threatened to gerrymander our state courts, take control of the N.C. Supreme Court and even rewrite our constitution to enshrine limits to voting access. And that could only be the beginning. On Tuesday, April 3, at 6 p.m., […]
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County Recreation announces free Buncombe Outdoors hiking series
Press release from Buncombe County Recreation Services: Come out of hibernation and shrug off old man winter with outdoor adventures. Welcome warm, spring and summer days with Buncombe County Recreation Services Buncombe Outdoors series of entry level community hikes. These hikes will offer some beautiful scenery along the Blue Ridge Parkway and breathtaking views that Buncombe […]
Our VOICE and local allies participate in National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Press release from Our VOICE: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and Our VOICE alongside local businesses, educational institutions and artists, will take part in the national campaign themed “Embrace Your Voice.” The goal of SAAM is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it. Throughout the […]
City releases more body cam footage from August use-of-force incident
Press release from City of Asheville: Today, the City of Asheville will release nine officer body-worn camera videos related to the use of excessive force against Johnnie Jermaine Rush by former Officer Christopher Hickman in August of 2017. These videos are disturbing, difficult to watch and may not be appropriate for all ages, as they […]
‘In The Next Room’ opens April 6 at HART
Press release from HART: The final show in HART’s winter Studio Theater season is coming April 6 with the production of In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play by Sarah Ruhl. In the Next Room is a comedy about marriage, intimacy, and electricity. Set in the 1880s at the dawn of the age of […]
Asheville Museum of Science receives grant for a makerspace
Press release from Asheville Museum of Science: The Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) announces the award of a grant from the Glass Foundation to further the museum’s goal of becoming a hub for innovation and learning through making and engineering. Thanks in part to this generous grant, the museum has a fully operational makerspace, which includes […]
Workshop with butoh dancer Shadowbody, April 7
Press release from Asheville Butoh Collective: FLOOR-ESSENCE a workshop with butoh dancer Shadowbody When: Saturday April 7, 2018. 1:00 – 4:00 PM Where: BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce Street, Asheville, NC Cost: $30 – cash or check at the door Adam Koan returns to Asheville to guide a 3 hour workshop on the theme of ground […]
Buncombe County Schools announce changes to April calendar
Press release from Buncombe County Schools: There will be 20 extra minutes added to the end of our school day for the month of April beginning Monday, April 9, when we return from Spring Break. Monday, April 30, will be the last day we extend the school day. Also, Friday, April 27, will now be a full […]
Pan Harmonia announces April 29 and 30 concerts
Press release from Pan Harmomia: Pan Harmonia continues its 18th season in April with two very beautiful, yet different program offerings: early music in a sacred space and harp and flute in an intimate contemporary art gallery. Asheville Baroque Concerts season finale: Chiaroscuro Sunday, April 29, 3 PM Oakley United Methodist Church, 607 Fairview Road […]
The Role of African-Americans in the History of WNC, April 14
Press release from Western North Carolina Historical Association: Join Warren Wilson College professors Jeff Keith and Kevin Kehrberg as they present public memories about slavery and the Jim Crow South through the story of the Swannanoa Tunnel and efforts to maintain the South Asheville Cemetery. While often associated with southern Appalachia, the “myth of racial […]
Asheville Humane Society receives Points of Light volunteer certification
Press release from Asheville Humane Society: Asheville, NC – After working with Best Friends Animal Society for over a year, Asheville Humane Society (AHS) recently announced that they are certified by Points of Light as a Service Enterprise. A Service Enterprise is an organization that fundamentally leverages volunteers and their skills to successfully deliver on its social mission. Best […]
Farm Beginnings Farmer Training now accepting applications
Press release from Organic Growers School: Asheville, NC: Organic Growers School’s Farm Beginnings® Farmer Training is partnering with Polk county’s Growing Rural Opportunities (GRO) in 2018- 19 for our year long farmer training. Organic Growers School has graduated 36 farmers in the last 2 years and will graduate 50 by September 2018. Farm Beginnings® Farmer […]
Asheville Museum of Science announces April Science Pub
Press release from the Asheville Museum of Science: The Asheville Museum of Science and The Collider announce their next co-hosted installment of the Science Pub, a free Friday night guest speaker series offered by AMOS. Rachel Muir, former U.S. geological scientist and aquatic ecologist, will present “Bringing a River Back to Life: Restoring the French […]
Holocaust survivor and scholar Walter Ziffer to speak April 18 at UNC Asheville
Press release from UNC Asheville: Walter Ziffer, Holocaust survivor, author and educator, will present a talk, “Holocaust: When Law and Righteousness Clashed,” at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18 in UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. This talk is free and open to everyone, and will be followed by a Q&A session and book signing. As […]
WNC teens win National Scholastic Art Award
Press release from the Asheville Art Museum: The Asheville Art Museum is thrilled to congratulate three WNC high school art students on their receipt of prestigious national awards that recognize their outstanding talent. The nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers recently announced the national award recipients for the 2018 National Scholastic Art & Writing […]
Asheville Area Piano Forum’s annual spring benefit concert, April 6
Press release from the Asheville Area Piano Forum: The Asheville Area Piano Forum (AAPF) will present its 13th Annual Spring Benefit Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, on Sunday, April 8th at 3:00 PM. The program will feature solo piano works by Beethoven, Chopin, Albeniz, Schubert, and Liszt performed by 6 of the areas leading pianists: Deborah Belcher, Kimberly Cann, […]
Buncombe partners with Henderson to examine opioid crisis with author Sam Quinones
Press release from Buncombe County: Buncombe and Henderson County leaders are inviting the community to hear from Sam Quinones, author of “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic” on the evening of March 29 at Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall from 6:30- 9 p.m. Mr. Quinones will share the importance of a community […]
Homicide Survivor Support Group hosts inaugural meeting April 10
From the Asheville-Buncombe Homicide Survivor Support Group: Homicide Survivor Support Group to begin April 10th in Asheville The loss of a loved one due to homicide has unique challenges, both legally and emotionally. The Asheville-Buncombe Homicide Survivors Support Group will soon be offered to help individuals navigate those challenges. Jean Parks, who lost her sister […]
Braiding Private and Public History writing workshop with Catina Bacote, April 28
Press release from Flatiron Writers Room: Creative Nonfiction: Braiding Private and Public History with Catina Bacote How does your ordinary life reflect a larger human narrative? In this one-day creative nonfiction workshop we will consider how our own experiences have been shaped by social, cultural, and political dynamics, and the ways our writing can affirm […]
Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue & Aloft Asheville Downtown make finals in Petco Foundation’s Innovation Showdown
From event promoters: Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue and Aloft Asheville Downtown Named Finalist in Petco Foundation’s Innovation Showdown Votes Needed to Advance to Top Three Spots to Compete for $350,000 Asheville, N.C. – (March 26, 2018) – Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue, in partnership with Aloft Asheville Downtown, a McKibbon Hospitality property, has been named one of nine […]
Green Party gets recognition on North Carolina ballots, voter registration
From the North Carolina Green Party: Green Party Recognized as New Party in North Carolina RALEIGH — The North Carolina Green Party is pleased to announce that residents can now register to vote Green in North Carolina! In one of the first meetings of the newly seated State Board of Elections, board members approved the […]