Press release from UNC Asheville: Applications are now being accepted for UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library Community Author Award for a poet, playwright or graphic novelist in Western North Carolina. The award will provide a yearlong residency in UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library, with a courtesy faculty appointment that will provide a library study carrel and other […]
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Hungry for History: Nan Chase to speak at Brown Bag Lunch Series
Press release from the North Carolina Room at Pack Memorial Library: Asheville: 200 Years of Good Eating will be the subject of a Hungry for History Brown Bag Lunch program at Pack Memorial Library on May 27, 2015, from 12:00 to 1:00 in the Lord Auditorium, lower level. Asheville today is one of the nation’s hippest food cities. But […]
Asheville Police Department releases tool to assist public in viewing crime statistics
Press release from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is excited to announce a new free tool to help the public stay informed about crime in Asheville. The tool is called the Community Crime Map and is the result of a partnership with LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Using the tool residents can view a map […]
Montford Park Players present ‘A Christmas Carol’ and A Day with Dickens festival, Dec. 2-17
Press release from Montford Park Players: Montford Park Players, an Asheville theatrical tradition, is proud to announce their upcoming presentation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, directed by Mandy Bean and Sophie Stanley. The play will be presented at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheater, located at 92 Gay Street in the heart of the Montford […]
Edington Center hosts 4th annual Southside Community Thanksgiving dinner, Nov. 21
Press release from Green Opportunities: In celebration of the holidays, Green Opportunities (GO), the Asheville Housing Authority, the Housing Authority’s Residents Council and Southside community partners will host the 4th Annual Southside Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 5-7 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center, located at […]
Luke Givens hired as UNCA’s Director of Multicultural Affairs
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville welcomed Luke Givens to the role of director of multicultural affairs on Oct. 9. A North Carolina native, Givens previously served as retention and multicultural center coordinator at Portland Community College’s Cascade campus. Givens plans to build on UNC Asheville’s core value of diversity and inclusion through his […]
Warren Wilson College strengthens international student recruitment
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Strike up a conversation with a group of Warren Wilson College graduates and internationalism is bound to come up. For many alumni, meeting people from all over the world was, at one time, a substantial part of being a Warren Wilson College student. The College’s international student population was […]
BMCM+AC invites project proposals for the 2018 {Re}HAPPENING
Press release from Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center announces an opportunity for artists to participate in the 2018 {Re}HAPPENING on Saturday, March 31, at Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain, NC. We invite artists to propose projects that reflect the innovative spirit of Black Mountain College. Artists are encouraged […]
Our VOICE presents the 16th annual Survivors’ Art Show, Nov. 9
Press release from Our VOICE: 16th Annual SURVIVOR ART SHOW NOVEMBER 9TH | 5PM Readings and Performances begin at 6pm Blue Spiral 1 Art Gallery 38 Biltmore 28801 You are Invited to the 16th Annual Survivors’ Art Show Heart Works, the annual Survivors’ Art Show, is an exhibition of work from Our VOICE clients […]
Brevard College Theatre presents “Boeing Boeing,” Nov. 16-18
Press release from Brevard College: On Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7:00 p.m., Brevard College Theatre will open their second production of the 2017-2018 season with “Boeing Boeing” by French playwright Marc Camoletti. The show will run in The Porter Center for Performing Arts’ black box theatre, the Morrison Playhouse. Additional performances will be on Nov. […]
Pangaea Plants awarded $10,000 in American Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
PRESS RELEASE from Pangaea Plants: LAKE LURE, NC – Gabriel Noard, President of Pangaea Plants, was presented with a $10,000 check on November 1, 2017, for winning the “America’s Best Farm Startup” award in the American Farm Bureau’s 2018 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. The award validates Noard’s early prediction of the market demand for herbs that […]
‘Rhymes for Young Ghouls’ screens Nov. 15 in UNC Asheville’s Indigenous Film Festival
Press release from UNC Asheville: Rhymes for Young Ghouls, an action drama that premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and was awarded Best Canadian Feature film at that year’s Vancouver Film Festival, will screen at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. The film, the fourth and final […]
Ralston Fox Smith exhibition opens Nov. 10 at Pink Dog
Press release from Pink Dog Creative: Ralston Fox Smith: Furtherance Pink Dog Creative Gallery, 348 Depot Street November 10 – December 17, 2017 opening reception Friday, November 10, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Furtherance represents a progression and transformation of vision as Fox has explored abstract and surreal landscapes and pushed beyond into the world […]
Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief concert and exhibition at Flood Gallery, Nov. 18
Press release from The Flood Gallery Fine Art Center: The Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, at 2160 Highway 70, in Swannanoa between Asheville and Black Mountain, will be hosting a benefit event for hurricane relief to Puerto Rico, on November 18, 5-9 p.m. This event will include an auction of donated art and services, a concert […]
Sen. Chuck Edwards: Asheville referendum rejecting state council district plan a “sham”
Press release from Sen. Chuck Edwards (R-Henderson): “Earlier this year, after numerous constituents asked for my help, I sponsored a law requiring the Asheville City Council to create council districts and give all Asheville citizens a chance to have their voices heard by their city government. “Unfortunately, the city council doesn’t seem to understand what most […]
Groce Methodist repurposes faith buildings to housing for homeless
Press release from Homeward Bound: ASHEVILLE – After seven years of visioning, exploring and deliberating, Groce United Methodist Church created homes that changed the lives of two previously homeless people. Homeward Bound clients Dan, a veteran, and Tish, formerly a participant in Room in the Inn, went from homelessness to living in comfortable, safe and […]
Executive director of Safelight moving on
Press release from Safelight: The board of directors of Safelight Inc. announced today that Tanya Blackford will be leaving her position as executive director effective Jan. 23 to assume a new professional opportunity as area director for Crossnore School & Children’s Home. Under Blackford’s leadership since 2003, Safelight and its affiliated programs have significantly expanded […]
Connect Buncombe to host leader of Fonta Flora State Trail
Press release from Connect Buncombe: Connect Buncombe, a greenway advocacy and fundraising organization, celebrates five years of growth and accomplishments at its annual meeting on Nov. 15 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Comfort Suites Outlet Center on Brevard Road in Asheville. This event is open to the public, and all who are interested are encouraged […]
Panel at UNCA to look at ‘When Women Lead’
Press release from Buncombe County Young Democrats: What does it take to be a leader? The Buncombe County Young Democrats and the UNC Asheville College Democrats are co-hosting a women’s leadership panel discussion at UNC Asheville called “When Women Lead.” The panel features three local women: UNC Asheville Chancellor Mary Grant, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and […]
Schools in South Asheville on lockdown
Press release from Buncombe County Schools: UPDATE 3:20 p.m.: This message is to let you know that the lockdown in the Roberson District has been lifted by the Sheriff’s Department. All students are being released. Please know your child’s bus may be running late. Everyone is safe and law enforcement issued the lockdowns out of an […]
BRCC to hold Veterans Day ceremony
Press release from Blue Ridge Community College: “Many of them are young, sometimes in their early or mid-20s, returning from service in different parts of the world. Some seem older than their years because of all they have seen in war,” said Donna Turner, veteran certifying officer at Blue Ridge Community College. They are the […]