Comedy showcase Talk About Funny moves to the LaZoom Room

Press release from Marquee Comedy: Marquee Comedy moves monthly comedy showcase, Talk About Funny with Jason Scholder, to the LaZoom Room in Downtown Asheville. Talk About Funny Part Stand Up Comedy • Part Talk Show • All Hilarious! Thursday, December 7th 8-10 pm (Doors at 7:00) LaZoom Room (Downtown Asheville) 76 Biltmore Ave. • Asheville, […]

Catawba Brewing Co. to purchase Charleston-based Palmetto Brewing Co.

Press release from Catawba Brewing Co.: Catawba Brewing Co. of Morganton, NC (Catawba) and Palmetto Brewing Co. of Charleston, SC (Palmetto) are excited to announce the two companies are being joined into a single entity. Catawba intends to finalize the purchase of Palmetto by the end of 2017 with the Pyatt family retaining 100% ownership. […]

Julia Franks wins Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award

Press release from the Western North Carolina Historical Association: It was as crowded house at the Renaissance Hotel in Asheville as the Western North Carolina Historical Association and the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Advisory Board presented the 2017 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award trophy and accompanying $1,500 prize to Julia Franks. High praise was given to Franks by […]

PFLAG event will discuss laws affecting the transgender community

Press release from a representative of PFLAG: HENDERSONVILLE, N.C — On Monday, Dec. 4, from 6-7:30 p.m., Aaron Sarver from the Campaign for Southern Equality will be the featured speaker at a meeting sponsored by the Hendersonville chapter of PFLAG. The sponsored presentation will take place in the Kaplan room at the Hendersonville Library. Sarver […]

New exhibit at AMOS lets visitors explore geomorphology

Press release from Asheville Museum of Science: ASHEVILLE —The Asheville Museum of Science announces a brand-new exhibit for all ages. Geared toward open-ended exploration, this exhibit allows visitors to manipulate sand to form landforms, watch elevation change and create bodies of water. The Terra Box brings topographic maps to life. As visitors manipulate the sand, […]

American chestnut to be planted at Bruce Drysdale Elementary

Press release from Hendersonville Tree Board: HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — Already, three American chestnut trees grow well and strong on the campus of Bruce Drysdale Elementary School in downtown Hendersonville. On Thursday, Nov.16, another will be carefully and enthusiastically planted by fifth-graders who have been chosen to help with the chore. Wes Burlingame, a nurseryman and […]

Indivisible Asheville/WNC hosts idea incubators on community-driven sustainability

Press release: “TOMORROW” TODAY: Indivisible Asheville/WNC Hosts Idea Incubators on Community-Driven Sustainability Sunday, November 19, 2017, 3:00-5:00 p.m. First Congregational Church, Asheville NC ASHEVILLE, NC (November 9, 2017) – As a follow-up to its October screening of the French documentary Tomorrow, which highlights concrete steps communities around the world are taking toward a sustainable future, […]

Holiday pop-up at Center for Craft, Nov. 30-Dec. 3

Press release from The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design: Over 30 designers and makers will be featured in a three-day holiday pop-up shop and five-day online shop co-organized by Asheville-based design firm SHELTER and national non-profit the Center for Craft. The shop will feature unique, limited edition, and one-of-a kind handcrafted goods made by […]

Asheville Vaudeville performs two shows, Nov. 18

Press release from Asheville Vaudeville: Asheville Vaudeville invites you to two shows on November 18, 2017! Rigel 7, our Lunatic Lord of Laughs, hosts a show of the bizarre and bemusing. It’s an intergalactic tour of the variety arts with comedians, ladies floating in the air, pole dance shenanigans, absurdist theater, dancing girls, magic, and […]

The Organic Growers School to host three Farm Dreams workshops

Press release from the Organic Growers School:  The Organic Growers School will be hosting 3 Farm Dreams Workshops this winter. Are you dreaming of starting your own farm? Farm Dreams is an entry-level, exploratory one-day workshop designed to help people who are seeking practical, common sense information on whether sustainable farming is the next step […]

Designers needed for Color Me Goodwill fashion show

Press release from Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina:  Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina is looking for designers to participate in this year’s “Color Me Goodwill” fashion show, which takes place on Friday, April 27, at the Orange Peel in Asheville. Each designer will be given $125 to shop for garments and materials at Goodwill […]

‘The Great Smokies Review’ contributors will read at Malaprop’s, Nov. 19

Press release from UNC Asheville: Contributing writers to UNC Asheville’s The Great Smokies Review literary magazine will share their works when the monthly Writers at Home series has its final public reading of the fall at 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 19, at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. This event, hosted by UNC Asheville’s […]

UNC Asheville is accepting applications from poets, playwrights and graphic novelists for Ramsey Library Community Author Award

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 […]

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 […]