Press release from AARP North Carolina: The NCWorks Career Center Asheville and AARP are hosting the 2nd Experience Works! Job Fair for 50+ job seekers. The hiring event will be held on Thursday, August 17 from 10am to 1pm at the NCWorks Career Center Asheville, 48 Grove Street, Asheville, NC 28801. There will be a Job […]
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Asheville resident wins national conservation leadership award
Press release: Tom Tribble, President of Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society in Asheville, was honored with the National Audubon Society’s 2017 Atlantic Flyway William Dutcher Award on July 15 in Park City, Utah at the Biennial Audubon Convention. The William Dutcher Award recognizes exceptional Audubon volunteers for their exemplary standard of service to Audubon. A dedicated […]
David Gantt receives WNCAP 2017 Honorary Chair award
Press release from Western North Carolina AIDS Project: The Western North Carolina AIDS Project, WNCAP is pleased to announce the recipient of the Honorary Chair award presented each year at the annual Raise Your Hand Auction and Gala, Asheville Attorney, David Gantt. “WNCAP is proud to recognize longtime partner, civil servant, and friend of the agency”, […]
N.C. Mountain State Fair announces new attractions for 2017
Press release from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services: High-diving firemen and roaming dinosaurs are just two of the new entertainment acts joining the 2017 N.C. Mountain State Fair Sept. 8-17 at the WNC Agricultural Center. High Dive Fireman Show, an acrobatic comedy, features performers doing Olympic-style dives from platforms up to […]
Eliada hosts ‘Light the Path’ Signature Event
Press release: Eliada is proud to introduce their second annual Signature Event, presented by Blossman Gas. The 2017 Signature Event will feature another fun and inspiration theme, “Light the Path.” We will celebrate the family members, mentors, supporters, and everyone in the community who continuously lights a path of success for our most vulnerable children. […]
Smart Bets: Waxahatchee
The Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter plays The Grey Eagle with a full band on Sunday, Aug. 13.
Sharing space: Do children have a place in Asheville’s brewery taprooms?
The family-friendly nature of Asheville area breweries has drawn criticism, but it remains a key part of the local industry’s identity.
Smart Bets: Sweet Knives
The former Lost Sounds bandmates play The Mothlight on Friday, Aug. 11, at 9:30 p.m.
Smart Bets: Entanglements
The multi-media presentation debuts at the Revolve Project Space on Friday, Aug. 11, at 8 p.m.
Asheville architect Scott Huebner wins prestigious Matsumoto Prize
The Brickstack Architects designer received top honors for his West Chapel house in Black Mountain.
Smart Bets: Christopher Swann
The former Asheville resident will discuss his new thriller at Malaprop’s on Thursday, Aug. 10.
Screen scene: Local film news
The documentary ‘Racing Extinction’ receives two local screenings, Highland Brewing shows a documentary on the U.S. military’s reduced dependence on fossil fuels and more.
Smart bets: Bradley Carter
The Asheville musician plays solo and with his rock power-trio Max Gross Weight each Sunday in August at Catawba Brewing Co.’s South Slope Tasting Room & Brewery.
Beer Scout: Homeplace Beer Co. is Yancey County’s first brewery
Open since early June, Yancey County’s first brewery focuses on sessionable yet flavorful beers made with local ingredients.
LEAF Downtown AVL returns for the third year
True to LEAF’s mission of inclusivity, a diverse slate of performers play Pack Square Park Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4 and 5.
Smart bets: Craft City
The Asheville artist leads the Center for Craft, Creativity & Design’s outdoor pop-up workshop on letterpress printing Friday. Aug. 4.
Smart bets: Lawrence Thackston
The Orangeburg, S.C.-based author reads from his new novel at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva on Friday, Aug. 4.
Smart bets: Tam Tsu
The record release show for Tam Tsu’s Man Will Drown takes place at The Mothlight on Thursday, Aug. 3.
Screen scene: Local film news
The Weaverville and Macon County libraries and the Grail celebrate silent films, the Fine Arts hosts a benefit screening of ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ and more.
Screen scene: Local film news
The Grey Eagle hosts a rare screening of ‘The Sad and Beautiful World of Sparklehorse,’ BMCM+AC shows a documentary about former faculty member Robert Motherwell and his New York School colleagues and more.
Screen scene: Local film news
The Collider hosts the premiere of Asheville filmmaker Dayna Reggero’s ‘The Story We Want,’ the 48 Hour Film Project winners are announced and more.