The Orange Peel will host a kickoff concert for the Downtown After 5 season lineup announcement Wednesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. Xpress will be on-site live-tweeting the lineup news, so keep posted using the hashtags #avlent (or follow @HayleyTweeet that evening). Press Release From Asheville Downtown Association Empire Strikes Brass will play at the […]
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Local author receives national recognition for PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award
Press Release From Jasmine-Beach Ferrara Publications: ASHEVILLE, NC— Last week local North Carolinian author Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara’s first short story collection Damn Love (2013) received national recognition as an honorable mention for the PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award for Debut Fiction. She has also been nominated as a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award in General Fiction. […]
Toy Boat Community Art Space hosts Asheville Vaudeville April 12
Press Release From Asheville Vaudeville: What: Asheville Vaudeville, with Special Guest Emcee: Sneaky McFly When: Saturday, April 12, 2014 Where: Toy Boat Community Art Space (101 Fairview Rd. – Asheville) Who: A variety of local talent and performers! Come celebrate Asheville Vaudeville’s last show of the 2013-2014 season! Asheville’s biggest variety show will be returning […]
Mills River Farmers Market holds annual vendor meeting on April 3
Press Release From Mills River Farmers Market: The Mills River Farmers Market will be holding its annual vendor meeting on April 3rd at 6 PM at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station located off of Fanning Bridge Road in Mills River, NC. All past and prospective vendors are encouraged to attend. The 2014 season offers […]
WLOS, AC-T: Second burglary in eight days to target CityMac
WLOS: Click here for video. A second smash and grab at an Apple computer business has police wondering if the same thieves struck again. Asheville Citizen-Times By Clarke Morrison Surveillance video shows that three masked intruders used a sledgehammer to smash the front door of the CityMac store at Biltmore Park Town Square at 1:50 […]
Carolina Sketchfest 2: A night of Asheville sketch comedy this Saturday
Event: Carolina Sketchfest 2 Saturday, March 29, 8 p.m. Asheville Community Theatre 35 E. Walnut St., Asheville Click here to purchase tickets. Press Release From Feral Chihuahuas Sketch Comedy: If you attended 2013’s Carolina Sketchfest, then get ready to see COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, FAN-FAVORITE material from each group. It’s a brand new show for 2014! Carolina […]
Air quality agencies host Ozone kickoff event and press conference March 27
Ozone Season Kickoff Event & Press Conference Thursday, March 27, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Land of Sky Regional Council 339 New Leicester Highway, Suite 140, Asheville AGENDA Light Refreshments and Pre-Event Media Interviews (8:00 – 8:30 AM) Welcome and Introductions – Bill Eaker, Land-of-Sky Regional Council (LOSRC) (10 minutes) State and Federal Air Quality Issues Update […]
Carolina Public Press: WNC joblessness increases
Carolina Public Press By Angie Newsome The N.C. Department of Commerce’s Labor and Economic Analysis Division released the rates for all 100 counties and 14 metro areas last week. The data show that between December and January, unemployment increased in all the state’s metros and in 96 counties. It remained the same in two counties […]
Troy & Sons distillery awarded gold medal for platinum whiskey
Press Release From The Buzz: Asheville, NC (March 25, 2014) – The Beverage Tasting Institute, an independent reviewer and producer of Tastings.com, awarded a Gold medal and “Exceptional” rating to the Asheville Distilling Company for their Troy & Sons Platinum Whiskey. T&S Platinum is a true American moonshine, made with heirloom Crooked Creek corn and […]
Wild South appoints Pat Byington as new executive director
Press Release From Wild South Dear Friends, March 24, 2014 On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of Wild South I am pleased to announce that we have hired Pat Byington as our new Executive Director. This announcement comes after many months of searching, analyzing, and deliberating options for new leadership from across […]
AC-T gets a digital redesign
Asheville Citizen-Times Good morning! Last month, we gave the print edition attention by expanding the number of pages. This month, we wanted to give the same love to our digital readers.
Friends of the Smokies hosts hike to Newton Bald for wildflower viewing
Press Release From Friends of the Smokies WAYNESVILLE, NC – Hike to Newton Bald on April’s Classic Hike of the Smokies and reward yourself for the climb with spring’s early wildflowers. Join Friends of the Smokies and renowned outdoor author and hiking expert, Danny Bernstein on Tuesday, April 8th for the next Classic Hike of […]
AC-T: Asheville rent too high for renters
Asheville Citizen-Times By John Boyle ASHEVILLE — A new report from the N.C. Housing Coalition finds that renters in Asheville need to earn $13.83 per hour to afford a basic apartment here, but the typical renter earns just $11.02 an hour.
Western Carolina University continues old-time and bluegrass jam series Thursday, April 3
Press Release From Western Carolina University: CULLOWHEE – The 2013-14 First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will continue Thursday, April 3, with a concert featuring the traditional string band Crooked Pine. Crooked Pine was originally organized in 1974 with founding members Craig Bannerman, bass; Marion Boatwright, fiddle; […]
Environmental Quality Institute seeks volunteers to sample local waterways
The Environmental Quality Institute’s Stream Monitoring Information Exchange program is currently seeking volunteers to attend a volunteer training on Saturday, March 29th, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at UNC Asheville. Once trained, volunteers work in small groups to sample a couple sites, two times per year (about 10 hours of annual service). Volunteer opportunities are open to anyone (11th grade and up) with any level of experience or identification skills.
Franklin hosts Invasive Species Awareness Day at Tassee Picnic Shelter
Press Release From Land Trust for the Little Tennessee: What: The LTLT and FROGS in celebration of N.C. Invasive Plant Awareness Week, will host an educational event at the Tassee Picnic Shelter on the Little Tennessee River Greenway. This event will host experts from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC Forest Service, US Forest […]
Southeastern Fly Fishing Festival returns to Western Carolina
Press Release From Western Carolina University: The Southeastern Fly Fishing Festival will return to Western Carolina University on May 16th & 17th. The event is sponsored by the Southeastern Council of the International Federation of Fly Fishers. This fun-filled weekend of programs, presenters and exhibitors is the Southeast’s premier fly fishing educational event. The Festival […]
PARI reminds the public of Lyrid meteor shower in April
Press Release From Pisgah Astronomical Research Insititute: (March 25, 2014) – Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) remind the public of the annual Lyrid Meteor Shower in April. Meteors result from particles of dust causing the atmosphere to glow as the particles enter the upper atmosphere of the Earth. The Lyrid Meteors, or […]
Chimney Rock offers new kids’ rock climbing event on March 29
Press Release From Chimney Rock State Park: CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (March 18, 2014)—Building on the success of the park’s Climbing the Chimney event last fall, Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park is offering a spring fever cure for families with a taste for outdoor adventure. Participants can experience Chimney Rock from a different perspective […]
A-B Tech students earn coveted spots in NASA’s Aerospace Scholars program
Press Release From Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College: A-B Tech Community College students Kris Ridenour and Mike Blackwater were two of the 40 students in the United States chosen by NASA to participate as Aerospace Scholars at the Marshall Space Flight Center February 26-28. Community and junior college students from across the nation apply to be […]
Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation announces grant awards totaling over $1.8 million
Press Release From Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation: Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation announces grant awards totaling $1,840,575 to 40 non-profit organizations. Of the 40 grants, 18 were in the area of social services totaling $813,000, 12 went to education for a total of $582,795, and the remaining 10 were health […]