Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features renovations at the Magnetic Theatre and Holiday Childress’ debut solo album.
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Smart bets: Mountain Heritage Day
Break out the candles! Western Carolina University celebrates its 125th year during the 40th annual Mountain Heritage Day festival, a free event to recollect WCU’s rich history. Two stages and a dedicated dance floor will host clogging team performances and concerts (including Grammy Award-winner David Holt), and more than 100 vendor booths will sprawl into […]
Financing fiesta
Community Sourced Capital is poised to become a household name within entrepreneurial hubs like Asheville. At least that’s what Carol Peppe-Hewitt, founder of Slow Money NC and CSC’s North Carolina local connector, is hoping. The community lending guru is hard at work promoting CSC’s latest campaign by Asheville’s own 5th Sun Specialties. Asheville residents who […]
Smart bets: Shimshai
“I gotta get my Asheville fix!” writes Shimshai on his own concert’s Facebook page, where several giddy fans have already responded with victorious tales of acquiring admission tickets. The California-based mantra musician, a self-described “seeker of truth,” sends lyrics into the crowd on gentle waves of finger-picked guitar, leaving plenty of inspired devotees in the […]
Art jewelry pioneer Robert Ebendorf at Mora for book signing and trunk show
From a press release: Pop-Up Exhibit Celebrates American Craft Week, Saturday, October 11th from 2:00-5:00 pm Asheville, NC, Sept. 23, 2013–Robert Ebendorf’s groundbreaking work as an art jeweler for more than 50 years has established him in the top tier of the American studio craft movement. The Life and Times of Robert W. Ebendorf: Jeweler […]
Plasticard-Locktech International to hold job fair in Asheville Oct. 3
From a press release: Asheville-based PLI: Plasticard-Locktech International, the World’s largest manufacturer of hotel keycards, is holding a job fair on Friday, October 3rd from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. The company is filling 20 to 25 full-time positions in all departments, including sales, production, accounting, quality assurance and administration. The job fair will be […]
AC-T: Brewgrass pulled a big out-of-town crowd
From Asheville Citizen-Times: By Tony Kiss Asheville’s big Brewgrass craft beer festival on Sept. 20 was another hit, pulling about 3,500 fans, the vast majority of them from out of town, event founder Jimi Rentz said Monday. An early check of festival attendance showed tickets sold in 32 states and 60 percent of buyers came […]
American Idol winner Caleb Johnson to make homecoming appearance at Asheville Holiday Parade
From a press release: The Asheville Downtown Association today announced that 2014 American Idol winner, Caleb Johnson, will serve as Grand Marshal for the Asheville Holiday Parade, presented by Bojangles, on Saturday, November 22. The Grand Marshal float, sponsored by Mission Health, will lead the parade beginning at 11am on Biltmore Avenue. The parade continues […]
Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfunding initiatives
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a family-friendly bottle shop in Morganton and traditional painting and drawing lessons at Asheville Academy of Art.
Randall Barnett appointed to city of Asheville Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
From a press release: Asheville, NC (September 17, 2014) – Local REALTOR®, Randall Barnett, gets appointed to city of Asheville’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee by the city council. Currently serving as the chairperson for Asheville Board of REALTORS® Affordable Housing Committee, Randall has been a key ambassador for affordable housing fairs since 2011 in the […]
Sens. Hagan & Coons introduce bill to give students a head start at a college degree
From a press release: Fast Track to College Act supports state and local efforts to establish early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Kay Hagan (NC) and Chris Coons (DE) introduced legislation to help more low-income students access and complete a college education. The Fast Track […]
Smiling Hara Tempeh launches HEMPEH kickstarter, schedules tempeh barbecue for Oct. 26
From a press release: Smiling Hara Tempeh will launch a 30-day Kickstarter in October to bring HEMPEH to the marketplace—a brand new line of soy-free tempeh fortified with hemp seeds and beans from Growing Warriors, a healing farm for military veterans in Kentucky. The initial funding goal is $20,000. Smiling Hara Tempeh, makers of organic […]
Call for nominations for North Carolina’s next poet laureate underway
From a press release: RALEIGH, N.C. – Nominations for the state’s next poet laureate, the ambassador of North Carolina literature, will be accepted now through Oct. 14, online at www.NCDCR.gov/PoetLaureate. The timeline is short, so immediate attention to nominations is encouraged. The post, created by the General Assembly in 1935, uses the office as a […]
Smart bets: Heritage Weekend
This September marks the 34th year for Heritage Weekend, a free festival that explores traditional Appalachian customs like beekeeping, coopering, heritage toy making, broom and furniture making, spinning and natural dyeing, all sponsored by the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Both Saturday and Sunday offer a full lineup of crafts, dance and mountain-inspired music with fare […]
Iran Luxury Travel hosts free talk and wine-tasting at Metro Wines on Sept. 30
From a press release: “From Shiraz to Shiraz” takes place on Tuesday Sept. 30, 6:30 PM at Metro Wines (169 Charlotte St.). The free wine-tasting of Shiraz wines is preceded with a talk by Steve Kutay. The world-traveler will detail his recent trip to Iran, which included the famous city of Shiraz and the site […]
Smart bets: OK Go
Sure, vocal tracks often have an intelligible rhythm, but frontman Damian Kulash nearly drives the drum set to obsolescence with his staccato vocals in OK Go‘s latest tune, “Turn Up the Radio.” The pop number, from the band’s 2014 EP Upside Out, drifts into a stripped-down interlude only fleetingly before the Los Angeles rockers steer […]
Smart bets: A Tribe Called Red
It’s tricky to find a clique of electronic musicians whose message resonates as much as the bass it’s dubbed over. A Tribe Called Red, composed of three like-minded Canadian DJs, tours the country on a quest to promote empowerment and reverence for native culture. DJ NDN, Bear Witness and 2oolman juxtapose chants and drumming samples […]
Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfunding initiatives
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features Brother Wolf’s fundraising calendar and craftsman Daniel Hart’s stringed gourd instruments.
The Venue receives highly acclaimed awards in NC’s wedding industry
From a press release: Asheville, NC – September 12, 2014 –The Venue is pleased to announce it has received Most Popular All Inclusive Venue North Carolina of 2014 by Wedding Industry Experts, the Best Wedding Venue of 2014 by Wedding Wire Couples’ Choice Awards, and 2013 Best of Weddings by The Knot. Wedding Industry Experts, […]
American Advertising Federation Asheville makes comeback, holds kickoff event Sept. 30
From a press release: Asheville, NC — The American Advertising Federation Asheville (AAFA) is regenerating, reinvigorating, rejuvenating and reviving the local chapter in response to a surge in interest among members of the local marketing community. The Kick‐Off Event takes place September 30, 2014 from 6-8 PM at Catawba Brewery, 63 Brook Street, Asheville, NC […]
The Fresh Market hosts Cupcake for a Cause Sept. 12-28 for No Kid Hungry campaign
From a press release: GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Fresh Market is proud to continue its national partnership with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign. This September, The Fresh Market will host its second annual Cupcakes for a Cause event to raise funds and awareness for No Kid Hungry, which is dedicated to ending childhood […]