Asheville Community Theatre will stage Driving Miss Daisy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Alfred Uhry. Set mostly in Atlanta, just prior to the Civil Rights Movement, Driving Miss Daisy shares the story of the relationship between an elderly white Southern Jewish woman, Daisy Werthan, and her African American chauffeur, Hoke Coleburn, over the span of 25 years. […]
When a truffle has a name like “velvet sin ecstasy,” it probably doesn’t need to win awards to convince customers to give it a try. But at a recent competition, The Chocolate Fetish proved that its chocolates lived up to their names when the Asheville business earned 15 medals at the International Chocolate Salon’s 2014 […]
Park Ridge Health enhances ICU care with advanced telemedicine Park Ridge Health is currently providing around-the-clock monitoring of intensive care unit (ICU) patients by physicians and critical care nurses through its new tele-ICU program. Using this technology, two-way video access in each patient’s room enables face-to-face consultations between the bedside and Advanced ICU Care team, and […]
Press release from Blue Ridge Community Health Services: BRCHS Offers Lunch and Tour of Medical Building (Hendersonville, NC) Blue Ridge Community Health Services (BRCHS) is offering a Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, July 30th to those interested in hearing about the history of the organization, learning about community health centers and touring the medical facility. The […]
Press release from Park Ridge Health: Event Summary for 7/21/14 – 7/27/14 Please call 855-PRH-LIFE to register for any Park Ridge Health events. Free Support Groups Asheville Oncology Educational Group Thursday, July 24 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Conference Room, Asheville Hematology/Oncology 20 Medical Park Drive, Asheville Offered by Asheville Hematology/Oncology, June’s session will focus on […]
Press release from Turning Point Services: Turning Point Services, Inc. awarded Three-Year CARF Accreditation Morganton, NC — July 16, 2014 — CARF International announced today that Turning Point Services (TPS) has been accredited for a period of three years for its Supported Living, Respite Services, Personal Supports Services, Host Family/Shared Living Services, Community Integration, Community […]
Press release from Southeastern Sports Medicine: Southeastern Sports Medicine Hosts Second Annual WNC Concussion and Injury Prevention Symposium Asheville, N.C. (July 16, 2014) — For the second year, Southeastern Sports Medicine will bring western North Carolina medical providers a concussion symposium based on the most current research and updates from North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association. […]
It’s not too surprising that singer-songwriter Aaron Burdett won top honors from Our State magazine for his song “Going Home to Carolina.” Burdett’s thoughtful, acoustic-driven take on Southern Americana is a fitting soundtrack for life in the Blue Ridge Mountains. With the addition of his four-piece band, he creates music that is deeply rooted in the […]
Press release from the Asheville National Organization for Women: Asheville National Organization for Women To Hold “Bitter Pill” Rally Saturday, July 26 Women see an Equal Rights Amendment as a means to stop legislative, legal and economic discrimination on the basis of gender, improve earnings, and increase quality of life ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Asheville […]
Press release from Make-A-Wish Central & Western North Carolina: Wish Encourages Little Girl To Shoot For The Stars Ashlyn’s wish to swing high on a tire swing comes true Ashlyn’s dream of being able to “swing high” anytime she wants is finally coming true. After being diagnosed with Wilm’s Tumor, a rare form of kidney cancer, […]
“Chosen not only for its easily recognized show tunes, [‘I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair’ and ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ among them] Asheville Lyric Opera hopes to introduce the Asheville audience to the classical stage genius of Rodgers & Hammerstein,” says a press release. The musical South Pacific is set on a remote […]
Asheville-based band Bulgogi describes itself as a “perfect storm of dancey punk rock gleeful nutty psychotherapy,” as well as “terrified child dance punk,” but there’s no need to fear frontman Tim Tsurutani, his death-defying vocals, tongue-in-cheek lyrics or the band’s danceable, hard-edged melodies. (That is, assuming the band isn’t trying to lull us into a […]
On a hot summer afternoon at the Boys and Girls Club in West Asheville, about a dozen elementary school kids in bright, mismatched socks arrange their exercise mats in a small circle. At the center of that circle is Brooke Tyler, a tall, energetic Pilates teacher and owner of Clasique Acupuncture and Pilates Studio in […]
Press release from Park Ridge Health: Hendersonville, N.C. (July 15, 2014) — Park Ridge Health is excited to announce the addition of David Erickson, M.D., to its team of providers and specialists. As a pediatric hospitalist, Dr. Erickson will be caring for patients on Park Ridge Health’s 15-bed labor & delivery unit. Dr. Erickson, a […]
Press release from the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Public invited to comment on rules for oil and gas development RALEIGH – Officials with the state Mining and Energy Commission are seeking public input on proposed rules for regulating oil and gas development in North Carolina. Written comments from the public will be […]
With folk dancers from Taiwan, Trinidad, Romania, Russia and other far-flung places performing at Folkmoot, it might be easy to overlook the fact that southern Appalachia has its own dance custom to share. Dressed in their full crinoline skirts and tap shoes, four Appalachian clogging teams represent the mountain tradition at the international folk dance […]
Press release from CoachRudy: TIME’S UP!!! Interactive Strategies to Stay on Track for ADHD Adults! Asheville, NC- For many of us summer represents a more ‘laid-back’ schedule and a ‘loose, flexible routine’. Transitioning from summer to fall can be difficult & stressful, especially when you are an ADHD adult and have the responsibilities of school, work, family or all of the above. CoachRudy is here to keep you on track.. He will present an […]
The Asheville Wine & Food Festival is full of fun and feasting for attendees, but for many local chefs and wineries, the event is all about the competition. And this year, the rules and prizes are a little different for the wine competition, thanks to local vineyard-industry organization, the French Broad Vignerons. Unlike last year, […]
CarePartners receives grant for PACE services CarePartners, a local nonprofit and member of Mission Health, recently received a $220,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust and is now seeking approval to become a PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) providing. The primary purpose of PACE programming is to help elders remain […]
From Park Ridge Health: Event Summary for 7/7/14 – 7/13/14 Please call 855-PRH-LIFE to register for any Park Ridge Health events. Free Support Groups Hendersonville Survivorship Workshop Wednesday, July 9 4 – 5:30 p.m. Administration Board Room, Park Ridge Health 100 Hospital Drive, Hendersonville This new workshop will provide survivorship education and psychosocial support to […]
If you think intense training and fierce competition is just for jocks, the high-energy, hardworking poets on the Slam Asheville Youth team will change your mind. These young writers will bring their talents to a national stage in Philadelphia next week to compete at Brave New Voices, the largest poetry competition in the world. Last year, the small-town […]
