From the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: Land Trust assists N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission with acquisition of 82-acre tract Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy helps secure Sorrells Meadow for Cold Mountain Game Lands Asheville, NC – In December, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) assisted the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) with the purchase of 82 […]
From the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville: “Keeping a Moral Compass when Society seems to have Lost its Own” will be presented by Bill Walz at the Sunday, February 19 meeting of the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville, 2-3:30 p.m. at Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road, Asheville, NC. All are welcome to attend. Walz will […]
From Vaya Health: Asheville crisis center, community partnership earn honors January 30, 2017 – The community partnership behind Asheville’s new behavioral health treatment and crisis center has received statewide honors for its work to improve healthcare services in the Buncombe County region. Key partners behind the C3356 Comprehensive Care Center were recognized in December by […]
From the Asheville Riverfront Redevelopment Office: NEW UPDATES FOR ON THE GROUND ACTIVITY* UTILITY RELOCATION Duke Energy Progress continues utility relocation work and will be working throughout the RADTIP project area. The next location for distribution line work is at the five points intersection (Clingman Extension, Lyman Street and Lyman Extension, Roberts St. and Depot […]
From the North Carolina Arts Council: North Carolina Arts Council Grant Programs Now Open for Organizations Raleigh, N.C. — The 2017 grant application season has launched and guidelines and applications for the North Carolina Arts Council’s seven grant programs for organizations are now available. The deadline for receiving 2017-18 grant applications is Wednesday, March 1 […]
From the Asheville Lyric Opera: Important historical music-theatre related events of February 25: 1911: Victor Herbert’s opera “Natoma” premiered in Philadelphia 1950: “Your Show of Shows” premieres, starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca 1953: “Wonderful Town” opened at the Winter Garden Theater in NYC 1963: The Beatles release their first single record in the US: […]
From the Smith-McDowell House Museum: SMITH-MCDOWELL HOUSE MUSEUM HOSTS VICTORIAN TEA PARTY Asheville, NC — Smith-McDowell House is pleased to be hosting a very special tea party for girls (ages 7 and up) and an adult on February 11. The tea party includes a program, high tea and a craft activity. The program will have […]
From the Mosaix Group: Mosaix Group wins 2017 ADMEI Achievement Award International award recognizes excellence in corporate destination management services Asheville, January 25, 2017: Mosaix Group, a leader in the field of Event Planning and Destination Management Companies (DMC), has been awarded the 2017 ADMEI Achievement Award for Best Public Event in recognition of their […]
From Western Carolina University: WCU spring semester enrollment crests 10,000 students for first time in institution’s history CULLOWHEE – Records continue to fall at Western Carolina University, where total spring semester enrollment has topped the 10,000-student mark for the first time in university history. Preliminary census data compiled by the Office of Institutional Planning and […]
From the Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center: The Media Arts Project and Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center present: Frame + Form Screen Dance Festival Friday, February 24 Screening, 7:00 p.m. BMCM+AC at 69 Broadway Saturday, February 25 Workshop, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. BMCM+AC at 56 Broadway The Media Arts Project and […]
From the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute: Explore the majesty of Messier objects at PARI Rosman, NC (January 25, 2013) – The pubic is invited to discover the world of Messier Objects at PARI Friday, February 10. The program is part of the Evening at PARI series and will include a tour of the PARI campus […]
From The United Way of Henderson County: Hendersonville Brewery to Donate Super Bowl Party Proceeds to United Way of Henderson County Southern Appalachian Brewery Plans to Give 10% of Proceeds on Sunday, February 5th HENDERSONVILLE, NC – United Way of Henderson County invites the community to join them at Southern Appalachian Brewery on Sunday, February […]
From The Asheville Tourists: FOR ONE NIGHT, TOURISTS WILL ADOPT HIPPIES NAME TEAM WILL WEAR CUSTOM UNIFORMS TO BENEFIT CHARITY ASHEVILLE — On Thursday, June 29 McCormick Field will become the home of the Asheville Hippies. For one night only, the team will wear custom jerseys with a Tourists colored tie-dye theme and the word […]
From the City of Asheville: Southside Town Hall Meeting set for Jan. 31 In a citizen-led process, community members are invited to a Southside Town Hall Meeting to discuss recreational opportunities for the Southside neighborhood. Facilitated by Tyrone Greenlee, Director of Christians for a United Community, the meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on […]
From Haywood Regional Medical Center: Haywood Regional Donates Items to Gatlinburg Fire Relief (Clyde, N.C.) The wildfires that ravaged Gatlinburg in November of last year are still months away from a full recovery for many. Haywood Regional chef Derek Sword and Shane Danner, pastor of Cullowhee Valley Baptist and purchasing agent of Haywood Regional, donated […]
From BANGS Shoes: Blue Ridge Parkway High Tops Great Smokey! Appalachian Mountains! Good gracious gravy these navy blue lace ups are adventure-ready. Inspired by the Asheville, North Carolina section of the longest linear park in the United States, local shoe company BANGS Shoes’ Blue Ridge Parkway High Tops remind us that every single MOMENT should be captured for max positive […]
From University of North Carolina Asheville: Attorney George Pappas to Speak at UNC Asheville on the Legal History of Native American Dispossession Attorney George D. Pappas will offer a lecture, The Literary and Legal Genealogy of Native American Dispossession: From the Marshall Trilogy to Standing Rock, at noon on Thursday, February 9 in UNC Asheville’s […]
From Living Web Farms: Develop Resilience Mills River, NC- Wood heat is extremely sustainable and renewable. It is practical for those that live in rural or suburban areas because it’s easy to access, it’s affordable, and it requires no other energy source to burn. The heat it produces can be “harvested” and used in several […]
From ABCCM: ABCCM’s New Servant Leadership Center Now Open ASHEVILLE, N.C. – New offices for Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry are now open at 20 Twentieth Street, off Patton Avenue in West Asheville. The new building is called the ABCCM Servant Leadership Center, and will house ABCCM’s administrative offices and meeting rooms where ABCCM will […]
The satisfyingly weird, wry happiness left lingering in the faces of those standing around as the lights went up speak to the power of Aesop Rock’s verses and message.
From the Haywood Regional Medical Center: Birth Defects Prevention Month — Increase your Likelihood for a Healthier Baby! (Clyde, N.C.) January is designated by the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as Birth Defects Prevention Month. It is national health observance and Haywood Women’s Medical Center wants to shed light on ways you can […]
