From RiverLink: The French Broad River will be celebrated in an upcoming art show and fundraiser, “Of Time and the River IV,” at the mysterious Zealandia Castle during the last weekend in October. The river was once a polluted obscurity, but now it’s one of the defining elements of our city. On a warm weekend, […]
From MAHEC: Adverse Childhood Experiences Southeastern Summit 2017: The Art of Healing ACEs Asheville, NC – October 17, 2017 — MAHEC is hosting the 2017 ACEs Southeastern Summit, The Art of Healing ACEs, at the Asheville Renaissance Hotel on October 20-21 to build trauma-informed communities. Attendees will hear from Keynote Speaker Vincent Felitti, MD, co-investigator […]
From UNC Asheville: TheatreUNCA to Stage Sondheim Musical, “Into the Woods,” Nov. 2-4, 16-18 TheatreUNCA will kick off its 2017 mainstage season with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s fairytale musical, Into the Woods, with seven performances opening Nov. 2 in UNC Asheville’s Carol Belk Theater. Evening performances will take place Nov. 2-4 and 16-18 with curtain […]
From MountainTrue: MountainTrue is honored to recognize the following award winners at our 2017 Annual Gathering next Wednesday, Oct. 25: 2017 Esther Cunningham Award: Sky Conard 2017 Volunteer of the Year: Mark Cobb 2017 Volunteer of the Year: Greer Gunby 2017 Elected Official of the Year: Doug Dearth 2017 Partner of the Year: Asheville Greenworks […]
From the Economic Development Coalition Asheville-Buncombe County: Fox Factory Holding Corp. Announces New East Coast Bike Operations in Asheville, North Carolina Asheville, NC October 17, 2017 – In conjunction with the Buncombe County Commission and the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County (EDC), Fox Factory Holding Corp. (FOX) announced plans for expansion that will create about 47 […]
From the Sequoyah Fund, Inc.: Native Pop comes to Cherokee with their street, progressive, contemporary, pop artists from around Native America CHEROKEE, NC — Native Pop is a native art collaborative that combines contemporary art styles, bright vibrant colors and social commentary to highlight modern day Native America. The exhibit and accompanying workshops will be […]
From event promoters: Rapp Presents “Final Spikes: Reconstruction, Racial Conflicts and Completion of the Railroads to the Land of the Sky” Saluda Train Tales SALUDA, NC — The completion of the Western North Carolina Railroad from Salisbury to Asheville in 1880 and the line from Spartanburg to Asheville in 1885 marked the end of the tumultuous era of rail construction, political corruption, economic […]
Municipal officials, wildlife experts and WNC residents talk bear-resistant trash cans, bird feeders and educational initiatives designed to protect citizens and wildlife living in close proximity to each other.
From event promoters: We hope you’ll join us at Asheville BookWorks for a fabulous evening of poetry and printing this Saturday night. The always marvelous Jericho Brown will be reading. He’s a poet not to be missed. If you haven’t been to a Vandercooked event yet, they’re great, with excellent poets and broadsides for the […]
From Buncombe County Health & Human Services: Confirmed Rabies Case in Asheville Buncombe County, N.C., – Health Officials with Buncombe County Health and Human Services (BCHHS) announced today that a fox from the Swannanoa area has been confirmed to have rabies. The fox was taken to Buncombe County Animal Control on Tuesday, October 10 and […]
From the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation: Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation to unveil new shower facility at Julian Price Campground on October 24 Public invited to ribbon cutting to celebrate nonprofit’s latest High Country project (Julian Price Memorial Park, Blue Ridge Parkway) – Blue Ridge Parkway travelers and neighbors are invited to join the Blue Ridge […]
From event organizers: Local Social Entrepreneur Selected for New National Leadership Program to Build Health Equity ASHEVILLE, NC – Leaders from Honolulu, to Providence, R.I. — working across a range of fields, including social policy, community development, public health and government— have been selected to participate in the Culture of Health Leaders program. These leaders […]
From the N.C. Department of Military & Project Management: NC DIDI ANNOUNCES THIRD STATEWIDE TOWN HALL IN ASHEVILLE FOR DEFENSE INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACTORS Raleigh, NC October 10, 2017 – The North Carolina Defense Industry Diversification Initiative (NC DIDI) will host a town hall entitled the NC DIDI Western DoD Suppliers Forum on Thursday, October […]
From event promoters: 2017 WomanUP Celebration Tuesday, November 28, 2017, 8 – 11 a.m. EST Crowne Plaza Resort – Expo Center 1 Resort Drive Asheville, NC 28806 The Asheville Chamber’s WomanUP program focuses on supporting and inspiring our community’s business women. This celebration event kicks off another year of great events. Join us at Crowne […]
From the Blue Ridge Parkway: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 Singe Cat Overlook – Milepost 345.3 2 p.m. – An Afternoon Walk With a Ranger Join the ranger at the Singe Cat Overlook and experience the joy of fall hiking on this moderately strenuous 2 mile hike east along the Mountains to Sea Trail on top […]
From Pardee UNC Health Care: Pardee UNC Health Care and Henderson County Sheriff’s Office To Host Oct. 19 Pill Drop Event Hendersonville, N.C. – Pardee UNC Health Care and the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office will host a pill take-back event on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pardee’s Justice Street upper […]
From the Flat Rock Park Foundation: Flat Rock Park Foundation Raises More Than $164,000 To Expand Trails at The Park at Flat Rock Flat Rock, N.C. — The Flat Rock Park Foundation announced today that its recent three-month trails campaign raised more than $164,000 to build additional trails at The Park at Flat Rock, exceeding […]
From the Asheville Storytelling Circle: Asheville Storytelling Circle, Founded in 1995, Celebrates 22 Years With a Stellar Program of Tellers and Tales! WHAT: Tellabration! A Worldwide Storytelling Event WHEN: November 19, 2017; 3:00 p.m. WHERE: Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway HOW MUCH: General Admission $10. It’s Time for Tellabration! when thousands of people […]
From the Asheville Police Department: APD Requesting Public Assistance to ID Assault Suspect *City of Asheville* *Asheville Police Department* *Asheville Police Requesting Public Assistance to ID Assault Suspect* *Asheville, NC (October 11, 2017): *On October 4 at approximately 10:43 a.m. the Asheville Police Department responded to reports of a cyclist assaulting the driver of black […]
From the Friends of the Weaverville Library: Silent Horror Film Night Tuesday, October 24th at 7:00 p.m. Join film historian Chip Kaufmann as he screens the silent short “The Sealed Room” and the full length silent classic from 1925 “The Phantom of the Opera” with Lon Chaney. No one can hear you scream in a silent […]
From EZ Productions: Asheville, NC – Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a day which celebrates the cyclical human experience as a continuum from birth to death, and will be taking place on Wednesday, November 1, at Salvage Station. Traditionally, Dia de los Muertos is practiced by the community receiving the […]
