From a press release: Second Annual Asheville Food Truck Showdown Across Western North Carolina chefs are getting ready to bring their A-game to the Second Annual Asheville Food Truck Showdown! Dozens of food trucks will be competing for the title of Best Truck in Asheville and the People’s Choice award. Last year more than 1,500 […]
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Special Showing of ‘Still Alice’ at Fine Arts Theatre
From a MemoryCare press release: Special Showing of Still Alice at Fine Arts Theatre Community Awareness & Opening Up the Conversation Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease Asheville, NC – It’s time to wear purple, the official color of the Alzheimer’s movement Go Purple, and view the newly released film, Still Alice, based on the bestselling novel […]
WCU College of Health and Human Sciences opens pro bono physical therapy clinic
From a Western Carolina University press release: WCU College of Health and Human Sciences opens pro bono physical therapy clinic CULLOWHEE – The College of Health and Human Sciences at Western Carolina University has launched a pro bono clinic to provide physical therapy services to underserved and underinsured populations of Western North Carolina. The clinic, […]
Conscious Party: A roaring good time
WHAT: “Zelda and Scott Loved Dance” benefit WHERE: Homewood Estate, 19 Zillicoa St., Asheville WHEN: Friday, Feb. 13, 8-11:00 p.m. WHY: The Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre, started 36 years ago as the first modern dance school in Asheville, is gearing up for a Fitzgerald flapper-themed fundraiser party destined to be the cat’s meow. Zelda and […]
Montford Park Players announces auditions for ‘Private Lives’
From a Montford Park Players press release: Montford Park Players announces auditions for “Private Lives” The Montford Park Players announces auditions for “Private Lives,” a comedy by Noel Coward. Glamorous, rich and reckless, Elyot and Amanda have been divorced from each other for five years. Now both are honeymooning with their new spouses at a […]
Fact-based one-man show ‘Man 1, Bank 0’ coming to WCU on Feb. 28
From a Western Carolina University press release: Fact-based one-man show ‘Man 1, Bank 0’ coming to WCU on Feb. 28 CULLOWHEE – The Galaxy of Stars Series at Western Carolina University will present the true story of a man who deposited a junk-mail check labeled non-negotiable into a bank account only to see things erupt […]
Local winemakers join roundtable at Grape Growers Conference Feb. 26
From a Sustainable Appalachian Viticulture Institute press release: Local winemakers join roundtable at Grape Growers Conference Feb. 26 Winemakers from Biltmore, Lake James Cellars, Burnt Shirt, and Parker-Binns to join Roundtable at 5th Annual Grape Conference The Sustainable Appalachian Viticulture Institute, Jewel of the Blue Ridge Vineyard and the French Broad Vignerons will host the […]
NASA scientist, meteorologist Marshall Shepherd speaks at UNCA Feb. 23
On Monday, Feb. 23, the Asheville Chapter of American Meteorological Society hosts a special event on the UNC-Asheville campus — Dr. Marshall Shepherd of the University of Georgia will give a talk about his career and some perspectives on weather and climate. Dr. Shepherd will share his experiences and lessons over the past two decades […]
Brevard College hosts annual summer job and camp fair
From a Brevard College press release: Brevard hosts annual summer job and camp fair BREVARD – On Thursday, Feb. 12, community members are invited to attend Brevard College’s 2015 Summer Job and Camp Fair. The free fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Frances Pavilion of the college’s Porter Center […]
Buncombe County teen named Distinguished Young Woman of North Carolina
From a press release: Buncombe County teen named Distinguished Young Woman of North Carolina Statewide scholarship program awarded $11,000 in cash scholarships to participants FEBRUARY 2, 2015– On February 28, Kadee Beasley of Fletcher, NC, was named the Distinguished Young Woman of North Carolina and awarded $11,000 in cash scholarships during a statewide scholarship program […]
MountainTrue hosts an Adopt-A-Stream and stream sampling workshops
From a MountainTrue press release: Date: March 7 2015 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Location: Mountain True Southern Regional Office, 611 N. Church Street, Suite 101, Hendersonville Cost: Free; donations are gladly accepted Registration Deadline: March 3, 2015 MountainTrue’s Southern Regional office will be hosting a hands-on Adopt-A-Stream Workshop. Learn about a community-based monitoring program where you will receive both classroom and […]
Conscious Party: A singing surprise
The Celebration Singers of Asheville have banded together for the fourth year in a row to send singing Valentine’s to unsuspecting lovers in the Asheville area.
Buncombe Special Olympics has 1st state athlete of the month
From a Buncombe County press release: Buncombe Special Olympics has 1st state athlete of the month Matt Paoletti is one busy guy. From participating in Special Olympics Buncombe County to acting in a local theater and volunteering around his community, the Asheville resident truly enjoys staying active. “Being this active gives him a chance to […]
Preparing for preservation at the Sandburg Home
From a Carl Sandburg Home press release: Preparing for preservation at the Sandburg Home Flat Rock, NC – Preparations for preservation work on the Sandburg Home at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is underway. Throughout 2015 most of the furnishings inside the Sandburg Home will be inventoried and packed away. During this packing process […]
Dr. Elaine Ingham to visit Living Web Farms, Organic Growers School, to train tarmers on improving soil health
From an Organic Growers School press release: Dr. Elaine Ingham to visit Living Web Farms, Organic Growers School, to train farmers on improving soil health Dr. Elaine Ingham is an iconic figure in organic farming, and a world-renowned soil microbiologist. In March 2015, Dr. Ingham will visit Living Web Farms outside of Asheville, NC, and […]
WCU: WCU teams to provide presentations on international cultures for WNC schools
From The Reporter at Western Carolina University: WCU teams to provide presentations on international cultures for WNC schools by Randall Holcombe Teachers and administrators from K-12 schools across Western North Carolina will have a chance to schedule in-school presentations on international cultures for their students as a reorganized outreach program gets started back up in […]
SAHC: Wild hogs invade the Highlands of Roan
From the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: Wild hogs invade the Highlands of Roan Over the past year, SAHC’s Roan Stewardship Director, Marquette Crockett, has been talking to conservationists, wildlife agencies, landowners, and farmers about something deeply disturbing in the Highlands of Roan — the growing frequency of invasive wild hog damage. “The hogs are causing […]
The Asheville Art Museum hosts a Museum Travelers trip
From an Asheville Art Museum press release: The Asheville Art Museum hosts a Museum Travelers trip to the Bentonville/Kansas City area on November 4-8 Tour the unique art and architecture of the Bentonville/Kansas City Area November 4–8, 2015 ASHEVILLE—The Asheville Art Museum is excited to be hosting a Museum Travelers trip to the Bentonville/Kansas City […]
North Carolina’s new poet laureate to be installed Monday, Feb. 2
From a North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources press release: North Carolina’s new poet laureate to be installed Monday, Feb. 2 Raleigh, N.C. — Shelby Stephenson, award winning poet, educator and recipient of a North Carolina Award for literature, will be installed as the state’s poet laureate in a ceremony with North Carolina Governor Pat […]
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue to host public forum on controversial dog tethering issue in Buncombe County
From a Brother Wolf Animal Rescue press release: Brother Wolf Animal Rescue to host public forum on controversial dog tethering issue in Buncombe County ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 28, 2015) – Brother Wolf Animal Rescue will host a “Public Meeting on Dog Tethering in Buncombe County.” The meeting will be February 5th at 6pm at the Haynes […]
PARI: Venus and Mars pass in the evening skies
From a Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute astro advisory: Venus and Mars pass in the evening skies Rosman, NC (January 28, 2015) – Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute have been watching the red planet Mars since last summer as it zips eastward in front of the constellations of the zodiac. Because of the earth’s […]