From a UNC-Asheville press release: Advance care planning workshop on Feb. 19 at OLLI at UNC Asheville The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will hold an advance care planning workshop from 3 – 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Reuter Center, home of OLLI at UNC Asheville. This workshop is free and open to […]
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Conscious Party: Museum night
WHAT: Toast Asheville WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 5, 5:30-8:30 p.m. WHERE: Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square WHY: Looking to have fun while sampling local food and libations and supporting the arts in Western North Carolina? Well, Toast Asheville, an evening of music, food, drink and a silent auction, just may fit the frame. Open […]
Asheville Buskers Collective continues discussing downtown busking issues
On Tuesday, Jan. 20, several members of the Asheville Buskers Collective met in the conference room above the French Broad Food Co-op for a post-holiday regroup, aiming to find consensus about what buskers do, who buskers are and whether (and how) enshrining their needs in city ordinances is a realistic possibility. Several weeks after a previous […]
Local blacksmith competes on “Ellen’s Design Challenge”
Local blacksmith and furniture artist Carley Eiseberg appears in competition with five other artists on the upcoming “Ellen’s Design Challenge.”
Conscious Party: Get a move on
WHAT: Nia Fitness Fundraiser Jam WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 24, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. WHERE: Henderson County Athletics and Activity Center, 708 S. Grove St., Hendersonville WHY: Millions of children in this country qualify for free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch through the National School Lunch and National School Breakfast Programs. But what happens when these same […]
Open forum set for Jan. 29 to discuss ideas for WCU’s next Quality Enhancement Plan
From a Western Carolina University press release: Open forum set for Jan. 29 to discuss ideas for WCU’s next Quality Enhancement Plan CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University will host a forum open to everyone interested in helping shape the university’s next Quality Enhancement Plan – a plan centered around a single theme to improve the […]
Brevard College hosts Great Decisions Lecture Series
From a Brevard College press release: Brevard College hosts Great Decisions Lecture Series Beginning February 4, Brevard College will host the Great Decisions Lecture Series every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Lectures will be held in room 125 of the McLarty-Goodson building from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm at a cost of $35 per person for […]
Come paddle — and plant live trees — with the French Broad Riverkeeper
From a MountainTrue press release: Come paddle — and plant live trees — with the French Broad Riverkeeper MountainTrue needs volunteers paddle with our French Broad Riverkeeper and plant live trees along the riverbank as we go. Each tree we plant will help to restore the bank’s stability and prevent sediment erosion into the French Broad […]
WCU radio re-creation group to present “Robin Hood – The Legacy” on Feb. 26
From a Western Carolina University press release: WCU radio re-creation group to present “Robin Hood – The Legacy” on Feb. 26 CULLOWHEE – The award-winning creative team from Western Carolina University that has done everything from destroying the world with a production of “War of the Worlds” to capturing the spirit of broadcasts from the […]
Brevard College hosts visitation day for Latino students
From a Brevard College press release: Brevard College hosts visitation day for Latino students Brevard College invites Latino students and their families to visit campus on Saturday, February 7 to learn more about paying for college, the Half Tuition Scholarship, and the Brevard College student experience. Check in is in the Porter Center from 10 […]
Dale’s Pale Ale leads Oskar Blues Brewery in record growth in 2014
From an Oskar Blues press release: Dale’s Pale Ale leads Oskar Blues Brewery in record growth in 2014 Longmont, CO and Brevard, NC – Oskar Blues Brewery, the first craft brewery in the country to brew and hand-can its beer 12 years ago, has continued explosive growth in 2014 by posting a 25 percent increase […]
Work on WCU mixed-use facility to begin this spring
From a Western Carolina University press release: Work on WCU mixed-use facility to begin this spring CULLOWHEE – The next phase of a project on the Western Carolina University campus to build a new mixed-used facility on the site of a structure damaged by fire in November 2013 is expected to get underway this spring, […]
American Homebrewers Association hosts rally in Asheville, NC, at Wicked Weed Funkatorium on Jan. 17
From an American Homebrewers Association press release: American Homebrewers Association hosts rally in Asheville, N.C., at Wicked Weed Funkatorium on Jan. 17 WHAT: The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) hosts a series of AHA Rallies across the country to give homebrewers the chance to check out some of their local breweries and connect with other beer […]
Conscious Party: An animal affair
Full Circle Farm Sanctuary is holding a “FUNdraiser,” consisting of a night of libations, entertainment and prize drawings. Since autumn 2010, the animal sanctuary has been raising awareness of farmed animals and the conditions that they face, working to save abused, neglected and abandoned farmed animals in need.
Conscious Party: All the pretty faces
WHAT: Pretty Faces: The Story of a Skier Girl benefit screening WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 8, 6 p.m. WHERE: The Millroom, 66 Asheland Ave., Asheville WHY: Pretty Faces, a film celebrating women who thrive in the snow, originated with professional big-mountain skier and SheJumps co-founder Lynsey Dyer, whose objective was to give women and girls, young […]
Lake James State Park is the North Carolina 2014 Park of the Year
From a North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources press release: Lake James State Park is the North Carolina 2014 Park of the Year RALEIGH – Lake James State Park in Burke and McDowell counties has been named the North Carolina 2014 State Park of the Year by the N.C. Division of Parks and […]
Hickory chef scores national recognition for Good Food Awards
From a press release: Hickory chef scores national recognition for Good Food Awards Highland Avenue Restaurant’s Chef Kyle McKnight and EcoFriendly Foods Co-founder, Bev Eggleston have scored their second nomination for a Good Food Award. The awards, which recognize the best of America’s growing movement of socially conscious food entrepreneurs, will be handed out in […]
Bee City USA celebrates four new towns as Bee Cities
From a press release: Bee City USA celebrates four new towns as Bee Cities 2014 was a year to celebrate! After launching Bee City USA® in Asheville in 2012, we invited other cities to join the movement to provide more and healthier habitat for imperiled pollinators. More than 50 grassroots organizers have contacted Bee City […]
Conscious Party: And a furry New Year
WHAT: New Year’s Eve Masquerade Furball WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. WHERE: Céline and Company, 49 Broadway, Asheville WHY: Want to ring in the new year with style? Well, you won’t go wrong with Brother Wolf Animal Rescue’s 2014 Masquerade Furball, an evening of heavy hors d’oeuvres, music, dancing, libations and masked revelry […]
Brevard College hosts free financial aid workshops for Transylvania County students
From a Brevard College press release: Brevard College hosts free financial aid workshops for Transylvania County students The College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) will offer a free college financial aid workshop for Transylvania County students and their parents on January 8 at 6:00 pm in the Brevard College Porter Center. How will you pay […]
Resort Travel & Xchange and Patton Hospitality Management raise $13,000 for ABCCM’s Christmas Angel Program
From an ABCCM press release: Resort Travel & Xchange and Patton Hospitality Management raise $13,000 for ABCCM’s Christmas Angel Program In an effort to help children and families in the Asheville area have a happier holiday season, Resort Travel & Xchange (RTX) and Patton Hospitality Management (PHM) teamed up to host a casino-themed fundraising event […]