Ten Thousand Villages celebrates 25 years in WNC. Also: Villager’s throws a Acornucopia Project’s tasting party, Homegrown Babies hosts the 8th annual Sweet Potato Cooking Contest, U.S. Cellular Center announces a new menu and UNC Asheville achieves Green Restaurant status.
“Dr. Battle was more than a citizen of Asheville; he was an institution,” wrote Asheville Times reporter James B. Caine in 1938. “He came here while this community was yet in its infancy; he watched, and materially aided in its growth with pleasure and pride.”
Asheville area artists credit television and social media with driving the industry’s growth, saying the ubiquity of body ink in today’s popular culture has made the practice more socially and professionally acceptable. But while this shift has been a boon for local shop owners, some now wonder whether the market here can really sustain them all.
Press release from Hendersonville Tree Board and Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway: (HENDERSONVILLE, NC, September 19, 2017) – On Saturday, October 7, at 10 a.m., a popular series, “Walks and Talks Along the Oklawaha Greenway,” focuses on identifying and understanding native trees. The program is open to the public at no charge. Meet at Patton Park […]
Press release from Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce: Asheville, N.C. (September 20, 2017) – Construction of Mission Health System’s new Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine building is actively expanding the region’s patient care and medical technology footprint while remaking both the skyline and economic future of downtown Asheville. Incorporating state-of-the-art technologies that build on the hospital […]
Press release from Blue Ridge Parkway: In Appalachia, a story is not mere entertainment. They have the power to show us who we really are, while preserving the mountains’ history and culture like no other medium. Join storyteller Elizabeth Baird Hardy, who has performed at festivals across the Southeast, as she shares her original stories […]
Press release from the Thomas Wolfe Memorial: The Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site invites you to help celebrate the 117th birthday of Thomas Wolfe with a series of October events. October is Thomas Wolfe Month in Asheville. Thomas Wolfe one of the greatest American novelist of the early 20th century was born October 3, […]
Press release from Vaya Health: Buncombe County now hosts a MindKare mental health screening kiosk, a touchscreen device that allows residents to learn about behavioral health conditions, participate in confidential assessments and find local treatment resources. Vaya Health, a public managed healthcare organization, and community partners unveiled the kiosk Tuesday afternoon at the Buncombe County […]
The Church of the Advocate celebrates 20 years of service in Asheville. Also in this week’s food news: a beer and pie pairing with Twin Leaf Brewery and Whisk AVL, Real Food Revolution Dinner 2, wine dinner at Chestnut with Mountain Brook Vineyards and PRIDE Family Picnic.
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1901, The Asheville Citizen offered readers a detailed description of the Asheville Club’s new headquarters built on the corner of Haywood and Government [now College] streets.
Press release from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission: RALEIGH, N.C. (Sept. 18, 2017) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will implement Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations on 34 trout waters in 20 western North Carolina counties on Oct. 1. Prior to Oct. 1, Hatchery Supported Trout Waters regulations apply to these waters. Under Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations, no trout […]
Press release from Asheville Community Theatre: Asheville Community Theatre is pleased to present a reprise of Brothers Like These, a staged reading of prose and poetry produced by the creative writing program for Vietnam veterans at the Charles George VA Medical Center. Brothers Like These will be performed on the ACT Mainstage on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 7:00 […]
Press release from UNC Asheville: Richard Reddick will give a lecture, Campus and Community Racial Climate – Its Influence on Creating Inclusive Faculty Environments, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, in the Manheimer Room. Reddick’s talk is free and open to everyone. “As UNC Asheville deepens its commitment […]
This year’s gala, “A Dance Through Time,” will transport guests back-in-time to three local historic sites: the YMI Cultural Center, Zealandia Castle and Sondley Estate.
Press release from Henderson County Tourism Development Authority: Farm City Day is a free, family-oriented educational event that offers both urban and rural displays, antique and modern farm equipment & tools, live music, square dancing, clogging, arts and crafts, children’s activities, games, wagon rides, demonstrations, displays, competitions, food and learn about agriculture. Animal lovers will […]
Root Bottom Farm will host its second Pedal to Plate event on Sunday, Sept. 17. Also this week: Coffee for Champions campaign returns, North Asheville Food Truck Festival comes to town, Ole Shakey’s Getaway hosts Pig Out Luau and more.
Press release from Asheville Music Hall: For more, visit facebook.com/events/1548695445185874.
Press release from the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities: The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) honors the significant contributions made by advocates who are actively working to change attitudes and support greater choices for a more inclusive North Carolina. The NCCDD is now accepting nominations for its advocacy and leadership awards that will […]
Press release from Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards: Henderson County’s first commercial winery, Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards, recently won two of three Best of Show awards presented at the 2017 N.C. State Fair Wine Competition. The family-owned winery won the Best of Show award in the bunch grape category for its Laurel Hill semi-dry Vidal Blanc […]
Press release from The YMCA of Western North Carolina: Asheville, N.C., Sept. 12, 2017 – The YMCA of Western North Carolina will join Welcoming America and hundreds of YMCAs and other organizations nationwide to celebrate Welcoming Week Sept. 15-24. Local Ys will host free events to celebrate immigrants’ contributions to communities and bring together all residents […]
Press release from N.C. Mountain State Fair: FLETCHER – The 2017 N.C. Mountain State Fair will reopen Tuesday at 3 p.m. on its regular schedule. The fair was closed Monday due to inclement weather related to Hurricane Irma. Fair officials inspected the fairgrounds Tuesday morning with local safety personnel and law enforcement. “We were fortunate to […]
