Press release from The Phoenix: Located in the heart of downtown Brevard, The Phoenix music venue and farm-to-table restaurant has released their April free live music schedule and news of a fundraiser for Asheville’s Center for Honey Bee Research. 100% of the proceeds collected at the April 1, 2017 “Beatles for the Bees” event will […]
Press release from the Biltmore Volleyball Academy: Biltmore Volleyball Academy (BVA), Western North Carolina’s premiere volleyball club, will host the 21st Annual Jr. Hi Neighbor Volleyball Tournament throughout Asheville & the surrounding counties on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23. The two-day tournament draws an estimated 100 teams and 3,500 players, coaches, and their […]
Press release from The Star Event: The Star Event will be held at Burntshirt Vineyards on April 22, 2017 from 12 noon to 6 PM. Wine tastings will be offered throughout the day as well as In-Trinity classes, the latest in fitness. In-Trinity® builds strength, deepens flexibility and improves balance, coordination and agility. There […]
Press release from the District Attorney Buncombe County: An Asheville woman will spend more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of Trafficking in Opiates, three counts of Conspiracy to Traffick in Opiates, three counts of Obtaining Controlled Substance by Fraud, and four counts of Attempting to Obtain Controlled Substance by […]
Press release from the District Attorney Buncombe County: An Asheville man will spend more than seven and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking in heroin, attempted trafficking in heroin, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. On March 27, 2017, Superior Court Judge Greg Horne sentenced Ryan Southall Evans, 27, of Still […]
Press release from the Boy and Girls Clubs of Buncombe County: ASHEVILLE, N.C.,– The Boys and Girls Clubs of Buncombe County, is joining forces with five Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants throughout the Asheville area for the 7th Annual March “Month of Giving” fundraising campaign. During the month of March, customers can make a donation to […]
Press release from Vaya Health: Children and adolescents with mental health or substance use treatment needs will soon be served by a new crisis center opening as early as September 2017 in Asheville. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has awarded a $1 million grant to Vaya Health, a public managed care […]
Press release from Organic Growers School: Asheville, NC: Organic Growers School (OGS) is teaming up with Bountiful Cities, Green Opportunities, Asheville GreenWorks, Sow True Seed and Lenoir Rhyne University, Asheville Campus, to host a screening of the recent film, “Seed: The Untold Story,” featuring seed savers and activists from around the world. “Seed: The Untold […]
Press release from Disability Partners: Disability Partners needs your assistance in creating our next 3 year Strategic Plan. Please complete the online survey at the link below. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2CD3DJM If you would like to complete a survey by phone. Please call us at 828-298-1977 and speak with Jennifer, she will gladly set up a time to call you to […]
Well Played opens Saturday, March 25. Also, LaZoom Tours has a new pop-up bar, Strange Carolinas aims to find the best burger in the state, kids can eat breakfast with Curious George and the Asheville School of Wine hosts the Mediterranean Diet Appalachian-Style dinner.
Press release from the Asheville Jewish Community Center: The Asheville Jewish Community Center has been awarded a grant from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina for the purpose of enhancing security in and around the JCC facility. The grant has enabled the JCC to make immediate security enhancements in response to a bomb threat […]
Press release from the North Carolina Forest Service: People often expect insects to be most active in the warm days of summer, but pine bark beetles can be active any time of year. Kelly Oten, forest health monitoring coordinator with the N.C. Forest Service, tells landowners with pine on their property what they should look […]
Press release from No Kid Hungry North Carolina: No Kid Hungry North Carolina recently announced the winning schools for the statewide NoKidHungry@mySchool 2016 SCHOOL BREAKFAST CHALLENGE. In its fourth year, the challenge is held in partnership with the NC Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI), Southeast United Dairy Industry Association, the UNC Center for Health Promotion […]
Press release from Pardee Hospital Foundation: Pardee Hospital Foundation will host its fourth annual Charity Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, April 8 at 1 p.m. on the tennis courts of the Hendersonville Country Club. Registration begins at 12 p.m. The entry fee is $50 per team of two or $25 for individuals and $5 for […]
Press release from The Madison County Arts Council: The first US exhibit of rare, century-old photos taken by British song collector Cecil Sharp opens at The Madison County Arts Center from April 3- May 31st. The photos feature some of the singers he visited during his travels. Britons Sharp and his assistant Maud Karpeles collected […]
From the Spoken Word Soirée event page: A curated, immersive experience, featuring the crème de la crème of Asheville poetic talent. Seriously, this lineup is beyond epic… don’t miss it! *This is NOT a “poetry slam”… at all. This is a mystic linguistic supernova* These individuals will blow your mind & open your heart. Eloquence, grace, […]
Press release from the River Arts District Artists: WHAT: Come Explore The Artists of Asheville’s Historic River Arts District for Studio Stroll. Visit artists in their studios, learn about their artistic process through conversations and live demonstrations. Collect art at its source among the amazing displays of creativity from painting to sculpture, glassblowing to ceramics, […]
In 1948, the hospital gained national attention when nine patients, including Zelda Fitzgerald, perished in a fire at Highland Hospital’s central building.
A film premiere, a literary reading and two musical performances will be among the events celebrating UNC Asheville’s Center for Jewish Studies 35th anniversary, beginning Thursday, March 23.
Press release from The North Carolina Arboretum: The Western North Carolina Orchid Society (WNCOS) and The North Carolina Arboretum will once again jointly host one of Western North Carolina’s greatest annual plant shows, the 19th annual Asheville Orchid Festival. This will also be an American Orchid Society sanctioned judging event. The Asheville Orchid Festival is […]
On Saturday, March 25, Native Kitchen and Social Pub will host Race to Recovery Benefit. The restaurant will donate 100 percent of the day’s proceeds to the Olinger family.
