The upcoming concert at The Grey Eagle supports the work of Food Connection, which helps divert unused food from Asheville restaurants to organizations that feed the hungry. Also this week: Asheville Wing War, Dine To Be Kind and more local food news.
Press release from Transylvania Community Arts Council: Number 7 Arts, a program of the Transylvania Community Arts Council, located in Brevard, NC, is seeking artists who work in the medium of blown glass and metal sculpture. The gallery, which has been in business for 18 years recently relocated to a larger space which currently showcases […]
Catholic Hill School — Asheville’s first school building constructed to serve the African-American community — was built in 1892. The three-story brick building held classes for students in the first through ninth grades. On Friday, Nov. 16, 1917, the school’s furnace malfunctioned. Fire consumed the building, and seven students perished in the flames. In 1923, Stephens-Lee […]
Press release from Apartment List: Rents in Asheville, NC are up 2.9% over the last year. After months of subdued growth, our national index saw a substantial increase of 1.0% over the past month. States in the the West and South experienced the fastest growth, while rents in the Midwest and New England tended to […]
Press release from White Horse Black Mountain: March has a reputation as a windy month, and Asheville Jazz Orchestra will make sure that’s so with a blast of brass and woodwind big band swing at its monthly White Horse Black Mountain show on Saturday, February 11 at 8 p.m. The intimate White Horse features a spacious dance floor for those who […]
Press release from the Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site: A 1906 shooting rampage around Pack Square, a posse, and the killing of outlaw Will Harris. This incident haunted Thomas Wolfe’s life, who struggled to present it in the context of Asheville race relations. Wolfe wrote; “…I would hear the furious bell, the crowd a-clamor and […]
Press release from The Gallery at Flat Rock: When we think of great art, we think of that which stands the test of time. But not all creative efforts strive for permanence. An artfully arranged array of fresh flowers is made all the more precious by its brief life-span. This is art with an expiration […]
Press release from London District Studios: London District Studios will host “Conceal and Reveal, The Hidden Deity of Form,” an art exhibition for contemporary fine artist Dusty Benedict. The opening reception will take place in Asheville, NC-10 March 2017, 5:00pm-10:00pm at the London District Studios located at 8 London Road in the London Entertainment District […]
Press release from the Asheville Jewish Community Center: The Asheville Jewish Community Center is gearing up for summer 2017 by opening registration for its summer camp programs, Camp Ruach, a day camp for rising 1st through 8th graders, and Camp Tikvah, a day camp for children with Autism, which is fully integrated into Camp Ruach’s […]
Press release from Carolina Day School: Urinetown is an darkly hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, politics and musical theatre itself! Inspired by the meta-theatrical works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown turns a wicked, irreverent lens on society and no one is safe from scrutiny. For more information […]
Press release from Asheville Butoh Festival:
Press release: Please join us for the first meeting of the WNC Progressive Women’s Lunch and Literary Club on Thursday March 23 at 1:00 PM at a restaurant near Biltmore Park. The agenda includes both lunch and book discussion. Choose one of these two books and come prepared to share: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into […]
Press release from Flat Rock Playhouse: The Playhouse has kicked off its 2017 season with a month of music celebrating genres ranging from rock to country, and everything in between. Continuing with this music marathon, The Music of the Rat Pack, a Music on the Rock special featuring timeless music from the golden age of American standards, […]
Press release from UNC Asheville: The Educated Imagination in Uncertain Times, a discussion let by Pratt, with participation by Rosaldo and the audience, will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8 in UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center. Arts of the Contact Zones in Time of Border Crossings, a discussion led by Rosaldo, with participation from Pratt […]
Press release Anam Cara Theatre Co.: Prairie Fire By Ryan Madden (local Asheville playwright) Directed by Peter Lundblad Tuesday, February 28 @ 6pm and 7:30pm Wednesday, March 1 @ 6pm At Colourfield (54 Ravenscroft Dr., Asheville, NC 28801) Performance Dates: April 21, 22, 28, 29, May 5, 6 at Toy Boat Community Art Space ABOUT AUDITIONS: […]
Press release from David Joe Miller: On Saturday, March 25th at 2pm in the auditorium of Pack Memorial Library downtown Asheville, David Joe Miller Presents WORD! and welcomes Dr. Joseph Sobol with his delightfully original take on the Appalachian Storytelling tradition with “Jack And The Least Gal.” Appalachia’s Jack, from the Jack Tales, and his cohort, […]
Press release from Saluda Historic Depot: Following the example of railroader, Captain Charles Pearson, you can be guaranteed a place in Saluda history by purchasing an annual Saluda Historic Depot membership, beginning this year. In 1878, Pearson accepted the challenge of what many considered an insurmountable task. This brave visionary and chief engineer had faith […]
Press release from Real Digital Productions: Heath Cowart and Melinda Hendershott, founders of Real Digital Productions, were recently named as part of the Spring 2017 Cohort for ScaleUp WNC. The extremely selective program is administered by Mountain BizWorks and is geared toward education, support, and networking for small businesses with proven growth records and plans […]
Press release from Nightgeist Media: ContinuuCon, the Second International Haken Continuum Conference, will take place in Asheville, North Carolina, on June 8–10, 2017. The festival’s organizers are issuing a Call for Presentations to anyone interested in presenting a program, staging a workshop, or giving a demonstration directly related to the Haken Continuum Fingerboard. Scheduled presenters […]
Press release from Asheville-Buncombe County NAACP Branch: Asheville-Buncombe County NAACP will join with other NAACP Branches, Forward Together Moral Movement supporters, and coalition partners in Mark Meadow’s district to visit his Hendersonville office on February 27th to present a letter of demands and to request a public Town Hall by the end of March. The […]
Press release from Darby Communications: Darby Communications, a boutique public relations agency specializing in the outdoor, fitness and wellness industries, introduces the Stand Up Initiative for 2017. The new program will support environmentally-focused non-profit organizations by providing PR related services to those groups working towards environmental and sustainable advocacy, or the preservation and protection of public lands. […]
