Press release from The Undergrowth: On Nov. 6, Asheville-based artist collective The Undergrowth takes over the Block Off Biltmore for an art auction directly benefiting the Ecuadorian community. On April 16, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the richter scale devastated the community, resulting in 661 deaths, leaving 27,732 people injured and causing […]
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Fraser fir tree raised at Biltmore
Announcement from the Biltmore Estate: When a 34-foot-tall Fraser fir tree is brought into America’s Largest Home – Biltmore House – it’s a sure sign that Christmas is just around the corner. Today, Santa Claus, aboard a horse-drawn carriage, ushered the massive tree to the home that George Vanderbilt opened to his friends and family […]
Jonas Gerard to paint 24-foot mural at the RAD Studio Stroll
Press release from Jonas Gerard Fine Art: Over the course of the River Arts District Studio Stroll weekend, Jonas Gerard will be exploring his creative vision on a grand scale. He will be painting an abstract artwork in his spontaneous style on a series of 8-foot tall aluminum panels that will combine to make an 8’ x […]
Chai Pani offers complimentary chai to voters
Announcement from Phase:3 Marketing and Communications: Tuesday, November 8, is the day to make a change – it’s time to vote! Join Chai Pani of Asheville as the restaurant promotes the motion to vote this Election Day. Through Election Day, stop by the restaurant with an “I Voted” sticker for a complimentary iced cold “chai” – […]
NorthLight Studios celebrates five years
Press release: Angela Alexander, NorthLight Studios artist and long-time RADA (River Arts District Asheville) member, is queuing up for a double-header this November, participating in both NorthLight Studios’s 5 Year Anniversary and the River Arts District Fall Studio Stroll. Thursday, Nov. 10 from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m., NorthLight Studios will be hosting an open house […]
Travels in Mexico and Peru: Photography by Eric Baden at Pink Dog Creative
Announcement from Pink Dog Creative: Every 29.5 years Saturn completes its orbit around the sun. In astrology, the return of Saturn to its place in the heavens at the time of one’s birth is significant—signaling the reframing of one’s individualized conditions at a new stage in life. Saturn has twice circled round in my lifetime—each time […]
Celebrating the winners and the losers
Press release from the League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County: Join the League for a celebration! We will be celebrating election winners, losers and giving a big sigh of relief that the election is finally over! We will have food and drink and speakers on local issues. Bring a friend or family! Grace Episcopal […]
Open burning ban
Press release from Asheville Fire Department: Due to Buncombe County’s outdoor open burning ban, allowed open burning practices in the city limits are prohibited. This includes recreational fires, fire pits, permitted open flame performances, fireworks, etc; including outdoor open burning that had been approved for special events. Outdoor Gas logs and similar appliances like at […]
Grandfather Mountain offers “Secret Season Pass”
Press release from the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation: The turn of the calendar signals a new season on Grandfather Mountain — and the return of a bargain allowing unlimited access to the park for six months. The Secret Season Pass allows passholders unlimited access to the mountain Nov. 1 through April 30, 2017, for $32 […]
Small bites: Black Mountain Ciderworks celebrates Guy Fawkes Day
This week, Black Mountain Ciderworks + Meadery hosts its Guy Fawkes Celebration and Croatan release. Also, the RAD Farmers Market holds its annual fundraising dinner, Villagers offers a pickled beets workshop, Chestnut teams with the Asheville School of Wine for a dinner pairing and Lex 18 closes up shop.
Tuesday History: Politics and Asheville’s first automobile
Local politics and automobiles are the focus of this week’s excerpt from Edwin Bedford Jeffress’ 1950 Asheville Citizen article, titled “Jeffress, Former Newspaperman Here, Describes Asheville of 1908-1911.” Click here for last week’s look at the local newspaper industry. Thanks as always to the Pack Memorial Library’s Special Collections, North Carolina Room for its assistance. Thanks to the Thomas Wolfe Memorial […]
Asheville Art Talk: The Westside Artist Co-op
Westside Artists Co-op holds its grand opening, Saturday, Nov. 5.
The bears are back in town
Over the last 40 years, the black bear has experienced a steady and stable rise, even as they continue to lose their natural habitats to development. This is particularly true in Asheville. Can a peaceful existence continue between man and bear?
Hendersonville Sister Cities holds cemetery walk on “Día de los Muertos”
Press release: Join Hendersonville Sister Cities on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in observing one of the “days of the dead” in Mexican tradition, with a walk through one of Hendersonville’s local cemeteries. Coinciding with the Catholic holidays All Soul’s & All Saint’s Day, the “days of the dead” are celebrated in Mexican tradition beginning on Oct. […]
Reactions to Asheville Citizen-Times recent layoffs
Gannett is in the process of reducing its workforce by 2 percent, CEO Bob Dickey announced on Oct. 24. As part of the media giant’s cuts, the Asheville Citizen-Times laid off nine full-time employees yesterday. In its article announcing the layoff, the newspaper wrote: The majority of the layoffs were in the newsroom, including several veterans: Tony Kiss, the paper’s Beer […]
Michael Jefrey Stevens Chamber Jazz Ensemble performs Sunday, Nov. 6
Press release from White Horse Black Mountain: During his his relentlessly creative career jazz pianist Michael Jefrey Stevens has forged music alliances with an army of talented and versatile jazz players, some of whom he’s assembled for his Chamber Jazz Ensemble, infusing modern and traditional jazz styles with contemporary classical musical forms and harmonies. The […]
Taste of Compassion Gala benefits Asheville Humane Society
Press release from Asheville Humane Society: Put your best paw forward by joining fellow animal lovers at Asheville Humane Society’s 13th Annual Taste of Compassion Gala at the Morris Hellenic Cultural Center in Historic Montford on Saturday, November 5 from 6 – 9 PM with a V.I.P reception starting at 5 PM. Thanks to Asheville Humane Society’s generous sponsors, […]
Going the Distance for Eliada’s Kids
Press release from Eliada: Celebrate our first annual Signature Event, presented by Blossman Gas! Let’s “Go the Distance for Eliada Kids” with a fun, adventurous air and destination travel theme! Join us on Saturday, November 5th at 6:00 PM at the Signature Flight Support Hangar at 40 Lindbergh Lane, Fletcher, NC. The event begins at 6:00PM with hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and a Silent Auction. At 7:30PM, our […]
New voter turnout initiative
Press release from Campaign for Southern Equality: As early voting rates in Buncombe County continue to outpace the rest of the state, Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) and the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) have launched a new non-partisan effort to Get Out the Vote (GOTV) among county residents. During the early voting […]
Free financial education
Press release: Discover Your Money Vision and Flip Your $ Switch – Uncomfortable with talking about money? Come and have ‘fun’ discovering your Money Vision. Start seeing your financial dreams and goals in a new light by creating a vision board. This class will help you clarify your money goals through an interesting activity and then […]
Election cakes: OWL Bakery adds some sweetness to Asheville’s democratic process
It was once cake that fed the election cycle rather than campaign ads. OWL Bakery is trying to bring the former back.