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 […]
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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.
Small bites: Day of the Dead at Short Street Cakes
This week kicks off Short Street Cakes’ eighth annual Day of the Dead fundraiser. Also, Vortex Doughnuts turns two, Friends of the Mountain Branch Library in Lake Lure hosts a chili cook-off, the Truckload Sale returns to French Broad Food Co-op and Lex 18 will offer Turkish coffee readings for Halloween.
Tuesday History: Extra, extra, read all about it!
In this week’s section of Edwin Bedford Jeffress’ 1950 Asheville Citizen article, Jeffress recalls his time as an Asheville newspaperman.
Thomas Wolfe Memorial announces winners of this year’s student writing competition
Press release from the Thomas Wolfe Memorial: Congratulations to the 2016 winners of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial “Telling Our Tales” student writing competition. This year 158 stories were submitted, inspired by the writings of Thomas Wolfe. Grades 4-5 1st Sarah Suzanne Pusser “Trying My Best” Odyssey Community School 2nd Hollin Hardy-Brasch “Alex Hunter” Odyssey Community […]
Asheville Art Talk: Drifting along with Donna E. Price and Elisa Treml
Mars Hill University’s Weizenblatt Gallery will host the exhibit “drift: [know no borders]” Wednesday, Oct. 26-Sunday-Sunday, Nov. 20. Works by artists Donna E. Price and Elisa Treml’s make up the collection. The exhibit also marks Treml’s first time to both Western North Carolina and the United States.
Asheville chefs join fish stew fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Matthew
Many local restaurants are adding a traditional Eastern North Carolina dish to their menus with the goal of helping victims of Hurricane Matthew.
Melanie Norris exhibit at The Refinery Creator Space
The Asheville Area Arts Council will be exhibiting the work of Melanie Norris at the Refinery Creator Space in its Hall Gallery, through Wednesday, Nov. 23. The exhibit is free and open to the public. In her artist statement, Norris writes: I observe the originality, purity, and honesty of each subject’s being as a whole […]
Country for Syria creates a unique sound that blends musical traditions
Country for Syria, an Istanbul-based international music collective, blends traditional Middle Eastern sounds with American country.
Small bites: Burger and Brew Nights at Isis
Kitchen 743 at Isis Music Hall celebrates its Battle of the Burger win, MOD Pizza opens in North Asheville, a pop-up dinner will preview soon-to-come Jargon restaurant, chef Elliott Moss has a new cookbook out and The Cheese Store of Asheville teams with 5 Walnut Wine & Cheese Bar for an afternoon workshop.
PETA’s 7-foot-tall robotic bear comes to Asheville
PRESS RELEASE: PETA’s Moving, Talking Bear Will Tell Kids and Families How Wild Animals Suffer in Tiny, Filthy, Barren Concrete Pits What: Voiced by Manchester by the Sea star Casey Affleck, “Bernard”—PETA’s 7-foot-tall robotic bear—will be in Asheville on Wednesday with a message for tourists: Stay miles away from Cherokee Bear Zoo and any other […]
Zydeco Ya Ya to play at fundraiser dance
PRESS RELEASE: One Youth At A Time, Inc. Sponsoring A Fundraising Dance : Featuring: “Zydeco Ya Ya” Performing: Zydeco ♪ Swamp Pop ♪ Cajun Swing You are invited to come and have a good time with Zydeco Ya Ya, The hottest band on the bayou! WHERE: The Grey Eagle – 185 Clingman Avenue – Asheville, […]
Howl for the holidays with Full Moon Farm
PRESS RELEASE: This month’s theme is BLANKETS! The weather is getting cooler, and so we ask that if you wish to warm our hearts through the winter, bring us some blankets for the woofers! We also need bedding – Pine (flake) and/or Cedar shavings which can be purchased from Tractor Supply. Saturday, November 19 (last farm […]
White Horse Black Mountain host Nathan Shirley’s CD release party
PRESS RELEASE: International award-winning local composer-pianist Nathan Shirley will perform at a CD release party Thursday, October 27 at 7:30 PM, at the White Horse Black Mountain. Shirley has performed his compositions in Europe and on both coasts of the US. His chamber and orchestral works have been performed in over a dozen countries around […]
UNC-Asheville offers workshop on trauma-informed practices in schools
PRESS RELEASE: UNC Asheville’s Department of Education will present a free workshop for current and future teachers on trauma-informed practices in schools, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26 in Highsmith Union room 223. Teachers can earn one CEU (continuing education unit) with this workshop. Kim Brown, UNC Asheville associate professor of education and […]
The Beatles in 3: A Guided listening session
PRESS RELEASE: While most Beatles songs are in 4/4 time, their songs in triple meter will be the focus when pianist and Assistant Professor of Music Brian Felix offers a guided listening session as the next installment the UNC Asheville Department of Music’s new lecture series. The Beatles in 3: A Guided Listening Session will take place […]
Tuesday History: Memories of The Bingham School
“In the absence of an efficient public school system in much of the South,” writes Edwin Bedford Jeffress, “[The Bingham School] was an outstanding institution, drawing patronages from wide areas of the South.”
Local rapper TRiG at Orange Peel
PRESS RELEASE: On November 25th Musty Mark Records will host TRiG’s second live show at the Orange Peel in downtown Asheville. TRiG is Asheville’s up and coming rap star who has now seen over thousands of plays on his music over the past year. This show will include many local favorites including: Trip Gang, Deelayne, […]
The Village Potters celebrates five year anniversary
PRESS RELEASE: On Saturday, November 19 from 4:00 – 8:00pm The Village Potters will be celebrating their 5th Anniversary Extravaganza. The Extravaganza will be their biggest event in their five-year history, with demonstrations of giant pot throwing, a Raku firing, a kazegama kiln opening, raffle prizes that benefit their student scholarship fund, and much more. The celebration is free and open to […]