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.
Many local restaurants are adding a traditional Eastern North Carolina dish to their menus with the goal of helping victims of Hurricane Matthew.
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, an Istanbul-based international music collective, blends traditional Middle Eastern sounds with American country.
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.
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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.”
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, […]
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 […]
PRESS RELEASE: This weekend IamAVL.com will be live streaming audio and video from LEAF’s Lakeside Stage! Friday October 21st – Sunday 23rd, you can watch acts like Beats Antique, The Squirrel Nut Zippers, Dar Williams, Balkan Beat Box and Many more! You can also search through their archives for previous LEAF performances, as well as find hundreds of great […]
PRESS RELEASE: The Cradle of Forestry will entertain audiences with the annual outdoor drama, “The Legend of Tommy Hodges,” on Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22 with shows at 6:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. During the outdoor performance, audiences will travel to the year 1906 and hear about the legendary Tommy Hodges, […]
“Julian Price: Envisioning Community, Investing in People,” won its first award, The Grand Jury Prize, last month at the Film Invasion L.A. Last week it picked up its second prize for Best Community Development Film at the New Urbanism Film Festival, also in Los Angeles, Calif.
PRESS RELEASE: For the past 10 years, the N.C. Transportation Museum has offered scenic day trips that combine railroading, history, travel, shopping, dining and fun. Traveling by train, excursion passengers can experience one of the finest pedestrian malls in the country with a trip to Charlottesville, Va. Oct. 29, or harvest festival delights during the […]
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Steven L. Solnick is stepping down from his post as Warren Wilson College’s seventh president to become the newest leader of The Calhoun School, an independent day school in New York City. Solnick, who assumed the presidency in July of 2012, will remain with the College until June 30, […]
PRESS RELEASE: With plenty of nice, chilly mornings and warm, sunny days the peaks and valleys at Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park are still showing an abundance of green foliage. But things are changing by the day here in Hickory Nut Gorge. Hints of fall color are topping the mountains of Western North […]
PRESS RELEASE: This week Buncombe County Recreation Services unveiled PlayPrints, an interactive addition for children and families to use at the outdoor play area at the Buncombe County Sports Park, in Asheville N.C. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and the North Carolina Recreation and Park Association (NCRPA) are installing PlayPrints across […]
