PRESS RELEASE: With the best rooftop venue in town, Aloft Asheville Downtown will host its next Sundays Live@Aloft event on September 25th from 5:00 until 8:00pm featuring live entertainment from The Free Flow Band, an Asheville favorite performing funk, soul and R&B covers with an original twist. The event is open to the public and […]
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State of the arts: Where are you going, where have you been?
Ambivalence permeates the River Arts District. For many, its continued growth seems inevitable. Some speak of it with a hint of despair, others address it matter-of-factly. Regardless of who is talking, you can almost hear the inner monologue going on inside their heads — the back-and-forth of what was, what is and what might be.
A month of events honors the Carl Sandburg and the National Park Service
Sandburg in September is a month-long series that celebrates the centennial of the National Park Service, while also bringing greater attention to the life and time of the writer. “We really want to put Carl Sandburg on the map,” says Nancy Pew.
Asheville Choral Society performs choral setting of Anne Frank’s Diary
PRESS RELEASE: To open its 40th season, the Asheville Choral Society will perform James Whitbourn’s Annelies—the first major choral setting of The Diary of Anne Frank. Frank’s diary has inspired millions since it was published in 1947. Whitbourn’s work premiered in London in 2005 and was praised for its “woundingly beautiful” music and an extraordinary […]
Free credit report and credit score at select Ingles
PRESS RELEASE: Opportunity to get a FREE credit report and credit score! · Black Mountain Ingles Market Friday, September 16 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. 2913 US 70 Highway, Black Mountain · Brevard Ingles Market Friday, September 23 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. 684 N. Broad Street, Brevard These events are open to the public. Walk-ins are […]
Laura Ingalls Wilder LIVE!
PRESS RELEASE: Storyteller Daphne Ruth Darcy and fiddler Wayne Erbsen bring to life stories and fiddle tunes from the Little House books. Laura’s grit, perseverance, and flaws appeal to audiences ranging from 96 to 6. In costume, Darcy performs vignettes from significant periods of Laura’s amazing life as a pioneer on the prairie. Erbsen plays selections from the […]
10 western NC downtowns awarded $272,000 in grants for Wi-Fi
PRESS RELEASE: Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is awarding a total of $272,000 to 10 western North Carolina communities that plan to offer free Wi-Fi access in their downtown areas. “Connecting North Carolina communities and classrooms to Wi-Fi has been a central focus of our administration since day one,” said […]
Pisgah Wildlife Education Center celebrates fishing, hunting and wildlife conservation
PRESS RELEASE: The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will host a free, family-friendly event celebrating fishing, hunting and wildlife conservation on Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. The event is one of seven the Commission is offering to mark National Hunting and Fishing Day. Center […]
Asheville High speech and debate team wins at National Tournament
PRESS RELEASE: The AHS/SILSA Speech and Debate Team had its best finish in several years at the Wake Forest University Earlybird Preseason National Tournament in Winston Salem over the weekend. Please congratulate the team and its members for the following awards: Overall Team Champions in the Congressional Debate division Isaac Pohl-Zaretsky – Champion of Congressional […]
Meals on Wheels conducts blanket campaign
PRESS RELEASE: Meals on Wheels of Asheville-Buncombe County is asking for your help to keep area seniors warm this winter. The non-profit will conduct a blanket campaign Sept. 23-Oct. 14 to collect new, wrapped blankets that will be distributed to clients of the agency’s home-delivered meal program. The three-week campaign begins with a kick-off event […]
A movable feast: MANNA Express initiative delivers fresh food to the hungry
MANNA Express began last fall with deliveries of fresh produce, baked goods, dairy and meat going out to a handful of partners and agencies in Buncombe County. In the past few months, the program has stretched outward to all 16 counties that MANNA serves.
Small bites: Soumu showcases the tastes and sounds of Africa
Soumu festival returns with traditional African fare, a new wine shop comes to North Asheville, Hendersonville chef Jesse Roque wins Chef of the Year title and more news from Asheville’s food scene.
Tuesday History: Thomas Wolfe’s last letter
This Thursday, Sept. 15 will mark the anniversary of Thomas Wolfe’s death.
North Carolina Planning Conference in Asheville this week
PRESS RELEASE: Over 450 people involved in community planning – as city/county planners, public officials, educators, planning consultants, students, citizens – will be in Asheville this week for the annual conference of the NC Chapter of the American Planning Association. The last time this conference was held in Asheville was in 2004, and a lot […]
Thomas Wolfe Memorial announces literary award semifinalists
PRESS RELEASE: The Western North Carolina Historical Association announces the selection of semifinalists for the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award, which comes with a prize of $1500. This year’s ten semifinalists were chosen from an original group of twenty-six nominations. The semifinalists encompass a broad range of genres including novels, poetry, history, and memoirs. The semifinalists are: Ken Abbott and Rob Neufeld […]
Celebrating Thomas Wolfe in October
PRESS RELEASE: Thomas Wolfe one of the greatest American novelist of the early 20th century was born October 3, 1900 in Asheville, he was, he wrote in Look Homeward, Angel – “the tiny acorn from which the mighty oak must grow, the heir of all ages, the inheritor of unfulfilled renown, the child of […]
Congressman McHenry announces $91,886 Homeland Security fire prevention grant to City of Asheville Fire Department
PRESS RELEASE: Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $91,886 in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District. The grant will go to the City of Asheville Fire Department in Buncombe County, and comes in the fifth round of this year’s Fire Prevention & Safety […]
N.C. Mountain State Fair to hold opening ceremony Friday
PRESS RELEASE: WHAT: N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and N.C. Mountain State Fair Manager Matt Buchanan will join state and local dignitaries in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the 2016 N.C. Mountain State Fair. WHEN: Friday, Sept. 9 Noon WHERE: Covered area outside Davis Event Center WNC Agricultural Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher […]
2016 ReUse Contest voting begins
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity encourages the community to vote for their favorite 2016 ReUse Contest entry. Voting runs until midnight on Monday, September 19. The poll can be found here. Voters can cast one vote per day.
Asheville’s improv comedy troupe, Reasonably Priced Babies, announce a residency at The Altamont Theatre
PRESS RELEASE: The Altamont Theatre, on Church Street in downtown Asheville, is excited to announce a Residency with Asheville improv comedy troupe, Reasonably Priced Babies. “RPB’s” will be performing at The Altamont Theatre the second Friday night of every month, at 8:00pm. These are all 18+ shows with doors at 7pm and tickets are $10 […]
Report shows home prices up
PRESS RELEASE: CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, today released its CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ data for March 2016 which shows home prices are up both year over year and month over month. Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year over year by 6.7 […]