PRESS RELEASE: Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors recently announced that they’ll be hitting the road again this fall, supporting Amos Lee on the Southeast portion of his headlining tour. The dates kick off for Holcomb and crew beginning on September 16th with a hometown show at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheatre and will hit Louisville, Asheville, and […]
PRESS RELEASE: Sept 1st, 4-6p 336 Rockwood RD, Arden Come help BIG FROG ASHEVILLE celebrate their Grand Opening! They’re giving out a free t-shirt to the first 50 guests, with other free promotional items and door prizes (including an iPad mini) . Music performance by Asheville Music School The school with the most parents, teachers and/or […]
PRESS RELEASE: Our VOICE is thrilled to announce the official launch of CODE RED, a new curriculum developed to end Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault (DFSA) on college campuses. The launch will be celebrated in collaboration with UNC Asheville, in Highsmith Union 104 on Thursday, August 25, 2016, at 9 a.m. Statistics show that more than 50% […]
PRESS RELEASE: The River Arts District will add a new local attraction to its community as RAD Skatepark sets to open this fall. RAD skatepark will be the only indoor skatepark in Western North Carolina. It will provide regional skaters the opportunity to experience 10,000 square feet of an indoor course inspired by street obstacles […]
The series will be on display at PUSH Gallery through Oct. 4, with an opening reception held Friday, Aug. 19.
The Asheville Wine and Food Festival caps its eighth year with an updated Grand Tasting event; Gan Shan Station brings Charleston chef Daniel Heinze onboard for Sunday Supper, Appalachian Appetite photo contest looks for images of family recipes; Sanctuary Brewing Co. hosts and anniversary bash and The Cheese Store of Asheville plans a pairing event with Blue Ghost Brewing Co.
Apparently, he lived on gin and beer – that is what he drank all the time I was there. I have no idea how much gin he averaged a day, but it was plenty.
PRESS RELEASE: The Animal Rescue of Western North Carolina (TARWNC) is a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation located in Asheville, NC. While TARWNC may be new, founders Tim & Julie Tipton are well known in the animal sheltering circles of WNC having more than 15+ year’s experience in the field. They also have established contacts and […]
PRESS RELEASE: The Distinguished Young Women of Buncombe County Scholarship Program is proud to announce the 10 participants in the program for the Class of 2017. The final program will be held Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 7:00 at A.C. Reynolds High School. General admission tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students/seniors in advance […]
PRESS RELEASE: The North Carolina Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice (NCCALJ) is inviting public comment on its work to date at a public meeting on Thursday, August 18, at the Buncombe County Judicial Complex. Comments may be provided online or in person by signing up to speak at nccalj.org/interim-reports. WHO Citizens are invited […]
PRESS RELEASE: Reed Rossell, adjunct instructor and research associate in UNC Asheville’s Department of Environmental Studies, was awarded a 2016 grant of $5,000 from the North Carolina Appalachian Trail License Plate Grant Program to document and study the condition of rare seep communities along the Appalachian Trail corridor. These rare wetland plant communities form at […]
PRESS RELEASE: American Craft Week is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Rising Star Competition, naming 30 exceptional craft artists in the United States under the age of 30. The winners hail from all over the country. The state with the most winners is North Carolina with 7 young crafters, followed by Maryland with […]
PRESS RELEASE: Old buildings boarded up and in disrepair. Large anchor stores abandoning downtown for the new mall. A small mountain town with few cultural attractions. This is the view many people have of Asheville in the 1980s. But underneath, a renaissance was being chartered by citizens, social activists, businesses, and artists. This series of […]
PRESS RELEASE: On Monday, August 15 and Tuesday, August 16, vice presidential nominee Senator Tim Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, will campaign in Asheville and Fayetteville, where he will highlight Hillary Clinton’s 100-Day Jobs Plan to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. An economic analysis based on […]
PRESS RELEASE: Seven women, all in their 90s, gathered for a reunion Friday. They are among the last graduates of an institution that now only exists in their memories and through the legacy-preservation efforts of Warren Wilson College. On July 20, 1942, Eleanor Roosevelt visited Asheville to get a closer look at a summer program […]
PRESS RELEASE: North Carolina State Parks will hold its second Signature Centennial Celebration Aug. 27-28 at Mount Mitchell State Park, the site where the 100-year history of the state’s system of protected lands for recreation and conservation began in 1916. Visitors are invited to a daylong celebration Aug. 27 with traditional and bluegrass music, clogging, […]
PRESS RELEASE: Mission Hospital was recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a one of the nation’s few “high performing” hospital in the media outlet’s annual ranking of all U.S. hospitals. Specifically, Mission Hospital was one of only 63 hospitals in the nation to receive high marks in every one of nine separate inpatient surgical […]
PRESS RELEASE: The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) has opened registration for the Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program for the 2016-17 school years. Classes will take place at Canton Middle School on Tuesday afternoons from September 20 – April 18, from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Now in its sixteenth year in Haywood County, JAM is […]
PRESS RELEASE: Join Friends of the Smokies for Classic Hikes to Mt. Cammerer and Deep Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) on Tuesday, September 13th and Tuesday, September 27th. The guided hikes are led by outdoor enthusiast and author Danny Bernstein. The two hikes offer participants the opportunity to works towards the ‘Hike 100’ […]
PRESS RELEASE: Asheville Gymnastics invites the community to its open house from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28. Children, parents, and adults can enjoy an afternoon of gymnastics, tumbling, parkour, and play. During the open house, team members and coaches will demonstrate advanced gymnastics, tumbling, and parkour. The open house will provide opportunities for participants […]
PRESS RELEASE: Thursday, August 25, 2016 7:00-8:30pm OM Sanctuary 87 Richmond Hill Drive THIS IS A FREE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Enter to win a one-night retreat at OM Sanctuary! Including a complimentary 60-minute Integrative Counseling session with Yeye Omileye. Must be present to win. Come meet Yeye Omileye, and her husband Chief Olu: […]
