The series will be on display at PUSH Gallery through Oct. 4, with an opening reception held Friday, Aug. 19.
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Small bites: Asheville Wine, Food Fest changes
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.
Tuesday History: Fitzgerald in despair at the Grove Park Inn
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.
New animal rescue brings unique approach and new ideas
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 […]
Distinguished Young Women of Buncombe County Scholarship Program announced class of 2017 participants
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 […]
Public comment meeting for improving N.C. court system
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 […]
UNC Asheville environmental scientists research rare mountain seep communities along Appalachian Trail
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 […]
Alice Scott, 28, from Asheville, NC named Rising Star by American Craft Week
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 […]
Part 5 in the Asheville in the 1980s series: New Housing Old Buildings
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 […]
Senator Tim Kaine to campaign on jobs in North Carolina
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 […]
Asheville college reunion brings memories of Eleanor Roosevelt
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 […]
North Carolina State Parks Signature Centennial Celebration at Mount Mitchell State Park
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, […]
U.S. News and World Report includes Mission Hospital on “high performing” list
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 […]
Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program registration open
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 […]
Friends of the Smokies: Two Classic Hikes in September
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’ […]
Asheville Gymnastics open house
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 […]
Yeye Omileye at OM Sanctuary
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: […]
David Joe Miller Presents Spoken Word Open Mic
PRESS RELEASE: David Joe Miller Presents his ever popular Spoken Word OPEN MIC! with his co-host Micah Mackenzie voted number one photographer five years running by Mountain Xpress. Also featuring a very special guest poet from Johnson City, TN, Jasmine Henderson! This will be our very first OPEN MIC at The Block off Biltmore at […]
Best Selling “Where’s The Next Shelter?” now available as audio book
PRESS RELEASE: Author Gary Sizer has released an audio version of his hit book,Where’s The Next Shelter? which recounts his 153-day odyssey thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. The audio book, available on audible.com, is yet another waypoint on Sizer’s journey of discovery that started with his first step at the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail […]
Small bites: A Taste of Hemp
Hemp cheese ravioli, a vegan cheesecake with hemp crust and a dreamsicle—a kind of Creamsicle with a hemp twist—are all on this year’s menu for A Taste of Hemp.
“Telling Our Tales” student writing competition
PRESS RELEASE: In anticipation of Thomas Wolfe’s 115th birthday celebration in October, Thomas Wolfe Memorial is inviting students and teachers to participate in the 2016 “Telling Our Tales” Student Writing Competition. Thomas Wolfe, while best known for his novels, also wrote many short stories for magazines. In this competition, students will submit their own work […]