PRESS RELEASE: The Groovy Movie Club will screen Michael Moore’s newest comedy-documentary “Where to Invade Next” on Sunday, June 12 at 2 pm. This film explores the satiric premise of “why not invade a European country that has great benefits for everyone?” Reviewers have shared that it’s the funniest movie that Moore has made. The […]
PRESS RELEASE: The Verner Center for Early Learning — an early care and education program of distinction fostering holistic learning environments where young children and families thrive – has been awarded a $1 million grant from Early Head Start enabling the center to provide Early Head Start services in the greater Asheville area. The expansion […]
PRESS RELEASE: Parsec Financial, a fee-only wealth management firm, recently awarded Colburn Earth Science Museum a Parsec Prize for 2016. Colburn Museum will receive $10,000 to continue to ignite the imaginations of visitors, both young and old, in Western North Carolina. Colburn Earth Science Museum is the premier interactive and state-of-the-art science center in Western […]
PRESS RELEASE: Asheville Savings Bank (ASB) recently recognized David Wooten, Vice President and Market Manager of the Marion and Black Mountain banking centers, with its Community Ambassador Award. Established in 2014, the Community Ambassador Award was created to honor and celebrate an employee who exemplifies the bank’s core value of commitment to the local community […]
PRESS RELEASE: Linville Falls Campground Amphitheater – Milepost 316 Saturday, June 11, 2016 7:00pm – The Bear Necessities Need to know about bears? The American Black Bear is a fascinating and awesome animal, which draws thousands of people to visit Western North Carolina and the Blue Ridge Parkway every year. Come to this ranger-led program […]
A $3 wristband gives guests the chance to sample jerky from all the participating chefs, both professional and amateur.
PRESS RELEASE: Parsec Financial, a fee-only wealth management firm, recently awarded SleepTight Kids a Parsec Prize for 2016. Sleep Tight Kids will receive $10,000 to continue its goal of promoting feelings of hope and comfort in children as they lay their heads to rest each night. Sleep Tight Kids supplies comfort and utilitarian items to […]
PRESS RELEASE: During the month of June, Asheville Humane Society is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society to participate in a national adoption promotion for cats! Adoption fees will be reduced for all cats 6 months of age and up! For $10.00, you can adopt a feline friend complete with all up-to-date vaccines, spay/neuter, microchipping, […]
PRESS RELEASE: Two Asheville originals, Asheville Brewing Co and Asheville native Caleb Johnson, have created a beer to celebrate the American Idol winner’s newest song release, “Hanging with the Band.” The special beer, a Blood Orange Wheat Ale, will be released at Asheville Brewing on Friday, June 24, at 5 p.m. Johnson will be on […]
PRESS RELEASE: Design and Marketing Symposium: A one day intensive symposium on marketing and design topics for your arts based business Calling all Artists! Musicians! Crafters! Event Planners! Performers! and Independent Business Owners! The Second Annual Design and Marketing Symposium is set for June 18 at our new Refinery Creator Space. We are excited to […]
PRESS RELEASE: Erin Shaw, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies at UNC Asheville, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright grant to teach English in Malaysia. Shaw is the 45th UNC Asheville graduate to earn a Fulbright grant through the university’s advising program. She plans to return to the U.S. pursue graduate […]
Native Kitchen hosts a pig roast fundraiser for Our VOICE; Buxton Hall Barbecue highlights the art of pie-making; Sweeten Creek Brewing kicks off its Summer Picnic Series; Charlotte-based Tephra restaurant hosts a vegan pop-up dinner at Trade and Lore and The Fresh Market supports juvenile diabetes research with its annual sidewalk sale.
Greek salad, marinated shrimp and lamb shanks will be among the items on the menu at the Asheville Sister Cities Greek Dinner on Sunday, June 12.
This past March, 700 Democracy North Carolina volunteers spread out across the state to assure that no voter was illegally turned away from the polls on account of the state’s 2013 voter ID law. In addition to providing voters with information on their rights, volunteers also handed out short surveys asking voters about their experience. […]
“I’m kind of still in disbelief and really overwhelmed, but in a wonderful way,” says filmmaker Erin Derham. Her documentary, Julian Price: Envisioning Community, Investing in People, premiered last night at the Orange Peel, to a sold out crowd. The film, which tells the story of Julian Price’s life in Asheville, was joined by live performances from the […]
“Ours is not a competitive group,” says Kate Guggenheim. “But one that is there to respect and support each other and our work.”
Trolleys will pick guests up from the Grove Arcade and usher them around town, delivering them to three separate parties throughout the evening.
PRESS RELEASE: The 2016 Magnolia Concert Series presented by Morris Broadband and Hampton Inn of Hendersonville continues with Katie Ciluffo and Bill Altman on the stage at Flat Rock Cinema, located at 2700 Greenville Highway in Flat Rock, NC. The live concert, produced by Howard Molton, will be at 3:00 pm on Sunday, June 26th, […]
PRESS RELEASE: Western North Carolina SUBWAY® sandwich shops have announced Mills River Elementary School as the grand prize winner of the 2015 SUBWAY® Fit for Life Challenge. The students tracked their healthy eating and physical activity choices for two weeks last October and third-grade teacher Erin Stachura held a RunJumpThrow event at the school and […]
PRESS RELEASE: WCQS will host an opening reception for the paintings of Jackson County Artist, Laura John on June 3rd from 5 – 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. This is also the evening of the Downtown Asheville Arts District First Friday Art Walk. WCQS General Manager, David Feingold, is delighted to have the […]
PRESS RELEASE: People are invited to provide their comments on a proposed cleanup plan for the former DuPont manufacturing facility in Brevard. The 60-day public comment period for the plan started today and concludes July 25. A notice about the cleanup plan was published in today’s editions of the Transylvania Times. DuPont made high purity […]
