Here’s the info via the Buncombe County website Character Portraits: 3rd Annual Kids’ Art Contest What is your favorite story? Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be a part of your favorite book? Here is the perfect opportunity for you to put your idea on paper. Create a portrait of yourself […]
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Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Foundation provides two grants for development of Cane River Park
Press release From Mission Health: SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (Sept. 4, 2013) – Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Foundation provided two grants totaling $10,000 to support the development of Cane River Park in Burnsville, N.C. In partnership with Graham Children’s Health Services and Yancey County, the hospital contributed $5,000 for new playground equipment and $5,000 for new […]
Remembrance and tree planting to be held at OM Sanctuary for former owner of Richmond Hill Inn
Press release From OM Sanctuary: What: ‘Special Remembrance and Memorial Tree Planting for Marge Michel’ former owner of the Richmond Hill Inn. When: 11am September 8th, 2013 Where: OM Sanctuary, 87 Richmond Hill Dr. Asheville, NC 28806 828.252.7313 ‘Special Remembrance and Memorial Tree Planting for Marge Michel’ Join us for a ‘Special Remembrance and Memorial […]
Final Concert in the Park will feature The Caribbean Cowboys
From the Town of Fletcher Parks & Recreation Department: Fletcher, NC – Fletcher Parks & Recreation will hold an end of summer Concert in the Park, this Sunday, September 8th at Fletcher Community Park. The Caribbean Cowboys will be performing a mix of beach tunes and other popular summer sounds from 4pm -6pm for the […]
Indigo Shibori craft group at the Forum at Diana Wortham Theatre
The Intersections Craft Group, held at the Forum at Diana Wortham Theatre, offers a workshop on indigo shibori. “The Shibori workshop will cover four ancient resist techniques with a modern twist. After creating the resist patterns, participants will dye a cotton scarf in indigo,” says a blog about the event. “In this workshop participants will […]
AC-T: Charter ditches analog, goes digital
Here’s an excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times article: Charter Communications is making a major change in its lineup, dumping its analog signals, going all-digital, adding many new high-definition channels and requiring all customers to use a converter box or use a CableCARD device to receive TV. The switch will begin Oct. 1 and will impact […]
Warren Wilson MFA program rated most popular in U.S.
Here’s the press release from Warren Wilson College: WWC MFA PROGRAM IS MOST POPULAR AMONG LOW-RESIDENCY PROGRAMS Warren Wilson College’s renowned MFA Program for Writers has been rated most popular nationwide among low-residency programs over a six-year period, including 2014, by Poets & Writers Magazine. The magazine’s 2014 rankings appear in the September/October 2013 issue. […]
As fall approaches, city reminds residents of brush/leaf collection rules
From the City of Asheville website: In an effort to address community concerns, conserve costs and improve water quality, changes to the brush and leaf collection program were submitted as part of the budget which was adopted by City Council on May 24. Beginning July 1, the frequency of brush and bagged leaf collection will […]
WNCA to hold annual membership meeting Sept. 5
Here’s the info via the Western North Carolina Alliance email newsletter: Join us from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday night (Sept. 5) at Highland Brewing Co., for our “End of Summer Bash” (and WNCA’s annual membership meeting). We’ll have music by local classic rock band “round the Fire,” delicious food from Mamacita’s and a keynote by […]
Mission Health awards 19 minority students in WNC with Kesha Young Health Careers Scholarship
Press release From Mission Health: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 3, 2013) – Mission Health is making college more affordable this year for 19 minority high school seniors and college students from western North Carolina who are interested in careers in healthcare. Mission Health’s Kesha Young Health Careers Scholarship Program will provide $2,500 in scholarship funds to […]
New Belgium Brewing’s Clips Beer and Film Tour returns to Asheville this Friday
New Belgium Brewing’s Clips Beer and Film Tour beings films and craft brew to Pack Square Park this week on Friday, Sept. 6. “Clips offers a venue where guests can try New Belgium’s most esoteric offerings while watching short films created by New Belgium fans,” says a press release. “Up to 16 beer varieties will […]
Tantra Vinyasa yoga classes offered at Asheville Yoga Center donation studio
Local yoga teacher Jackie Dobrinska, who has, for the past five years, taught privately or in colleges, hospitals, teacher training programs, will now teach a public class. She writes in an email, “I hope you will join me at Asheville Yoga Center donation studio on Fridays 1:30-3:00pm for TANTRA VINYASA. (And yes…we’ll be keeping our […]
U.S. Rural Development Secretary will visit MHO homes
From Mountain Housing Opportunities: Asheville, NC – Patrice H. Kunesh, Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, US Department of Agriculture, will visit families who have recently finished building their own homes in the Reems Creek area in Asheville as part of the Mountain Housing Opportunities Self-Help Homeownership program. The six families participated in the MHO Self-Help […]
French Broad River Academy receives accreditation
From the Association for Experiential Education: Boulder, Colorado – After more than 18 months of in-depth internal and external assessment and review, the French Broad River Academy has been granted accredited status by the Accreditation Council of the Association for Experiential Education (AEE). This accreditation, which is valid for three years and renewable thereafter, is […]
Citizen-Times: Local vacation company expands, adds six resorts
From the Asheville Citizen-Times: Story by Dale Neal ASHEVILLE — Festiva Hospitality Group, which lets its club members book vacations at 34 destinations, has expanded its portfolio into six resorts in Alabama, Arkansas and Missouri.
Sarge’s animal rescue receives grant for spay and neuter services
From Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation: The Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation is one step further along in its mission to help pets with the awarding of a $2,125 grant from the Ryan Newman Foundation. The grant provides enough funding to cover costs for 50 spay/neuter surgeries for cats in Haywood County. Since spaying and neutering helps […]
Center for Craft, Creativity and Design announces 2013 Craft Research Fund Recipients
Full details here: The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2013 Craft Research Fund grants. This year, 11 organizations, curators, scholars, and graduate students will receive a total of $95,000 to support and expand scholarly craft research, exhibitions, catalogs, and projects in the United States, including […]
WCQS: Asheville native looks back on her experience at the March on Washington
WCQS News Director David Hurand spoke with Vivian Conley, an Asheville native who was in Washington D.C. when Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech 50 years ago. Click the link below to hear the full 12-minute interview.
August weather at Grandfather Mountain on par with norms
Here’s the press release from the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation: GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC – After a record breaking July, August rainfall was more on par with what is expected this time of year, although the year-to-date rain totals are still well above average according to the weather station at the top of Grandfather Mountain. Rain […]
Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park touts new Cataloochee bike patrol
Here’s the press release from Friends of the Smokies: Thanks to a $1,000 grant from the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority to Friends of the Smokies, the Elk Bugle Corps is a more visible presence in Cataloochee Valley this year with its new Bike Patrol. The TDA grant funds the new Elk Bike Patrol, providing […]
Call for volunteers for MANNA food-packing event, Tuesday, Sept. 3
MANNA FoodBank seeks volunteers to help pack boxes on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Here are the details from the press release: Many of the pantries we serve have really been stretched the last few weeks. We are putting together boxes for emergency food assistance, and we need about 200 volunteers (100 in morning, 100 in afternoon) […]