The state of criminal justice in the South: Attorney, filmmaker and Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast keynote speaker to screen Gideon’s Army at UNC Asheville Press release: Dawn Porter, who will be the keynote speaker at Asheville’s Martin Luther King Jr. prayer breakfast at the Grove Park Inn, will screen her film, Gideon’s Army, at […]
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Altamont Poetry Series to host M. Scott Douglass
Press Release Altamont Poetry Series Event: Altamont Poetry Series – featuring M. Scott Douglass Where: NC Stage Company When: Monday, January 20, 2014, 7:30 P.M. Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273896972679547/ Altamont Poetry Series (now at NC Stage Company!) is pleased to present M. Scott Douglass Doors 7:00 P.M. Start 7:30 P.M. | OPEN MIC after feature reading | […]
Brevard-Hendersonville Parkinson’s support group meetings start Jan. 14
Press release: The first meeting of the new year for the Brevard-Hendersonville Parkinson’s Support Group will meet Tuesday, January 14 8th at 10:00 in the fellowship hall at Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, Main Street in Brevard. There will be time to fellowship with one another over light refreshments before Patti Beggs, owner of Brevard’s Elements […]
Asheville Green Drinks hosts presentation on landslides tonight at Green Sage Cafe
Landslides in Western North Carolina, learning from the past to protect our future From Asheville Green Drinks: Join us Wednesday January 8th at 6PM at the Green Sage Coffeehouse and Cafe for a presentation on “Landslides in Western North Carolina, learning from the past to protect our future” by Jennifer Bauer, Principal Geologist and Co-owner […]
Large-scale sculpture artist Ledelle Moe to speak at UNC Asheville Jan. 23
From UNC Asheville: Award winning large-scale sculpture artist Ledelle Moewill give a talk, “Traces,” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23 in UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. She will show images of her work and describe her art-making practices and extensive international travels. While on campus, Moe will also visit sculpture classes and critique the […]
Mars Hill receives $250,000 grant for dorm renovation
Press Release Mars Hill University Mars Hill University has received a $250,000 grant from The Cannon Foundation, Inc. toward the renovation of Huffman Residence Hall on the campus. Planned for completion in August 2015, the renovation of Huffman Hall is one of several residence hall upgrades accomplished or planned at Mars Hill to keep pace […]
Asheville Art Museum posts a call for entries for “Prime Time: Annual New Media Juried Exhibition”
Press release Asheville Art Museum posts a call for entries for “Prime Time: Annual New Media Juried Exhibition” The Asheville Art Museum is excited to announce a call for entries for its second annual Prime Time: Annual New Media Juried Exhibition. This exhibition, which will open in April as part of Moogfest, supports the Museum’s […]
Air Quality forecast: MODERATE for Wednesday, Jan. 8
Wednesday, Jan. 8 is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Buncombe County. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For the ridge tops, it is a code GREEN air quality forecast day. This means there are no health impacts expected when air quality is in […]
Duke Energy asks customers to conserve electricity for the next 24 hours
Press Release As temperatures across the nation continue to plummet to historic lows, Duke Energy officials are asking the company’s customers to conserve power during the next 24 hours, as extreme temperatures continue. Below are some steps customers can take: Turn off unnecessary lights and postpone household chores, where possible, that involve the use of […]
Asheville School to hold open house Jan. 20
Press Release Asheville School On Monday, January 20 (MLK Day), Asheville School will host an Open House for those students and families who are interested in Asheville School or generally want to learn more about the day or boarding experience. The Open House begins at 9:30 a.m., and provides a fantastic, low-key introduction to four […]
WCQS experiencing signal interruption
Press Release WCQS WCQS began having problems with its signal in some areas over the weekend. We are currently off the air in Macon and Swain Counties – as well as parts of Jackson County and North Georgia. Our signals originating in Franklin, Bryson City, and Highlands are all affected. As of last night we […]
SECU to continue support of NC GreenPower
Press Release NC GreenPower NC GreenPower announces that State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) members through the SECU Foundation will be continuing their support of NC GreenPower for another four years. The SECU Foundation will be contributing to the NC GreenPower renewable energy product, supporting 1 kilowatt hour of locally sourced, cleaner, greener electricity in North […]
Community Seed Order Saturday in Sylva
Press Release The Jackson County Farmers Market will hold its annual Community Seed Order day this Saturday, January 11th from 10 -1 at the Community Table in downtown Sylva. Vegetable, Flower and Herb seeds can be ordered at a group rate discount from Fedco (www.fedcoseeds.com) and Johnny’s Select Seed (www.johnnyseeds.com ). Also available for order […]
AC-T’s Boyle: Does Moffitt want to dissolve Asheville?
Is a merged Asheville and Buncombe County government a possibility? An Asheville Citizen-Times columnist asked last weekend whether some lawmakers, specifically Rep. Rep. Tim Moffitt, R-Buncombe, would like to see Asheville disappear. Moffitt told John Boyle he’s not interested in dissolving the city or its charter, but he is very open to the possible merging […]
UNC-TV to launch public affairs program
Press Release UNC-TV UNC-TV launched a bold experiment – to produce a nightly Monday-through-Friday public affairs program that would cover the important issues and people throughout the state of North Carolina in the depth for which public television is known. A small cadre of staff members set out to cover a large and diverse state […]
Analysis: Budget cuts threaten the Blue Ridge Parkway
Here’s the press release from the Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center: Budget Cuts Threaten the Blue Ridge Parkway New Analysis by Environment North Carolina WHAT: Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center will release a new analysis, “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” exposing the impacts of funding cuts to the Blue Ridge Parkway– […]
Mars Hill celebrates first graduation after attaining university status
Press Release From Mars Hill University: Mars Hill University’s historic first graduation since attaining university status took place on Friday evening, December 20. The institution conferred bachelor’s degrees on 91 August and December graduates, and honorary doctorates on two long-time faculty members in a ceremony in Moore Auditorium on the campus. The most common majors […]
N.C. Justice Center: Jobs picture worse than it looks, Asheville one example
Full announcement from the N.C. Justice Center: RALEIGH (January 7, 2014) — Despite falling unemployment rates, most of North Carolina’s metro areas are still waiting for meaningful job creation, according to new jobless numbers released by the Division of Employment Security this morning. In 11 of 14 of the state’s metro areas, the drop in […]
WNC Nature Center breaks attendance records
Press Release Western North Carolina Nature Center The Friends of the WNC Nature Center are pleased to announce that the WNC Nature Center again achieved record-breaking attendance in 2013. The Center finished out the year at just under 108,000 guests – 107,949 in total. Here’s a look at 2013 by the numbers: •Eight out of […]
Duke Energy calls on customers to conserve electricity for next 24 hours
Press Release Duke Energy As temperatures across the nation continue to plummet to historic lows, Duke Energy officials are asking the company’s customers to conserve power during the next 24 hours, as extreme temperatures continue. Below are some steps customers can take: • The thermostat is a real culprit of higher winter bills. To help […]
Habitat For Humanity seeks veterans in need of home improvement
Press Release Asheville Area Habitat For Humanity Veterans who have been unable to make needed home improvements due to limited income are encouraged to contact Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. Thanks to a veteran-specific grant from The Home Depot Foundation, Habitat will partner with a qualifying low-income veteran within the next few months to make […]