From a press release: Award-winning Piedmont blues picker Jon Shain plays Purple Onion, May 1 Durham, NC based songwriter and guitarist Jon Shain returns to The Purple Onion in Saluda for an intimate dinnertime show on Thursday May 1. The award-winning songwriter and acoustic picker will play a mixture of his own latest cuts as […]
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Asheville site for statewide Moral Movies launching April 25
Press release Asheville, NC, April 10, 2014 – The Mountain People’s Assembly in collaboration with the NC-NAACP and Working Films present Moral Movies. This four-month series will bring award-winning films to Asheville and seven other cities across North Carolina to jumpstart community dialogue on social, economic, and environmental issues relevant to the state. The program […]
Asheville Youth Mission’s “Many Voices” at The Mill Room, May 4
From a press release: Asheville Youth Mission’s “Many Voices” at The Mill Room, May 4 Asheville Youth Mission’s Many Voices drama company announces its fourth original production, WHAT DID YOU SAY?! debuting Sunday, May 4, 4:00 & 7:00pm at The Mill Room, 66 Asheland Ave. Rumors are spreading around Central High School. What started out […]
Bryan Sutton plays Tryon Fine Arts Center, May 9
From a press release: Bryan Sutton plays Tryon Fine Arts Center, May 9 Appearing May 9, 2014 with David Holt and T. Michael Coleman Tryon Fine Arts Center $28.00 / 8:00 PM 34 Melrose Avenue, Tryon, NC, 28782 (828) 859-8322 Bryan Sutton returns to Sugar Hill Records with his fourth solo release, Into My Own, […]
Air quality forecast for Sunday, April 13: MODERATE
Sunday, April 13 is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Buncombe County. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For more information, contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 250-6777 or visit N.C. Division of Air Quality
Asheville Brewing and Wicked Weed place in 2014 World Beer Cup awards
From Beerpulse.com The Brewers Assocation handed out awards for the 2014 World Beer Cup held in Denver, Colorado, on Friday night. Here is the full list of winners. — Champion Brewery and Brewer Awards Small Brewpub Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Media, Media, PA Iron Hill Brewery Team Small Brewing Company Pelican Pub & […]
Madison County Arts Council’s Seconds Sale calls for artists
From a press release: Madison County Arts Council’s Seconds Sale calls for artists CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Madison County Arts Council’s Seconds Sale WHEN: Saturday, May 10, 2014, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. WHERE: The Madison County Arts Center, 90 S. Main Street, Marshall WHAT: Imperfect or last year’s inventory sold at reduced rates HOW: […]
HT-N: WNC beer makers fare well at World Beer Cup
DENVER – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. capped an historic week Friday night when it medaled at the World Beer Cup gala and awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Centennial Ballroom in downtown Denver, according to a report in the Hendersonville Times-News. On Tuesday, Sierra Nevada highlighted the first day of the Craft Brewers Conference by […]
Watch Tuesday’s lunar eclipse through PARI telescope via the Internet
Press release Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute Via the Internet, the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) is making its West Optical Telescope available to the public for viewing the total lunar eclipse during the early morning hours Tuesday . Our West Optical Observatory features a 0.4 meter telescope fitted with an Apogee Alta E42 camera,” said […]
Adam Void exhibit “Innocent” at Izzy’s Coffee Den, May 2-31
From a press release: Adam Void exhibit “Innocent” at Izzy’s Coffee Den, May 2-31 Adam Void Innocent May 2 – 31, 2014 Izzy’s Coffee Den 74 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 258-2004 Adam Void is Innocent. 1. free from moral wrong; without sin; pure 2. free from legal or specific wrong; guiltless 3. […]
Turchi releases “Can’t Bury Your Past” at Isis, April 23
From a press release: Turchi releases “Can’t Bury Your Past” at Isis, April 23 “Beyond traditional genre constraints…reaching for a sound that is pushing the boundaries of Hill Country tradition.” – The Oxford American “For all their communion with the past, TURCHI sounds vital, alive, and essential–a modern band.” – Living Blues “TURCHI’s mindset and […]
Observer: Judge lets lawsuit continue against Duke Energy
A federal judge on Friday overruled a recommendation that a lawsuit against Duke Energy over coal ash contamination on Charlotte’s water source be dismissed, the Charlotte Observer reported Saturday. The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation sued Duke last June over contamination from the now-retired Riverbend power plant on Mountain Island Lake. Such “citizen suits” are allowed under […]
Governor names Bob Orr to fill district attorney post
Press Release RALEIGH – Gov. Pat McCrory has appointed Justice Bob Orr, a former member of the N.C. Court of Appeals and former Justice on the N.C. Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy in the district attorney’s office in the 24th Prosecutorial District created by the retirement of Jerry Wilson. The 24th Prosecutorial District serves Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga and […]
HT-N: Holocaust remembrance begins April 27
The personal testimonies of area residents affected by the Holocaust will be at the heart of a Hendersonville Holocaust memorial program that will also include docent-led exhibits and film screenings, according to a report Saturday in the Hendersonville Times-News. Organized by Agudas Israel Congregation in partnership with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, the special “Yom HaShoah” […]
National Day of Puppetry, May 3
From a press release: National Day of Puppetry, May 3 The Asheville Puppetry Alliance invites WNC families to celebrate the National Day of Puppetry (NDOP) in downtown Asheville’s Reuter Terrace at Pack Place on Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 11 AM to 3 PM. The festival features FREE Puppet Performances and a Puppet Parade. Go […]
‘The Wild Gardener’ to speak at Wildflower Whimsy
For immediate release Spring ephemerals decorate the forest floor with a riot of color and fragrance, yet within a few short weeks they disappear until next spring. On May 2nd and 3rd, the Highlands Biological Foundation is celebrating the emergence of spring ephemerals in the southern Appalachians with their event “Wildflower Whimsy.” Wildflower Whimsy will […]
Air Quality forecast: MODERATE for Saturday, April 12
Saturday, April 12 is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Buncombe County. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For more information, contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 250-6777 or visit N.C. Division of Air Quality
Annual White Squirrel Photography Contest call for photographers
From a press release: Annual White Squirrel Photography Contest call for photographers The Transylvania Community Arts Council is proud to partner with the White Squirrel Festival this year to takeover the 10th Annual White Squirrel Photography Contest. It’s finally springtime and all your backyard white critters are scampering about. If you’re able to catch them […]
Warren Wilson student receives Newman Civic Fellows Award
Here’s the press release from Warren Wilson College: Ana Lara, a Warren Wilson College student from Louisville, Ky., has been selected by Campus Compact to receive the 2014 Newman Civic Fellows Award. According to Campus Compact, the award “honors inspiring college student leaders who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities […]
Charlotte Street Computers to hold Easter event April 13
Press Release Charlotte Street Computers Charlotte Street Computers is pleased to announce their 6th annual Easter Egg Hunt and Family Fun Day, taking place on April 13th. Made possible through a partnership with Asheville’s Fun Depot and the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville, this event promotes community outreach for Asheville’s public housing residents and […]
Team up for public education at May 3 Tourists game
Here’s the press release from the Asheville City Schools Foundation (Asheville, NC) What’s more American than great teachers and baseball? Teacher appreciation day is May 6th this year, and the Asheville City Schools Foundation has teamed up with the Asheville Tourists and Lenoir-Rhyne University Asheville to kick off the week with a night of fun […]