From a press release: Limited Engagement at NC Stage: “The Elephant in my Closet,” June 25-29 North Carolina Stage Company (NC Stage) is excited to announce David Lee Nelson (writer/performer) and Adam Knight (director) will bring their solo show, The Elephant in My Closet, to NC Stage for a limited engagement June 25th-29th after a […]
From a press release: Bender Gallery hosts “Artifacts and Contraptions,” August 1-September 30 Bender Gallery is hosting Artifacts and Contraptions, a two person exhibition featuring glass and mixed media sculptures by artists Peter Wright and Audrey Wilson. The show runs from Friday, August 1 through September 30. An opening reception will be held from 5-8 […]
From a press release: Charlotte Street Computers partners with Asheville Community Theatre for fundraising opportunity Charlotte Street Computers has partnered with the Asheville Community Theatre for its fifth year to offer an exceptional fundraising opportunity for local non-profit organizations, and is currently seeking applications for new participants. Through this program, Charlotte Street Computers will donate […]
From a press release: Lisa Howorth Presents Flying Shoes on 7 PM June 23 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC “Flying Shoes braids a love knot of new South, old South, and haunted South that catches at the reader’s heart, even as the humor and sadness of her rollicking prose has us slipping off our own shoes […]
From a press release: Pamela Jones at The White Horse, June 27, with Chuck Lichtenberger, Justin Watt and Rob Giesler, plus special guests Stephanie Morgan and Alex Taub Pamela Jones and her band will bring you an evening of stories and songs from the Big Apple. Enjoy some of you favorite NY themed jazz standards played […]
Press Release From (the new) River Arts District Farmers Market: Asheville, North Carolina (June 16, 2014) – After 3 1⁄2 years behind the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, the Montford Farmers Market is moving to the River Arts District. Due to a growing need for parking from new Chamber resident Lenoir Ryne University, the farmers are […]
Asheville Citizen-Times By John Boyle: Of the many famous-people-moving-to-Asheville rumors I’ve covered over the years, this one is especially delicious — and tantalizing. No, we’ve not actually confirmed the Obamas are coming, and neither has anyone else on the record, but that will not kill the persistent rumors. So far, the evidence is strong. Well […]
Monday, June 16, 2014, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridges of Asheville. 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
Press Release From President Pro Tempore Office, Senator Phil Berger: Raleigh, N.C. – Building on the foundation proposed by Gov. Pat McCrory, Senate Rules Committee Chairman Tom Apodaca (R-Henderson) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) on Monday introduced a comprehensive and aggressive plan for coal ash mitigation that would give North Carolina the strictest regulations […]
People have railed against taxes and swiped at the hands of over-reaching government officials for centuries. At various times in U.S. history they have been viewed a patriots, terrorists or traitors, the Hendersonville Times-News reports. Fueled by government angst, the Internet and the recession, this unorganized sect of tax-evaders and law-shruggers is growing in North […]
From press release Three Owen High School students are winners of a peace essay contest sponsored by Veterans for Peace Chapter 099 of Western North Carolina, a local organization of military veterans and associates engaged in promoting peace. The winning essays, on the topic of how an individual can contribute to a peaceful world, were submitted […]
A week before the official start of summer, booths at farmers tailgate markets around Asheville are filled with a bounty of greens, squash, cabbages, carrots, beets, cucumbers, turnips and even early tomatoes. This year is far different scene than in last year’s growing season, when many crops lay rotting in lakes that were once fields, the […]
From press release: The American Herbalists Guild (AHG) was founded in 1989 as a non-profit, educational organization to represent the goals and voices of herbalists specializing in the medicinal use of plants. The primary goal of the AHG is to promote a high level of professionalism and education in the study and practice of therapeutic […]
From the Sylva Herald By Quintin Ellison The tribe plans to take over all or some of the social service programs on the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Jackson and Swain counties currently provide them. In 2010, after the death of 15-month-old Aubrey Littlejohn, a push by some tribal members to take control of Department of Social […]
From the Asheville Citizen-Times By Julie Ball A new charter middle and high school slated to open in August will be located on a donated site off Sardis Road, school founder Michelle Vruwink said. The Franklin School of Innovation will open Aug. 18. During the first year, the school will have grades six through nine. […]
Press Release Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Next Thursday, June 19, local organizations will host a free film night as part of Coal Ash Stories, a statewide screening tour featuring four short documentary films focused on coal ash, related public health concerns, and policy. The screening is free and open to the public and will be held […]
Press Release McCrory Communications Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after the North Carolina House passed a budget amendment to expand the definition of dealer in the Animal Welfare Section to include commercial dogs breeders who have 10 or more female dogs. The amendment exempts breeders of hunting dogs. The amendment was introduced by […]
Press Release Environmental and Conservation Organization Biz611, a building and “business incubator”owned by Jonathan Butler, has received the 2014 Environmental Stewardship Award from the Environmental and Conservation Organization (ECO). This is the fourth year that ECO has recognized a local business for a range of sustainable business practices, including procurement of goods, service, buildings and […]
From a press release: Music and poetry at Nightbell, June 29 Please join us for a night of music and poetry at one of Asheville’s coolest new venues, Nightbell! Come hear performances by Chelsea LaBate of Ten Cent Orchestra and poets Melissa Crowe, Luke Hankins, and Leah Umansky in the setting of Nightbell’s zany modern […]
From the festival’s website: Day tickets for Harvest Records’ Tranfigurations II festival now on sale Harvest Records’ 10th anniversary culminates in Transfigurations II, set for Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 28-30, in West Asheville and on Marshall’s Blannahassett Island. Read a full story about the festival here. Single day passes went on sale today, June 13. Ticketing is […]
Press Release Dining Out For Life The totals are in and it’s another record year for the Dining Out for Life® (DOFL) benefit for the Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP). Over $175,000 was raised to support WNCAP’s mission of providing case-managed care to men, women and children affected by the AIDS virus and help […]
