From a North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources press release: North Carolina’s new poet laureate to be installed Monday, Feb. 2 Raleigh, N.C. — Shelby Stephenson, award winning poet, educator and recipient of a North Carolina Award for literature, will be installed as the state’s poet laureate in a ceremony with North Carolina Governor Pat […]
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B the Change community gathering at New Mountain, Feb. 10
The Asheville Chapter of the B Corp Movement host a “B the Change” community gathering at New Mountain. The Tuesday, Feb. 10 event takes place at 6:30 p.m. and focuses on “educating, inspiring, and entertaining fellow change-makers, businesses, artists and innovators.” Press release from New Earth MUZiQ: On Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 at 6:30pm the […]
AMP hosts a free taxes & acousting workshop for musicians, Feb. 19
Asheville Music Professionals will hold a free workshop on taxes and accounting for musicians, presented by CPA Brian C. Hunter. The event takes place at Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m. From the AMP Facebook invite: Join us for a FREE workshop on taxes and accounting for musicians, presented by […]
Just in time for Valentine’s: Go Local gets sweet on local nonprofits
Any Go Local cards purchased in February and March will help support a local nonprofit of your choosing, with half of the price of the $16 card going to that organization.
Asheville mapmakers tap into public data
Press release from the city of Asheville: ASHEVILLE – The Asheville Map, the creation of Bruce and Nora Daniel, is picking up accolades at the national level, like inclusion in the NACIS Atlas of Design and a nod from WIRED Magazine. The map, which portrays in full color downtown Asheville and the surrounding region, is […]
Thomas Rain Crowe offers four-week class “Reading and Writing in Place: a Four Week Class”
The class takes place at The North Carolina Arboretum, Saturdays, April 25, May 2, 9, 16. Registration at ncarboretumregistration.org. Press release from The North Carolina Arboretum: Reading and Writing in Place: a Four Week Class Instructor: Thomas Rain Crowe Saturdays, April 25, May 2, 9, 16; 10:30 a.m. to Noon $89 Member/$97 Non-member Limit: 25 […]
New Belgium seeks art submissions from Asheville makers
New Belgium seeks art submissions from Asheville makers In anticipation of assimilating into Asheville’s art-driven community, New Belgium is seeking submissions of ‘retail-type’ items to add to existing projects headed up by the company’s professional design team. The brewery seeks “quality, handmade and local” goods that align with New Belgium’s brand rather than vendor proposals. […]
IHOP Restaurants celebrate a ‘Decade of Giving’ with free pancakes on National Pancake Day, March 3
IHOP is asking patrons to consider donating to Children’s Miracle Network in exchange for a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes on March 3, National Pancake Day. The franchise, which aims to raise $3.5 million dollars during the event, has locations at 245 Tunnel Road, 275-B Smoky Park Highway, 61-C Weaver Boulevard and 229 Airport […]
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue to host public forum on controversial dog tethering issue in Buncombe County
From a Brother Wolf Animal Rescue press release: Brother Wolf Animal Rescue to host public forum on controversial dog tethering issue in Buncombe County ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 28, 2015) – Brother Wolf Animal Rescue will host a “Public Meeting on Dog Tethering in Buncombe County.” The meeting will be February 5th at 6pm at the Haynes […]
Wicked Weed Brewing to release ‘Angel’ Sours series throughout 2015
Wicked Weed Brewing has announced the upcoming release of a series of sour beers called “Angel” Sours. A red (raspberry-infused), gold (apricot-infused), white (wild grape-infused) and dark (mixed berry) version of the limited releases will debut throughout 2015, the first of which —the raspberry sour — is expected in late March. Limited pre-sales and bottle […]
Asheville Yoga Center expands
An excerpt about Asheville Yoga Center’s expansion from the organization’s blog: We had a major expansion in 2012, opening up our new state-of-the-art, purpose-built yoga studio and tripling our studio size. You all showed up in droves and we are so very thankful for that. Now, just a few years later, we are bulging at […]
PARI: Venus and Mars pass in the evening skies
From a Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute astro advisory: Venus and Mars pass in the evening skies Rosman, NC (January 28, 2015) – Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute have been watching the red planet Mars since last summer as it zips eastward in front of the constellations of the zodiac. Because of the earth’s […]
Pre-Valentines Day book/paper arts workshop at Blue Ridge Books, Feb. 7
Make two projects for Valentine’s Day at a workshop led by Kent Stewart. Held at at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2-4:30 p.m. $8. Press release from Blue Ridge Books: Getting Ready for Valentines Day Workshop Book/Paper Arts Workshop February 7, 2:00PM – 4:30pm Workshop by Kent Stewart Join us for […]
Author Jeff Crawford presents suspense novel “Pheramane” at Battery Park Book Exchange, Feb. 7
North Carolina native Jeff Crawford is a self published author. He recently released latest thriller, Through Black Velvet Eyes. In advance of a book tour for that novel, Crawford holds an encore event for suspense novel Pheramane at Battery Park Book Exchange on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m. Press release from Lone Wolf Communications: […]
New biofuels testing lab opens at A-B Tech
Excerpt from the article at the Renewable Energy website: The first biofuels testing lab in the Southeast has opened at the Enka, North Carolina, campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech ). Researchers at the lab “will provide convenient, cost-effective testing of biodiesel to assure quality products are going to market,” says Sam Brake, […]
Brother Wolf hosts public meeting on dog tethering
Announcement from Brother Wolf Animal Rescue: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 28, 2015) – Brother Wolf Animal Rescue will host a “Public Meeting on Dog Tethering in Buncombe County”. The meeting will be February 5th at 6pm at the Haynes Conference Center, Room 209, at A-B Tech Enka Campus, 1459 Sandhill Road, Candler, NC. The public is invited to […]
Advance care planning workshop on Feb. 19 at OLLI at UNC Asheville
From a UNC-Asheville press release: Advance care planning workshop on Feb. 19 at OLLI at UNC Asheville The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will hold an advance care planning workshop from 3 – 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Reuter Center, home of OLLI at UNC Asheville. This workshop is free and open to […]
UNCA’s Center for Diversity Education to host civil rights photography exhibit and related events
James Baker was sent to Selma, Alabama to cover the third civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery organized by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1965. The images he captured of the civil rights movement have since been displayed throughout the country.
Nibbles the groundhog to make winter weather predictions at WNC Nature Center, Feb. 2
Nibbles the groundhog to make winter weather predictions at WNC Nature Center, Feb. 2 From WNC Nature Center: The Western North Carolina Nature Center’s groundhog, Nibbles, will make her predictions about the remaining weeks of winter in Western North Carolina on Groundhog Day, Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the WNC Nature Center. […]
1920s costume party to benefit Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre
1920s costume party to benefit Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre From ACDT: Who: The Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre What: “Zelda and Scott Loved Dance,” a 1920s flapper costume party and fundraiser to celebrate modern dance, Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald and to support ACDT’s future work. Where: Homewood 19 Zillicoa Street (at the end of Montford Avenue) […]
Old Landmarks – Celebrating Songs that Mark a Path to Freedom, Feb. 25
Local musicians Kat Williams, Lizz Wright, Lyric, Rhoda Weaver and Chris Rosser with special guests Kenny Banks and Terreon Gully play a concert in celebration of Black History Month. The event takes place at First Baptist Church of Asheville on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Press release from Hummingword PR: WHO: Asheville Percussion and the First Baptist […]