Bartender Erin Hawley and chef Sarah Cousler are joining forces to bring Girls on Deck back to MG Road. The monthly food, music and drink extravaganza celebrating local female talent debuted last summer and, after a winter hiatus, will pick up where it left off on Thursday, March 12.
RiverLink’s 2015 Spring Salon Series will “celebrate the natural wonders” of Appalachia with three free events, according to a release from the nonprofit. On Friday, March 27, from 3-5 p.m., Dan Lazar will host “an overview of the ecology of the Southern Appalachians. You’ll learn why our mountains are home to more species of trees […]
A unanimously approved revision to Western Carolina University’s tailgating policy, voted on during the WCU Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, March 6, means more on-campus ‘alcohol-permissible’ areas for the school’s 2015 football fans. Malt beverages and unfortified wine will now be permitted in the Belk Building parking lot, previously declared an alcohol-free zone, during […]
American Advertising Federation Asheville held its American Advertising Awards ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 24, to “recognize the best creative efforts of western North Carolina’s marketing industry,” according to a media release. The “Best of Show” title went to G&T Communications — a company headquartered in Boone, N.C., but with a new office in Asheville’s Gerber […]
DuraLine Imaging, Inc. has partnered with 3D Systems “to represent their line of 3D printers, 3D scanners and 3D software for businesses, industry, education and consumers.”The move, says DuraLine vice president and general manager William Wick, was a response to customer interest in these relatively new printing technologies. “With that type of interest, DuraLine is […]
From a press release: News 13’s 2nd annual LiveWell Health Expo will be on March 28, 2015, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Davis Building at the WNC Ag Center. We will have over 130 local businesses there with FREE health screenings and many products and services that can help attendees live well! We will […]
BikeTags is an Asheville-based company selling “small bicycle signs with colorful messages — for safety and self expression,” which attach to the back of a bike seat, according to a media release. The team’s products are now available at three Asheville locations — Hearn Cycling and Fitness, Motion Makers and Second Gear — in addition […]
From a press release: Donna Eden, author of Energy Medicine, Energies of Love, Energy Medicine for Women and the Little Book of Energy Medicine will hold an energy medicine workshop on March 20-22 at at “On Broadway” 49 Broadway Street, Asheville. Instruction will be given in hands-on skills for restoring your energy when you are tired, sharpening […]
Irish-born singer-songwriter Alyn Mearns, aka Yes the Raven says of his music, “My guitar became a kind of miniature band, a miniature cathedral.” He performs a mesmerizing show at White Horse Black Mountain on Saturday, March 21. Press release from the venue: There’s something almost shamanistic about a Yes the Raven performance as singer-songwriter Alyn […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, Asheville-area storytellers recount the strong women in their lives with “short tales from real life brought to the stage by Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch,” according to a press release. The event takes place on Thursday, March 26, at 7:15 p.m. in the Manheimer Room of the Reuter Center […]
Some 800 local full- or part-time retail positions will be up for grabs at a job fair, according to Asheville Outlets. The staffing event will be held on Thursday, March 26, from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the WNC Agricultural Center’s Expo Building in anticipation of the outlets’ Friday, May 1, grand opening. “Bring […]
“The Waffle-Off Championship is considered the most important event on Earth,” writes the Blueridge-Asheville Movement & FlowArts Society. The ultimate goal of the event — a waffle brunch, potluck and cook-off — is “to answer the most important question of all time: Who makes the best waffles in the universe?!” The BAMFS is dedicated to supporting the flow-arts, […]
The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County invites residents to turn home or building blueprints into digital files during the organization’s Scan the Plan project. Applicable dates include Saturday, March 14, from noon until 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, May 2, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. “Scan the […]
Nominations for the 2015 North Carolina Awards — “the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state,” according to a media release — are open until Friday, April 24. This prestigious title recognizes exemplary accomplishments in literature, science, fine arts and public service. Nominees will be reviewed and winners selected later this summer. Winners will be […]
Spellbound Children’s Bookshop announces its April programs by way of a press release. All events are held at the bookseller’s location at 50 Merrimon Ave. in Reynolds Village. Info at www.spellboundbookshop.com: Saturdays 11:00-11:30am Story Time for ages 3 to 7 years. Stories with a common theme and often a related activity. Free. Friday, April 10th 6:00-7:30pm Teen […]
This weekend, The French Broad Food Co-op will host a Truckload Sale, the organization’s first of what it hopes to make an annual affair. The Truckload Sale, hosted at the co-op’s 90 Biltmore Ave. address, won’t appeal to only grocery-shoppers. Three other local organizations will attend the start-of-spring sale, attracting more attention and supporting important community causes. The grocery co-op will […]
Authors from the Great Smokies Writing Program Advanced Prose Class read, as part of the Writers at Home series. Held at Malaprop’s on Sunday, March 15, 3 p.m. Press release from UNC Asheville: Authors participating in the advanced prose class of UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program will read their work in the next installment […]
Want to know more about Asheville Music Professionals (AMP)? The local group holds a social at New Mountain on Monday, March 16, 6 p.m. Press release from AMP: This is a friendly public service announcement with information about an exciting AMP social networking event happening on Monday, March 16th from 6 – 8 pm. The […]
From the Asheville Humane Society: Asheville, NC – Asheville Humane Society has received a $15,000 grant from Best Friends Animal Society to help spay/neuter and vaccinate Buncombe County Cats who live or play outdoors. Spay/neuter and rabies vaccinations are free to all owners or caretakers of cats who spend time outside. Services are provided at […]
The city of Hickory will work with the community and other stakeholders to develop an area-wide plan and implementation strategy for the Southside Area, which includes the Ridgeview, Kenworth, and Green Park neighborhoods. In the early 1960s, the City boasted 46 furniture plants, 89 hosiery mills, and 27 other manufacturers. Between 2001 and 2011, the Hickory metropolitan area lost 37,900 jobs due to the closing of mills and factories, resulting in an increase in the poverty rate from 11.3 to 20 percent (within the project area, the poverty rate is 35.7 percent).
Lanier Library Poetry Festival, now in its second year, features workshops, readings and book signings. It takes place in Tryon at the library and nearby venues on Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25. Press release from the Lanier Library: Registration is now open for this year’s 2nd Annual Lanier Library Poetry Festival on Friday, […]
