Due the possible complication from Hurricane Joaquin, New Mountain has postponed its Friday, Oct. 2, lineup featuring The Polish Ambassador and The Human Experience, with Wildlight performing an afterparty. The shows have been rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 9. Press release from the venue: Due to expected heavy rainfall as a result of Hurricane Joaquin, New […]
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Alys Jorns jewelry trunk show at Sovereign Remedies, Oct. 24
Local jeweler Kerry Alyson Parks of Alys Jorns jewelry holds a trunk show at Sovereign Remedies Saturday, Oct. 24. Press release from event organizers: Alys Jorns, a new one-of-a-kind fine jewelry line, will debut with a trunk show at Sovereign Remedies downtown on Saturday, October 24th from 11am-5pm. The Alys Jorns line is for individuals […]
New report ranks North Carolina as second worst state for teachers
A new national ranking on working conditions for teachers across the country released by WalletHub.com has North Carolina slated as the second worst state to be a teacher, according to an article published by the North Carolina News Service. The report cites large class sizes, funding reductions and stagnant salaries for educators among the reasons […]
Mother Earth Produce acquires Blue Ridge Food Ventures’ Winter Sun Farms
Due to numerous changes in structure and ownership, Blue Ridge Food Ventures has decided to cease operating Winter Sun Farms, Western North Carolina’s only year-round community supported agriculture initiative. However, local family-owned farm-to-door delivery business Mother Earth Produce announced today that it will take over running the CSA. Mother Earth Produce, which works with local farmers to deliver locally produced […]
Community initiative calls for four new crosswalks on Charlotte Street and Biltmore Avenue
An online petition created by Asheville resident Danny Peck and signed by several others is calling for four new crosswalks along Charlotte Street and Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville. The petition, hosted on change.org, identifies three areas along Charlotte Street and one located on Biltmore Avenue where there are currently no pedestrian crosswalks across the […]
Motorcycle seller Garage TRS opens Oct. 12
Press release from business owner: Garage TRS is the newest division located within “Asheville’s Coolest Store”, The Regeneration Station. Asheville’s premiere destination for antiques, oddities, and well-priced furniture is evolving yet again. The same powers that brought you all of the above have gone even further. Bringing you their perfected purveyors’ approach to (now) motorcycles, […]
Autumn train excursion to Asheville, Oct. 31
The N.C. Transportation Museum offers two autumn train excursion day trips from Spencer, S.C. One makes the round-trip journey to Asheville on Saturday, Oct. 31. Press release from event organizers: Now in its ninth year, one of the N.C. Transportation Museum’s most popular offerings combines the romance of rail travel, a great destination and the […]
Warren Wilson College MFA founder receives MacArthur “genius” grant
Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers founder Ellen Bryant Voigt has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship “genius” grant, according to a press release from the college. The poet and chair of the academic board for the MFA program is one of twenty-four recipients of the grant for 2015. “To have one’s work and life’s work […]
Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition is open for submissions
Enter the 13th annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition now through Friday, Nov. 20. Press release from event organizers: The 13th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC) is open for registrations! Amateur and professional photographers 13 years of age and older are encouraged to submit at www.appmtnphotocomp.org prior to the competition’s close at 5pm on Friday, […]
43rd National Storytelling Festival livestream party, Friday, Oct. 2
The first day of the National Storytelling Festival, held in Jonesborough, Tenn., will be livestreamed. Tune in for free Friday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Press release from the International Storytelling Center: Watch the National Storytelling Festival Livestream! Can’t make it to this year’s National Storytelling Festival? We’ve got you covered. On Friday, October 2nd, […]
Asheville’s Patch Design Studio selected as finalist in online competition hosted by Martha Stewart
Asheville’s Patch Design Studio has been selected as a finalist for Martha Stewart’s American Made Audience Choice Awards. Founder and designer Heather Adcock’s organic textiles — products for the home and for babies with domestically sourced inputs — are featured on Stewart’s website, where visitors can vote for the company to become the fan favorite […]
Crêperie Bouchon, Lafayette to change places
PRESS RELEASE: ASHEVILLE, NC (September 29, 2015) – The new Asheville French Quarter, located at 68 N. Lexington, is continuing to take shape with some changes of venues based on strong business successes and capacity needs. The popularity and increased demand for Crêperie Bouchon on a year-round basis is resulting in a move of the […]
Candlelight vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness held Oct. 1
From Buncombe County: Join Buncombe County in honoring the victims and survivors of abuse by attending the Domestic Violence Awareness Vigil and ceremonial lighting of the courthouse on: When: Thursday, October 1st from 7-9 p.m. Where: Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville This year’s event will feature: Performance by Womansong Various Speakers Survivor Testimony Candlelight […]
Rural Academy horse-drawn theater performs at White Horse, Oct. 10
Rural Academy Theater, touring in a horse-drawn wagon, returns to Western North Carolina Saturday, Oct. 10, for a show at White Horse Black Mountain. Press release from the venue: In the not so distant past horse drawn minstrel, tent and medicine shows were an entertainment highlight in the rural South. Building on that tradition and […]
NC Stage Company opens “4000 Miles” Oct. 7
Press release from NC Stage: 4000 Miles begins when 21-year-old Leo unexpectedly shows up on the stoop of his 91-year-old grandmother Vera’s flat. After a cross-country cycling trip in which Leo has lost his best friend, these too unlikely roommates find that they have more to offer one another than they ever thought. Amy Herzog’s […]
Habitat ReStore announces 2015 ReUse Contest winners
From Habitat ReStore Press release The Asheville Habitat ReStore is pleased to announce the winners of its fourth annual ReStore ReUse Contest. The entries, ranging from furniture to tiny houses and everything in between, were built using predominantly reused materials. The panel of five judges selected winners in four categories: Furniture, Homesteading, Live/Work Space, and […]
Smoky Mountain LME/MCO CEO appointed to state task force on mental health, substance use disorders
From Smoky Mountain LME/MCO: September 29, 2015 – Governor Pat McCrory has appointed Brian Ingraham, the CEO of Smoky Mountain LME/MCO, to a new state task force charged with making recommendations to improve the lives of N.C. residents with mental illness and substance use disorders. The 24-member N.C. Mental Health and Substance Use Task Force […]
Blue Ridge Heritage Trail sign to be installed Sept. 29
A new Blue Ridge Heritage Trail sign, in honor of Shindig on the Green and the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, will be installed at Pack Square Park Tuesday, Sept. 29, at noon. Press release from the Folk Heritage Committee: Join us at Pack Square Park around 12-noon Tuesday to help us celebrate! It’s been […]
BBB holds free shedding event
Press release: BBB Event Offers Free On-Site Document Shredding and Identity Theft Protection Guidelines The Better Business Bureau Serving Asheville and Western North Carolina invites the Western North Carolina Community to the BBB “Shred Day/Secure Your ID” Day Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Executive Park – College Street parking lot, Asheville, North Carolina from […]
Hendersonville Greenway and Wetland Restoration Projects Revealed
Press release from the Hendersonville Tree Board: HENDERSONVILLE, NC – A new section of Oklawaha Greenway is under construction, and restoration of the historic wetlands along Mud Creek is almost complete. Residents can learn about the benefits and progress of these two projects at a program on Monday, October 12, at 6 p.m., at Henderson County Library […]
Light it Up Purple vigil for domestic violence awareness Oct 1
Buncombe County courthouse will blaze purple this Thursday from 7 to 9 pm. And a crowd will stand reverent in Pack Square Park for a Domestic Violence Awareness Vigil as they observe the courthouse lighting ceremony. This year, the vigil will feature music by Womansong, survivor testimony, a memorial for North Carolina domestic violence related homicide victims and […]