Press release from the Asheville Art Museum: JANUARY 23, 30, FEBRUARY 6 + 13 – Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Members: $80 | Non-members: $100 Instructor: Stefanie Wielkopolan ASHEVILLE—The Asheville Art Museum is excited to present a four-part writing workshop, where participants will explore the influence that the visual arts have on emotions, memories […]
Press release from Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project: Asheville, NC – ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) is pleased to announce that they have received a three-year, $107,154 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust to initiate the Growing Minds in Burke County project. The Growing Minds in Burke County project will improve the lives of Burke […]
Press release from the Haywood Regional Medical Center: Physicians on staff at Haywood Regional Medical Center customarily receive a small holiday gift from administration – this year they unanimously opted to “re-gift” the funds to various community charities. One selected charity is The Community Kitchen of Canton. The Community Kitchen is a non-profit organization serving all […]
Press release from Headwaters Outfitters: Join the Fly Fishing Staff from Headwaters Outfitters for a All Inclusive Fly Fishing Weekend at Earthshine Discovery Center in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina April 15th – 17th, 2016. In the past 5 years, we have seen the presence and interest of women in fly fishing take off. More and more […]
PRESS RELEASE: The Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition is now open for submissions. The Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition accepts one-poem submissions. The contest awards the winner $200 and publication in storySouth. The deadline is Tuesday, March 1. Sarah Rose Nordgren will serve as the final judge. Nordgren is the author of the poetry collection Best Bones […]
Press release from Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project: ASHEVILLE, NC (January 14, 2016)—ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) kicks off 2016 with their 13th Annual Business of Farming Conference and an expanded matching funds program supporting farm marketing efforts. Both initiatives help provide farmers with tools and resources they need to improve farm businesses. The Business of Farming […]
PRESS RELEASE: The LEAF Festival will celebrate its 42nd by bringing “World Fusion with Cuban Spice” to Lake Eden in Black Mountain, NC from Thursday, May 12th to Sunday, May 15th. Early bird (discount) tickets have been on sale since January 1st at www.theLEAF.org/tickets (or by calling 828-68-MUSIC) and since then, have been selling at […]
Press release from Four Seasons Compassion for Life: FLAT ROCK, N.C.- A shared commitment to the greater good and a growing need for trained hospice professionals led Delta Care Rx, a nationally known hospice pharmaceutical provider, to partner with Four Seasons Compassion For Life in the recent development and implementation of an innovative 12-week “Hospice Nurse […]
Press release from the City of Asheville: The City of Asheville has various openings on various committees. Have you ever wanted to make a difference? Have you wondered, “Can the City benefit from my experience and knowledge?” Do you want to have a voice in the City’s growth and future? Do you want to be […]
Press release from Haywood Regional Medical Center: Haywood Regional Medical Center (a Duke LifePoint Hospital) held an award presentation at the Haywood Regional Health and Fitness Center. Bill Fleming was presented with the inaugural “Haywood Way 2 Go” Award by Phillip Wright, FACHE – CEO. Fleming has been with HRMC since 1996 and works as […]
Press release from the North Carolina Arts Council: RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Arts Council announced that it will participate in a national research study, Arts & Economic Prosperity 5, to measure the economic impact of nonprofit arts organizations and their audiences. The study is being conducted by Americans for the Arts, the leading […]
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Asheville, N.C. – Warren Wilson College welcomed new and transfer students through a day of service Monday. More than 66 students braved temperatures as low as 20 degrees to help with the creation of Hall Fletcher Elementary School’s (HFE) Outdoor Learning Center, “a half-acre outdoor learning environment that will […]
Event announcement from the Council on Aging of Buncombe County: What: The Breakfast of Senior Champions Inaugural Event Where: Top of the Plaza, Renaissance Hotel, Asheville When: May 3, 2016 Who: Hosted by The Council on Aging of Buncombe County, open to the public Ticket Info The 60+ age group is the fastest growing population […]
PRESS RELEASE: Of the 383 artists selected from all over the Southeast, 58 are from North Carolina, including five from Asheville: Mark Bettis, Cheri Brackett, James Daniel, Libby Gamble and Leif Johansen. ArtFields, the South’s largest and most engaging art competition and festival, is pleased to announce the accepted artists for the 2016 event. This […]
PRESS RELEASE: Ray McNeice will be performing from his one man show Lives of a Poet Monday night, January 18 at the NC Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane in downtown Asheville, NC. The performance begins at 7:30 and doors open at 7:00. Ray has earned a national reputation as a poet and performer for almost […]
PRESS RELEASE: Akira Satake + Duncan Wickel Live at White Horse Black Mountain Saturday, Jan. 23rd 2016 at 8pm With Special guest appearance by Julia Weatherford on cello Akira Satake, composer and banjo and shamisen (Japanese banjo) player, and multi-genre violinist Duncan Wickel join forces for an evening of kaleidoscopic original music combining World, Jazz, […]
PRESS RELEASE from the Chef Action Network WASHINGTON, D.C.— Chef Action Network and chefs William Dissen of Asheville, NC and Hari Pulapaka of Deland, FL, in partnership with the James Beard Foundation, are hosting the first Chefs At Work on Policy and Change salon in Asheville on February 1-2, 2016. The event, part of both […]
PRESS RELEASE from Asheville Independent Restaurant Association ASHEVILLE, NC – A new year welcomes new faces to the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association (AIR) Board of Directors. Kevin Westmoreland, co-owner of Corner Kitchen and Chestnut, has been named the new 2016 president of the AIR board. “As an independent restaurant owner, I have always felt that […]
Voters will be required to bring a valid identification card when they vote in the March 15 primary election. A federal judge denied an injunction sought by the NAACP that would have held the law from effect while the case is decided. Both the NC House Legislative Elections Oversight Committee and groups supporting the suit against […]
Press release from the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources: Nominations are being accepted for the 2016 North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state, now through April 15, 2016. Created by the General Assembly in 1961, and administered by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, the award recognizes “notable […]
Press release from the Asheville Chapter of the Awesome Foundation: The Asheville Chapter of the Awesome Foundation is proud to announce our first grant winner ever. Two local teachers, Steve and Jamie Shell, created Signs of Acceptance, an organization providing physical signs to put in schools and other locations that will be “focused on giving gender […]
