Press release: Original beaded artworks by Sue Osterberg, a Hendersonville resident, will be on display at the Folk Art Center in Asheville from January 23 to May 8, 2016 as part of Through the Needle’s Eye, the 20th national exhibit organized by The Embroiderers’ Guild of America (EGA). Mrs. Osterberg’s intricately beaded creations were chosen […]
News Bulletins
The Belfast Boys play White Horse, Jan. 16
PRESS RELEASE: White Horse Black Mountain favorites the Belfast Boys have graced the venue’s stage many times with their innovative take on traditional Irish music, so it’s fitting that on Saturday, January 16 at 8 p.m. the listening room becomes the setting for a showcase of songs destined for a new album and readings of […]
Cecil Bothwell launches new book at Malaprop’s, Feb. 6
PRESS RELEASE: What: Cecil Bothwell releases new book Where: Malaprop’s When: Sat. Feb. 6, 7 p.m. Local author and City Council member Cecil Bothwell will release Usin’ the Juice: an Oratorio, at Malaprop’s Books and Cafe, Sat. Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. Bothwell’s tenth book is a collection of speeches and sermons delivered in two […]
Asheville Ballet presents a master class with Valery Lantratov, Jan. 17
PRESS RELEASE: The Asheville Ballet and the Asheville Academy of Ballet present a Master Class in ballet technique with renowned international artist Valery Lantratov of the Russian National Ballet Foundation, Sunday, January 17th from 3:00-4:30pm at the Asheville Ballet studios at 4 Weaverville Hwy, Asheville, NC 28804. Thanks to generous patronage in support of the […]
Altrusa Waynesville hosts 19th annual scholarship fundraiser
Press release from Altrusa International of Waynesville: Altrusa Club of Waynesville will be hosting the Nineteenth Annual Soup and Cornbread Benefit Scholarship Fundraiser on Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The lunch or dinner will include: homemade soup (vegetable or potato), fresh cornbread, a beverage and your choice of homemade dessert. […]
North Carolina Board of Elections announces the presidential primary ballot names
Press release from the North Carolina Board of Elections: The State Board of Elections today announced that 27 presidential candidates will appear on North Carolina’s presidential primary ballot. The North Carolina presidential primary will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. “We encourage every eligible voter to participate in the election process,” said Executive Director […]
Producers of Finding Bigfoot call for stories of Sasquatch for upcoming filming around Asheville
In February, the producers of Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot are coming to the Asheville area in search of the elusive, big hairy creature that, some say, wanders these hills. Perhaps the crew was inspired to come investigate after Sasquatch activity was reported in the area in August. See the story from the Citizen-Times. The show’s […]
Swannanoa Valley Museum holds info meetings on 2016 hiking series January 7, 12 and 13
The Swannanoa Valley Museum will hold a series of interest meetings in the coming weeks to discuss the upcoming 2016 Swannanoa Rim Hike Series and Valley History Explorer Series. The first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 7 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts. Subsequent meetings will be held […]
Fuzzy Bunny Radio hosts launch party Jan. 16
PRESS RELEASE: Who: FuzzyBunnyRadio.com What: The Fuzzy Bunny Radio SWAG Bag Launch Party Where: The East West Venue 278 Haywood Road, West Asheville, NC 28806 When: Saturday, January 16th from 7-12 pm. Info: Fuzzy Bunny Radio is hosting its SWAG Bag Launch Party to kick of the beginning of internet broadcasting and to thank the […]
Jonathan Byrd and the Pickup Cowboys play White Horse, Jan. 15
PRESS RELEASE: Jonathan Byrd is a seventh-generation Carolinian, son of a preacher father and piano-playing mother, a Navy veteran, and a songwriter whose lean and closely observed songs are creating quite a buzz. He and the Pickup Cowboys, who Byrd calls his “chamber twang” band, are currently on tour, with a stop scheduled at the […]
Lenoir-Rhyne student’s success featured by Forbes
Press release from Lenoir-Rhyne University: Lenoir-Rhyne University student and successful entrepreneur, Alex Freeman, was featured in an article (posted December 28) on the Forbes Magazine website. Freeman is the founder and creator of BottomsUP Box, a craft-beer themed subscription box service, which has flourished through the incubator program of LR’s Center for Commercial and Social […]
Henderson County High Schools team with Flat Rock Playhouse Studio 52 for playwriting challenge
PRESS RELEASE: For the fourth consecutive year, theatre students from all four Henderson County High Schools will team up Flat Rock Playhouse and Studio 52 artists to write, direct, and perform four original 10-minute plays – all within 24 hours. Four writing teams made up of one Flat Rock Playhouse mentor and four student writers […]
Pan Harmonia announced February concerts
PRESS RELEASE: Let Pan Harmonia’s music warm you this February with concerts featuring the young musicians in the GeneratioNext woodwind quintet and the powerful and unique music of the Breton bombard and organ. February features the bombard, a rustic double reed instrument from Brittany, France. The bombard is played traditionally in Brittany for dances, with […]
Native Social Pub hosts fundraiser for ArtSpace Charter School flood damage, Jan. 6
Native Kitchen & Social Pub is hosting a fundraiser all day tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 6, benefitting ArtSpace Charter School to offset recent damage caused by flooding. “Any and all proceeds from the day will be donated to the school’s flood recovery fund,” Native writes in a press release. Native Kitchen & Social Pub is located at 204 Whitson Ave., […]
The Rotary Club of Asheville hosts fundraiser ball
Press release from the Rotary Club of Asheville: The Rotary Club of Asheville-Metro presents the 1st Annual “Beat the Winter Blues” Ball, Thursday, January 28 from 6 – 10 pm at the Masonic Temple in downtown Asheville. This event is a fundraiser for local Rotary charities, including the Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust (CART Fund) […]
Reflections on Madison County’s Musical Heritage, Jan. 26
PRESS RELEASE: The Center for Cultural Preservation is proud to announce the next program in its series Keeping the Fires Burning. The January 26th program is titled, “Reflections on Madison County’s Musical Heritage, An Afternoon and Evening with Joe Penland.” 100 years ago, Cecil Sharp, a British collector of ballad songs, came to the Southern […]
Beat the Winter Blues ball, Jan. 28
PRESS RELEASE: The Rotary Club of Asheville-Metro presents the 1st Annual “Beat the Winter Blues” Ball, Thursday, January 28 from 6 – 10 pm at the Masonic Temple in downtown Asheville. This event is a fundraiser for local Rotary charities, including the Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust (CART Fund) and ABCCM’s Veterans Housing and Transformation […]
You Knew Me When Bring performs at Oskar Blues, Jan. 22
PRESS RELEASE: As the number of craft breweries continues to rise throughout the country, so does the number of breweries that are choosing to host live music. No band knows this better than the one time Nashville based indie folk-rock duo You Knew Me When. After uprooting from their Nashville home and full-time jobs in […]
Candide Jones presents “In the Tree Top: A New Lullaby” at Malaprop’s, Jan. 16
PRESS RELEASE: Spoiler alert: ‘Rock-a-Bye Baby’ has a new, happy ending more than 25 years in the making. “When I first sang the lullaby to my infant son, I was bummed that the baby falls out of the tree and that was it,” said author Candide Jones, a former restaurant critic and academic press maven. […]
Miss North Carolina Plus America Pageant seeks contestants
Laronda Franklin, executive pageant director, says, “Our goal with the Miss North Carolina Plus America Pageant is to help build self-esteem, confidence and respect. We also want to educate the community as a whole to embrace plus-size women.”