Press release: (Asheville, NC) – Two local attorneys and active community service volunteers – Yolanda Fair and Martin Moore – will be honored as “Laureates of the Year” on Saturday, March 5th, during a special awards ceremony. The award, presented by the local not-for-profit organization OpenDoors of Asheville, is reserved for outstanding individuals in the […]
Press release from the Ashevillage Institute: Resilient Living School Contact: Cynthia Tina, cynthia@ashevillage.org Website: www.ashevillage.org/resilient-living-school Date: April 2 – Nov. 16, 2016 — with the 8-week residency from April 2 thru May 26, 2016 Location: The 1st 2 months (residency) will take place in Asheville, NC. The remaining 6 months will take place in each participant’s home community. “We […]
From a press release: MemoryCare, a local non-profit serving families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, is a 2016 recipient of a $1.8 million challenge grant from the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation. This grant is for a new building to accommodate clinical space, caregiver support and resources, and educational programs. […]
Press release from the City of Hendersonville: Hendersonville, NC: The City of Hendersonville will sponsor a secure, Shred Day for city residents on Friday April 15, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., in the parking lot of Patton Park, 59 E. Clairmont Drive. American Security Shredding, Inc, will have their shredding truck in the […]
Press release from the Asheville unConference: Asheville, NC, February 29, 2016 – Paul Cienfuegos, a leader in the growing national movement to empower communities to assert their right to local self-governance, will headline an upcoming interactive workshop titled “Up To Us: An Immersion in Community Rights.” The event, hosted by Asheville unConference, takes place on Sunday, […]
Press release from Democracy NC: Join the Asheville-Buncombe NAACP and Democracy NC in the statewide Moral March to the Polls event on Saturday, March 5! We will meet downtown at the old Board of Elections at 35 Woodfin Street at noon. We will march to Pack Square for a short rally on voting rights and voter suppression in […]
Press release from the City of Asheville: Greenways are beneficial to community members because they provide safe and fun ways for everyone to get around town. The Asheville Greenway Committee and the City of Asheville will be hosting two drop-in style informational open houses for upcoming greenway projects. French Broad River West and Beaucatcher are […]
Mountain Xpress is now accepting applications for summer internships.
Press release from The Arts Council of Henderson County: Hendersonville, NC – Artist applications are available for the 57th annual Art on Main fine art and fine craft festival in downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina. Festival dates will be Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2, 2016, from 10:00am to 5:00pm each day. This juried and judged show is […]
Press release from Throwin Stones: We are proud to announce that The Smithsonian Institution is adding this exquisite, home-grown specimen to their world class collection. This 6.5 lb North Carolina emerald from the Crabtree Mine (Spruce Pine, NC) caught the attention of the Smithsonian for its impressive crystals – the size, color and quantity of […]
PRESS RELEASE: STEVE MANN: ORTHOGONAL CONVERGENCE — PHOTOGRAPHS, 1982 – 2016 at Pink Dog Creative March 18 – May 22, 2016 Opening Reception March 18, 5:00 – 8:00 pm Pink Dog Creative 342 – 348 Depot Street Asheville Beginning in 1982, when he was 15 – and using a 4″ x 5″ film camera – […]
Press release: State Senator Terry Van Duyn (Dem-Buncombe) will meet with constituents for two coffee shop chats in Buncombe County. The first event will be held March 12, 2016, from 11 am to 12 pm at Edna’s of Asheville, 870 Merrimon Ave. The second event will be held on March 19, 2016, from 11 am to […]
Press Release from the City of Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (March 1, 2016): The Asheville Police Department needs assistance locating Carter Elisabeth Mantooth (12/19/1993). Carter was last seen in the downtown Asheville area on Saturday, February 27, 2016. She is 5’3″, 115 pounds, has long blonde hair and blue eyes. Carter has two tattoos, a sailor on […]
Press Release from Western Carolina University: CULLOWHEE – A statewide bond package that would provide funding to replace an outdated science laboratory facility at Western Carolina University received support from student leaders on both sides of the political aisle Monday, Feb. 29. Representatives of WCU’s College Republicans and College Democrats and WCU Student Government Association […]
Press release from the Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center: Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center will be holding an American Red Cross Lifeguard Training certification course beginning Thursday, March 17, 2016 through Sunday, March 20, 2016. Times by day, are as follows: Thursday, March 17, 4:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.; Friday, March 18, 4:00 p.m. […]
Press release from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy: BREVARD, N.C. (Feb. 29, 2016) – The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), the Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards (SAWS), and the U.S. Forest Service are teaming up for the sixth year in a row to hold the nationally acclaimed training program Wilderness Skills Institute (WSI). The training event will be held at the Cradle of Forestry on […]
PRESS RELEASE from Folkmoot USA: Celebrate spring on March, 19, 2016, with the first annual Folkmoot Music Showcase and Spring BBQ, 5pm to 10pm at the Historic Hazelwood School at 112 Virginia Avenue in Waynesville. Musical performances begin at 7pm and will include the Darren Nicholson Band (of Balsam Range fame), Whitewater Bluegrass Band, youth […]
PRESS RELEASE: Due to popular demand, Peppa Pig’s Big Splash (www.peppapigliveus.com) is adding 31 additional cities, extending the brand’s first-ever U.S. tour through fall 2016. The Peppa Pig stage show is based on Entertainment One’s (eOne) top-rated TV series which airs daily on Nick Jr. The U.S. tour has sold 200,000 tickets to date with […]
Press release from the office of State Senator Terry Van Duyn: Asheville, N.C. – State Senator Terry Van Duyn (Democrat-Buncombe) will meet with constituents for two coffee shop chats in Buncombe County. The first event will be held March 12, 2016, from 11 am to 12 pm at Edna’s of Asheville, 870 Merrimon Ave. The second event […]
Press release from the organizers: Asheville, NC (February 29, 2016) – Welcome in spring relaxed, refreshed, and renewed. Treat yourself to a transcendent hour relaxing deeply into your senses with sound, music, vibrations, aromas & tastes. A sensory immersion is much like a healing sound immersion where particpants sit or lie down and receive the […]
PRESS RELEASE: Aloft Asheville Downtown will host its first “Meet the Artist” event on Tuesday, March 8 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in its W XYZ® bar. The event will feature local artist Angela Alexander, whose work is currently on display and available for purchase at the hotel, and fifteen percent of her sales […]
