PRESS RELEASE: Brewgrass Festival, Western North Carolina’s original craft beer festival, is proud to announce its 20th anniversary event will be held on Saturday, September 17th at Memorial Stadium in Asheville, NC. Over 55 breweries will offer a diverse assortment of national and regional craft beers against a backdrop of Bluegrass-infused music. Tickets for Brewgrass […]
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Catawba Valley Pottery and Antiques Festival, March 26
PRESS RELEASE: Catawba Valley Pottery & Antiques Festival 2016 The 19th Annual Event will take place on Saturday March 26th, 9:00 – 5:00pm, at the Hickory Metro Convention Center at Exit 125 off I-40. Admission for adults is $6.00, children under 12 is $2.00. More than 110 vendors will be selling contemporary and historical Southern […]
Three-day spring landscape workshop with Richard Christian Nelson, April 22-24
PRESS RELEASE: Richard Christian Nelson will be teaching three Weekend Workshops in Tryon, North Carolina this Spring. They will begin with a 3-Day Spring Landscape Workshop April 22-24. Next will be an Portrait Workshop May 22-24 (please note this is Saturday-Monday unlike the usual Friday-Sunday), and lastly a Still Life Workshop June 10-12. The classes […]
Deltec Homes becomes 7th certified B Corp in WNC, first in its field worldwide
Press release from Deltec Homes: Deltec Homes, the leading provider of energy efficient prefabricated homes, is proud to announce they have become the first prefabricated homebuilding company to achieve B Corp Certification. The prestigious certification is given to companies who meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability, […]
State changes position on tainted well-water, perhaps against recommendations of state experts
Last year North Carolina’s Department of Environmental and Natural Resources tested hundreds of wells near Duke Energy coal ash pits. In many cases, the agency found what they labeled as unsafe levels of the manmade carcinogen hexavalent chromium, made famous by Erin Brockovich. Mountain Xpress reported on two such wells near the Arden coal plant […]
Print show to benefit Black Mountain School
We are pleased to present a print show + silent auction benefiting the first session of Black Mountain School. The event will be held at The Block off Biltmore, a gallery/bar/music venue located in the beautiful, historic YMI Building.
The Magnetic Theatre presents Yes Fest the Second, April 21-23
PRESS RELEASE: The first Asheville Yes Fest last September was a blast, not to mention that it was named one of the top 5 comedy shows in 2015 by Mountain Xpress! So, we had to bring it back! Yes Fest the Second! comes to Magnetic 375 (375 Depot Street in the River Arts District) April […]
Poet Sharan Strange reads and leads a workshop at UNCA, March 24
PRESS RELEASE: Poet Sharan Strange will present a reading of her work at noon on Thursday, March 24, followed by a talk and workshop We Are Each Other’s Magnitude and Bond: Poetry’s Emphatic Urge from 3:30 – 5 p.m. These events are free and open to the public and will take place in UNC Asheville’s […]
Local network provides support for patients and doctors in recognized model
From a press release: Community Care of Western North Carolina (CCWNC) is one of the statewide networks affiliated with Community Care of NC (CCNC), whose population health model for transitional care received the inaugural Hearst Health Prize at the 16th annual Population Health Colloquium in Philadelphia on March 8th. Hearst Health, a division of Hearst, […]
State announces new LME/MCO service regions
From a press release: On March 18, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Rick Brajer announced his proposal for the state’s local management entities/managed care organizations (LME/MCOs) to consolidate into four service regions. Within the proposed plan, Smoky Mountain LME/MCO (Smoky) and Partners Behavioral Health Management are identified as a newly consolidated, […]
Asheville Downtown Association seeks bunny-friendly event volunteers for Easter on the Green
Press release from the Asheville Downtown Association: WHAT: Easter on the Green, presented by Ingles — a family-friendly event with bounce houses, photos with the Easter bunny, egg hunts, kids karaoke and more WHERE: Pack Square Park WHEN: Saturday, March 26, 2-5 p.m. (Volunteer shift times vary; Eventbrite sign up is open now) DETAILS: Asheville Downtown Association […]
Public empowerment forum to focus on fracking and climate crisis March 30
Press release from NCWARN: Fracking Gas, Duke Energy, and Climate Crisis are Focus of Public Empowerment Forums Experts to discuss the climate and economic impacts of a massive expansion of natural gas by the nation’s largest electric utility Duke Energy, already the nation’s worst polluting utility, is planning a giant build-out of up to 15 large fracking […]
Updated: League of Women Voters celebrates Women’s History Month with panel on March 21
To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Asheville-Buncombe County League of Women Voters is hosting a panel discussion with local women in politics. The theme of the discussion is the external and internal challenges women candidates for office face.
County health rankings offer annual data snapshot of Buncombe’s health
Press release: Buncombe County, N.C. – The County Health Rankings offer a snapshot of how healthy we are today and how healthy we will be in the future by giving us an idea of where we compare to other counties, the State, and the top-performing areas of the nation. The Rankings consider factors such as such as high school […]
“An Artful Life” exhibit opens at Asheville Area Arts Council April 8
PRESS RELEASE: An exhibition at the Asheville Area Arts Council’s art gallery at 1 Page Ave, #144, in the historic Grove Arcade features seven master artists. This exhibition is part of the Asheville Area Arts Council’s program “Point of View: Artists Curate Artists,” which was founded in 2013. The show will run from Friday April […]
Montford Park Players bring Shakespeare to Masonic Temple
Montford Park Players, an Asheville theatrical tradition, is proud to announce their upcoming presentation of An Evening Celebrating Shakespeare featuring the plays The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, by George Bernard Shaw, and Upstart Crow, by Vincent Dowling, both plays directed by Scott Keel.
Arroyo & Levy: April Fools! art opening at Push Skate Shop & Gallery, April 1
PRESS RELEASE: Arroyo & Levy: April Fools! Art Opening at Push Skate Shop & Gallery Friday, April 1st at 7pm 25 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC Fian Arroyo has been creating award winning illustrations and character designs for many Fortune-500 companies including advertising, editorial, toy & games and skateboard companies for over 20 years. For this […]
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival announces 2016 art contest winner
PRESS RELEASE: The Carolina Mountains Literary Festival is delighted to announce the winner of the 2016 Art Contest which searched for an image to accompany this year’s theme Journey Out Journey In. The judges selected a collaborative piece created by the Shortbus Studio artists. “It made us smile,” the judges said, adding, “We liked how […]
Bringing the heat! Glass & metal day at the Folk Art Center
Press release: Asheville, NC – Gearing up for the season’s education series of events, the Southern Highland Craft Guild is excited to showcase two new media on their calendar. Representing 11 media within the nearly 900-member organization, the Guild will introduce the public to elements of Metal and Glass on April 2. A range of techniques […]
Air quality officials to brief press and public on WNC air quality
Press release: Air Quality Officials to Brief Press and Public on Air Quality Conditions, Trends and Emission Control Programs in Western North Carolina WHAT: Ozone Season Kickoff Event and Press Conference Local and State Air Quality Officials will brief the media and public on air quality conditions, trends and stationary and mobile source emission control […]
Walk MS Western will raise thousands of dollars
More than 275 people are expected to raise over $45,400 to stop MS in its tracks, restore what has beenlost and end MS forever at the Annual Walk MS: Western taking place on April 3, 2016 at Fletcher Community Park.