Press release from AmeriCorps Project Conserve: Holmes Education State Forest Workday: Join AmeriCorps Project Conserve Friday, April 15th:10AM-2:30PM to improve and repair the educational helicopter display, updating and improving the public ground area, removing invasive species and restoring the Holmes pollinator garden. If interested contact volunteer@carolinamountain.org Rutherford Outdoor Coalition (ROC) trail cleanup: Join ROC in […]
Press release from Rhubarb: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 12, 2016) – Rhubarb’s Chef John Fleer is once again teaming up with Catawba Brewing Co., for the fourth iteration of dinner on the farm at Hickory Nut Gap Farm (HNGF). On Tuesday, April 19, at 6 p.m., the Appalachian trio will join forces for a multi-course beer pairing dinner at the recently revamped event space […]
Press release from Alchemy: The practicioners and staff at Alchemy are excited to announce the Grand Opening Celebration for our new clinic and tea room located at 62 Clayton St. (next to Starbucks off Charlotte St.). The new studio features acupuncture, Classical Chinese Medicine, a full service apothecary featuring locally sourced herbs, as well as a cafe […]
Press release from The Art League of Henderson County: The Art League of Henderson County is pleased to announce the winners of its April members’ choice contest. The April 2016 Artist of the Month is Jeff Mangum with his painting Freedom Eagle, and Honorable Mention went to Star Butler for her Early on the Beach entry. […]
Press release from Pack Memorial Library: Saturday, April 23, at 11am and 2pm Pack Memorial Library 67 Haywood Street 250-4700 Pack Library will present TWO free performances by Grammy awarding winning musician David Holt on Saturday, April 23. A special show for children of all ages will be held at 11 am, and a performance for […]
PRESS RELEASE: NEWS FROM MARS HILL UNIVERSITY The land of OZ is coming to Mars Hill University, through the talents of the Bailey Mountain Cloggers. The cloggers’ spring concert, called “The Wicked Dancer of OZ,” will take place in Moore Auditorium, April 15-17. Performances will take place at 7 pm on Friday and Saturday, April […]
Press release from Hall of Fletcher Elementary PTO: On Saturday, April 23rd, from 10:30 am to 4pm, Hall Fletcher Elementary’s Parent-Teacher Organization will host the first annual West Asheville Leisure Olympics, a family-friendly, community spring celebration that is free and open to the public. West Asheville Leisure Olympics, or WALO (pronounced WAY-LOW) is a one-of-a-kind […]
PRESS RELEASE: Bind Your Beeswax! Last chance in 2016, still room in this class! Exclusive at 310 ART. This is the only time Erin Keane will teach this class anywhere in 2016, don’t miss your chance to learn all the methods to create your own journals with Encaustic covers. Register Here Instructor Erin Keane April 16th […]
Press release from Project Linus: Project Linus sponsored Make-A-Blanket Day in March at Eliada Home in Asheville. The event was open to the public and gave everyone who attended the opportunity to participate in creating handmade blankets for children in crisis. Participants learned how to make no-sew fleece blankets or to sew simple quilts from quilt kits provided by Project Linus. Attendees could also join the knit/crochet circle […]
Press release from Poppy Hand-crafted Popcorn: Poppy Hand-crafted Popcorn will be opening it’s second location on Friday, April 15th at the Grove Arcade. They will be serving free samples and offering specials at both locations to celebrate opening day! Located next to Four Corners on the south end of Grove Arcade. Their flagship store is […]
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Asheville, N.C.—April 12, 2016—Two months before starting a yearlong sabbatical, Warren Wilson College Professor of History & Political Science Philip Otterness, Ph.D., is exploring family trees. While the research is important to his scholarship at the College, his recent focus on celebrity lineage is in the limelight. Otterness was […]
Press release from Mountain Roots, Inc.: As spring is springing around every bend, the Mountain Roots crew is looking forward to the joys of summer! Mountain Roots is excited to announce that they will be offering 7 weeks of day camps in Brevard in 2016. Recognizing the need for quality child-centered programs year round in […]
Press release from the organizer: WHO: Claire Elizabeth Barratt (aka Cilla Vee) WHAT: The RAW-(Material) Project – performance, workshop, video and installation WHERE: Weaverville Yoga studio – 7 Florida Ave. Weaverville NC WHEN: May 14th & 15th 2016 Saturday 14th – dance & music performance at 7pm Sunday 15th – Living Art movement workshop at 2pm – 5pm […]
Press release from Children First Communities in Schools: Ok, let’s see if you know the answer to this one: In which Dickens novel was Miss Havisham jilted on her wedding day? I’ll give you a hint– Children First/CIS has Great Expectations that our 5th annual “Are You Smarter Than an Elementary Student?” will be the best […]
Press release from Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina: Spring cleaning is a great time to sort out the clutter, but it can also be an overwhelming chore that intimidates us out of even getting started. Goodwill offers these five expert tips to help you not only start, but also conquer, spring cleaning and develop […]
Press release from DANCECLUB Asheville (DCA): DANCECLUB Asheville, a dance studio playground for adults! DANCE CLUB Asheville (DCA) is a dance and pole fitness studio that encourages fun, uninhibited dancing in an environment free of intimidation. DCA will be opening it’s doors at the beginning of May to adults of all ages. The studio will offer a wide […]
Press release from the Black Mountain Center for the Arts: For the past 12 years photographer Lynette Miller has been sharing her “in the box” obsession with camera obscura with the people of Western North Carolina by celebrating Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts. Each year the celebration […]
PRESS RELEASE: Green Mountain’s gem of a music festival has officially announced their highly anticipated lineup this past Sunday. Entering it’s 3rd official year, head of Operations Randi Glover stated their vision for the festival this year is to hire more local acts, less headliners, and really solidify the sense of community that arises from […]
Press release from the Western Women’s Business Center: ASHEVILLE, NC – The Western Women’s Business Center (WWBC) at The Support Center (TSC) announces SBA affiliation at press conference held from 1-2:30p.m. Tuesday, April 12 at the WWBC office located at the A-B Tech Small Business Center on Enka campus. The SBA-affiliation was made possible through a grant from the U.S. […]
PRESS RELEASE: Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest Announces sMacDown & Other Events Contact: Rachel English Brown, Media Coordinator Email: rerin.english@gmail.com Phone: 828-442-8659 Web: www.wnccheesetrail.org www.mountaincheesefest.com Invited chefs from Asheville area restaurants will compete for the title of sMacDown champion during Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest on April 24, 2016 from 12 – 4 PM at Highland Brewing […]
Press release from Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI): PARI has been awarded a $2,500 grant to facilitate a field trip to PARI by students from Rosman Middle School. The grant is from the Biogen Foundation’s Ignite the Power of STEM program, administered by the North Carolina Community Foundation. “This generous grant by the Biogen […]
