Evergreen Community Charter in Asheville will host a Boosterthon Fun Run event on April 21. The Boosterthon Fun Run is a nine-day program that increases funds for local schools and inspires students to live healthy, character-filled lives. Students will run for about 30 minutes to themed music at the big event. Boosterthon’s character theme this year is Big World Recess. The theme introduces more than 1 million students in 1,600 schools across the nation to real kid-athletes in other cultures who play a sport with character.
News Bulletins
A tribute to Trevor Stuart to benefit Haywood County JAM
At 7:00 p.m. on May 14 at Haywood Arts Regional Theatre, old time music fans and friends of the Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program are invited come together for a concert honoring the late Trevor Stuart, founder and instructor in the JAM program in Haywood County. Featured performers include current JAM students and teachers (Travis Stuart, Cary Fridley, and Robby Robertson), Helena Hunt, Jimmy Burnett, Julie Shepherd-Powell and Adrian Powell, Rayna Gellert, and Bruce and Loy Greene. Wayne Martin, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Arts Council, will also attend and play.
Hendersonville Tree Board volunteers to install three pollinator garden demonstration beds
On Saturday, April 23, volunteers with Hendersonville Tree Board will install three 4’x8’ raised-bed plots along Bearcat Loop Parkway and plant them with a variety of pollinator-friendly plants. In addition, the City will install identification placards for the trees that were planted along the roadway last year. From the entrance at U.S. 64 W. the pollinator beds will enhance more than 70 native and pollinator-friendly trees that were planted along the driveway to Hendersonville Elementary School and Hendersonville Middle School.
Hendersonville hosts paper shredding to benefit food agencies
Press release from the City of Hendersonville: 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 parking lot […]
WCQS nears fundraising goal as they transition to a new, less interruptive fundraising format
Press release from WCQS: WCQS is turning the page on more than 30 years of on-air fundraising program interruptions, so that listeners can continue to enjoy the music, news and information they rely on without pause. Over the decades, WCQS has followed the traditional public radio model of seasonal on-air membership drives as part of […]
Milton Sparks workshop and performance, May 1
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Nashville performance artist Minton Sparks dares you to define her: her spoken word/honky-tonk hybrid performances elicit whoops and hollers from beer-swilling good ole boys and latte-sipping intellectuals alike, because she’s doing something wholly new—rebel storytelling with marrow-deep power and resonance. Now this Grand Ole Opry star is raising the bar […]
New dance studio DANCECLUB Asheville opens May 2
PRESS RELEASE FROM DANCECLUB ASHEVILLE: DANCECLUB Asheville, a dance studio playground for adults! DANCECLUB 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 […]
Empty Bowl 2016 takes place April 27
I hope you can join us for Empty Bowl 2016 on Friday, April 22nd from 4:00-8:00 at The Community Table. $20 at the door (cash or check) for your choice of a locally handcrafted ceramic bowl generously donated by local potters.
Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest to host mac and cheese showdown
Invited chefs from Asheville area restaurants will compete for the title of MacDown champion during Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest on April 24, 2016 from 12 – 4 PM at Highland Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina. Chefs Chris Hall of Corner Kitchen Catering, Eden Roorda of Native Social Pub, Greg Campbell of The Barleycorn, Chris Sizemore of The Local Joint and Joe Marple of The Southern will compete. Attendees are able to purchase a Tasting Ticket to be able to taste each chef’s mac and cheese dish and submit their vote.
Music workshop at Land of Sky, April 21
From a press release: Just Press Play: Awakening the Mind through Music workshop will be held from noon to 5:00 PM on Thursday, April 21, at Land of Sky Regional Council. Come to this free workshop and learn about providing personalized music to people living in nursing homes in our area. Become a JPP Enthusiast. Among the presenters is Cathy […]
PFLAG plans protest of HB2 on steps of Henderson County Courthouse
Press release from Flat Rock-Hendersonville Chapter of Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays: The Flat Rock-Hendersonville Chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will hold a rally protesting North Carolina’s recent HB 2, which nullifies existing, and prohibiting future, local ordinances that expand protections for the LGBT community. The event […]
Food recall: Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. poultry products
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a Waco, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 40,780 pounds of fully cooked chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with extraneous plastic materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
Cyclists Cruise through the Toe River Valley, April 30
Press release from Yancey County Tourism: Cyclists welcome the spring and summer riding season with the 22nd annual Burnsville Metric April 30. The 60.7-mile ride starts and finishes on the Town Square in Burnsville. The route heads west along U.S. Highway 19 toward Asheville and turns north as it follows the Cane River. Participants then work […]
Buncombe county announces kids’ fishing day at Owen Park, April 16
Press release from Buncombe County Recreation services: “All are welcome at April 16th event. The fish already have been invited.” On Saturday, April 16, 2016, Buncombe County Recreation Services, in partnership with NC Wildlife Resource Commission, will host a Kids Fishing Derby at Owen Park in Swannanoa (875 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa, NC 28778). The fishing […]
Carolina Abortion Fund announces Bowl-a-Thon West fundraiser set for April 17
Press release: The Carolina Abortion Fund is the state’s only volunteer-run nonprofit that provides direct funding for abortions in North Carolina. CAF makes small grants to individuals to cover a portion of the cost of their abortion care, as this is a services that is not covered by NC Medicaid, Tricare (military insurance) and, due […]
Dancing Bear Toys introduces a lending library of toys for teachers
Press release Dancing Bear Toys: Dancing Bear Toys has launched a free lending library for educational use. Teachers can choose from over twenty educational toys for grades K-12. Every toy is aligned with Common Core standards. When teachers return the toy at the end of their two-week checkout period, they receive a 20% discount on […]
“Writers at Home” series continues with readings by Great Smokies Writing Program Advanced Prose Class, April 17
Press release from UNC Asheville: Authors participating in the advanced prose class of UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program will read their work in the next installment of the Writers at Home series. The reading begins at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville, and is free and open to […]
Belly Up food truck announces pay-it-forward menu item
Press release from Belly Up: Belly Up is an Asheville food truck that is trying to embark on a new concept for feeding those who are homeless or underserved. Put One on the Board is an option for customers to pay it forward and buy a meal ticket for someone in need. This simple system […]
Wilderness Society hosts panel discussion on “Wilderness & the Anthropocene” April 15
Press release: Wilderness & The Anthropocene Panel Discussion What does it mean to have wilderness “where man himself is a visitor who does not remain” during the Anthropocene, a geologic period currently defined by humans? Our guest panel features writers and scientists who understand that a healthy environment is a human right, and that environmental […]
Hendersonville downtown organization recognized for program excellence
Press release from the city of Hendersonville: The 2016 NC Main Street Conference was held this past month in downtown Goldsboro, NC. An annual event which involves over 100 communities from across the state and draws more than 500 attendees each year, the conference features a variety of speakers alongside a coveted downtown award and […]
Run with El Chivo event introduces WNC movie makers to Winston-Salemites
WNC artists are on the road in Winston Salem this weekend for a screening of El Chivo, by Asheville director Rod Murphy. Local actor, Will Harlan, who plays the title role will be running with fans before the screening.