Sharon Cooper and Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre are proud to present “Motown Memories.” An exciting, entertaining, moving evening of new contemporary dance at the BeBe Theatre April 29 and 30 at 8:00 pm and May 1 at 6:00 pm. The concert features new work by long time ACDT dancer, Sharon Cooper.
Announcement from UNC Asheville: Jim Lenburg will present President Xi’s Dream and Chinese Reality, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, in the concluding talk of the World Affairs Council spring series at UNC Asheville. Lenburg’s talk will take place at the Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. China, with […]
Press release from Asheville Motorcycle Rentals: Philip Cann, Asheville local and motorcycle enthusiast, announces the opening of Asheville Motorcycle Rentals, Asheville’s first dedicated motorcycle rental business, this month. AMR provides a diverse collection of motorcycles including a Can Am Spyder and Triumph XC 1200 among others. To kick off the grand opening customers can […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ANAM CARA: PRIDE PROM 2016 A fundraiser for ANAM CARA THEATRE COMPANY THEME: ’70s PUNK ROCK May 7 at 7:30-10:30PM At Toy Boat Community Art Space 101 Fairview Road, Asheville, NC 28803 Come join the fun and support a good cause! We are celebrating our LGBTTQQIAAP community and raising money for Anam […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM FUNNY BUSINESS AT THE MILLROOM: Comedian Jon Reep comes to Funny Business at The Millroom to perform shows at 7:00pm & 9:30pm Friday, May 6th. Jon Reep is an American stand-up comedian and actor, known as the “That thing got a Hemi?” guy in Dodge commercials, and more recently as the winner […]
“Spring Into Dance: An Artistic Bouquet” is a spectacular professional production, featuring a guest composer, of all original choreography by Western North Carolina’s own Ballet Company, The Asheville Ballet directed by Ann Dunn. Five resident choreographers present their exciting new work on May 13-14 at 7:30pm at Diana Wortham Theatre. Tickets range from $12-40 and […]
Monday, April 25, 2016, is a code green air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. For the ridge tops, it is a code yellow air quality forecast day. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 49 Mt. Carmel Road Asheville, […]
Press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ashevillebiketaxi@gmail.com Asheville Bike Taxi, Asheville’s Leading Pedicab Company, for Sale Asheville, NC, April 14, 2016: Jessie Lehmann, founder of Asheville Bike Taxi, is happy to announce that, after three successful years owning and operating her business, she is seeking the next generation of owner/pedaler to take the eclectic Asheville business […]
Press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Park Tourism in North Carolina Creates $1.67 Billion in Economic Benefit New report shows visitor spending supports nearly 20,000 jobs in North Carolina ATLANTA – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 17,834,698 visitors to national parks in North Carolina spent $1.19 billion in the state in […]
Press release: Asheville Humane Society Granted Custody of Dogs Seized in Cruelty Case On March 24, around 6:00 p.m., the Asheville Humane Society received a call from Asheville Animal Services (AAS) telling us the police were serving several criminal warrants for animal cruelty. We expected to be seizing what they then thought were about 19 […]
PRESS RELEASE: RiverLink’s RiverMusic kicks off its fifth big year on May 6, 2016, with a night of world/funk/soul featuring Les Amis, Major and the Monbacks, and The Greyhounds taking the Prestige Subaru Stage. The event will take place at the RiverLink Sculpture and Performance Plaza, located at 144 Riverside Drive in the River Arts […]
PRESS RELEASE: Andrea Wulf Reading & Signing Sunday May 1, 2016 at 5 PM We are beyond excited to welcome award winning author, historian, and biographer Andrea Wulf to Malaprop’s on Sunday, May 1. Many of you will recognize the name: her latest book The Invention of Nature has been on our best seller […]
Press release: Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy helps TN State Park acquire access tract Local land trust purchases land adjacent to Rocky Fork State Park to facilitate public access ERWIN, Tenn. – The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) recently worked with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to purchase a 1-acre tract to enable public […]
PRESS RELEASE: If you weren’t able to get to Merlefest this year, a bit of Merlefest is coming to White Horse Black Mountain on Sunday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. Hot on the heels of the big Wilkesboro bash three of the featured bands will make a stop in the mountains: Canadian bluegrass quartet the Slocan […]
Press release from Bee Campus USA and UNC Asheville: On March 23, UNC Asheville and Bee Campus USA announced that UNC Asheville is the eighth educational institution in the nation to be certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators. College […]
Announcement from Dream Guitars: Paul Heumiller (Dream Guitars) and Ken Jones (Mountain Song Guitars) have teamed up to offer world-class guitar repair work. For nearly two decades, Dream Guitars has been trusted by professional players such as John Doyle, David Holt, and Al Petteway to repair the instruments they rely on all around the world. Dream Guitars […]
From a press release: The TRACK Trail program, National Park Service and pediatricians will come together to engage families in outdoor recreation on National Park Rx Day on Sunday, April 24. Over the past few decades, people have become increasingly disengaged with nature, preferring to spend more time indoors interacting with electronic media rather than […]
London District Studios will host “Into Eden” a celebration of spring and exploration into the Garden of Eden story from Genesis. “Into Eden” is a contemporary two-woman exhibition featuring the works of Claire Sordoni and Leslie Rowland (owner of London District Studios). Asheville, NC – 6 May 2016, 5:30pm – 10:00pm at London District Studios […]
Press release from the Haywood County Garden Tour: Sixteen local plein air artists, including students from Tuscola High School, will participate in the June 18th Haywood County Garden Tour by choosing a garden on the tour in which to capture the beauty they see there. Plein air is the act of painting outdoors in order […]
For the month of June, local artists David Hadden and Jane Voorhees will be showcased in the F. W. Front Gallery at Woolworth Walk. David Hadden became a woodworker at the age of ten, when his cousin and him built a fort from fruit crates: sawing, nailing, measuring and designing as best they could. After numerous […]
Press release from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission: A Haywood County man is the latest recipient of the Lawrence G. Diedrick Small Game Award. The award, which recognizes individuals whose contributions aid wildlife that depend on early successional habitats, is presented annually by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. David Palmer received the award at the Commission’s board […]
