From Asheville TimeBank: Time for our May Potluck Come join us and bring your friends. This is a great way to get to know other TimeBank members and connect so that you do more exchanges! Monday, May 23rd from 6:30 to 8:00 St Mary’s Episcopal Church 337 Charlotte Street Asheville 28801 Take Evelyn Alley to […]
News Bulletins
Carolina Mountain Club member tapped for North Carolina Trails Committee
Carolina Mountain Club Council Member Tom Weaver has been appointed to the North Carolina Trails Committee. It is a seven-member citizen committee appointed by the secretary of the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources.
Exhibition of North Carolina design to open at NYCxDESIGN
This week, The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) will bring Made in Western North Carolina (WNC) to WantedDesign Brooklyn May 7 – 17, 2016, an opportunity made possible by the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA). The exhibition will be held during NYCxDESIGN, New York City’s official annual citywide celebration of design. Made […]
North Carolina general assembly introduces bill to legalize syringe exchange programs
On Thursday, April 28th, Senator Bingham (R) of Davidson County introduced Senate Bill 794, Authorize Needle Exchange Programs, to combat an alarming increase in hepatitis C spread through injection drug use. As of May 4th, 2016, Sen Cook (R), Sen J. Davis (R), Sen. Foushee (D), Sen. Hartsell (R), Sen. Robinson (D), Sen. Tucker (R), Sen […]
Flat Rock Playhouse presents The Music of The Eagles
PRESS RELEASE FROM FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE: Flat Rock Playhouse will resume its 2016 Music on the Rock concert series with The Music of The Eagles on May 12th at the Playhouse Downtown. This highly requested tribute will feature such hits as Hotel California, Witchy Woman, Take It to the Limit, Desperado and many others. Formed […]
Great Smokies Writing Program announces summer workshops
PRESS RELEASE FROM UNC ASHEVILLE: Great Smokies Writing Program Announces Summer 2016 Workshops Local writers will have the opportunity to hone their skills with UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP) workshops in fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry. These five-week classes are offered in the afternoon and evening in Asheville and Burnsville. Class size is […]
(In)Body performs at Hot Yoga Asheville
From a press release LA-based duo, (In)Body, are set to perform at Hot Yoga Asheville, and they’d love for you to attend! Groundsounds premiered their most recent single, “Lions”, describing it as “…pure sonic goodness with a positive message.” The new track follows their first single, “Safe In Your Heart”, both off their debut […]
Asheville Gallery of Art’s “Earthlight”
Asheville Gallery of Art’s May show, “Earthlight” will feature the work of Karen Keil Brown. This will be the first solo artist’s show in AGA’s new gallery space at 82 Patton Avenue. Keil Brown, known for her ethereal sky and mountain landscapes, will present new work. “I’ve been influenced by my recent art workshops in […]
Four Seasons Compassion for Life launches foundation to fund quality care during serious illness
From a press release: Four Seasons Compassion for Life, Western North Carolina’s leading, community-based hospice and palliative care provider, announces the launch of the Four Seasons for Life Foundation. The philanthropic nonprofit is charged with securing the resources to maintain quality care during serious, chronic, or life-limiting illness in Henderson and Buncombe counties and across […]
MetroWines announces chess class with Paul Judd Pries
PRESS RELEASE: MetroWines announces chess class with Paul Judd Pries @MetroWines starting Tuesday, June 7th. Class will be held every Tuesday from 2 to 3:30. $10 at the door. Join us to learn this great game of strategy that teaches skills applicable on and off the board! Please call to reserve a seat. To provide […]
Country Night returns to The Mothlight
PRESS RELEASE FROM HEARTS GONE SOUTH: Country Night at The Mothlight is through with its winter hiatus and is back with bells on for the Spring. This popular dance and game night is changing things up this year and is moving from a monthly line up to a quarterly rotation. Showcases will happen this coming […]
CCCD’s Made in WNC exhibit will be on display at WantedDesign Brooklyn
PRESS RELEASE: This week, The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) will bring Made in Western North Carolina (WNC) to WantedDesign Brooklyn May 7 – 17, 2016, an opportunity made possible by the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA). The exhibition will be held during NYCxDESIGN, New York City’s official annual citywide celebration of […]
Call for entries: Arts in the Airport Exhibition – “Celebrating the Centennial of the National Park Service”
The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville and the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) announce a call for entries for the next Arts in the Airport, a juried exhibition developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area. Great Smoky Mountains National Park […]
Christ School Theater presents: “Lord oF the Flies”
PRESS RELEASE: Christ School Theater is proud to present Lord of the Flies by Nobel Prize winner William Golding, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams. This play, not often produced in the United States, is directed by Mary Dillon with Artistic Direction by Sarah Baldwin. Lord of the Flies runs May 12-15 at Pingree Theater on the Christ School campus. […]
Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival 20016 continues in Waynesville
Founded in 1970, The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival is the premier chamber music festival of the Carolinas. Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, the Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) is proud to sponsor another season of world-class chamber music in Haywood County. All five performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the […]
Joseph Sobol Presents “Jack and the Least Gal: A Fantasia of Appalachian Wonder Tales” at The Vanishing Wheelchair Little Theatre
PRESS RELEASE: On May 28 at 6:30 p.m., enter the phantasmagorical world of Jack, the Appalachian wonder tale hero – and his feminine counterpart the Least Gal – in an evening of intertwining folk tales and songs, a delightfully original take on the Appalachian storytelling tradition as told by Joseph Sobol. The enchanting evening will […]
Top Of The Grade concert series in Saluda launches May 13
PRESS RELEASE: The Top Of The Grade Concerts In McCreery Park open their fourth summer season on May 13 with Dog Whistle. Bringing their considerable talents and musical experience to songs by artists like Hank Snow, The Louvin Brothers, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash, Dogwhistle plays real country music, the kind you heard […]
Cinco de Mayo at MG Road
Cinco de Mayo at MG Road May 5th, 2016 at 6pm – late, 19 Wall Street, Asheville, NC 28801 with Gustavo Báez of Chai Pani Decatur and Botiwalla For the second year in a row, we are very excited to be inviting the one and only Gustavo Báez, one of the original kitchen crew members of […]
MHO hires two in expansion of affordable housing production
Press release from Mountain Housing Opportunities: Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) is pleased to announce the hiring of two professional employees who will help to lead the expansion of MHO’s affordable housing and community development work. Asheville native S. Antanette Mosley joined MHO as Director of Resource Development on April 18, 2016. Working with MHO’s volunteer […]
Oakley’s M R Gardens adds passive solar greenhouse
PRESS RELEASE: ASHEVILLE—A one-of-a-kind passive solar greenhouse aimed at producing plants with all renewable resources is now in the Oakley community of Asheville. As part of her edible landscaping and garden coaching business, Megan Riley of M R Gardens aspires to grow plants that are as sustainable as possible. Producing seedlings with no supplemental heat […]
MillionSolarStrong
Local renewable energy company Sundance Power Systems is joining thousands of solar advocates across the nation today and throughout the week in celebrating the solar industry’s achievement of 1 million solar installations. Organized by SEIA, the Solar Energy Industries Association, the #MillionSolarStrong campaign is spreading awareness of the significant growth seen in the industry.“The adoption […]