PRESS RELEASE: Dr. David Gilbert, visiting assistant professor of history at Mars Hill University, has received a Choice Award for his book, The Product of Our Souls: Ragtime, Race, and the Birth of the Manhattan Musical Marketplace (University of North Carolina Press, 2015). Choice awards are presented annually by Choice magazine, a publication of the American Library Association. The […]
PRESS RELEASE: On Friday, June 3, 2016 from 9:30 – 10:30 AM, YWCA of Asheville will host an event to dedicate their newly planted “Bee Happy Garden” in memory of Laurey Masterton. Thanks to funding provided by Duke Energy Progress, the garden was built to honor the legacy of Laurey Masterton, former YWCA board […]
Press Release: In partnership with Buncombe County’s Department of Solid Waste, local environmental conservation nonprofit Asheville Greenworks holds free biannual tire collection events, Tire Amnesty Days, intended to increase awareness around tire recycling and provide an affordable outlet for the public to rid their properties of unwanted tire piles. This past November the local nonprofit […]
Press Release: The 2016 Magnolia Concert Series presented by Morris Broadband and Hampton Inn of Hendersonville continues with Al Petteway and Amy White on the stage at Flat Rock Cinema, located at 2700 Greenville Highway in Flat Rock, NC. The live concert, produced by Howard Molton, will be at 3:00 pm on Sunday, June 5th, […]
From the City of Asheville: Do not feed the bears. The well-known sign is posted in Yellowstone National Park. But it also applies right here in Western North Carolina. Yet you may not even realize you are doing it. Bird feeders and unattended outdoor trashcans are the biggest culprit. People who intentionally leave out corn […]
Thanks to a new grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation, Brevard College is moving forward with plans to become the only college in Western North Carolina to offer an agricultural education program.
Press release from the City of Asheville, Mayor’s Committee for Veterans Affairs: The City of Asheville Mayor’s Committee for Veterans Affairs will host the annual Memorial Day Concert and Ceremony on the Roger McGuire Green stage in Pack Square Park starting at 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 30, 2016. Featured will be the award winning Fort […]
PRESS RELEASE: There is one week left to register for the 2016 Joyful Noise summer string camps! Register by May 31 for an incredible week of music making, where students gain ensemble experience, practice sight-reading and playing by ear, experience multiple genres, and work with a talented and passionate faculty. Joyful Noise is offering two […]
PRESS RELEASE: Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill Friday, May 27 • 8:00 p.m. Join Irish fiddle aficionado Martin Hayes and American guitarist Dennis Cahill as they explore the rising and falling melodies that enchant their audiences and hold them spellbound with every fiery performance. Learn more LISTEN: Tune in to 88.7 FM WNCW this Friday, May 27 in the 11 […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM CAROLINA LITERARY FESTIVAL: As part of the North Carolina Humanities Council Pulitzer Initiative, the Carolina Mountains Literary festival welcomes David George Haskell, Pulitzer Prize nominee for his book The Forest Unseen. The annual festival is held in Burnsville September 8-10, 2016. Haskell’s appearance is made possible by The North Carolina Humanities Council […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM LEX 18: Sunday, June 12, and Wednesday, June 29 Limited to 20 persons per show 6:00pm seating 7:45pm seating Price per person: $55.00 Gratuity and 7.25% tax are additional and presented on site Includes: Three course dinner, bottle of wine from our select French wines (1 bottle per couple), dinner show. Tickets […]
PRESS RELEASE: Reflecting the increasing number of older adults in North Carolina, the 1.1 million-member state affiliate of AARP is also growing and is extending its service to communities in Western North Carolina. AARP has hired Rebecca Chaplin as its new Community Outreach Associate State Director to serve the mountain region of the state. With […]
PRESS RELEASE: This week, Aloft Asheville Downtown, a McKibbon Hospitality property, sponsored its third move-in through Homeward Bound, supporting the transition of people experiencing homelessness to permanent housing. The Aloft team collected items such as furniture, household supplies and toiletries, delivered them to the home, and helped the individual set up their new permanent residence. “We […]
Press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROLLER DERBY DOUBLE HEADER AT U.S. CELLULAR CENTER JUNE 4 May 23, 2016 – On Saturday, June 4, 2016, the Blue Ridge Roller Girls will hold a double header at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Asheville. The bouts will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the Blue Ridge French Broads […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM FREE RANGE ASHEVILLE: June 4, 2016 Pujol Ole Shakey’s 7pm – $5 at the door / 21+ 790 Riverside Dr Asheville, NC 28801 FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/557328771125486/ “Nashville artist Daniel Pujol has built a reputation for engaging classic issues and contemporary ideas in a thoughtful, nuanced way rarely seen in rock’n’roll.” – Sobotka […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM FUNNY BUSINESS AT THE MILLROOM: On Saturday, June 25th, Funny Business at the Millroom presents the Sick of Stupid Comedy Tour featuring Tom Simmons, Stewart Huff and Cliff Cash. Sick of Stupid promises to give audiences an intelligent, comedic look at all things Southern. Sick of Stupid Comedy Tour Standup Comics Tom […]
Thursday, May 26, 2016, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 49 Mt. Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 828-250-6777 Air Quality Forecast for Thursday, 05/26/2016
Little Rock, Ark.-based literary magazine Oxford American holds a launch party for its summer issue at Downtown Books & News on Saturday, June 4. The event features local author and Oxford American contributor Jeremy B. Jones, banjo player Joe Sundrell and Oxford American editor Eliza Borné — the magazine’s first female editor in its 25 […]
press release: Graham Reynolds, Biology Faculty at UNC Asheville, Discovers New Species – the Silver Boa ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville Assistant Professor of Biology Graham Reynolds recently led a team from Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology in the discovery of a new species of boid snake during an expedition to a remote corner of […]
Press release: Dr. Mae Jemison Addresses More than 1,000 at Power of the Purse® Women for Women Giving Circle Announces $254,000 in Grants (May 24 – Asheville, NC) – Astronaut, physician and entrepreneur Dr. Mae Jemison was the featured speaker at the sold-out 12th Annual Power of the Purse® held yesterday at the Crowne Plaza […]
Press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Homeward Bound Receives Funds from the Community Foundation of Henderson County Hendersonville, NC (May 25, 2016): Homeward Bound of WNC is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a grant on behalf of the Henderson County Homeless Coalition in the amount of $35,000 by the Community Foundation of Henderson […]
