Press release: TRANSGENDER ACTRESS AND ACTIVIST SHAKINA NAYFACK ANNOUNCES VENUES FOR HER MANIFEST P*SSY TOUR IN NORTH CAROLINA JUNE 11 – 19, 2016 With the recent passage of North Carolina’s HB2 Law, aka “The Bathroom Law,” and its message of exclusion, high-profile corporations and celebrities have spoken out, canceled events or threatened sanctions if the […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: What: Open Letter Music Series Who: Josh Berman & Keefe Jackson, Sarah Louise, Parish/Libramento Where: The Mothlight When: Sunday, June 12, 2016, 9pm Open Letter Music Series returns and is proud to present the horn duo of Josh Berman & Keefe Jackson, from Chicago, along with Black Mountain-based guitarist Sarah […]
Aloft Asheville Downtown announced today that it is donating $10,000 to local non-profit Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue (CAAR). Aloft was awarded a $5,000 grant to donate to the local charity of its choice by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide as the recipient of its 2016 Starwood Cares for the Community Hotel Volunteer Award for the North American region.
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL: Asheville Art in the Park will once again be providing access to some of the finest artists in the region with it’s market series now in its eighth year. The event takes place on three consecutive Saturdays each June and October. Nationally known artists exhibit at this event […]
Press release from First Baptist Church: The congregation of the First Baptist Church of Asheville, N.C., voted Sunday to call the Rev. Dr. Austin McIver “Mack” Dennis to be the church’s 22nd senior pastor. His first Sunday at the church will be Aug. 7. Dennis, who grew up in Henderson, N.C., earned his Bachelor of […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION: The Asheville Downtown Association’s Pritchard Park Summer Series gets into full swing this week with four nights of programming in downtown’s Pritchard Park. All events are free and open to the public. The Pritchard Park Summer Series includes: · Hoop Jam, Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30pm, produced by Asheville Hoops · […]
Press release from MountainTrue: Asheville, N.C. — French Broad Chocolates is partnering with MountainTrue’s French Broad Riverkeeper and Asheville Greenworks to present a special Father’s Day River clean-up. Fathers, mothers and children are all invited to come out on the water and lend a hand cleaning up the French Broad River. This will be a […]
Press release from White Horse Black Mountain: When a dictionary definition is sought for the word “core” the list of meanings is long, but most refer to something central, important, and yet somehow different. As an assemblage of some of the Asheville area’s top jazz players, The Core is all that and more. One of the […]
Pangaea Plants is the first farm in Western North Carolina to earn Biodynamic Certification by the Demeter Association. The Demeter Biodynamic trademark is recognized in more than 50 countries as the sign of holistic land stewardship and crops of the highest quality.
From February into September, the Canton branch of the Haywood County Public Library hosts gardening classes enriched by the “Giving Garden” located behind the library. These classes teach interested adults about soil and fertilizers, the plight of the Monarch butterfly and other pollinators, square-foot gardening, food preservation, cooking with herbs and more.
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE FASHION WEEK: Asheville Fashion Week, an art and fashion event with the ultimate goal of creating buzz and giving a relevant outlet to designers and fashion enthusiasts is set to take place August 3 through 6, 2016 with model auditions taking place this weekend, June 4 and 5. Asheville Fashion Week […]
On Saturday, June 18, join the Haywood County Extension Service and the Haywood County Master Gardeners for the 2016 “Pollinate, Propagate, Cultivate” Garden Tour.Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 the day of the tour.
Press release from Buncombe County Clerk of Court: Buncombe County citizens can now pay probation-related costs, fines and fees online using their credit / debit card with the launch of Online Collections and Payments (OCAP). Online payments are available 24/7 at onlineservices.NCcourts.org for supervised and unsupervised probationers with their case file number, the county that issued […]
Everyone is invited to celebrate summer at the Lake Junaluska Summer Shindig on Sunday, June 12 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Lake Junaluska Aquatic and Recreation Center.
From City of Hendersonville: Have Fun with Bees and Their Buddies During Pollinator Week in Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC (May 28, 2016) — Whether you want tips about pollinator-friendly gardening and farming, to experience a bee hive open house with honey-tasting, to be mesmerized in a butterfly garden, take a guided walk, clear away non-native invasive […]
The Transylvania Community Arts Council has announced its summer fundraiser – a Duck Race for Kreative Kids. The Duck Race will be held on Monday, July 4th at Brevard College near the gymnasium on Kings Creek. Ducks will launch at 6 pm.
More than 170 invited guests, friends, family, and volunteers gathered Wednesday, June 1, as “Ruth’s Prayer Garden” at the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove (The Cove) outside of Asheville, N.C, was dedicated in a small ceremony marked with prayer, song and reflection.
PRESS RELEASE FROM SPELLBOUND CHILDREN’S BOOKSHOP: Megan Shepherd, author of the acclaimed Madman’s Daughter trilogy, The Cage and its newly released sequel The Hunt (May 2016, Harper Collins) presents a workshop for teen writers at Spellbound Children’s Bookshop on Friday June 10 at 6:00 p.m. This is part of Spellbound’s ongoing Young Writers Series, in […]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites the public to celebrate the National Park Service Centennial with Music in the American Wild for two live performances of music from eleven composers and seven performers, all affiliated with Eastman School of Music in upstate New York. The group is traveling to various National Parks in the country and will play two concerts in the park on June 14 and June 15.
Friday Staffing and CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS are holding a Career Fair on Tuesday, June 7th, from 9:00am-2:00pm. The Career Fair will be held at 1 Quality Way, Fletcher, NC 28732, at the Continental Automotive Systems location.
From Asheville Fire Department: Corey Pittman Memorial Service – Processional Routes The Memorial Service will be held at the Avery County High School in Newland, NC on Sunday June 5 commencing at 3 p.m. After the Memorial Service, the procession will travel to the cemetery for an intimate graveside service. Emergency apparatus will travel a […]
