PRESS RELEASE: Summer Concert Wednesday, June 29th 2016 at 7:30pm Akira Satake, composer and banjo and shamisen (Japanese banjo) player, and multi-genre violinist and celloist Duncan Wickel Join forces for an evening of kaleidoscopic original music combining World, Jazz, Celtic and Appalachian traditions. Tickets are $18 in advance $20 at the door Purchase online at: www.whitehorseblackmountain.com White […]
From a press release: Asheville YogaFest 2016 is pleased to present its third annual yoga extravaganza July 8, 9 and 10 in the gorgeous Montford neighborhood at the Morris Hellenic Cultural Center, 229 Cumberland Ave., Asheville. It will offer a locals only ticket price of $100 for all three days for Buncombe County residents, public servants, […]
PRESS RELEASE: If you have driven down Champion Drive recently, you probably have noticed changes starting to happen. Volunteers and staff have been hard at work on the new property. The property was officially purchased on April 18th thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, $30,000 was raised in a period of about 30 […]
Thursday, June 23, 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 activity. https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenter Please call our office if you have any questions. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 South Lexington Avenue, Suite 101 Asheville, NC […]
PRESS RELEASE: The City of Asheville Transit Planning Division is discontinuing service to Warren Wilson College due to a loss of funding and considering other changes to the Asheville Redefines Transit (ART) bus Route 170 to Black Mountain. Some of the other possible changes to the ART Route 170 include: Reducing the number of trips […]
PRESS RELEASE: HENDERSONVILLE, NC– Twenty-five years brings about a lot of changes in a show and its vendors, but the downtown Hendersonville Antique & Vintage Show always seems to maintain a certain quality. The show’s coordinators say that is in large part due to the watchful eye and generous support of downtown’s valued retailer Jane […]
PRESS RELEASE: Asheville, N.C. (June 22, 2016) – Visitors to The North Carolina Arboretum, a 434-acre public garden located just south of Asheville, will enjoy a fun-filled outdoor adventure this summer and fall at the Arboretum’s newest exhibit, Nature Connects®, Art with LEGO® Bricks, on display throughout the Arboretum’s gardens July 30 – October 23, 2016. Composed of […]
PRESS RELEASE: Using genetic markers, researchers have for the first time shown how cultivating a specific crop led to the expansion of a pollinator species. In this case, the researchers found that the spread of a bee species in pre-Columbian Central and North America was tied to the spread of squash agriculture. “We wanted to […]
Saturday, August 20th and Sunday, August 21st 9:00am – 5:00pm (16 hours total) Cost $275 (materials included) , due at registration What to Expect: This course is designed to introduce students to axe making using hand tools while learning the metallurgy behind producing a quality tool/weapon. No prior experience required. Topics covered will include: benefits of […]
PRESS RELEASE: WHEN: May 28 to August 13. Show starts at 8:00 p.m. nightly. The theatre is closed on Sundays WHERE: “Unto These Hills” is performed at the Cherokee Mountainside Theatre, located at 688 Drama Road. Free parking for “Unto These Hills” ticket holders. WHAT: A spectacular reimagining of the Cherokee story, “Unto These Hills” […]
Asheville Police Department press release: Asheville, NC (June 22, 2016): The Asheville Police Department, in partnership with the Asheville Fire Department and Buncombe County EMS, are participating in a rapid deployment exercise at the current Isaac Dickson Elementary School (90 Montford Avenue) today from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During this exercise officers, firefighters and […]
Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (June 22, 2016): The Asheville Police Department, in partnership with the Asheville Fire Department and Buncombe County EMS, are participating in a rapid deployment exercise at the current Isaac Dickson Elementary School (90 Montford Avenue) today from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During this exercise officers, firefighters and […]
What do you want to do in the city-owned lots across from the U.S. Cellular Center and the Basilica of St. Lawrence? That’s the question the Asheville Design Center hopes you will consider at two open houses on June 23 and 28 at its public engagement center at One West Pack Square (the former BB&T building).
PRESS RELEASE: Who: Cheryl and Doug Alderman are opening their award-winning daylily gardens in Fairview for their annual plant sale to benefit Mountain Child Advocacy Center (MCAC) – the non-profit agency provides prevention education, crisis intervention, counseling and advocacy for child abuse and neglect. The garden is an official display garden of the American Hemerocallis […]
PRESS RELEASE: Did you just experience your first Father’s Day? Get married? Become a college graduate? If so, these and other major life changes can offer special enrollment opportunities for health insurance through North Carolina’s Marketplace. Although open enrollment ended in January, some consumers still have the opportunity to enroll throughout the year if they […]
Wednesday, June 22, 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 activities. https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenter WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 S. Lexington Ave. Ste. 101 Asheville, NC 28801 828-250-6777 828-250-6222 fax www.wncairquality.org
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Lesbian comics Vickie Shaw and Jennie McNulty are bringing their unique brand of clean and pointed, “Straight-friendly” comedy to First Congregational UCC of Asheville. Vickie, a recovering S.O.B. (SOuthern Baptist) and Jennie, whose comedy has taken her to Iraq and Afghanistan to entertain the troops, are serendipitously arriving just in […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM UNC ASHEVILLE: UNC Asheville’s Concerts on the Quad continue on Monday evening with the big-band rock/jazz ensemble Rational Discourse, beginning at 7 p.m. Concerts on the Quad are free and open to everyone. Attendees are invited to bring chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy along with the music. Meals, treats and drinks […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM SART: The Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre announces its 2016 performance schedule that, this year, will feature tour de force performances by newcomers and longtime favorite actors. “Because of the continuing renovation of our historic Owen Theatre, we’re performing in Spainhour Hall of Moore Auditorium on the campus of Mars Hill University,” says […]
The Friends of Beaucatcher Overlook Park have announced a public meeting on June 28 from 5-7 p.m. at Stephens-Lee Recreation Center at 30 George Washington Carver Ave. off Charlotte Steet in Asheville. Members of the public are invited to view three design concepts for the park and provide input.
Press release from Oskar Blues Brewery: On July 14, 2016, Oskar Blues Brewery’s do-goodery arm, the CAN’d Aid Foundation, is set to debut the Grip, Sip, Give Classic at the Omni Grove Park Inn golf course in Asheville, NC. In typical Oskar Blues fashion, the suds-filled tourney will tee up plenty of chances to give […]
