PRESS RELEASE FROM BLUE RIDGE BOOKFEST: It is with a mix of happy memories and regret that we must announce the demise of the Blue Ridge Bookfest. A post-event assessment made it clear that the event cannot continue. The reasons are many and varied. Below are just three. – Attendance has not lived up to […]
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Local fashion designer Charles Josef shows at Columbia Fashion Week
PRESS RELEASE FROM CHARLES JOSEF: Local Designer Charles Josef Showing at Columbia Fashion Week Saturday June 25,2016 at 300 Senate Street in downtown Columbia, SC Asheville based designer Charles Josef who is known for his bespoke bridal attire will be showing his ” Day to Night ” collection featuring a collection of men’s and women’s […]
HART stages Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike through July 3
PRESS RELEASE FROM HART THEATRE: Running at HART through July 3, an award winning comedy by master playwright Christopher Durang. “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” opened on Broadway in 2013 and starred David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver. Rave reviews made it one of the season’s most successful plays and when award time […]
The North Carolina Arboretum named the seventh certified Bee Campus USA
PRESS RELEASE: The North Carolina Arboretum, a public garden and affiliate of the University of North Carolina system, and Bee Campus USA are pleased to announce the Arboretum as the seventh educational institution in the nation to be certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational […]
Presentation on the history of the Blue Ridge Parkway, June 25
PRESS RELEASE FROM UNC ASHEVILLE: Taking Another Look: New Views of the Blue Ridge Parkway, a talk by Anne Mitchell Whisnant, will be presented at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, in UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center. Whisnant, adjunct associate professor of history at UNC-Chapel Hill, will discuss the complicated and often contentious process that brought […]
Parkway Playhouse stages Grease, July 30-Aug. 13
PRESS RELEASE FROM PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE: Parkway Playhouse has announced that Grease, the popular 1950’s-based musical comedy will replace West Side Story in the theatre’s 2016 Season. Grease which is set in 1959, and follows the antics of a group of high-school students as they sort out friendships, romance, and the future- all while being swept […]
Galactic and Dumpstaphunk will headline Oskar Blues’ Burning Can, July 15 and 16
PRESS RELEASE FROM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY: Oskar Blues is bringin’ back their Burning CAN Notjusta Beer Festival (like they left something) for its third installment July 15 & 16 to their REEB Ranch at the foot of DuPont State Forest. Over fifty canning craft breweries will be pouring beers for thirsty festival goers but the […]
Blue Ridge Books announces its summer author events
PRESS RELEASE FROM BLUE RIDGE BOOKS: Saturday, June 25 3:00 pm Meet the Author-Eric S. Brown Brown is a contributor to the recently published anthology, Black Tide Rising, edited by John Ringo and Gary Poole. The book boasts featuring original stories from some of the brightest star in the science fiction universe. Brown is definitely […]
Schedule of concerts held during the Swannanoa Gathering, beginning July 4
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SWANNANOA GATHERING: • Traditional Song Week Concert I – Monday, July 4 • Traditional Song Week Concert II – Wednesday, July 6 • Old-Time Week Concert I – Monday, July 18 • Old-Time Week Concert II – Wednesday, July 20 • Fiddle/Mando & Banjo Weeks Concert I – Monday, August 1 […]
Veteran support group receives $10,000 grant
Press release from Helios Warriors: Helios Warriors is honored to announce it has received a grant from the Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) for $10,000, which will fund their holistic therapies program that provides veterans in Western North Carolina with affordable access to holistic healing to help them recover from the physical, emotional and spiritual […]
Anam Cara’s Accordion Time Machine presents “Hang Ten,” July 15 and 16
PRESS RELEASE FROM ANAM CARA: ANAM CARA THEATRE CO.’s ACCORDION TIME MACHINE Presents HANG TEN 7/15 and 7/16 @ TOY BOAT COMMUNITY ART SPACE Accordion Time Machine, Anam Cara’s Experimental Theatre Ensemble, presents “Hang Ten” Friday, July 15 AND Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 8:00pm Toy Boat Community Art Space 101 Fairview Rd. Asheville, NC […]
Local musician Penny White receives Parent’s Choice Award
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE JCC: For 35 years Penny White has worked at the Asheville Jewish Community Center, first as the Children and Family Programs Director and most recently as the music specialist. Penny has released a CD with many of the songs popular at her weekly sing-alongs for young children. Shabbat Shindig with Penny […]
Fian Arroyo and Joe Burleson show work at first exhibition in new AAAC space, July 1
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Two Roads One Vision The Works of Fian Arroyo & Joe Burleson Art Opening at the Asheville Area Arts Council Friday, July 1st at 5pm 207 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC Fian Arroyo has been creating award-winning illustrations and character designs for many Fortune-500 companies including advertising, editorial, corporate, toy & […]
Hendersonville church awards $20,000 in scholarships
Press release from Grace Lutheran Church The Grace Lutheran Church Foundation Board of Directors has approved the awarding of scholarships valued at $20,000 to eleven Grace students for the 2016-2017 academic year. The Foundation is supported by the generosity of donors within the congregation who specifically designate support for community college, four year institutions, medical […]
GNP Company issues national recall on chicken products
PRESS RELEASE: CLASS I RECALL HEALTH RISK: HIGH FSIS-RC-051-2016 WASHINGTON, June 18, 2016 – GNP Company, a Cold Spring, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 55,608 pounds of chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The chicken products were produced […]
Green Energy Park hosts beginning bladesmithing class Aug. 6 and 7
PRESS RELEASE FROM GREEN ENERGY PARK: Beginning Bladesmithing Class with Brock Martin from WarFire Forge Saturday, August 6th and Sunday, August 7th, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (12 hours total) Cost $215 (materials included), due at registration What to Expect: Participants will begin by making a simple butter knife from mild steel in order to […]
Parkway Playhouse’s teen-improv comedy troupe performs “Get the Hook” June 24 and 25
PRESS RELEASE FROM PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE: Parkway Playhouse’s teen-improv comedy troupe, “Get the Hook” will perform on June 24 and 25 at Parkway Playhouse at 7:30pm. Tickets are $5.00 and are available at the door. Get The Hook is a Vaudville term for when a look shepherd’s crook was used to yank performers offstage in the […]
Asheville Gallery of Art invites area artists to submit work
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE GALLERY OF ART: The Asheville Gallery of Art, in its exciting new and expanded venue at 82 Patton Avenue in Asheville, invites area artists to apply for membership. The Asheville Gallery of Art (AGA) is an artists’ cooperative which exhibits original, two-dimensional works by thirty-one member artists. Interested artists should obtain […]
Buncombe County Democrats tap King for November ballot
I am extremely honored and proud to be appointed by the Buncombe County Democratic Executive Committee from District 3 to run for the seat left open by the resignation of one of the two commissioners representing District 3. I am delighted to be running alongside my friend and colleague Ed Hay, already vying for the other District 3 seat on the County Commission.
Jerry Pope publishes an adult coloring book of Beacon Blanket Mill designs
PRESS RELEASE FROM JERRY POPE: Add a local twist to the adult coloring book craze that’s sweeping Amazon and the world. Jerald Pope has created a 24 page coloring book of super-intricate patterns based on the original Beacon blankets woven at the world famous Beacon Blanket Mill. The Beacon Blanket Mill, located in Swannanoa, NC, […]
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center hosts M.C. Richards exhibit and events
PRESS RELEASE FROM BMCM+AC: Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) presents the exhibition M.C. Richards, Centering: Life + Art – 100 Years. The exhibition will run from June 3 – August 20, 2016, with a free opening reception on June 3 from 5:30 – 8:00pm. There will be a digital catalog accompanying the […]