The Cashiers Plein Air Festival draws in 30 artists from across the state, the country and the world—with artists coming from as far as France—to Jackson County, North Carolina. Artists set up their easels in and around Cashiers to capture the landscape and lifestyle of the area.
The WNC Regional Air Quality Agency Board of Directors meeting is set for Monday, July 11, at 4 p.m. in the Agency Boardroom at 125 S. Lexington Ave., Suite 101 in downtown Asheville.
The Leadership Asheville Summer Buzz Breakfast Series continues July 21, with a panel discussion, Asheville’s Direction, featuring Mayor Esther Manheimer, UNC Asheville Chancellor Mary K. Grant and The Collider CEO Bill Dean. Jim Stokely, president of the Wilma Dykeman Legacy, will moderate the panel. The Summer Buzz Breakfast Series is presented by Ward and Smith, P.A. as a way to explore Asheville’s issues, meet community leaders, and get a taste of the Leadership Asheville experience.
The Asheville Police Department would like to request public assistance in identifying the female in the photo below. She is not a suspect in a case but we believe she can provide valuable information on the identities of individuals responsible for multiple motor vehicle breaking and entering cases, as well as an Assault with a Deadly Weapon/Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle case (16-016126) that occurred on June 30, 2016 along New Leicester Highway.
PRESS RELEASE: This July 20th, we mount our 11th edition of The Trivia Challenge, Asheville’s only live, comedy gameshow thingy. The word has gotten out as more and more people show up to be entertained by the wit and whimsy of Asheville’s best comic actors and personalities. This month, we have Jillian Summers, Travis Lowe, […]
Press Release: Mission Health has been named one of the country’s “Most Wired,” joining just nine other health systems in North Carolina that received this distinction. Hospitals & Health Networks named the Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems in the 18th Annual Health Care’s Most Wired® survey, released today by the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) […]
PRESS RELEASE: Friends of the Smokies today announced it will receive a $250,000 grant provided by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Great Smoky Mountains National Park qualified for the grant as one of the top nine most voted for parks in the Partners in Preservation: National Parks campaign. Friends of the […]
PRESS RELEASE: Symphony of the Mountains Announces Their Summer Concert Series Symphony of the Mountains opens its 2016-2017 Season with the wildly popular Summer Concert Series July 22 at 7:30pm at Chetola Resort in Blowing Rock, NC; July 23 at 8:15pm at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise in Wise, VA; and July 24 […]
PRESS RELEASE: ANAM CARA THEATRE CO. presents BARBED WIRE SUIT 7/29, 7/30, 8/5, 8/6, 8/11, 8/12 @ TOY BOAT ALL SHOWS 8PM Anam Cara Theatre Company presents Barbed Wire Suit An ensemble-created performance Inspired by the works of Flannery O’Connor and Jean Toomer Directed by Rachel Thomas-Levy Friday and Saturday July 29-30 and August 5-6 […]
PRESS RELEASE: On June 29 the Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) purchased a 50-acre property in Jackson County that adjoins the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Open Branch Headwaters tract provides a critical link between National Park Service (NPS) lands and other nearby protected properties. The property, near Parkway milepost 452, rises to 5,400 […]
PRESS RELEASE: David Joe Miller Presents his ever popular, Spoken Word OPEN MIC! returning to the Buffalo Nickel, 747 Haywood Road, on Wednesday July 20th at 7pm. OPEN MIC! encourages ALL spoken word artists and enthusiasts to gather and listen as well as place their names in the hat for a chance to share their […]
PRESS RELEASE: The 2016 Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival season continues this Sunday with Itamar Zorman, recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust award and joint winner of the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition. The Waynesville series is sponsored by Haywood County Arts Council. All performances are at the HART Theatre at 7:30 […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM AMERICAN FOLK ART: Elli Ali: Memoirs Paintings Spanning 1997-2016 August 4- 24th, 2016 Show Online: Tuesday August 2, 2016 In the Gallery: Thursday August 4, 2016 Opening Reception: First Friday August, 5th 5-8 pm Ellie Ali, is a self-taught powerhouse of a modernist painter, who, for years supported herself from the sale […]
PRESS RELEASE: The public is invited to RiverLink to learn about the French Broad River Paddle Trail and hear from three folks who have traveled the French Broad River from start to finish. Dr. Chris Lechner completed a solo journey on a stand up paddle board in May of 2015. He began at the headwaters […]
PRESS RELEASE: When pharmacists Todd Tamplin and Dean Clayton purchased a community pharmacy on Tunnel Road in 2005, they had no idea that ten years later, they’d be creating a whole new approach to community pharmacy. The new building, located at 805 Fairview Road, has high ceilings, large windows, and most notably, a pharmacist right […]
PRESS RELEASE: This summer the YMCA of Western North Carolina is offering Safety Around Water, a program designed to engage and educate parents about the importance of water safety skills and give more of America’s youth access to water safety lessons. According to data from the USA Swimming Foundation, 70 percent of African American and […]
From a press release: Pardee Signature Care announced that it will host “Medicare Choices Made Easy” classes in July, August and September. This free, informative class is designed for people who are new to Medicare, are caregivers or help senior citizens with their Medicare insurance. Sponsored by the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) of Henderson […]
Press release from The Vanishing Wheelchair Little Theatre: The Vanishing Wheelchair Little Theatre is the permanent home of the 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity for people with disabilities, The Vanishing Wheelchair, Inc. The Little Theatre at 175 Weaverville Highway, Suite K, in Asheville is the venue for several magic and variety shows for the public and […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE MUSEUM: aSHEville Museum is stepping up to the plate to address a growing human rights issue with their newest exhibit entitled “Bought and Sold: The Voices of Human Trafficking”. This multimedia exhibit features the work of artist Kay Chernush and her innovative approach to photography, in which she utilizes collage and […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: The motto of Scotland’s legendary Battlefield Band is “Forward With Scotland’s Past,” and their blend of Scots traditional music and innovative arrangements still reverberates. Founded in Glasgow in 1969, they were one of the first bands to introduce a revitalized Scottish folk music to the world, and they’re […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ANAM CARA: Anam Cara Theatre Company believes that theatre should be an empowering artistic medium accessible to all. For this reason, we are committed to providing our Youth Summer Theatre Experience — a summer-long program in which local teens learn about theatre while crafting a unique performance — 100% free of charge. […]
