Press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Free Programs Offered at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in August BREVARD, N.C. (July 21, 2016) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education is offering 16 workshops, including two one-week camps for youth, in August. The workshops, which are free, are open on first-come, first-serve basis […]
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Gigi Drover & The Big Love headline August 5 installment of Summer Tracks music series
Press release: SUMMER TRACKS 17th SEASON CONTINUES AUGUST 5 FEATURING GIGI DOVER & THE BIG LOVE AT ROGERS PARK IN TRYON TRYON, NC — The 17th season of Tryon’s most popular summer event – Summer Tracks – continues on Friday, August 5 with the Gigi Dover & The Big Love. The show begins at 7 […]
Folk Art Center hosts “Wood Day” August 6
Press release: When Form Meets Function, Wood Day at the Folk Art Center August 6, 2016 Asheville, N.C. – As one of the first mediums in craft, the skill and mastery of wood has evolved into a celebrated material that members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will showcase on Saturday, August 6. From 10 […]
Eastern Band of Cherokees, Harrah’s break ground on new entertainment complex
Press release: CHEROKEE BROKE GROUND ON NEW BOWLING ENTERTAINMENT CENTER COMPLEX A Joint Venture Between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort CHEROKEE, NC – Thursday, July 21, 2016 — A new bowling entertainment center complex will open in late 2017 on the grounds of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. Officials and […]
Sparky & Rhonda Rucker close Cradle of Forestry’s 2016 Songcatchers series July 31
Press release: Sparky and Rhonda Rucker to Close the Songcatchers Music Series Pisgah Forest, NC, July 22, 2016 – The Cradle of Forestry in America’s annual Songcatchers Music Series closes Sunday, July 31, with Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, This year’s series is sponsored by Morrow Insurance Agency, Inc. Sparky and Rhonda Rucker perform throughout the U.S. […]
Forest Service warns public after two waterfall related fatalities in Pisgah Forest
Press release from National Forests in North Carolina: Two fatalities related to waterfalls occurred on the Pisgah National Forest during this past week. On Thursday, an Atlanta-area woman was wading in the stream that flows over Rainbow Falls on the Pisgah Ranger District when she lost her footing and was swept over the falls by the […]
Air Quality Forecast for Saturday, July 23, and Sunday, July 24 – yellow and orange- no burning
Saturday, July 23, and Sunday, July 24, 2016, are code yellow air quality forecast days for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. Saturday, July 23, and Sunday, July 24, 2016, are code orange air quality forecast days for the ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups. […]
Salvation Army seeks clothing donations ahead of new school year
Distribution will be centered in two locations, — at the two Family Stores listed above. The need now is for donations of children’s clothing so that we might accumulate them, — sort them, — and get them ready for distribution in time for Back-to-School.
Toys for Tots Christmas in July
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS:
Crimes of the Heart will be onstage at Asheville Community Theatre Aug. 12-28
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE: Lenny, Meg and Babe Magrath are three Southern sisters with very different personalities and lives who have just reunited due to unfortunate circumstances: Babe is out on bail after shooting her husband in the stomach. Crimes of the Heart is warm-hearted, irreverent, zany and brilliantly imaginative comedy – and […]
North Carolina’s June employment figures released
The state’s seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from May’s revised rate. The national rate increased 0.2 of a percentage point to 4.9 percent.
National Physical Education Institute kicks of at UNC Asheville on July 25
Game changers in physical education and school sports will team up at UNC Asheville July 25-27 for the fifth annual National Physical Education & School Sport Institute. The collaborative venture is hosted by UNC Asheville’s North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness (NCCHW), in partnership with Great Activities Publishing Company and UNC Asheville Athletics.
Local program hosting wilderness therapy conference
Phoenix Outdoor is hosting a retreat for clinical professionals seeking to relax, rejuvenate and learn about the ever expanding options for young people in recovery.
Tickets available for 3rd annual WNC Battle of the Burger
The third annual WNC Battle of the Burger released their first round of competitors as well as the bands selected to play one of Asheville’s premiere food events.
Hendersonville Family YMCA supports Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County
The Hendersonville Family YMCA’s volunteer-led TogetherhoodTM group is collecting donations of school supplies for the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County’s afterschool program from August 1st through August 14th.
ABCCM honored by American Legion for work with homeless veterans
Press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ABCCM Honored for Work with Homeless Veterans American Legion Outreach Award to Veterans Services of the Carolinas ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Veterans Services of the Carolinas (VSC), a division of Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM), recently won the North Carolina American Legion’s Homeless Veterans Outreach award for its work with […]
Nationally acclaimed storyteller Adam Booth comes to Buffalo Nickel August 17
Press release: Continuing to bring excellent spoken word entertainment to Asheville, David Joe Miller Presents “MOUNTAIN STORIES” with nationally acclaimed storyteller and musician Adam Booth. Booth will present “MOUNTAIN STORIES” at Buffalo Nickel, 747 Haywood Road in West Asheville, on Wednesday, August 17 at 7 p.m. He’ll be joined by Asheville’s very own Vixi Jil […]
Hendersonville Family YMCA calls for school supply donations for after school program
Press release: Hendersonville Family YMCA Supports Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County YMCA volunteer-led service committee collecting school supplies for local children Hendersonville, N.C., July 21, 2016 – The Hendersonville Family YMCA’s volunteer-led Togetherhood group is collecting donations of school supplies for the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County’s afterschool program from August […]
Air quality forecast for Friday, July 22: Moderate (YELLOW)
Friday, July 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. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 49 Mt. Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 828-250-6777 Air Quality Forecast for Friday, 07/22/2016
North Carolina ranks #5 nationwide for solar per capita, per report, despite opposition
Press release: Report: North Carolina #5 nationwide for solar per capita, but it’s under increasing attack Raleigh, N.C. – With roughly 4 solar panels for every 5 people, as of the end of last year North Carolina has more solar power capacity per capita than all but 4 other states nationwide. But the Tar Heel […]
Jeff Arnal appointed Executive Director of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
PRESS RELEASE FROM BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM + ARTS CENTER: Jeff Arnal has been appointed Executive Director of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) it was announced today by BMCM+AC Co-Chairs Brian Butler, PhD, and Don Carson effective August 1, 2016. In his position at BMCM + AC, he will be responsible for […]