PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MAGNETIC THEATRE: It’s Christmas in July! Every year, The Magnetic Theatre’s Bernstein Family Christmas Spectacular sells out its entire run, often before the show even opens. If you’ve ever felt frustrated because you missed your chance to get tickets to the show the Asheville Citizen-Times calls “the Christmas show to see […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE FOLK ART CENTER: 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 am to 4 pm, makers will demonstrate and share their working processes […]
Press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local Business Receives Award for Outstanding Revenue Performance at SERVPROs Annual Convention Fletcher, N.C. (Grassroots Newswire) July 20, 2016 — Local entrepreneur(s) Stephen B. & Joan Martin of SERVPRO of Henderson County were recognized with the MILLIONAIRE’S Bronze award for outstanding revenue performance during an Awards ceremony at the […]
Local Asheville SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) activists, faith leaders and community members gathered at the Asheville Visitor Center this morning to hold a rally calling attention to instances of racial inequity across the country. Demonstrators also demanded justice for Jai Lateef Solveig (Jerry) Williams, who was fatally shot by Asheville Police Sergeant Tyler Radford […]
PRESS RELEASE: The Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair, Yancey County’s signature event, fills downtown Burnsville with arts, crafts, food and music, Friday, Aug. 5, and Saturday, Aug. 6. This year marks the event’s 60th anniversary. More than 200 artists and crafters will set up around the historic Town Square. The fair evolved out of a local tradition […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM NEWSONG: Submit your songs today for your chance to be selected as one of ten finalists to perform and compete at the esteemed Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City this December. There, one grand prize winner will be chosen to receive recording and performance prizes, assembled to provide […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM: The William Randolph Hearst Foundation recently awarded the Asheville Art Museum a prestigious grant of $250,000 as part of the Museum’s Art WORKS for Asheville Capital Campaign to support expanded curatorial and collections storage, research and study facilities as part of the major renovation and expansion project underway to […]
Thursday, July 21, 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 Thursday, 07/21/2016
PRESS RELEASE: The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has announced North Carolina social worker John Cowart is recipient of its National Social Worker of the Year Award for his outstanding and compassionate work improving the well-being of our nation’s veterans. “John Cowart has provided direct services to generations of our nation’s brave veterans, including […]
PRESS RELEASE: Just over a year ago, the Asheville Jewish Community Center kicked off its capital campaign to support the expansion and renovation of its campus on Charlotte Street. The campaign is under the direction of co-chairs Bob Deutsch, Tom Oreck and Debbie Adams with the assistance of David Valinsky Associates. The JCC has raised […]
PRESS RELEASE: Some very special Pokémon will be making an appearance at businesses in Asheville on July 23rd, and while these animals aren’t looking to be captured by the popular Pokémon Go phone app, they are hoping to capture your hearts – and a new home. This Saturday, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue will be holding […]
Joining a global initiative that promotes and supports breastfeeding, mothers of Asheville will come together to breastfeed their children at West Asheville Park (198 Vermont Ave.) on Saturday, August 6th at 10:30 am. The Big Latch On aims to make breastfeeding a normal part of day-to-day life, to increase support for breastfeeding mothers within the […]
PRESS RELEASE: As National Amelia Earhart Day approaches on July 24, an Asheville climate scientist and an international authority on the aviation pioneer are gearing up for an expedition to locate Earhart’s aircraft that mysteriously disappeared over the South Pacific nearly 80 years ago. Climatologist L. DeWayne Cecil, Ph.D., and Ric Gillespie, founder and executive […]
PRESS RELEASE: TAKE NOTICE that the Haywood County Board of Commissioners (the “Board”) will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 15, 2016 at 5:30p.m. in the Historic Courtroom of the Haywood Country Historic Courthouse located at 215 N. Main Street, Paynesville, NC 28786. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comments concerning […]
PRESS RELEASE: The 10th Annual Model Airplane Show is on Saturday, August 6, 2016. Join the Asheville-Buncombe Aeromodelers Flying Club at Buncombe County Sports Park from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. for this FREE event. The club will put on an air show and display many of their models. Pilots fly various types of aircraft […]
PRESS RELEASE: Kick-off the weekend on Friday, July 29th at the Music On Main Street concert series. The concert features the group A Social Function. A Social Function is six-piece band playing a wide array of popular Top 40 tunes. The members that make up A Social Function are Mike VanGorder, Jeff Anders, Ric Luther, […]
Press release from the Campaign for Southern Equality: The Campaign for Southern Equality has organized a Trans-Friendly Job Fair and Resource Bank that will take place on July 21st. This first-ever Trans Job Fair in Asheville will take place at the UU Church (1 Edwin Place, Asheville). This event is designed to connect the Transgender […]
PRESS RELEASE: This August, learn to paint on copper, gold or silver leaf. This textural method allows the beautiful leaf to peek through your painting. Sign up for a one day workshop on August 13 with most supplies included. Students should bring their own paints. The cost is $80 per person, and the class is […]
Press release from Sisters of Mercy: Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation announces grant awards totaling $1,000,495 to 25 non-profit organizations. Of the 25 grants, 10 were in the area of social services totaling $379,830; 9 went to education for a total of $356,975; the remaining 6 were health care related totaling $263,690. For […]
Press release from RiverLink: RiverLink is accepting old cell phones as part of a recycling program through the months of July and August. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates American consumers discarded 2.44 million tons of e-waste in 2016. That number continues to grow as more people own smart phones. RiverLink offers a recycling program as an ongoing […]
Press release from the Community Foundation of Henderson County: Community Foundation of Henderson County is pleased to announce the award of The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship for $1,000.00 to Brett B. Kelly, a student at Clemson University currently studying in the Wildlife and Fisheries Biology curriculum. Brett Kelly from Abbeville, […]
