Press release from Asheville Fire Department: Twelve employees of the Asheville Fire Department will compete in the Blue Ridge Relay this weekend. This marks the sixth year that a team of firefighters from AFD have completed the 208 mile course. Typically finishing in about 26 hours; each athlete will run an average of seventeen miles. The team will be competing with […]
Press release from Buncombe County Recreation Services: Buncombe County Recreation Services has opened the 2016-2017 cycle of Community Recreation Grants. The grants focus on supplemental funding for qualified organizations within Buncombe County to promote recreational, fitness, and health and wellness initiatives as well as community-based activities and capital improvements that increase recreational opportunities for the […]
Press release from the Clay County Communities Revitalization Association: The Cherokee Homestead Exhibit in Hayesville, NC will be brought to life on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 am – 3 pm with live demonstrations, traditional dancing, music, Cherokee food, and presentations at the Cherokee Heritage Festival. The Cherokee who will be participating in this free event […]
Press release from UNC Asheville: Joey Sprague, feminist sociologist and standpoint theorist, visits UNC Asheville on the occasion of the release this year of the second edition of her influential book, Feminist Methodologies for Critical Researchers: Bridging Differences. Sprague, professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, will give a free public lecture on Thursday, Sept. […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM DREAM GUITARS: Don Alder in Concert! Thursday, September 8th, 6:30pm Isis Restaurant & Music Hall Asheville, NC $15 5PM Door :: 6:30PM Show General Admission Seated Lounge Show :: Limited Tables Available with Dinner Reservation otherwise seating is first come first serve. Only 50 tickets will be sold to this concert. Click […]
Press release from All Souls Cathedral: Roots/Shorashim founders Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Ali Abu Awwad will speak on their unique collaboration on Friday, October 7, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Israel (229 Murdock Ave, Asheville, NC 28804). Saturday at 10:00 am at The Cathedral of All Souls (9 Swan Street, Asheville, NC […]
Press release from Children First/Communities In Schools: JOIN A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ON CHILDREN’S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND NORTH CAROLINA Community members have opportunity to learn, share and act to benefit Buncombe County’s children Asheville, N.C. – Every child deserves to be healthy, safe, well-educated and economically secure. But this is not always a […]
Press release from Charles George VA Medical Center: Asheville VA to host POW/MIA ceremony CHARLES GEORGE VA MEDICAL CENTER, Asheville, N.C. – Join the Charles George Veterans Affairs Medical Center for a special POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony on Friday, September 16, 2016, at 11 a.m. to honor all former American prisoners of war, those still missing […]
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Warren Wilson College is one of Sierra magazine’s “Cool Schools” Asheville campus ranks No. 42 out 202 institutions Asheville, N.C. – Sept. 6, 2016 – As President Barack Obama announced the United States was officially joining the Paris Agreement to fight climate change Saturday, he said history could paint […]
Press release from Buncombe County Recreation Services: Buncombe County Recreation Services announces Blue Ridge Parkway Hike in Celebration of the National Parks Service 100 Year Centennial The National Parks Service is celebrating 100 years! To commemorate the occasion, Buncombe County Recreation Services and the Blue Ridge Parkway are hosting a hike on Saturday, October 1, […]
Wednesday, September 7, 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 125 South Lexington Avenue, Suite 101 Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828.250.6777 Air Quality Forecast for Wednesday, 09/07/2016
Press release from Buncombe County Recreation Services: Kevin Adams, Local Author of North Carolina Waterfalls to Speak at Pack Memorial Library (Asheville, N.C.) The Southern Appalachian Mountains host a preponderance of waterfalls created from the range’s combination of unique geology and abundant precipitation. Finding some of the hidden gems of the waterfall world requires careful […]
Press release from Asheville Art Museum: Asheville Art Museum Hosts Annual Urban Loft and Art Tour ASHEVILLE — The Asheville Art Museum presents the “Urban Loft + Art Tour”, its annual tour of downtown Asheville’s most stunning art-filled lofts, on Thursday, October 6, 2016 starting at 4:30 p.m. During this popular event, guests are led […]
Press release from Western Carolina University: WCU breaks records for total enrollment, freshman enrollment CULLOWHEE – The size of the student body at Western Carolina University is at an all-time high, with the university posting a record total enrollment this fall that is getting a boost via a corresponding record in freshman enrollment. Total enrollment […]
Press release from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina: The Community Foundation Awards $135,000 in Focus Area Grants (September, 2016)— The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) recently approved three focus area grants totaling $135,000 to support regional projects in Food and Farming and Natural and Cultural Resources. Funding focus areas are Early […]
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Press release from PFLAG: PFLAG CAR WASH IN HENDERSONVILLE TO BENEFIT LGBTQ YOUTH Hendersonville, N.C., September 6, 2016 — The Flat Rock-Hendersonville Chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will hold a car wash on Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Congregational Church UCC, 1735 5th […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM FOOTHILLS MEATS: Asheville, NC- Foothills Meats presents their first annual Hot Dog Eating Contest in conjunction with Hi-Wire Brewing’s Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 10th. The Oktoberfest event, at Hi- Wire’s Big Top from 1-7pm, features Bavarian games including stein hoisting, grain sack tossing, tricycle racing and more. The Main Event is the […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: Women have been writing American popular music since there was such a thing, but they’ve often had to work hard to gain the level of recognition granted to their male counterparts. The inspirational stories and music of the women who created some of the greatest standards in jazz, […]
Press release from Friends of WNC Nature Center: 40th Annual Hey Day Fall Family Festival on Saturday, October 8th [ASHEVILLE, N.C.] — Celebrate Fall with the 40th annual Hey Day Fall Family Festival at the WNC Nature Center on Saturday, October 8. Hey Day is the largest WNC Nature Center event of the year and […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM PATRICK FITZSIMONS: Patrick Fitzsimons will be providing Irish music at Claddagh Restaurant & Pub, located at 4 College Street, every Wednesday, beginning September 7th, from 8-11pm. Patrick, born in Belfast, brings a vast song repertoire from the tradition, including ballads and pub songs. Guest musicians will be featured from time to time, […]
