From Craftpeak: Email Marketing With MailChimp Learn how your email marketing program can take advantage of MailChimp features like Groups, Segments, A/B Testing, and E-Commerce integration. October 27 | 6:30 – 8:30pm 15 W. Walnut St., Suite 202 Asheville, NC 28801 (map it) $50.00 Class Description Often called the original social media, email marketing isn’t going […]
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YWCA declares a Week Without Violence to halt gender-based violence
Press release from YWCA: For over twenty years, YWCA USA has declared a week in October as the Week Without Violence. Previously focused on domestic violence awareness and advocacy, the scope of the campaign has broadened this year to include all forms of gender-based violence, which covers intimate partner violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and harassment. Gender-based […]
Next Family Business Forum at UNCA on Oct. 14
Press release from UNC-Asheville: UNC Asheville Family Business Forum to Focus on “Bridging the Personality Gap,” Oct. 14 “Bridging the Personality Gap” in family businesses will be the focus of the next UNC Asheville Family Business Forum presentation from 8-11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14 in the Sherrill Center, Mission Health Mountain View Room, on […]
Free Planet Radio plays a free show at Tryon Fine Arts Center, Oct. 23
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Our favorite world music sensation, Free Planet Radio, is back from a thirty day, twenty city whirlwind tour of China! We don’t know what stirred things up over there more: Typhoon Megi, or this talented trio! Even though they were unknown to the Chinese public, every one of the concerts […]
Pence to speak at WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher on Monday
Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence is scheduled to speak today, Oct. 10, at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher. Doors open at 4 p.m., and Pence’s remarks are slated for 6 p.m. Free tickets are available at the campaign’s website.
Asheville Museum of Science and the Collider announce Beer City Science Pub series Fall line-up
From the Asheville Museum of Science: Asheville Museum of Science and The Collider team up for Beer City Science Pub Fall Line-Up Local science & local beer collide as AMOS & The Collider provide Friday night science programming to the community. ASHEVILLE, N.C. – October 28, November 18, & December 16– The Asheville Museum of […]
Tibetan Monks offer a guided meditation at UNC Asheville, Oct. 21
PRESS RELEASE FROM UNC ASHEVILLE: The Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery will give a public lecture and guided meditation on Friday, Oct. 21 at UNC Asheville. These events are free and open to everyone. The lecture, The Psychology of Enlightenment, will take place at 11 a.m. on Oct. 21 in UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center, […]
The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands celebrates 69 years of Appalachia’s finest makers
The fall edition of the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands takes place Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 20-23, at the U.S. Cellular Center. PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SOUTHERN HIGHLAND CRAFT GUILD: Nestled in the creative engine of Asheville, NC, craftspeople from nine states gather at the biannual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands at the downtown U.S. […]
Asheville Museum of Science and The Collider team up for Beer City Science Pub fall line-up
From AMOS: Asheville Museum of Science and The Collider team up for Beer City Science Pub Fall Line-Up Local science & local beer collide as AMOS & The Collider provide Friday night science programming to the community. ASHEVILLE, NC – October 28th, November 18th, & December 16th– The Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) is pleased […]
Asheville Museum of Science announces soft opening beginning Nov. 11
From the Asheville Museum of Science: Asheville Museum of Science Soft Opening AMOS opens its doors to the public for the first time as it eyes a grand-opening in the new year. ASHEVILLE, N.C. – November 11th– The Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) is pleased to announce they will be opening their doors to the […]
Barbells for boobs fundraiser, Oct. 24
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Urban Athletic Training Center will hold its 4th annual Barbells for Boobs fundraiser on October 24 from 4pm-9pm at Urban Athletic Training Center, 68 New Clyde Hwy., Canton. Barbells for Boobs fundraisers are sponsored by Reebok, and are used to fund mammograms for women and men that cannot afford them. There […]
Asheville Museum of Science soft opening
From AMOS: Asheville Museum of Science Soft Opening AMOS opens its doors to the public for the first time as it eyes a grand-opening in the new year. ASHEVILLE, NC – November 11th– The Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) is pleased to announce they will be opening their doors to the public. A ribbon cutting […]
Valle Crucis country fair takes place Oct. 15
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: The colors, flavors, sights and sounds of harvest season in the Blue Ridge Mountains all come together at the Valle Country Fair in scenic Valle Crucis, North Carolina on Saturday, October 15. Started 38 years ago as a fundraiser for a little country church, it has grown into an annual […]
Section of Biltmore Avenue in Biltmore Village to close Monday
According to a text alert sent out by Buncombe County government today, a section of Biltmore Avenue between Swannanoa River Road and Brook Street will be closed Monday, Oct. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The closure is to enable repair of train tracks that cross the road just south of the French Broad River.
KISS Country duo wins CMA, gets phone call from Garth Brooks
From iHeartMedia: The Eddie Fox Show earns CMA Local morning show hosts Eddie Foxx and Sharon Green of The Eddie Foxx Show on 99.9 Kiss Country WKSF have won a 2016 CMA Broadcast Award for Small Market Personality of the Year. Having been nominated two times previously, the third time was a charm for this […]
POSTPONED: Tails and Trails 5K Adventure Run postponed until Oct. 15
From Buncombe County: The Tails and Trails 5k Adventure Run has been postponed until Saturday, October 15, 2016. The event was originally set to take place Saturday, Oct. 8. See original press release below: Buncombe County Recreation Services announces Tails and Trails 5k Adventure Run – (Timed Event) Event Contact: Jay Nelson 828.250.4269, jay.nelson@buncombecounty.org Media […]
Paws For A Cause set for Oct. 30
From Freaks and Geeks: Freaks and Geeks will host its Paws For A Cause event on Sunday, Oct. 30. Details below:
Miss Hendersonville Scholarship Pageant
Press release: Miss Hendersonville Scholarship Pageant HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – Organizers of the Miss Hendersonville Scholarship Pageant are calling for contestants to compete for the Miss Hendersonville 2017 crown, as well as Outstanding Teens, in a gala event on Jan. 28, 2017 to be held at Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock NC. Young women ages 17 […]
Hospitals request blood donations to prepare for advancing hurricane
PRESS RELEASE: With the advancing hurricane and evacuations expected, The Blood Connection needs blood donors to make a blood donation today to ensure supply is available to meet the anticipated need. “We are asking donors to help us get ahead of the anticipated weather,” said TBC President and CEO Delisa English. “Hospitals are already […]
Asheville metro economic report – 2016 second quarter
From Johnson Price Sprinkle: Asheville Metro Economic Report – 2016 Second Quarter Highlights: Employment growth continues in the four-county Asheville metro (Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties). Monthly year-to-year job growth has continued uninterrupted for six straight years. The unemployment rate remains lowest among all metros in the state. Existing home sales set a new […]
Documented rabies case in East Asheville
From Buncombe County: Documented Rabies Case in East Asheville Buncombe County, N.C. – Buncombe County Health and Human Services wants to notify the public of an unprovoked attack on a man outside his home by a rabid raccoon. Contact with a rabid animal presents a risk of exposure to rabies. If you live in the […]