Press Release: The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA) awarded five community projects $3,930,000 in funding today from the Tourism Product Development Fund (TPDF). The funds, generated from a portion of the room tax revenues paid by overnight visitors in Buncombe County lodging accommodations, will go toward three theater projects, a WNC Farmers Market revitalization […]
Press release: Join Hendersonville Sister Cities on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in observing one of the “days of the dead” in Mexican tradition, with a walk through one of Hendersonville’s local cemeteries. Coinciding with the Catholic holidays All Soul’s & All Saint’s Day, the “days of the dead” are celebrated in Mexican tradition beginning on Oct. […]
Press release from the Asheville Art Museum: The Museum is undergoing an exciting transformation, with major construction about to begin on the New Asheville Art Museum! The Museum’s 2 S. Pack Square location will temporarily close beginning October 31 to allow for major construction and to keep our Permanent Collection safe and secure. We’ll be […]
Press Release from Americans for Responsible Solutions: Gabby Giffords’ Vocal Majority bus tour, hosted by Americans for Responsible Solutions, made stops at UNC Asheville today for Early Vote events to stop gun violence. State Senator Terry Van Duyn urged North Carolinians to make sure they use their vote to reduce gun violence in this election. […]
Press Release from Allied Progress: Today, in a letter sent to North Carolina State Board of Elections Chairman A. Grant Whitney, Jr., Allied Progress called on the state’s top election officials to root out those motivated by partisanship and/or racial animus in the administration of state elections. The request follows a months-long investigation into North […]
Press release from White Horse Black Mountain: During his his relentlessly creative career jazz pianist Michael Jefrey Stevens has forged music alliances with an army of talented and versatile jazz players, some of whom he’s assembled for his Chamber Jazz Ensemble, infusing modern and traditional jazz styles with contemporary classical musical forms and harmonies. The […]
Press Release from NC Stage Company: Open call for union male actors, age 20s-50s, for All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914. Non-union seen as time allows. Audition date is Thursday, Nov. 3rd : 10 AM – 1 PM, 2 PM – 6 PM and will take place at: Colourfield Studios, 54 Ravenscroft St., […]
Press release from Asheville Humane Society: Put your best paw forward by joining fellow animal lovers at Asheville Humane Society’s 13th Annual Taste of Compassion Gala at the Morris Hellenic Cultural Center in Historic Montford on Saturday, November 5 from 6 – 9 PM with a V.I.P reception starting at 5 PM. Thanks to Asheville Humane Society’s generous sponsors, […]
Press release from U.S. Cellular Center: NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS ANNOUNCE 2017 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR JUNE 7 AT THE THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM IN ASHEVILLE, NC TICKETS ON-SALE 10am, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 ‘Skeleton Tree’ Out Now On Bad Seed Ltd. via KLS ‘One More Time With Feeling’ Returning to Cinemas December 1 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ […]
Press release from Eliada: Celebrate our first annual Signature Event, presented by Blossman Gas! Let’s “Go the Distance for Eliada Kids” with a fun, adventurous air and destination travel theme! Join us on Saturday, November 5th at 6:00 PM at the Signature Flight Support Hangar at 40 Lindbergh Lane, Fletcher, NC. The event begins at 6:00PM with hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and a Silent Auction. At 7:30PM, our […]
Press release from Campaign for Southern Equality: As early voting rates in Buncombe County continue to outpace the rest of the state, Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) and the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) have launched a new non-partisan effort to Get Out the Vote (GOTV) among county residents. During the early voting […]
Press release: Discover Your Money Vision and Flip Your $ Switch – Uncomfortable with talking about money? Come and have ‘fun’ discovering your Money Vision. Start seeing your financial dreams and goals in a new light by creating a vision board. This class will help you clarify your money goals through an interesting activity and then […]
From the Asheville Humane Society: Taste of Compassion Gala Presented by Animal Hospital of North Asheville to Benefit Asheville Humane Society Asheville, NC ─ Put your best paw forward by joining fellow animal lovers at Asheville Humane Society’s 13th Annual Taste of Compassion Gala at the Morris Hellenic Cultural Center in Historic Montford on Saturday, November 5 from 6 […]
From the North Carolina Dept. of Natural & Cultural Resources – Western Office “North Carolina in the Great War” opening at the Western Office ASHEVILLE, N.C. – “North Carolina in the Great War” continues to be on exhibit at the Western Office North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources in Asheville through November 18. […]
From the Buncombe Partnership for Children: ASHEVILLE CARDBOARD CHALLENGE AT MONTFORD CAMPUS Asheville, NC, October 17, 2016 – The Asheville Cardboard Challenge 2016 culminates in a free, community-wide event at the Montford Campus (formerly Isaac Dickson Elementary), 90 Montford Ave in Asheville, on Saturday, November 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This fall, Asheville […]
From the University of North Carolina Asheville: UNC Asheville Writer-in-Residence Wiley Cash Offers “Pitch Perfect” Agents and Editors Workshop, Nov. 5; Advance Registration Required Wiley Cash, the New York Times bestselling author and writer-in-residence at UNC Asheville, will present a workshop for aspiring writers, Pitch Perfect: The Art of the Business of Writing, from 2 […]
From event organizers: State & Local Leaders Join Gabby Giffords’ Vocal Majority Tour to Encourage North Carolina to Stop Gun Violence This November The Early Vote Event Will Be the 35th Stop in Six-Week Vocal Majority National Bus Tour; the Tour Will Be Joined by Local Leaders to Highlight the Importance of Being a Gun […]
From Warren Wilson College: Warren Wilson College’s proximity to Black Mountain College endures Holden Gallery opens exhibition influenced by Black Mountain’s Josef Albers Asheville, NC — Oct. 25, 2016 — Between 1933 and 1957, Black Mountain College offered students an experimental education that “resemble[d] no other college in the U. S.,” according to a 1939 […]
From the United States Forest Service: Wildfire burning near Linville Gorge NEBO, N.C., October 25, 2016 – Firefighters are responding to a wildfire burning along Old NC 105 (Kistler Memorial Hwy / SR 1238) near Linville Gorge, north of Lake James in Burke County. The Paddy’s Creek Fire was reported Monday afternoon in the Grandfather Ranger […]
Press release from Media Arts Project: The Media Arts Project (MAP) announces a pop-up fundraiser: Guy Fawkes Dance Party –featuring techno, ambient and house music in the warehouse studios of NYS3 Actors’ School.The Guy Fawkes Dance Party is a nod to the iconic vigilante-turned-meme with sound and music by Gaul Plus, DJ Wey, Liquid Asset, […]
From WCQS: FREQUENCY CHANGE FOR WCQS LISTENERS IN PARTS OF HAYWOOD AND SWAIN COUNTY 95.3 FM TO 102.9 FM – EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 18 Asheville, N.C. – Effective November 18 WCQS / Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc. will switch its current Haywood County translator frequency from 95.3 FM to 102.9 FM. The switch is being […]
