Press release from North Carolina Glass Center: The North Carolina Glass Center is thankful for the incredible amount of support we have received from the community, artists, the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, and private donors. The enthusiasm for our mission continues to drive us forward towards a positive future. After receiving higher than expected construction cost […]
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BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet play The Altamont on Thursday, Feb. 9
Press release: An evening with BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet Thursday February 9th doors at 7pm / show at 8pm PURCHASE TICKETS For the past 37 years, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet has been making some of the most potent and popular Cajun music on the planet. Born out of the rich Acadian ancestry of its members, […]
Asheville Lyric Opera holds its Winter Gala Saturday, Feb. 25
Press release: Join the Asheville Lyric Opera (ALO) Saturday, February 25, at the Biltmore Village DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at 6 P.M. for the 2017 Winter Gala. This special event is the biggest fundraiser of the year for ALO and ensures musical and theatre traditions continue for audiences across Western North Carolina. The gala features […]
13th Annual Miniatures Show opens
Press release from American Folk: Posts On-Line/Sales Begin by NOON Tues Feb 7: WWW.AMERIFOLK.COM Opens in the gallery: Thursday, February 9: 10 AM Reception: Friday, February 10; 5 – 7 PM.
RiverLink announces 2017 bus tours; next tour is Feb. 16
Press release from RiverLink: RiverLink offers a monthly riverfront bus tour about Asheville’s past, present and future, and the signup page for the 2017 tours is now available. The next tour will be Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, from 11:45 — 2:30, when the public is invited to tour the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers with […]
On the Road: MerleFest brings show to Isis Music Hall, March 2
Press release: Celebrating its 30th anniversary, MerleFest takes the show on the road. MerleFest on the Road, featuring Mark Bumgarner, Locust Honey, and Jonathan Byrd and the Pickup Cowboy will make a pit stop at Isis Music Hall Thursday, March 2. “It’s truly a mosaic of what is going to be happening at MerleFest,” said […]
No Evil Foods expands distribution
PRESS RELEASE from No Evil Foods: Asheville, NC — February 6, 2017 – Southern plant-based meat start-up No Evil Foods announced this week that it will begin distribution to 7 Midwestern states through a new relationship with Coop Partners Warehouse. Founded in Asheville in 2014, No Evil Foods has become renowned throughout the south for […]
Tryon Fine Arts Center hosts 6th Annual Chase Away the Blues benefit
Press release from Tryon Fine Arts Center: Tickets are available now for the 6th Annual Chase Away the Blues benefit at Tryon Fine Arts Center on Saturday, March 4 from 5:30pm-11pm. Chase Away the Blues turns TFAC into a house of blues for the evening, with non-stop music on 3 stages. This year’s concerts are headlined […]
Bus Stop presented by The Autumn Players
Press release from Asheville Community Theatre: Bus Stop, the Pulitzer Prize winning play by William Inge is scheduled for three matinee performances by The Autumn Players of Asheville Community Theatre (ACT): Friday and Saturday February 24 and 25, 2017 in 35below at ACT and Sunday February 26, 2017 at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center. Curtain is […]
NCDCR hosts “History of Mount Mitchell” presentation Feb. 11 at Asheville’s Western Office
The Western Office of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources will host local authors Jonathan Howard Bennett and David Biddix for a special presentation on the history of Mount Mitchell on Saturday, February 11, at 2:30 p.m. The authors will discuss various aspects of the mountain’s history culled from their book Mount […]
UNC Asheville Hosts Southern Appalachian Undergraduate Philosophy Conference Feb. 10-11
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville will host its 18th annual Southern Appalachian Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, Feb. 10-11 with presentations by nine students selected by a process of blind review by faculty at three universities. Submissions came from as far as Oregon; three UNC Asheville seniors – Alex Claxton, Victoria Nebolsin and Josh Sykes […]
Mountaineer 2-Miler returns
Press release for Mountaineer 2-Miler: We are excited to announce the second annual Mountaineer 2-Miler road race to be held on Saturday, March 18th, at 10 am. The race will begin and end on the campus of Waynesville Middle School. As the only two mile run in our area, this is going to be a […]
Asheville-Buncombe EDC Executive Director Ben Teague among the list of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers
Press release from Consultant Connection: Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants, announces its 2017 list of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers. The economic development professionals selected for this list were nominated by their colleagues in both the economic development industry and the site consultant […]
American Heart Month: Learn how to lower blood pressure and reduce sodium intake
Press release from the YMCA of Western North Carolina: February is American Heart Month and as a leading community-based organization committed to improving the nation’s health, the YMCA of Western North Carolina urges everyone to help prevent heart disease by lowering your blood pressure. Two ways to keep the pressure off your heart are by […]
Brevard Music Center winter series begins Feb. 6
News release from Brevard Music Center: Brevard Music Center (BMC), in partnership with Brevard College, is pleased to announce the February program for its First Mondays series of free BMC Community Concerts in Brevard. On Monday, February 6 at 12:30 PM, celebrated tenor and BMC faculty member Joseph Evans will be joined by pianist Brian Suits at the Porter Center (Scott Concert Hall) on […]
Montreat College celebrates opening of Center for Learning, Calling, and Career
Press release from Montreat College: Montreat College celebrated the opening of its “Center for Learning, Calling, and Career,” located in the college’s Bell Library, this past Thursday, January 26. The open house event featured a day long schedule of resources for students, including information on the college’s study abroad programs, internship information, a career panel […]
Federal judge allows shipments of liquid radioactive waste from Ontario to Savannah River plant
Press release from the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility: In spite of a disappointing ruling by a US Judge on Thursday afternoon, February 2, public opposition remains to an unprecedented plan to ship 23,000 litres (6000 gallons) of intensely radioactive liquid from Chalk River, Ontario, to the Savannah River Site in South Carolina – a distance of over […]
Clean Air Excellence Awards Program seeks business nominations
Request from WNC Regional Air Quality Agency: Through the annual Clean Air Excellence Awards Program, the Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency (WNCRAQA) will recognize businesses, organizations, and individuals who have made valuable contributions to air quality in Buncombe County. The awards recognize unregulated improvements to air quality emissions or voluntary actions benefiting the […]
Meridian Behavioral Health launches new service
Press release: Meridian Behavioral Health Services is pleased to announce that a new program was added to their continuum of services on November 1, 2016. The “Early Recovery Team” or ERT is an alternative community- based team approach that specializes in working with individuals in the early stages of addiction recovery who have had […]
Healing retreat for nurses, Feb. 17-19
Press release: The Rekindling Your Nightingale Flame: A Healing Retreat for Nurses, will take place Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 19, 2017. Padma Dyvine, Trish Rux and Lillian Woods will host the retreat at The Providence Lodge and Gallery on the grounds of the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. Rekindling Your Nightingale […]
First child flu fatality of 2016-2017 season
Press release from NC Health and Human Services: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first child death from flu for the 2016-2017 flu season. A child in the western part of the state died Jan. 24 from complications associated with influenza infection. To protect the family’s privacy, the child’s […]