Press release form the Asheville Chamber Music Series: The Asheville Chamber Music Series (ACMS), sponsored-in-part by Altavista Wealth Management, will present the Jerusalem String Quartet in concert on Friday, March 17 at 8:00 PM. The concert is part of the Asheville Symphony’s Amadeus Festival and will be held at the Diana Wortham Theatre, located at […]
Press release from the city of Asheville: The City of Asheville Water Resources Department and its consulting engineers will host a neighborhood awareness meeting on the North Fork Dam Improvement Project at 6 p.m. March 20 at the Black Mountain Library (Tyson Lounge), 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain. The goal of the meeting is […]
Press release from Brother Wolf Animal Rescue: Register early for Brother Wolf Animal Rescue’s 7th annual Run for the Paws, the only 5K in Western North Carolina where dogs aren’t just allowed, they’re invited! Run or walk with hundreds of animal lovers and their four-legged friends to raise money for Brother Wolf on Saturday, April 22, from […]
Press release from Cindy Sullivan, CCT: Cindy Sullivan, CCT, Clinical travel Thermographer, will be offering screening breast thermograms at: Asheville Integrative Medicine 832 Hendersonville Rd Asheville Nc 28803 Tel: 828-252-5545 On Tuesday, March 21, 2017, she will be performing screening breast thermograms and appointments are available. Breast Thermography is a noninvasive, inexpensive test that does not […]
Press release: On Saturday, April 15th from 1-3pm, nine female makers of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will be hosting an opening reception for their ongoing exhibition in the Folk Art Center’s focus gallery. The reception is free and open to the public as each of the members will share work, as well as discuss […]
Press release from the Transylvania Community Arts Council: The Transylvania Community Arts Council is proud to partner with the Heart of Brevard for the White Squirrel Photography Contest for the 2017 White Squirrel Festival in downtown Brevard, NC. It’s finally springtime and all your backyard white critters are scampering about. If you’re able to catch […]
On Sunday afternoon, at The Block Off Biltmore, Dee Williams announced a third run for Asheville City Council. This time though, she is backed by the Western North Carolina Green Party. The local Green Party organization is touting her as the first Asheville candidate they have ever formally supported. City Council elections are conducted in […]
Press release: April 30 marks opening day and a new chapter for Asheville Flea For Y’all. We are pleased to announce the new locations of ASHEVILLE OUTLETS and PISGAH BREWING and a partnership with OpenDoors of Asheville nonprofit for the 2017 season. Asheville Outlets will be our home on the Last Sunday of each month […]
Press release from Our VOICE: Our VOICE, Buncombe County’s Rape Crisis and Prevention Agency, has been selected to receive a $32,000 grant from Raliance to develop a curriculum that will address sexual harassment and violence in Asheville’s booming service industry. Raliance is a national collaborative initiative to end sexual violence in one generation. Raliance funding is […]
Press release from Mission Health: Mission Health is restricting visitors to its hospitals because of an increase in reported influenza-like illness throughout North Carolina. Only partners and immediate family members over the age of 12 will be permitted in patient care areas. On December 23, 2016, Mission Health asked friends and family of patients to […]
Press release: Beth McKee, the Gulf Coast singer, songwriter and pianist, celebrated for her musical residence “at the edge of the swamp and the city” (posits INDY WEEK, North Carolina’s leading arts & entertainment newspaper), brings a crew of dazzling talent, assembled as The Swamp Sistas Songwriter Circle, to Isis Restaurant & Music Hall, Thurs. […]
Press release: Much of American music today, including folk, country, bluegrass and rock n’ roll, have at least some of its roots in the music first produced in the Scottish Highlands and in Ulster, according to musicologist Doug Orr and co-author of the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award-winning book, Wayfaring Strangers. Doug and his wife Darcy […]
Press release the City of Hendersonville: The City of Hendersonville is pleased to announce we are now offering “Ivy” rain barrels through our new rain barrel program. The barrels will be available at a discounted price encouraging all residents to conserve precious water resources as well as to protect water quality. You may order rain […]
Tuesday, March 7, 2017, is a code green air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. For the ridge tops, it is a code yellow air quality forecast day. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 South Lexington Avenue, […]
Press release: SLACKERS Group Art Show features local Asheville artists LEVY (AC/DC, Grateful Dead, Black Crowes), GREU (AVL tattoo artist) & Introducing rad art by KFEZ. Meet the artists in person opening night, St. Patrick’s Day, FRIDAY March 17th. Live Music by AVL Burnout, Nugget Box (members of Hard Rocket) & Dogwater. Free Beer! The […]
Press release from the city of Asheville: Southside public engagement on the Walton Street Park/Pool and the Grant Southside Center Phase II continues with a series of meetings in March. The City already received public input on the Walton Street Park/Pool and Grant Southside Center recreation options at a meeting that was held on February […]
From a newsletter sent out by Blue Ridge Public Radio: WCQS launches its new all-news sister station and unveils its new brand today! Blue Ridge Public Radio will be home to WCQS – the station you know and love – and BPR News – an all-news and information channel. Blue Ridge Public Radio. NPR for Western North […]
The WNC Regional Air Quality Agency will meet Monday, March 13, 2017 at 4:00pm in the Buncombe County Planning and Development Board Room located at 30 Valley Street in Asheville. Among other things, they will consider the operating permit renewal for Morris Funeral Home on Merrimon Ave. According to the agenda, it will have a slight […]
Press release: The SuperHappy Trivia Challenge Asheville’s wildest night of comedy, music & spontaneous generation!!! When: March 15th @ Magnetic 375 Tickets: $16 in advance, $18 at the door With 18 shows under the belt, the cast and crew of the SHTC roll back into the Magnetic Theatre for another all-original night of comedy and […]
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program will present a workshop for writers by novelist Tommy Hays, “Exploring Our Landscapes: A Craft Talk on the Creative Generosity of Place,” from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, March 25 on UNC Asheville’s campus. “Our writing can be shaped by the landscapes we carry within us,” says […]
Press release from the Family Health Centers: The Family Health Centers of Asheville, Arden & Hominy Valley, the largest privately-owned family medical practice in the region, announces the retirement of James H. McMillan, MD on January 31, 2017. A founding member of the practice, Dr. “Jim” McMillan cared for patients of The Family Health Centers […]
