Press release: Vigil for Syria set for April 13 In collaboration with the Women’s March on Washington organizers, Stronger Together WNC-North and Asheville NOW leaders invite you to attend a vigil in honor of the people of Syria. Syrian refugees have endured unfathomable devastation only to encounter extreme vetting; they are eager to find safety, […]
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The Free Clinics hosts 11th Annual Spring Salon
Press release: THE FREE CLINICS’ SPRING SALON: FABULOUS PARTY – WONDERFUL CAUSE! Salon: n., An assembly of guests brought together to amuse one another and increase the knowledge of participants through conversations of arts and culture, while enjoying fine food, drink, entertainment and parlour games. The Free Clinics is having its 11th Annual Spring Salon […]
Breast surgeon joins New Horizons Women’s Cancer Care
Press release: Breast Surgeon Joins New Horizons Women’s Cancer Care ASHEVILLE, N.C. – April 11, 2017 – New Horizons Women’s Cancer Care is proud to welcome Board Certified Surgeon Marilee McGinness, M.D. to its Asheville women’s care center. Dr. McGinness has been specializing in breast surgery for the past 10 years. She earned her medical […]
Pulitzer Prize playwright to speak at Asheville School
Press release: Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright to Speak at Asheville School ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 10, 2017) Asheville School will welcome Margaret Edson, who won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play “Wit,” to speak at the annual Founders’ Day convocation. She will speak in the Walker Art Center’s Graham Theater on Thursday, April […]
Dobson Knob Fire grows to 200 Acres, area closure issued
Press release: Dobson Knob Fire Grows to 200 Acres, Area Closure Issued NEBO, N.C., April 10, 2017- Warm, dry weather this afternoon caused the Dobson Knob Fire to grow to 200 acres. The fire remains 0% contained. The Dobson Knob Fire was reported yesterday evening, Sunday April 9th. The Fire is burning in McDowell County […]
Breast thermography appointments available May 2 at Asheville Integrative Medicine
Press release from Asheville Integrative Medicine: 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, May 2, 2017, she will be performing screening breast thermograms and appointments are available. Breast Thermography is a noninvasive, inexpensive test that does not involve […]
Winning pictures from UNC Asheville Study Abroad Photo Contest on display, April 12-28
Press release: Winning photographs from UNC Asheville’s Study Abroad Program’s annual international photo contest will be on display from April 12-28 in UNC Asheville’s Blowers Gallery in Ramsey Library. Participants will share the stories behind their photos as well as the tales of their travels during a reception from noon – 1 p.m. on Tuesday, […]
Taikoza Japanese Drummers perform at WCU, April 18
Press release: Drumming that has been compared to the sound of rolling thunder will fill the performance hall of Western Carolina University’s John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, April 18, as the Taikoza Japanese Drummers take the stage as part of WCU’s Arts and Cultural Events series. Show time is 7:30 […]
Folkmoot and Blue Ridge Big Band hold “Dancing through the Decades,” April 29
Press release: In partnership with the Blue Ridge Big Band, Folkmoot will host Dancing through the Decades, a live big band music and dance experience, on April 29, 2017 at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville from 7:00pm – 9:30pm. The Blue Ridge Big Band is comprised of 17 musicians who share a love of […]
UNC Asheville awarded $700,000 Mellon Foundation Grant for humanities and community engagement
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville has been awarded a $700,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support an arts and educational alliance focused on public humanities and community engagement. The four-year project titled, “UNC Asheville: Leading the Public Arts and Humanities in the City of Asheville,” has four primary goals: · To […]
Appalachian Mural Trail asks for votes to win funding
Press release: Even to this day, people can still see the results of what the USA did for its people during the Great Depression. Called the WPA, The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was the largest and most ambitious American project ever that was constructive and positive, employing millions […]
Air quality forecast for Tuesday, April 11: Moderate (YELLOW)
Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 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 Tuesday, 04/11/2017
Asheville Zombie Walk seeks new leadership
Press release: Want to be the Fresh Braaaaaaaaaains behind the Asheville Zombiewalk? The AZW is looking for new leadership ASHEVILLE, NC, April 10, 2017 — In anticipation of the Asheville Zombiewalk’s 12th annual event this October, the team behind the event is looking for new leadership. Said the current team in a recent blog post: […]
Poet Joseph Mills will read at Brevard College on April 12
Press release: Poet Joseph Mills will read from his newest poetry collection on April 12 at 7:30 p.m. The reading will take place at Brevard College in McLarty-Goodson Room 125. “Exit, Pursued by a Bear,” will be the focus of the reading. The collection is Mills’ sixth, and he says it is inspired by Shakespeare’s […]
WCU Jazz Festival will be held April 22
Press release: Western Carolina University’s 15th annual Jazz Festival will bring an afternoon and evening of master classes and performances to campus Saturday, April 22, from noon to 10 p.m. at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Featured artists include vocalist Carly Johnson, bassist Mike McGuirk and drummer John Riley, along with […]
Art studio, gallery and classroom opens in Hendersonville
Press release from CANVAS ArtSpace of Hendersonville: Artist Joel Edwards has opened CANVAS ArtSpace, a studio, gallery and art classroom at 212 S. Church Street in Hendersonville. He will display his paintings and works by other artists in addition to accepting commissions and providing lessons and workshops. Edwards, of Mills River, has been a professional […]
Champions of The Moth Story Slam, April 24
Press release: On Monday evening, April 24th, David Joe Miller will present WORD! at Trade & Lore Coffee House, 37 Wall Street downtown Asheville and will feature Champions of The Moth Story Slam! The Moth is a global, storytelling phenomenon and celebrates personal stories, told live from Moth stages all over the world. Here in […]
Warren Wilson students create basic car knowledge workshop for female, transgender, non-binary campus members
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Marisa Tomei captured the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1993. Tomei won for her performance as a former mechanic and automobile expert in the movie, “My Cousin Vinny.” A woman in that position is rare in film and real life. That worries three Warren Wilson College students. […]
Healthcare forum to be held April 20 in Waynesville
Press release from event organizers: Affordable Care Act (Obama Care). Medicaid. Medicare. Health Choice (Children’s Health Insurance Program). Are you and your family covered by any of these programs? What if you lose your insurance because of proposed budget cuts? What if you or your family gets sick? We all need more information on current […]
Asheville Art in the Park Arts & Community Grant Awards announced for 2017
Press release: The Asheville Area Arts Council (AAAC) is pleased to announce the awards of the 2017 Asheville Art in the Park Arts & Community Grant. This grant is offered to qualifying committed artists in Western North Carolina in order to enhance public spaces and highlight the role of local artists within the community. Projects […]
Report: NC farmland, solar industry can work in tandem
From NC News Service: By Stephanie Carson North Carolina has almost 5 million acres of farmland, but a new crop of solar installations popping up around the state has some concerned that renewable energy could make some of that land unavailable. Yet that’s not the case according to a new study released by the North Carolina […]