Press release from the Thomas Wolfe Memorial: Saturday May 20th 2017 Look Homeward, Riverside Cemetery Tour Join the Thomas Wolfe Memorial staff at 10 am for a 2 hour walk at Riverside Cemetery. On the guided tour, you will discover some of the real people behind Thomas Wolfe’s fiction. After Look Homeward, Angel was published in […]
Press release: Pardee Hospital Foundation’s 22nd Annual Tournament of Champions golf tournament, held on Monday, May 8 at Kenmure Country Club, raised more than $75,000. Proceeds from golf tournament will benefit Pardee UNC Health Care’s MUSE Cardiology System. Participants played 18 holes of golf in either the morning or afternoon, followed by an awards […]
Tuesday, May 16, 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, 05/16/2017
Press release: Who: Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre (ACDT) & White Dog Project What: “Enneagram & Dance:” A Double Feature Where: The BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. in downtown Asheville When: June 2, 3 at 7:30pm and June 4 at 6:00pm How Much: $18 for Adults and $15 for Seniors and Students “None of the Nine” […]
Press release: Caldwell Arts Council announces the 32nd annual Sculpture Celebration in Lenoir, NC on Saturday September 9, 2017. Sculptors are invited to bring up to 3 sculptures for this one-day competition for $11,000 in cash awards, potential sales and commissions. This annual event brings sculptors and buyers from the eastern United States to Lenoir […]
Press release: A new work of dance starring Open Hearts Art Center (OHAC) participants and Asheville Contemporary Dance Theater (ACDT) will take the stage of the BeBe Theatre on June 8, 9, and 10. OHAC and ACDT are in the process of conducting 30 weeks of one hour rehearsals to collaboratively develop and refine the […]
Press release from Beyond Nuclear: Savannah River Site (SRS), South Carolina— According to a U.S. federal agency document just released on Friday May 12, the first of 100-150 truckloads of highly radioactive liquid waste from Canada has been unloaded at the Savannah River Site, and the transfer container has not provided fully adequate radiological shielding […]
Press release from Southern Highland Craft Guild: A Creative Exploration on Life’s Questions, Navigating Our Humanity Exhibition Focus Gallery Exhibition, May 13 – August 8, 2017 Asheville, N.C. – This past Saturday, May 13th, the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s second Focus Gallery exhibition of 2017, Navigating Our Humanity, was opened to the public. The rotating […]
Press release: Young Poets Engage America to Rethink High School HomeWord Youth Poetry, Youth Speaks, and XQ Institute Partner in National Town Halls with Spoken Word Poets TOWN HALL: NORTH CAROLINA STAGE COMPANY MAY 23, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, HomeWord Youth Poetry,an Asheville-based youth spoken word organization, will partner with […]
PRESS RELEASE: On June 6 at 11 a.m., Blackbird restaurant owners Jesson and Cristina Gil will celebrate one year of ownership with a ribbon cutting hosted by the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. “It’s hard to believe it’s been a full year since we officially took ownership of the restaurant,” says Jesson Gil. “We’re so proud […]
Press release from Adrian Vassallo campaign: Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that I announce my candidacy for Asheville City Council. After many years of community involvement, I feel the next step is to bring my experience and insight as both a volunteer and business person to City Council. I will run […]
Press release: The Asheville Downtown Association’s 29th season of Downtown After 5, presented by Prestige Subaru, begins Friday, May 19. Downtown After 5 is from 5-9pm on North Lexington Avenue, and is always free and open to the public. Bands: Headliner: High & Mighty Brass Band Co-mingling band members from New Orleans, NYC and a […]
Press release from Carolina Public Press: Carolina Public Press will hold a free and public forum featuring a conversation with Western Carolina University Chancellor David Belcher, UNC Asheville Chancellor Mary Grant and Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College President Dennis King on the impact of higher education on the economy. The forum will be held on Wednesday, […]
Press release: Starks Financial Group, Inc., a leading local financial planning team, will sponsor a series of financial literacy rock concerts on Thursday, May 18 and Friday, May 19 for nearly 1,650 students at Erwin High School and Owen High School through a partnership with nonprofit Funding the Future and Raymond James Financial. Using the […]
Press release: Amidst historic downtown Saluda, more than 76 visual artists will participate in the 14th annual spring Saluda Arts Festival on Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 10am to 4pm. Music from six bands will perform throughout the day from venues that stretch from one end of the three blocks of historic Main Street to […]
Monday, May 15, 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 from event organizers: Asheville, NC. — Mr. Frank Goldsmith and Ms. Christina Cowger will speak June 1 in Asheville on the recently formed NC Commission of Inquiry on Torture (NCCIT) and on North Carolina’s history in extraordinary rendition and torture by the US government. Mr. Goldsmith is Co-Chair of the Commission, and an […]
Press release from Mast General Store: Mast General Store is sending out an S.O.S. in the form of a shoe drive, Sharing Our Shoes. During the month of May, Mast encourages the community to search their closets for shoes they no longer need and to drop them off at the store, located at 15 Biltmore Avenue in Asheville. The collection […]
Press release from Voices in the Laurel: Voices in the Laurel‘s 21st Annual Spring Concert –“Sing” featuring classics, including Mozart and Dvorak, to modern, “Sing” by the Pentaronix. The concert, May 21, is sponsored by a Grassroots Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council awarded by the Haywood County Arts Council. Voices in the Laurel […]
Press release from the city of Asheville: The City of Asheville will promote Strive Not to Drive Week with reduced bus fares on ART buses all that week. Ride for only a quarter! Also paratransit service will be free May 12-18. And ART will observe Transit Rider Appreciation Day on May 16, with breakfast snacks […]
Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (May 12, 2017): The Asheville Police Department is requesting public assistance to locate missing person, Stephanie Michelle Sullivan. Stephanie was last seen on May 5, 2017 in the area around Pisgah View Apartments. She was last known to be operating a gold 1999 Chrysler 300M with North […]
