Note/Disclosure: Xpress reporter Max Hunt (i.e. “me”) serves as curator of the upcoming exhibit “The Civil War in the Southern Highlands: A Human Perspective” at the Rural Heritage Museum at Mars Hill University. From Mars Hill University: Grant to Support Civil War Exhibition at Mars Hill University A grant from the Madison County Tourism Development […]
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Downtown Books & News celebrates 29th anniversary with family art exhibit July 1-29
From Downtown Books & News: Asheville’s Downtown Books & News Celebrates 29th Anniversary with Family Exhibit by Owner/Founder Emöke B’Racz Asheville, NC — Downtown Books & News, the younger-sister store to Asheville’s Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, will celebrate its 29th anniversary on Saturday, July 1. The store will mark the anniversary with a reception and the opening […]
Swannanoa Chamber Music Series launches 48th season with shows in Asheville, Greenville, Waynesville
Press release: Whether it’s unmatched authors in the MFA Program for Writers residency or world-renowned musicians of the folk and Celtic variety, summers at Warren Wilson College have put the fine arts front and center. The longest running tradition, the Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival, is entering its 48th season with performances throughout July in Asheville, […]
Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove announces summer schedule of programs
From The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove: Summer events at The Cove to focus on popular topics of grace, prayer, and the truth of the Gospel Events for pastors, women and seniors, along with concerts featuring Travis Cottrell and Michael Card, highlight the upcoming schedule ASHEVILLE, N.C., June 15, 2017 — Summer programming […]
Local architects, home designers recognized with Duke Energy Homebuilder and Rater Awards
From Duke Energy Progress: Duke Energy Progress helps homeowners save 20 percent on utility bills through Residential New Construction Program More than 3,800 energy-efficient projects constructed in 2016 Program paid over $10.5 million in incentives to homebuilders resulting in monthly energy bill savings for customers Awards event recognizes program’s top homebuilders and energy raters who […]
“Healthcare for All” symposium at A-B Tech addresses healthcare concerns, crisis June 27
From Indivisible Asheville/WNC: A Solution for our Current Healthcare Crisis? Physicians for a National Healthcare Program President to Speak at Upcoming “Healthcare for All” Symposium in Asheville Tuesday, June 27, 2017 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ASHEVILLE, NC (June 14, 2017) – The Healthcare Action Team of Indivisible Asheville/WNC is sponsoring an educational symposium on […]
New Belgium Brewing earns LEED platinum, gold and silver certifications
PRESS RELEASE from New Belgium Brewing: ASHEVILLE, NC – June 15, 2017–New Belgium Brewing has earned a trifecta of LEED® certifications on all three of their Asheville facilities: Liquid Center tasting room (Platinum), Brewery (Gold), and Distribution Center (Silver). A number of innovative features are incorporated into the design of each facility, including: an urban […]
Posana restaurant hosts “Clouds” art exhibition, combining art & science
From event organizers: Art & Science Collide at Posana with new CLOUDS, Group Art Show! A new art exhibition “Clouds” will open its doors July 27 at the Adler Gallery in Posana Restaurant. Curator Constance Vlahoulis has ingeniously combined Art with Science by inviting eighteen local artists to team up with The Collider. The Collider is a local […]
UNC Asheville explores city growth issues in 2017 Summer Buzz Breakfast Series
From the University of North Carolina Asheville: UNC Asheville Announces the 2017 Summer Buzz Breakfast Series from Leadership Asheville – “How Will Asheville Grow Thoughtfully?” UNC Asheville’s 2017 Leadership Asheville Summer Buzz Breakfast Series will bring together many leaders in Asheville’s public and private sectors for three discussions addressing the question, “How Will Asheville Grow […]
Arts Council of Henderson County announces 58th annual Arts on Main Festival Sept. 30 & Oct. 1
From the Arts Council of Henderson County: Arts Council of Henderson County announces 58th Art on Main Festival on September 30 & October 1, 2017 Hendersonville, NC – The Arts Council of Henderson County is announcing the 58th annual Art on Main fine art/fine craft festival on September 30 and October 1, 2017, 10 a.m. […]
The Writers’ Workshop calls for submissions to Literary Fiction Contest
From The Writers’ Workshop: Literary Fiction Contest Deadline: Postmarked by August 30, 2017. The Writers’ Workshop, a non-profit organization, is sponsoring a Fiction Contest, open to all writers regardless of residence. For more information, go to www.twwoa.org, or contact writersw@gmail.com. Awards: 1st Place: Your choice of a 2-night stay at The Mountain Muse B&B in Asheville; or […]
Red Cross holds 30th annual Operation Blood Drive June 22 at Trinity Baptist Church
From the American Red Cross: 30th Annual Operation Blood Drive The American Red Cross and WLOS News 13 invite donors of all blood types to help give patients another birthday at the 30th annual Operation Blood Drive on Thursday, June 22, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, 216 Shelburne Road, Asheville, […]
Tracey Morgan Gallery hosts artist talk/exhibition with photographer Rob Amberg June 21
From the Tracey Morgan Gallery: Artist Talk with Rob Amberg Please join us for an Artist Talk/Exhibition walk through with Photographer Rob Amberg on Wednesday, June 21 at 6 p.m. Amberg will walk us through his current exhibition Staring, and discuss how this recent body of work relates to his oeuvre. There will be opportunities for […]
Asheville Police Chief and Buncombe County Sheriff to discuss “community policing” on June 16 at UNC Asheville’s OLLI
Press release from UNCA: Asheville Chief of Police Tammy Hooper and Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan will discuss the efforts to build productive relationships between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve, in a discussion titled “Community Policing,” at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 16, at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of the Osher […]
The Collider’s monthly climate and environmental film series continues with nature documentary for pollinator celebration
Press release from The Collider: The Collider’s monthly movie night, presented by Oskar Blues Brewery and featuring films related to climate change and the environment, continues Tuesday, June 27, at the nonprofit climate innovation center in downtown Asheville. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; the program begins at 7 p.m. The family-friendly event is free and open to […]
Asheville Police Department requests public assistance locating Shamar Dennis Powell
Press release from APD: The Asheville Police Department is seeking public assistance to locate Shamar Dennis Powell. Powell currently has three open warrants for Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and two counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill or Inflict Serious Injury. Shamar is described as a black male, […]
Local education, workforce development programs receive $185,000 in Duke Energy grants
Duke Energy has announced grants for more than 70 education and workforce development programs across North Carolina. The funding, which amounts to some $2.7 million, according to Grace Rountree, a Duke spokesperson, are supposed to “enhance programs and initiatives focused on science, technology, engineering and math, childhood reading proficiency and workforce training – critical building blocks […]
Artist talk/exhibition walk through with Photographer Rob Amberg
Press release from the Tracey Morgan Gallery: Please join us for an Artist Talk/Exhibition walk through with Photographer Rob Amberg. Wednesday, June 21 at 6pm. Amberg will walk us through his current exhibition Staring, and discuss how this recent body of work relates to his oeuvre. There will be opportunities for questions after the talk. Staring is a series of black and […]
BMCM+AC receives a grant to fund a Jacob Lawrence exhibition in Asheville
Press release: The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) has been awarded a $25,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and $60,000 from the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts to mount Between Form and Content: Perspectives on Jacob Lawrence and Black Mountain College, the […]
Local author publishes new mystery novel
Press release: Asheville author John Gordon’s first Penny Summers mystery, published in May, can be ordered from our local independent bookstore — Malaprop’s, and is available on Amazon! “Katelyn’s Killer” is a traditional mystery with a non-traditional resolution. Set in Annapolis, Maryland, amateur sleuth Penny Summers, thirty-something ex-Navy public affairs officer and Master Gardener, on […]
Pardee Health recognized with award by American Heart Association
Press Release from Pardee UNC Health Care: Pardee UNC Health Care Receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Quality Achievement Award Hendersonville, N.C. — Pardee UNC Health Care has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in ensuring that stroke patients […]