Press release from Living Web Farms: Greenhouses, home heaters, switches, and pumps — electrical systems control all these aspects and more of some of the things you commonly take for granted. If you’re a homeowner, farmer or homesteader, an understanding of how automated electrical systems work helps you learn how technology effects you, and how to […]
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Connie Regan Blake teaches the six-session workshop “Explore the Landscapes of Story & Telling”
Press release from Connie Regan-Blake: It’s winter and Connie Regan-Blake is excited to offer a new learning opportunity to warm-up your storytelling voice and creativity! Join her in Asheville at Lenoir-Rhyne University (36 Montford Ave) on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am – 12:00pm for six story-work sessions. This weekly format allows for your confidence and skills […]
North Carolina Arts Council grant funding applications accepted through March 1
Press release from the North Carolina Arts Council: The North Carolina Arts Council’s 2018 grant guidelines for nonprofit arts organizations are now available at www.NCArts.org. The deadline for submitting applications is Thursday, March 1. The N.C. Arts Council’s grant programs are designed to sustain and advance the arts infrastructure that reaches into all 100 N.C. […]
UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program Faculty read at Malaprops Jan. 21
From UNC Asheville: Faculty from UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program Offer Free Reading at Malaprop’s on Jan. 21 Faculty members in UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP) will present a free public reading at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, in the next installment of the Writers at Home series at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville: Wednesday, Jan. 10: Moderate (YELLOW)
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 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. The rating is based on particulate matter in the air. Click on the map below for an updated, detailed forecast. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air Quality […]
Chefs wanted to participate in 17th annual Fletcher Chili Cook-Off Jan. 27
From the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority: Fletcher Chili Cook-Off Calling All Cooks! – Applications now available for Fletcher Chili Cook-off Fletcher, NC – The Town of Fletcher will host its 17th Annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, January 27 from 11:30 a.m.-2p.m. at Veritas Christian Academy. The parks and recreation department is currently seeking chefs […]
Asheville Area CoC hosts 12th annual Homecoming Career Fair Jan. 17 at WNC Agriculture Center
From the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce: Career Fair Announced for January 17 Asheville, N.C., January 9, 2018 – Area residents will have many opportunities to advance their career at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s 12th Annual Homecoming Career Fair. The region’s largest annual career fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 […]
Mars Hill University, Eastern Band of Cherokee renew cooperative education agreement
From Mars Hill University: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Mars Hill University To Renew Agreement Mars Hill University President Dan Lunsford and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Richard Sneed will sign documents to renew an ongoing cooperative relationship between the university and the tribe. The event will happen Thursday, January 24 at […]
UNC Asheville’s OLLI hosts panel discussion on Confederate monuments Jan. 26
From UNC Asheville: Confederate Monuments – Their History and Their Future – Panel Discussion on Jan. 26 at UNC Asheville’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute As 21st century America continues to reconsider monuments, building and street names, and memorials of all kinds in public spaces in light of contemporary ideas about slavery and racism, OLLI at […]
AMOS Science Pub series looks at feline behavior Jan. 19
From the Asheville Museum of Science: Science Pub: “The Science of Cat Behavior” AMOS presents free public lecture on January 19 with Dr. Anne Symonds, expert in feline behavior ASHEVILLE, NC – January 8, 2017: The Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) and The Collider announce their next co-hosted installment of the Science Pub, a free […]
Asheville City Schools celebrate 130 years with community breakfast Jan. 16
From Asheville City Schools: Celebrating 130 Years of Asheville City Schools For 130 years, Asheville City Schools has been a mainstay of education and community both in Western North Carolina and throughout the state. In September 1887, at a cost of $6,000, the Board of Education bought the “lease and improvements” rights of Asheville Military […]
APD requests community assistance locating persons of interest in theft cases
From the Asheville Police Department: Asheville Police Requesting Assistance to Locate Persons of Interest in Numerous Thefts Asheville, NC (January 8, 2018): The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to locate Dennis Gates Miller (01/31/1991) and Hope Elizabeth Baker (05/21/1982). Miller and Baker are persons of interest in numerous thefts in and around the […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville: Tuesday, Jan. 9: Moderate (YELLOW)
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 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. The rating is based on particulate matter in the air. Click on the map below for an updated, detailed forecast. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air Quality […]
Asheville School hosts regional FIRST Robotics competition Jan. 13
From Asheville School: Asheville School to Host Regional Robotics Competition ASHEVILLE, N.C. (January 9, 2018) Asheville School is set to host 14 high school robotics teams from Western North Carolina as they compete in a regional qualifier organized by the nonprofit For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST). The FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) […]
New president of N.C. NAACP to speak at local branch
Press release from Asheville-Buncombe County NAACP: ASHEVILLE – Rev. T. Anthony Spearman was elected president of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP in October 2017. He will be the featured speaker at the Asheville-Buncombe County Branch NAACP’s first regular meeting of the New Year on Tuesday, January 9 at 6:30PM. The Branch invites the […]
Valaida Fullwood to speak at 18th annual MLK Jr. Unity Breakfast, Jan. 15
Press release from Community Foundation of Henderson County: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast Committee is pleased to host the 18th annual breakfast at Blue Ridge Community College on Monday, Jan. 15. This year’s program, “Keeping the Legacy Alive,” will feature keynote speaker Valaida Fullwood. Fullwood is a North Carolina native with roots in Morganton […]
Chimney Rock to host 13th annual Groundhog Day Celebration
Press release from Chimney Rock State Park: For the 13th year in a row, Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park is pulling out all the stops and putting the spotlight on one of its animal educators. On Friday, Feb. 2, Greta the Groundhog will strut her stuff in front of guests and members of the […]
Asheville artist sponsors national sheepdog finals
Press release from Emily Nowels: During the last weekend in September, Asheville-based artist, Philip DeAngelo and his wife, Tina DeAngelo, traveled to Belle Grove Plantation in Middletown Virginia for the United States Border Collie Handlers’ Association (USBCHA) National Sheepdog Finals. Philip DeAngelo is an official USBCHA National Finals sponsor and gifted a piece of his […]
Melting ice presents hazards in National Forests
Press release from U.S. Department of Agriculture: Though the ice and snow of this past week has been a beautiful sight, visitors to the National Forests in North Carolina should be extremely cautious around ice formations that will be thawing as temperatures increase this week. Large slabs of hanging ice and icicles on cliffs and […]
Call for artists for the 15th annual Saluda Arts Festival
Press release from the Saluda Business Association: Cultivating and promoting its heritage in the arts, the Saluda Business Association invites you to enter the 15th annual Saluda Arts Festival scheduled for May 19, 2018, from 10am to 4pm. Showcasing fine arts and crafts from local and regional visual and performing artists, the Saluda Arts Festival […]
Soapbox reunion show at Salvage Station, Jan. 20, benefits LEAF Community Arts
Press release: Blue Dragons, Liz Teague, Melodic AF and a special Soapbox reunion show at Salvage Station on Saturday, January 20! A group of Asheville-area musicians are joining forces for this wintertime celebration! It is bassist/guitarist/vocalist James Fisher’s birthday and the evening is dedicated to both a good time and a good cause. The evening […]