Press release from HotWorks.org: As part of our commitment to bring art education into the community, a Youth Art Competition is integrated within a 10×20 booth at the 2nd annual Asheville Fine Art Show, May 19 & 20, 2018 indoors at WNC Agricultural Center/Davis Event Center in Fletcher. Students in grades K-8 or ages 5-13 […]
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LaZoom Tours holding auditions for on-bus guides
Press release from LaZoom Tours: LaZoom Tours is holding auditions! We are casting non-AEA men and women (35 – 55) to guide our City and Haunted Comedy tours. Tours run seven days a week during the busy season. We are looking for On-bus Guides to lead 4-6 tours per week. Most guides will work Saturdays, […]
USTA to assist in renovation of Aston Park tennis facilities
Press release from USTA: The USTA today announced that it will provide resources to assist in the renovation of the tennis facilities at Aston Park in Asheville as a part of the USTA’s Fed Cup Legacy program. The legacy program, started more than a decade ago, is designed to leave a lasting mark in the […]
Asheville fire division chief to run fundraiser marathon for colleague with cancer
Press release from the Asheville Fire Department: Asheville, NC – Divison Chief Joy Ponder will run the ever so challenging Black Mountain Marathon on February 24th in honor of, and to raise money for, fellow firefighter Will Wills who has been diagnosed with a rare and very aggressive form of cancer called Translocational Renal Carcinoma. Chief […]
Eliada selects Cindy Davis-Bryant as new president and CEO
Press release from Eliada Homes: Eliada Homes is proud to announce that after a long and careful search, Cindy Davis-Bryant has been chosen as Eliada’s 7th President & CEO. Cindy has worked in the mental health system for 27 years as a direct care provider and an administrator. She has a Master of Arts in […]
Rep. Brian Turner files for re-election
Press release from Rep. Brian Turner: Buncombe County, NC – Representative Brian Turner filed for reelection today at the Buncombe County Board of Elections. Turner is seeking his third term in the General Assembly. He has represented House District 116, which stretches across the western half of Buncombe County, since 2014 when he unseated two-term […]
Project Linus hosts Make-A-Blanket Day event at Eliada Home March 17
From event organizers: PROJECT LINUS MAKE-A-BLANKET DAY The local chapter of Project Linus, a national organization that provides handmade blankets to children in crisis, is sponsoring Make-A-Blanket Day on Saturday, March 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is an opportunity to participate in creating blankets for seriously ill or traumatized children. The event […]
Asheville hosts Hospitality Career Expo and Talent Jam Feb. 20
From the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board: Asheville Hospitality Career Expo The Hospitality Career Expo featuring Talent Jam is coming to Asheville! This is an event that connects our local talent and the organizations that need them in ways that traditional networking events or job fairs simply don’t. This high-energy, hyperlocal event features dueling, open-mic […]
Angel Medical Center Pharmacist & U.S. veteran George Carter honored with Quilt of Valor
From Mission Health: Quilt of Valor presented to Angel Medical Center team member George Carter, Angel Medical Center Pharmacist, was recently honored with a Quilt of Valor created by the Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild. George was a member of the ROTC at University of Georgia where he graduated with a Pharmacy degree as a second […]
NC Stage Company extends Jeeves Takes A Bow performance run through Feb. 25
From the NC Stage Company: Jeeves Takes A Bow Extended Through February 25 “The whole cast & production was fantastic!!! LOVED it all around!!!” -CB ASHEVILLE, NC — Jeeves and Bertie haven proven, yet again, that they are crowd favorites. In response to the high demand for this show, North Carolina Stage Company has decided […]
Americorps’ Jennifer Adams offers presentation on invasive species management Feb. 21
From Conserving Carolina: Jennifer Adams to Present on Controlling Invasive Species Talk (and Trivia) Will Address How to Manage Kudzu, Paulownia and More Jennifer Adams, AmeriCorps Project Conserve Habitat Restoration Associate, will present “Invaders of the Forest” at the Conserving Carolina Speaker Series at Transylvania County Library. She will discuss the battle against non-native invasive […]
Applications for Trout Unlimited William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship open through April 1
From the Community Foundation of Henderson County: CFHC accepting applications for Arbuckle Scholarship Hendersonville, N.C., February 9, 2018 – Community Foundation of Henderson County announces the deadline to apply for The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship is April 1, 2018. The scholarship is a $1,000 award and is offered for […]
Patrick Fitzsimmons announces bid for Buncombe Co. District 2 seat
From Patrick Fitzsimmons for Buncombe County Commissioner District 2: Weaverville Councilman Patrick Fitzsimmons Announces Candidacy for Buncombe County Commissioner District 2 (February 9, 2018, Weaverville, NC) – Patrick Fitzsimmons, executive director of Mountain BizWorks and Weaverville Town Council member, announced today he will be a candidate for Buncombe County Commissioner in District 2 in the […]
SuperSoaker inventor to speak at WCU’s Engineers Week
Press release from Western Carolina University: CULLOWHEE – Lonnie Johnson isn’t sure how or why he got interested in science. He just knows it’s been a part of his life for as long as he can remember. From the time he was a youngster in Mobile, Alabama, Johnson would take toys apart just to see […]
Edwards invites female candidates to ‘Lead Like Lillian’ on election filing day
Press release from Amanda Edwards’ campaign: On Monday, 12 February at 12 noon, candidate filing for the 2018 General Election will begin in Buncombe County. Inspired by trailblazing local politician Lillian Exum Clement “to start a thing,” first-time candidate Amanda Edwards, who will file for Buncombe County Commission (District 2), decided to invite all announced […]
Scholar to discuss Appalachian roots of civil rights movement at UNC Asheville
Press release from UNC Asheville: Appalachian studies scholar William H. Turner will discuss the local and regional roots of the Civil Rights Movement in a free public talk at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22 in UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. Turner’s talk, The Appalachian Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement in the USA, […]
Folkmoot hosts Lunar New Year celebration, Feb. 16
Press release from Folkmoot: In partnership with Western Carolina University, Folkmoot is proud to host a Lunar New Year event in Waynesville, NC. This lively event will feature Asian food, crafts and traditional Lunar New Year. The festivities will take place at the Folkmoot Friendship Center on Friday, February 16 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. The […]
AARP brings free fraud fighting event to Asheville
Press release from AARP: ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Every two seconds someone’s identity is stolen. Take steps to protect your identity and financial security at AARP’s Fraud Fighting Event at Asheville’s Reuter Family YMCA on Friday, Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at 3 Town Square Boulevard. During the event, you can learn tips […]
Plant restaurant’s cannolo ranked among top 10 vegan desserts in U.S.
Press release from PETA: Asheville, N.C. — Just in time for Valentine’s Day, PETA has selected the Top 10 Vegan Sweet Treats from restaurants and bakeries across the U.S., and Asheville’s Plant has secured a (sweet) spot on the list, thanks to its delectable cannolo. The award-winning pastry features candied-orange vegan ricotta tucked inside a […]
Buncombe County man pleads guilty to first degree murder
Press release from U.S. Attorney’s Office: ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Seth Willis Pickering, 38, of Leicester, N.C. pleaded guilty today to first-degree murder for killing his daughter, Lila Pickering, within the boundaries of the Blue Ridge Parkway, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. “Our hearts go out to Lila’s […]
Malaprop’s to feature Great Smokies Writing Program faculty
Press release from UNC-Asheville: Nickole Brown, Elizabeth Lutyens and Heather Newton – faculty members in UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP) – will read from their works at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18, in the next installment of the Writers at Home series at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville. This […]