Press release from Southern Highland Craft Guild: The gallery of Southern Highland Craft Guild in Biltmore Village will showcase two generations of glassblowers on Saturday, June 16 at 2:30 to 5:00pm. Celebrating Asheville’s summer focus on glass with the ongoing Chihuly installation at the Biltmore Estate, the Guild is offering an afternoon for the public […]
Press release from Skinny Beats Sound Shop: On Friday, June 1, 2018, a television crew filming scenes around Asheville for inclusion in a National Geographic travel program visited Skinny Beats Sound Shop on Eagle Street to interview the owner, musician and teacher Billy Zanski. Along with a demonstration of some of the crystal singing bowls, […]
Saturday, June 9, 2018, 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 forecast air quality is due to both ozone and particulate matter. For the most up to date forecast, go to: https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenterEnvista For more […]
Press release from Charles George VA Medical Center: Veterans Town Hall Meetings have been scheduled for 5:30 p.m., June 20 at the American Legion in Rutherfordton, and 5 p.m., June 21 in the Fine Arts Center at Franklin High School to allow Veterans and their families a chance to present questions and concerns about their VA healthcare […]
Message from Buncombe County: Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Buncombe County has called a special meeting in order to call a closed session of the Board to discuss a personnel matter pursuant to NCGS §143-318.11(a)(6) and to discuss a legal matter in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege pursuant to […]
Press release from Brucemont Communications: Join #1 New York Times Best Selling author Robert Beatty as he celebrates the arrival of his new book, WILLA OF THE WOOD, at two hometown events in July. The WILLA OF THE WOOD Launch Party on Sunday, July 8, at Barnes & Noble-Asheville Mall, is the first opportunity to […]
Press release from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance to locate missing person, Tamara (“Tammy”) Ann Gibson. Gibson was last seen on May 23, 2018 in Barltett Arms Apartments. Gibson is described as a white female, 59 years of age, 5’9″ tall and weighs 160 pounds. She has brown eyes and […]
Press release from Asheville Symphony: Asheville Symphony Board of Directors President Doris Phillips Loomis and Executive Director David Whitehill are pleased to announce that conductor Darko Butorac will become the organization’s next music director beginning with the 2018-2019 Masterworks Season, which opens in September. Butorac (pronounced BOO-toh-rutz) currently serves as the music director of the […]
Press release from David Joe Miller: The Friends of the Buncombe County Library present Storyteller and Producer, David Joe Miller on Thursday evening June 21st at 7pm in the Lord Auditorium of Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. in downtown Asheville. Doors will open at 6:30 and show will end by 7:50pm. Admission is FREE! […]
Press release from The Bob Moog Foundation: Shirleigh May Moog (nee Shirley May Leigh), ex-wife of legendary synthesizer pioneer Robert Moog, died of natural causes today at the John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Shirleigh was first introduced to her husband at a service sorority/fraternity social at Queens College, City University of […]
Press release from HART: Next up at HART, a hilarious comedy by Steve Martin, the renowned comic actor and author of the comedy play Picasso at the Lapin Agile. In The Underpants we get a wild satire adapted from a classic German play about Louise and Theo Markes, a couple whose conservative existence is shattered […]
Friday, June 8, 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 ozone levels. Click on the map below for an updated, detailed forecast. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 828-250-6777 […]
Press release from Fill-the-Boot: Asheville Firefighters will be out in force Saturday morning, holding Fill-the-Boot events at two Asheville locations to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Donations can be placed in firefighter boots at Pack Square in downtown Asheville and at the Harris Teeter on Merrimon Avenue. The fundraiser runs 9 a.m.-5 p.m. […]
Press release from The Community Foundation at Western North Carolina: Eight grants totaling $63,000 were recently awarded to nonprofits by the Biltmore Lake Charitable Fund at The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC). With these grants, total grantmaking since 2005 is $843,024. The Biltmore Lake Charitable Fund was established to improve the quality of […]
North Carolina Department of Transportation: North Carolinians are invited to a public meeting June 14 to express their opinions about which regional and local transportation projects in the 7-county Division 13 area should be top priorities in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) – a 10-year plan that identifies funding for projects and schedules them for construction. […]
From the Asheville Chamber of Commerce: Thank you to all our runners, walkers, sponsors and volunteers for making the 12th annual Chamber Challenge a blast! 100+ companies turned out for the annual 5k to celebrate workplace wellness. We had the opportunity to honor Four Seasons with the 2018 Good Health Good Business Award and connect […]
Press release from the River Arts District Artists: With the River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project (RADTIP) underway, the City of Asheville is helping to support businesses near RADTIP construction in a variety of ways. One way to support the vitality of this business district is a $25,000 City-designated fund to help keep businesses open during […]
Press release from Carolina Mountain Sales: Carolina Mountain Sales, A Wilkinson ERA Real Estate Company, announces the Art Exhibition of painter Naomi Diamond Rogers. The Exhibition will be on display in the office of Carolina Mountain Sales, located in Historic Biltmore Village at 10 Brook Street, Suite #235, through July of 2018. Carolina Mountain Sales invites the […]
Press release from Henderson County Tourism: What started as a welcome home celebration for soldiers returning from World War I has become a treasured Hendersonville tradition on Main Street each summer. This July marks the 100th anniversary of Street Dances in downtown Hendersonville. The dances take place on Monday nights from July 9 through Aug. […]
Press release from the City of Asheville: National Night Out, taking place on Tuesday, August 7, is an annual event to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police community partnerships, and neighborhood camaraderie. Join the rest of the nation in getting to know your neighbors and “Give crime and drugs a going away party!” Your […]
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Warren Wilson College received a $121,000 grant from the Buncombe County Government yesterday to spearhead an initiative that will prepare highly-qualified early childhood educators with a bachelor’s degree and hands-on experience to lead classrooms in early childhood centers. The initiative, called the Partnership for Excellence in Early Childhood Education, […]
