Press release from MountainTrue: On Monday, October 15, local parents, alongside business, health and nonprofit leaders held a press conference to announce the official launch of Family-Friendly Affordable Buncombe. The initiative advocates for the property tax revenues from the upcoming sale of Mission Health to be allocated toward community-wide investments in early childhood education, homes and […]
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Friends of the WNC Nature Center raising funds for Mitchell the Cougar
Press release from Friends of the WNC Nature Center: Mitchell’s brother, Pisgah, recently passed away at the WNC Nature Center due to kidney failure. The two cougar brothers had spent 8 years side by side. Now, Mitchell is settling in to being on his own. His caretakers are keeping a close eye on him and […]
Hands On! Children’s Museum continues Nature Nuts initiative
Press release from Hands On! Children’s Museum: Thanks to generous support received from Hendersonville Pediatrics, Hands On! Children’s Museum is pleased to announce the continuation of its Nature Nuts initiative for the Fall 2018 Season. Nature Nuts is an eight week series of nature walks for families with young children. Led by museum staff, the […]
City of Asheville opens surveys on Strategic Partnership Fund and Block Grants
Press release from the City of Asheville: The City of Asheville Community Development Department administers grants for the Strategic Partnership Fund and the Community Development Block Grants. The Housing and Community Development Committee (HCD) has begun discussion of establishing new criteria and guidelines for both of them. In response to an increasing number of applications submitted […]
Blue Ridge Orchestra celebrates vets with Nov. 10-11 concerts
Press release from the Blue Ridge Orchestra: The Blue Ridge Orchestra, joined by local piano prodigy Christopher Tavenier of Hendersonville, open their 2018-19 season with “Eleven Eleven: Remembering Armistice,” a tribute to our armed forces. Programmed by Music Director Milton Crotts in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Armistice, the concerts feature music associated with […]
Wildlife Commission hosts wild turkey event Oct. 20
Press release from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission: The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will host a family-friendly event celebrating wild turkey hunting on Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Depot on Asheville Highway in Pisgah Forest. The event offers a variety of activities and demonstrations for all […]
Town Hall will feature candidates for N.C. House and Senate, Oct. 23
Press release from Indivisible Asheville/WNC: Indivisible Asheville/WNC will host a town hall meeting for local candidates for the North Carolina State House and Senate at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the Wesley Grant Southside Center, 285 Livingston Street, Asheville. All are welcome to attend this free event. For State Senate, David Wheeler (D, […]
Brevard youth wins Trout Unlimited national leadership award
Press release from Charles Crolley: Zoë Mihalas of Brevard, NC was recognized at the 2018 National Meeting of Trout Unlimited (TU), receiving the organization’s prestigious National Award for Distinguished Service in Youth Education. The award recognizes the fundamental importance of creating a new generation of conservationists in a manner that sustains TU’s conservation legacy, and […]
UNCA’s dance program creates site-specific dances, Oct. 27 & 29
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville’s Dance Program will present Moving Voices Oct. 27-29, a series of site-specific dances, as well as a community dialogue, in on- and off-campus locations. UNC Asheville Assistant Professor Celia Weiss Bambara, director of the university’s Dance Program, will co-direct and co-choreograph Moving Voices, along with visiting scholar Jana […]
Folk Art Center showcases nationally recognized blacksmiths, exhibit opens Nov. 3
Press release from the Folk Art Center: The Southern Highland Craft Guild opens its fourth and final exhibition for the 2018 year with Forging Ahead: A Blacksmith Invitational in the Folk Art Center’s main gallery upstairs. It features 36 objects from makers of the Western North Carolina chapter of Artist Blacksmith Association of North America. […]
Family-Friendly Affordable Buncombe hosts press conference, Oct. 15
Press release from Family-Friendly Affordable Buncombe: On Monday, October 15, local parents, alongside business, health, and nonprofit leaders, will hold a press conference to announce the official launch of Family-Friendly Affordable Buncombe. WHAT: Family-Friendly Affordable Buncombe Launch Press Conference WHO: Speakers will include Buncombe County parents, Executive Director of Children First/Communities in Schools Natasha Adwaters, Executive Director […]
Black Mountain College Museum presents Brooklyn Rider, Nov. 7
Press release from Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 7pm, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) and UNC Asheville present the Asheville debut performance of eclectic string quartet Brooklyn Rider in the premiere of their new project Healing Modes. The healing properties of music have been […]
AMP Rocks Asheville event, Oct. 25
Press release from Ashveille Music Professionals: AMP (Asheville Music Professionals) is launching a database website Thursday, Oct. 25, which will be the go-to guide for anyone looking for bands, session musicians, professionals, festivals, business, etc in Asheville’s music community. We are releasing the database at our event AMP Rocks Asheville at The Grey Eagle on 10/25 […]
Meadowlark Motel launches artist residency program with Mike Ogletree
Press release from Meadowlark Motel: Commencing its first ever artist residency program, Meadowlark Motel is proud to welcome Mike Ogletree, former drummer for the super band Simple Minds, to the resort motel. Ogletree will bring his live music to many of the motel’s weekly events as well as play a big role in the motel’s […]
Outdoor industry collaborative receives $940,000 grant
Press release from Mountain BizWorks: Asheville, October 11, 2018 – It is well known that Western North Carolina is home to exceptional outdoor recreation opportunities. Much less known is that these mountain landscapes have also inspired and are home to a thriving network of outdoor equipment companies. This may be about to change as a collaborative […]
Holiday sales at the Folk Art Center, Dec. 1 and 8
Press release from the Folk Art Center: Returning this year for holiday shopping is the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s annual holiday sales. The first two Saturdays of December, members of the Guild will be selling their fine crafts at the Folk Art Center from 10am to 4pm. This opportunity allows shoppers to purchase handmade items […]
Sky Polega Gift of Knowledge Project returns for 17th year
Press release from The Rotary Club of Hendersonville: On Friday October 5th and Tuesday October 9th, 24 members of the Hendersonville Rotary Club made deliveries of dictionaries to Third Graders across Henderson County. 1147 Public, Private, Charter, and Home School students each received their very own, brand new, reference book in the culmination of the […]
Interfaith Assistance Ministry hosts second Holiday Food Drive
Press release from Interfaith Assistance Ministry: Interfaith Assistance Ministry, the largest provider of crisis services to Henderson County residents, will begin accepting turkeys, hams and holiday foods for its 2nd annual Holiday Food Drive on October 15. Last year, IAM provided holiday meals to over 441 children and adults who needed crisis assistance during the […]
Pink on the Green charity golf tournament, Oct. 13
Press release from 2018 Pink on the Green: Area businesses are participating in the first annual Pink on the Green Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday to benefit women in WNC who are going through cancer treatments. Golfers will tee off at 9am on Saturday all to raise money for Cleaning for a Reason, a non-profit […]
NC pols comment on release of Andrew Brunson
Press release from Sen. Richard Burr: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson, who had been unjustly detained in Turkey for the last two years: “I am incredibly grateful that Pastor Brunson has finally been […]
Warehouse Theatre presents The Tempest at the Diana Wortham Theatre, Oct. 23
Press release from Diana Wortham Theatre: One of Shakespeare’s classics comes alive in an exciting and educational presentation by Warehouse Theatre in The Tempest, Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., as part of Diana Wortham Theatre’s Matinee Series for Students and Families. The Matinee Series performances are open to families, homeschoolers, […]