Warren Wilson College grad Karen “Rudy” Rudolph has accepted the role of craft initiative director at the local college. She will “coordinate Warren Wilson’s work program craft crews [and] facilitate ways in which all academic departments can access craft in an effort to enhance student learning,” in addition to other responsibilities, according to a press […]
American Folk Art presents its 11th annual Miniatures show, opening Thursday, Feb. 5. Artists reception on Friday, Feb. 6, 5–7 p.m. Press release from American Folk Art Just in time for Valentine’s Day and deep into the winter season, American Folk Art presents its 11th Annual Miniatures show…. Launching in the gallery on Thursday February […]
Mike Guggino and Nicky Sanders (Steep Canyon Rangers) and Barrett Smith (Shannon Whitworth Band) will perform an evening of traditional Italian string music at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7:15 p.m. $10. Press release from Barrett Smith Members of the Steep Canyon Rangers and the Shannon Whitworth Band have unearthed […]
From a MountainTrue press release: Come paddle — and plant live trees — with the French Broad Riverkeeper MountainTrue needs volunteers paddle with our French Broad Riverkeeper and plant live trees along the riverbank as we go. Each tree we plant will help to restore the bank’s stability and prevent sediment erosion into the French Broad […]
From Appalachian Trail Conservancy Press Release Harpers Ferry, WV (Jan. 15, 2015) – Re-measurements and relocations of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) have brought the total mileage of the footpath to 2,189.2 miles, an increase of 3.9 miles from last year’s mileage of 2,185.3. This mileage is carefully documented in the Trail’s official guidebooks, which include […]
Asheville chef and pit master Elliott Moss heads to Decatur, Ga., this weekend to grace the Peach State with some of his beloved whole-hog barbecue. Moss, who is currently heading up the temporary enterprise The Thunderbird out of MG Road, is awaiting the opening of his new venture, Buxton Hall, a whole-hog barbecue restaurant slated to […]
From a Western Carolina University press release: WCU radio re-creation group to present “Robin Hood – The Legacy” on Feb. 26 CULLOWHEE – The award-winning creative team from Western Carolina University that has done everything from destroying the world with a production of “War of the Worlds” to capturing the spirit of broadcasts from the […]
Announcement from Pisgah Legal Services: Need health insurance coverage for 2015? Pisgah Legal Services and Western Carolina Medical Society will have a free enrollment event for those interested on January 19th, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with both scheduled and walk-in navigator appointments from 11 am to 4:30 pm at Pisgah Legal Services, 62 […]
From a Brevard College press release: Brevard College hosts visitation day for Latino students Brevard College invites Latino students and their families to visit campus on Saturday, February 7 to learn more about paying for college, the Half Tuition Scholarship, and the Brevard College student experience. Check in is in the Porter Center from 10 […]
Here’s an excerpt from the Carolina Public Press story. Click here to see the historic photos of Asheville as it was in 1904. At first, the notebook-sized cardboard box that arrived in the mail was inconspicuous. But when it was opened, at Pack Memorial Library’s North Carolina Collection, local librarians’ jaws started dropping. Inside were the delicate, […]
Announcement from UNC Asheville: Are We All Charlie? Terrorism and Freedom of Speech in the Modern World The UNC Asheville Department of History will present a panel discussion, Are We All Charlie? Terrorism and Freedom of Speech in the Modern World, at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22 in Karpen Hall, room 038. This event […]
Here’s the announcement from the office of Rep. Patrick McHenry, who represents District 10, which includes most of Asheville: Yesterday, Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) was named by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling to serve as the Vice Chairman of the full committee for the 114th Congress. During the 113th Congress, […]
From The Land Trust for The Little Tennessee Press Release (Franklin, NC)—104 acres of forested land in the view-shed of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Jackson County are now conserved thanks to two local landowners and The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee. LTLT worked with landowners Joan Byrd and George Rector to conserve the […]
From French Broad River Academy Press Release Asheville, NC–The French Broad River Academy (FBRA) has broken ground and started construction on its new facility along the banks of the French Broad River in Woodfin in the New Year. After securing a donation of three riverfront acres adjacent to the Riverside Business Park, architect Robert Todd […]
“Loving After Lifetimes of All This,” an exhibition that explores “the intersections of craft, (self-)care, apprenticeship, and survival within the practices of historically disadvantaged populations” opens at The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design’s Benchspace Gallery & Workshop on Friday, Jan. 30. Press release from The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design Opening at The […]
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Bobby Bare Jr. returns to The Grey Eagle on Thursday, Jan. 29. The show is at 9 p.m., $10 advance/$12 at the door. Press release from Bloodshot Records The Grey Eagle Thursday, January 29th ALL AGES | 9PM Tickets: $10-$12 Bobby Bare, Jr. could’ve phoned in a career. He could’ve exploited the fact […]
Asheville Citizen-Times The N.C. Highway Patrol says an 81-year-old woman is dead after driving the wrong way on Interstate 40 near Morganton and hitting another car. State troopers said Ruth Whisnant was killed Thursday morning when she headed west on eastbound I-40 and crashed head-on into another car around 4 a.m. Click here for the […]
More than 4,000 students participated in RiverLink’s water-based education lessons for the French Broad watershed in 2014. This year, educators and volunteers can get a jumpstart on the initiative by participating a training workshop.
North Carolina vineyard owners and others interested in the state’s rapidly growing viticulture industry will gather on Thursday, Feb. 26, for the fifth annual Grape Growers Conference at the Madison County Cooperative Extension auditorium in Marshall. The event, organized jointly by the Sustainable Appalachian Viticulture Institute, Jewel of the Blue Ridge Vineyard and the French Broad […]
From an Oskar Blues press release: Dale’s Pale Ale leads Oskar Blues Brewery in record growth in 2014 Longmont, CO and Brevard, NC – Oskar Blues Brewery, the first craft brewery in the country to brew and hand-can its beer 12 years ago, has continued explosive growth in 2014 by posting a 25 percent increase […]
From a Western Carolina University press release: Work on WCU mixed-use facility to begin this spring CULLOWHEE – The next phase of a project on the Western Carolina University campus to build a new mixed-used facility on the site of a structure damaged by fire in November 2013 is expected to get underway this spring, […]
