Press release from the Jackson County NAACP: RE-SCHEDULED WNC Mountain Moral Monday The Jackson County NC NAACP’s Mountain Moral Monday is Re-Scheduled for October 15 — at the Gazebo across from the Macon County Courthouse, Main Street, Franklin NC. The 5:00 pm Event Header will be Geoff McBride from ”The Voice” with guitar accompaniment. The […]
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Trampoline park hosts fundraiser for breast cancer organization
Press release from Hope Chest for Women: October 2, 2018, Asheville, NC – Sky Zone Asheville will sell Limited Edition Pink Sky Socks throughout the month of October to raise awareness of breast cancer. The park will donate $1 for each pair of socks purchased to The Hope Chest for Women to help provide gas cards, […]
Van tour of historic barns, Oct. 19
Press release from Appalachian Barn Alliance: Beautiful fall colors will highlight the barns in the rural landscape. If you missed your chance to take a tour of historic barns in the Madison County area this summer, be sure to catch the last scheduled tour of 2018. The popular Appalachian Barn Alliance 12-passenger van tour for […]
Transylvania Boys & Girls Club gets $100,000 donation
Press release from the Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County: Producers of the Mountain Song Festival present a $100,000 check as this year’s donation to the Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County. At left, representing the Festival, are John Felty with Shannon Whitworth and her husband, Woody Platt, and their […]
Hendersonville City Council seeks to improve communication with residents
Press release from the City of Hendersonville: In an effort to improve communication between the City Council and Hendersonville residents, the City Council will be hosting five community meetings throughout the City of Hendersonville. These meetings or “Council Conversations” will be held at strategic locations in Hendersonville. According to Mayor Barbara Volk, “the Council has […]
Steven M. Druker of Alliance for Bio-Integrity to speak at UNCA, Oct. 9
Press release from UNCA: Public interest attorney Steven M. Druker, founder of the Alliance for Bio-Integrity, will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 in UNC Asheville’s Rhoades Robinson Hall, Room 125, in an event co-sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Department of Environmental Studies and Living Web Farms. This event is free and open to […]
The Collider partners with IBM to bring software solutions to communities impacted by Hurricane Florence
Press release from The Collider: Volunteer software developers from across North Carolina will convene in Raleigh on October 16 to participate in an initiative to make local communities more resilient in the wake of Hurricane Florence. The Collider, a nonprofit innovation center in Asheville, N.C. that empowers climate data entrepreneurs who help companies, communities, and […]
Earth Equity Advisors hosts diversity and inclusion event on Oct. 18
Press release from Earth Equity Advisors: Responsible investment firm Earth Equity Advisors announced that their Speaker Series this year will focus on inclusion. “Inclusion & the Next Economy: A Solutions Based Conversation with Nzinga Shaw and Betsy Moszeter,” will feature the two thought leaders in a panel moderated by Earth Equity’s CEO, Peter Krull. The free […]
NC Center for Health & Wellness at UNCA receives grant to combat arthritis statewide
Press release from UNC Asheville: The North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness at UNC Asheville (NCCHW) has received a major grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to initiate and support arthritis awareness and programs for people with arthritis in communities across the state. The grant will provide $250,000-500,000 annually for […]
Village of Flat Rock hosts document shred and drug take back event on Oct. 13
Press release from Triad Henderson County: TRIAD Henderson County, The Village of Flat Rock, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, Hope Rx and support by Hendersonville Police Dept. will offer a FREE Document Shred and Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 13 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Village Town Center in Flat […]
UNCA, ABIPA and MAHEC receive grant to research perceptions of racism and health in WNC
Press release from UNC Asheville: Community collaborators Je’Wana Grier-McEachin, executive director of the Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement (ABIPA), Ameena Batada, associate professor of health and wellness at UNC Asheville, and Jill Fromewick, research scientist at the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) have been awarded an Interdisciplinary Research Leaders (IRL) grant totaling $350,000 […]
Friends of the Smokies awarded grant to promote bear safety on Appalachian Trail
Press release from Friends of the Smokies: Friends of the Smokies and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy continued their partnership to assist Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) with proactive bear management this year. This grant awarded Friends of the Smokies $4,000 to support repairs of food storage cables at campsites and shelters along the Smokies […]
UNC Asheville to host discussion on genetically engineered foods, Oct. 9
Press release from UNC Asheville: Public interest attorney Steven M. Druker, founder of the Alliance for Bio-Integrity, will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 in UNC Asheville’s Rhoades Robinson Hall, Room 125, in an event co-sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Department of Environmental Studies and Living Web Farms. This event is free and open […]
Vaya Health, community partners receive grant to improve school safety
Press release from Vaya Health: A new state grant aims to increase safety at Asheville City and Buncombe County schools and connect students with mental health or substance use concerns to appropriate treatment. The North Carolina School Safety Grants Program has awarded $63,000 to Vaya Health, a public managed healthcare organization, to partner with the […]
Banjo history workshop launches 2018-19 Keeping the Fires Burning series on Oct. 25
Press release from The Center for Cultural Preservation: The Center for Cultural Preservation, WNC’s cultural history and documentary film center, launches the 2018-19 Keeping the Fires Burning cultural history series with banjo historian George Gibson. Gibson has been studying the history of the banjo for decades and has done original research to demonstrate how the West […]
Documentary on affordable health care screens Oct. 13 in Asheville
Press release from AARP North Carolina: AARP in the Mountain Region is hosting a free screening of Power to Heal, a one-hour documentary about the dramatic and historic struggle to secure equal and affordable health care for all Americans. Narrated by Danny Glover, this story is how a new national program, Medicare, was used to mount […]
Local civil rights and football documentary screens Oct. 15 at Brevard High School
Press release from the filmmaker: Nearing the end of a successful film festival tour, the indie documentary short, Almost Cured, about Brevard High School’s historic 1963 football team comes home to screen at Brevard High School on Monday, October 15 at 6 p.m. This free showing is sponsored by the City of Brevard as part […]
Blue Ridge Conservancy protects key tract of Grandfather Mountain ridgeline
Press release from the Blue Ridge Conservancy: Two years ago Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) acquired some of the most significant land on Grandfather Mountain in order to ensure the protection of the entire ridgeline. This October BRC transferred ownership to Grandfather Mountain State Park. North Carolina State Parks considers this land ‘critical’ in its acquisition […]
Riverside Drive cleanup, Oct. 20
Press release from Dylan Case: Date: October 20th Location: Riverside Drive/HWY 251/Old Marshall HWY Location Start Point: Broadway Street turns into Riverside Drive at HWY 26 intersection Location End Point: Marshall Bridge construction road block Total Distance: 16 Miles Event Schedule 10:00 AM: Arrive at Carpool Meeting Point at Ingles Parking Lot All volunteers meet in the Ingles parking lot to […]
Doctors Without Borders looks for prospective medical and non-medical personnel in Asheville
Press release from Doctors Without Borders: WHAT: A presentation by MSF aid workers and recruitment officers and Q & A session to learn more about how medical and non-medical professionals can become part of MSF’s field work. WHEN: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT WHERE: Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center […]
WNC Nature Center hosts 42nd annual Hey Day Fall Festival
Press release from Western North Carolina Nature Center: On Saturday, October 6th the WNC Nature Center will host their 42nd annual Hey Day fall festival from 10am-4pm. The event includes fun for the whole family: games, crafts, music, special animal education moments, food vendors and more! Event activities include apple decorating, a scavenger hunt, face […]