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 […]
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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 […]
Photos from the Charles George VA Medical Center’s Vietnam War Memorial dedication
Press release from Michel Robertson: Family members searching a black granite wall for remembrances of their loved ones. A grieving mother touching the engraved name of her son, lost to her decades ago in a war on the other side of the world. These moments were observed not at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC, […]
Taste of Compassion Auction & Gala celebrates 15 years
Press release from Asheville Humane Society: You’re Invited! Saturday, October 13, 6-9 pm A-B Tech Conference Center This year marks the 15th Anniversary of Asheville Humane Society’s Taste of Compassion Auction & Gala! Join fellow animal lovers for a fun-filled night complete with vegan/vegetarian cuisine and libations, silent and live auctions, and dancing to the musical […]
Charles George VA Medical Center earns five star facility rating
Press release from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Today, as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) efforts to remain transparent and hold VA facilities accountable, VA released its end of fiscal year 2018 (FY2018) hospital Star ratings, which evaluate and benchmark quality of care delivery at VA medical centers (VAMCs) across the nation. […]
APD requests assistance to locate missing person
Press release form the Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance to locate Austen Allen Wright. Wright was last seen on September 26 around midnight in the area of Alexander Drive. Wright is described as a white male, 17 years of age, 6’0″ and 175 pounds. He has long brown hair, brown […]
The Sublime Theater debutes with ‘TRNZ’ at The BeBe Theatre, Nov. 1-17
Press release from The Sublime Theater: Asheville’s newest theater company, The Sublime Theater, announces its inaugural production: John Crutchfield’s TRNZ: A Metamorphic Musical, directed by Steven Samuels, debuting November 1-17 at The BeBe Theater in downtown Asheville. Set in an exclusive, underground discotheque in modern-day Berlin, TRNZ tells the story of a young woman who […]
City of Asheville announces Festival of Neighborhoods Oct. 27
Press release from the City of Asheville: Because neighborhoods play such an integral role in forming community, the City of Asheville works to strengthen our neighborhoods with good planning and communication. Essentially, neighborhoods create and form communities. Residents share common experiences that forge social ties. They meet at parks and schools. Residents also share the […]
UNC Asheville to name the Mullen & James Humanities Hall in honor of pioneering faculty emeriti
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville will recognize the significant contributions of four recently retired faculty members – Dolly Jenkins-Mullen, Dwight Mullen, Charles James and Deborah (Dee) Grier-James – by naming the Humanities Lecture Hall as the Mullen & James Humanities Hall in their honor. A campus ceremony will be held during the university’s […]
Safelight invites public to free screening of ‘What Haunts Us’
Press release from Safelight: Hendersonville, NC – Safelight invites the community to a free screening of ‘What Haunts Us,’ Tuesday, October 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Main Branch of the Henderson County Public Library, 301 N. Washington Street in Hendersonville. This is a timely and powerful film that will open a discussion about the […]
Mike Wiley performs ‘One Noble Journey’ at Tryon Fine Arts Center, Oct. 18
Press release from Tryon Fine Arts Center: Who: Actor, director, playwright Mike Wiley What: One Noble Journey: A Box Marked Freedom one-man docudrama performance When: Thursday, October 18, 2018. 7pm. Where: Tryon Fine Arts Center, Veh Stage. 34 Melrose Ave, Tryon, NC 28782 Cost: $20 Adults, $10 Students Multi-talented performer Mike Wiley brings the fight […]
APD seeks assistance to ID credit card fraud suspect
Press release from the Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is seeking assistance from the public to identify a suspect who fraudulently used a stolen credit card at the Target on McKenna Road on Sept. 2. The suspect is described as a white female with long brown hair. If anyone has any information on […]
Divining Deck: A ZaPow artist group show opens Oct. 20
Press release from ZaPow: Reception: Sat, Oct 20th, 2018, 7pm – 9pm Show Runs: Oct 20th – Nov 17th, 2018 The artists of Zapow will be collaborating to create a Divining Deck. Come see the whole deck! More than twenty artists are participating in this epic collaboration. Each artist will illustrate one or more cards in […]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC updates brand for volunteer recruitment
Press release from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina: Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, along with more than 270 Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates across the country, today unveiled a new, modern look and brand repositioning with a goal of recruiting more diverse volunteers. “The need in Asheville for young people to […]
EXIT Mountain Realty supports Habitat for Humanity
Press release from EXIT Mountain Realty: In gratitude for the support shown to EXIT Mountain Realty by the local community, the real estate brokerage recently launched Habitat for Humanity Donation Matching. In 2017, we invited the community to help us raise money for Habitat for Humanity of Henderson County. The response was absolutely overwhelming! Not only […]
Woodson Branch Nature School receives food resilience grant from Mission Health
Press release from Madison County Community Learning Centers: Marshall, NC (October 1, 2018) —Woodson Branch Nature School makes agriculture a core subject in its curriculum. A generous Community Investment grant from Mission Health will help the school expand implementation of its mission to help create a healthier, more food-secure Madison County. “At Woodson Branch Nature […]