Press release from Blue Ridge Community College: Blue Ridge Community College will host a Healthcare Careers Showcase at the Health Sciences Center on Monday, July 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. During the event, participants will learn about the programs offered, admission and registration procedures, and financial aid. Tours of BRCC training facilities at at the […]
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Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival announces July 21-23 programming
Press release from Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival: The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival, hosted for 49 years at Warren Wilson College, and now with performances in Waynesville, NC, and Greenville, SC, offers the following program for the third weekend in July, featuring the Tesla String Quartet, Lenore Fishman Davis, piano, and Inessa Zaretsky, piano (SCMF artistic director): […]
Casting call for television show, “Trading Spaces”
The television show “Trading Spaces,” is currently casting for homeowners and renters within a three-hour radius of Charlotte, N.C. If you or someone you know is in need of a room makeover and is willing to trade places with a neighbor, apply at tradingspacescasting.com.
Asheville Chamber launches “State of Our Workforce: Western NC” analysis
Press release from Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce: Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce has launched a regional analysis to study workforce and employment challenges in Madison, Yancey, Haywood, Buncombe, McDowell, Jackson, Transylvania, Henderson, Polk and Rutherford counties. The State of Our Workforce: Western NC is part of a statewide initiative organized by the North Carolina Chamber Foundation, […]
Multimedia exhibitions open at Momentum Gallery, Aug. 30
Press release from Momentum Gallery: On Thursday, August 30th, from 5-8pm, Momentum Gallery hosts an Opening Reception for the group exhibition, Transformation: Earth, Water & Wood along with a collection of new paintings and textile works by Samantha Bates. The reception takes place at the gallery’s Lexington Avenue location and is free and open to the public. The exhibitions continue through […]
Voices in the Laurel hosts SummerVoice Music Camp July 23-27
Press release from Voices in the Laurel: Voices in the Laurel will host its 10th annual SummerVoice Music Camp, A Million Dreams, on July 23-27 at First Baptist Church in Waynesville. The camp is open to young people who will be entering 1st–12th grades this fall. Rising 1st through 5th graders have camp from 8:45 […]
The Center for Participatory Change launches language justice podcast, “Se Ve Se Escucha”
Press release from the Center for Participatory Change: Broadcasting from Asheville, North Carolina, Se Ve Se Escucha (Seen and Heard) is a new English language podcast about language justice and what it means to be an interpreter, an organizer and bilingual in the US South. Launched on July 12th, SVSE will release new episodes every week […]
Pardee UNC Health Care hosts cancer conversations webinar on July 27
Press release from Pardee UNC Health Care: Pardee UNC Health Care will host “Cancer Conversations,” a monthly educational webinar series in partnership with UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, on Friday, July 27, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in Pardee’s videoconference room, located at 800 N. Justice Street in Hendersonville. This month’s webinar topic is […]
Grand Bohemian Gallery debuts Color Stories on July 21
Press release from the Grand Bohemian Gallery: Grand Bohemian Gallery debuts pastels and acrylics by Atlanta artist R. John Ichter in an exhibition titled Color Stories. The opening reception takes place, Saturday, July 21, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The artist will be present. R. John Ichter is best known for his brilliantly colored, stylized landscapes. He uses […]
Asheville’s Blake Butler new executive director of N.C. Industrial Hemp Association
Press release from the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association: The Board of the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association (NCIHA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Blake Butler as Executive Director. Butler, a partner in Adapt Public Relations in Asheville, will fill the duties on a part-time basis until the end of the year and […]
Comedy showcase benefits family of Michael Roach on July 20
Press release from Funny Business Agency: On Friday, July 20, the Asheville comedy community comes together to raise funds for the family of the late local comedian Michael Roach. The benefit will feature Asheville’s best comedians, with shows at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. The Asheville comedy community comes together for a benefit of the family […]
NCDA&CS Agronomic Services offers diagnostic testing for crops and yards
Press release from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: With the growing season for summer agronomic crops underway and many landscapes actively growing, it is an excellent time to utilize diagnostic testing to identify existing abnormal growth problems. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Agronomic Services Division offers a range […]
Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair returns to Burnsville Aug. 3-4
Press release from Yancey County Tourism: More than 200 vendors gather on downtown Burnsville’s historic Town Square for the Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair on Friday, Aug. 3, and Saturday, Aug. 4. The 62nd annual crafts fair is a juried show, and all of the items are handmade. Colorful quilts, intricate woodcarvings, jewelry made with local gemstones, […]
Asheville Chamber Music Series announces 66th season
Press release from Asheville Chamber Music: The Asheville Chamber Music Series (ACMS) will be presenting a distinguished roster of internationally acclaimed ensembles for its 2018-’19 season, including the Aspen String Trio, Calidore String Quartet, Trio Karenine (Piano Trio), Takács String Quartet & Pianist Garrick Ohlsson, Ying Quartet & Cellist Zuill Bailey, and Asheville’s Schubertiade. Concerts […]
Haywood County Arts Council presents library concert Aug. 18
Press release from the Haywood County Arts Council: The Haywood County Arts Council and the Haywood County Public Libraries are proud to announce the Friends of the Library Concert Series concert, “One Leg Up,” on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the Waynesville branch library. Based in Asheville, One Leg Up […]
Wildlife Commission seeks public opinion on Sunday hunting
Press release from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission: The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking participation in an online survey to gauge public opinion on opening 61 select game lands across the state for Sunday hunting. The survey will be available through Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, and data collected will be used to evaluate options […]
The Joseph Initiative hosts Harriet Ray for July 19 storytelling event
Press release from The Joseph Initiative, Inc.: The Joseph Initiative is excited to announce that Harriet Ray will be the featured storyteller at the organization’s “What’s Your Story?” Storytelling Event, to be held at Lenoir Rhyne University on Thursday, July 19 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. A children’s story time will be held from 5:00 […]
Paws for Passengers at Asheville Airport celebrates 1-year anniversary
Press release from Asheville Airport Authority: Asheville, N.C. – One year ago, Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) kicked of a new program called Paws for Passengers. Ambassador teams – special human handlers and their trained pups – visit the airport every day, sharing affection, smiles, wagging tails and calming moments for people at the airport. The airport is celebrating the success of this program […]
Bob Lewis Ballpark hosts opening pitch ceremony July 19
Press release from Blossman Gas: The Bob Lewis Ballpark (formerly known as the ENKA Youth Sports Complex) is hosting the Opening Pitch Ceremony at noon on Thursday, July 19th, 2018 at 144 Jacob Holme Way, Candler, NC. The opening ceremony will serve as the official kickoff to the first softball event at the ballpark since […]
Stroke survivor and caregiver retreat comes to Lake Junaluska Sept. 7-9
Press release from Mission Health: Marylee Nunley, whose husband survived a stroke, realized her dream of starting a camp for stroke survivors and their families in 2004. What began as a single camp in Illinois has grown into Retreat & Refresh Stroke Camp, a national network of stroke camps with the mission of improving the […]
Mission Health creates Dogwood Health Trust for proceeds of potential sale
Press release from Mission Health: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (July 16, 2018)– The Board of Directors of Mission Health System, Inc. (“MHS”) is pleased to announce the creation of the Dogwood Health Trust (“DHT”), a North Carolina nonprofit, private non-operating foundation. As set forth in its articles of incorporation, DHT’s sole purpose is: “to dramatically improve the health […]