Press release from American Red Cross, WNC Region: Much of western North Carolina is getting ready for another bout of snow. Accumulation predictions vary from a dusting to a few inches depending on location. A real concern is ice following overnight freezing. To help keep our community safer as we continue to face the winter […]
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Elizabeth Button to lead AIR in 2018
Press release from Asheville Independent Restaurant Association: One of the largest independent restaurant associations in the country has a new head at the table. Representing hundreds of chefs, restaurateurs, and personalities, Heirloom Hospitality Group’s Elizabeth Button will take her seat as Chair of the AIR Board of Directors in January 2018. “My goal is to bring […]
Upcoming classes from Asheville Butoh Collective
Press release from Asheville Butoh Collective: Noguchi Taiso (Water Body Movement) with Mari Osanai What: 4-Day Intensive Workshop in Noguchi Taiso (Water Body Movement) Who: Mari Osanai – Master Teacher Dates: Thursday thru Sunday, March 8-11, 2018 Times: Th/Fr: 6-9PM, Sa/Su: 1-6PM Where: New Studio of Dance, 20 Commerce Street, Asheville, NC Cost: Thursday and Friday […]
Pedrito Martinez brings latin jazz to UNC Asheville for Feb. 8 concert
Press release from UNC Asheville: Pedrito Martinez, the Cuban-born singer and percussionist whose latest recording was named top Latin jazz album of the year by NPR’s jazz critics, will perform in a ticketed concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. Martinez has recorded or performed with Paul Simon, Paquito […]
Local exhibition ‘VIVA!’ traveles to UNCC’s Projective Eye Gallery
Press release from Randy Shull: Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull are pleased to announce ¡Viva! will travel to the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte City Center with an opening reception January 19, 6-8 pm. The exhibition will run from January 19-February 25, 2018. Projective Eye Gallery curator Crista Cammaroto has chosen 10 of the […]
Progressive Women of Hendersonville celebrates first anniversary
Press release from Progressive Women of Hendersonville: About 50 people celebrated a year of progressive activism in Henderson County on Monday, Jan. 15, at Sanctuary Brewing. The Progressive Women of Hendersonville (PWH) started after Abby Robertson organized transportation for five busloads of women in WNC to travel to Washington, DC to march in the Women’s March, […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville: Tuesday, Jan. 16: Moderate (YELLOW)
Tuesday, Jan. 16, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. The rating is based on particulate matter in the air. Click on the map below for an updated, detailed forecast. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air Quality […]
Four Seasons completes palliative care goals
Press release from Four Seasons Compassion for Life: A regional and national leader in the advancement of palliative medicine, Four Seasons Compassion for Life recently completed a three-year grant with a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Healthcare Innovation (CMMI) award focused on expanding community-based palliative care, improving patient outcomes, and improving patient/family satisfaction […]
Catori Swann announces candidacy for District 3 commission seat
Press release from Catori Swann: “I am an artist. I feel that art is a quintessential part of the human experience, and a large part of what makes Buncombe County so unique. It is what drew me back, and it is what draws many to migrate here. As a small business owner catering to not-for-profit […]
Hendersonville musicians perform French music to support Henderson County Hunger Coalition
Press release from Music Foundation of Western North Carolina: To fight hunger in Henderson County, NC, local pianist Christopher Tavernier and flutist Matthew Hanna will perform French classical music at Flat Rock Playhouse’s Hendersonville venue Saturday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. This annual benefit concert is part of Music Foundation of Western North Carolina’s Masterwork Series […]
Paul McDowell named CFO for Mission Health
Press release from Mission Health: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (January 15, 2018) – Mission Health announced today that Paul McDowell has been named Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Mission Health. McDowell assumes the role previously held by Charles Ayscue, who retired in early January. McDowell joined Mission Health in January 2013. During his […]
Trauma Intervention Program of WNC needs volunteers
Press release from Trauma Intervention Program of WNC: Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) of WNC is a national nonprofit organization that works with local public safety officials in Buncombe County and Hendersonville to provide emotional and practical support to citizens experiencing trauma 365 days per year, 24 hours a day. There will be a TIP Training Academy, […]
St. John in the Wilderness concert to celebrate new parish hall
Press release: FLAT ROCK, N.C. — On Sunday, Feb. 4, the Friends of Music at St. John in the Wilderness in Flat Rock will present a concert of music from Mozart to My Fair Lady. The concert celebrates the completion of the church’s new parish hall and the donation of a Yamaha grand piano. It […]
Sorority honors Asheville sanitation workers on MLK Day
Press release from Alpha Kappa Alpha: ASHEVILLE — As our nation pauses to celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s Gamma Gamma Omega Chapter are honoring Dr. King’s life by recognizing the city of Asheville’s sanitation workers with providing them breakfast on […]
The Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center book club schedule
Press release from The Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center: The Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center will continue hosting its local interest book club on the second Fridays of each month at 11:30 am at the museum in 2018. This will be the second year the museum has hosted the book club which gathers to […]
Selections from Asheville Art Museum’s Hear Our Voice exhibition on view at Asheville School
Press release from Asheville Art Museum: In partnership with the Asheville Art Museum and Amplifier, Asheville School presents Marking a Movement: Selections From Hear Our Voice, an exhibition of posters by contemporary artists. The exhibition is on view through March 13, 2018 at the John M. Crawford Gallery in the Walker Arts Center at Asheville School, with an […]
Asheville Area Arts Council announces 2017-18 grantees for Regional Artist Project Grant
Press release from Asheville Area Arts Council: The Asheville Area Arts Council is pleased to announce the 2017-18 grantees for Regional Artist Project Grant (RAPG), a program of the North Carolina Arts Council (NCAC). The Regional Artist Project Grant program provides the opportunity for regional consortia of local arts councils to award project grants to […]
Asheville Police investigating homicide
Press release from Asheville Police Department: ASHEVILLE — Last night (Jan. 11) at approximately 9:42 p.m., the Asheville Police Department was notified that a victim of a gunshot wound arrived at Mission Hospital. The victim, identified as Rhiannon M. Willetts (30 years of age), of Canton, arrived deceased suffering from one wound consistent with a gunshot. […]
Asheville Airport bombing suspect pleads guilty to possession of explosives
Press release from R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina: ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Michael Christopher Estes, 46, formerly of Tazewell, Tennessee, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell today and pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of explosive material, in connection with the October 2017 incident at the Asheville […]
February program schedule at Hands On!
Press release from Hands On! Tues. 1/30-Thurs. 2/2 All day. Happy Groundhog Day on Friday, Feb. 2nd! All ages. Try our step-by-step guide to drawing a groundhog! Build your competence as an artist! Free with $5 admission/free for members. Sponsored by Etowah Valley Veterinary Hospital. Tues. 2/6 11 am – 11:30 am. Mad Science Lab […]
ASAP announces February Business of Farming Conference
Press release from Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project: ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) is kicking off the 2018 farm planning season with their annual Business of Farming Conference, February 24, 8-4 pm at the AB Tech Conference Center in Asheville, NC. The conference focuses on the business side of farming, offering beginning and established farmers financial, […]