Press release from UNC Health Care: Pardee UNC Health Care will host a free UNC Cancer Network Lunch and Learn video conference event for anyone in the community interested in learning more about breast cancer prevention, detection and treatment. The session, “An Update on Breast Cancer: Prevention, Treatment and Survivorship,” will take place on Friday, Oct. […]
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Grand opening of ArtLab NC in Brevard, Oct. 27
Press release: WHAT: ArtLab grand opening activities October 27 (during the Brevard Fourth Friday Art Walk), October 28 (during Halloween Fest) and October 31(Halloween Trick-or-Treat) ArtLab will offer classes, workshops, private instruction, and special events related to a wide variety of creative endeavors. WHERE: 156 South Broad Street, Brevard, N.C. WHEN: Friday, October 27, at […]
Grove Arcade’s Winter Wonderland begins Nov. 17
Press release: The historic Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville is a distinctive place to visit any time of year. From Nov. 17 to Jan. 4, Grove Arcade guests also can recapture the holiday magic of yesteryear with the annual Winter Wonderland celebration. The Nov. 17 opening-night festivities from 5-8 p.m. include a Deck the Halls […]
Ralston Fox Smith announces solo exhibition at Pink Dog Creative
Press release from Ralston Fox Smith: Asheville, NC contemporary artist, Ralston Fox Smith, is proud to announce a solo exhibition of his paintings at Pink Dog Gallery (348 Depot Street) in Asheville’s River Arts District. The show, Furtherance, will run from November 10th through December 17th, with an opening reception on November 10th from 6-9pm. […]
Transgender Day of Remembrance to be held Nov. 20
Press release from Tranzmission: Asheville, N.C. – Our local nonbinary and transgender community’s observance of the 19th International Transgender Day of Remembrance will be held at Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20. Volunteer attendees will take turns reading aloud the names of those lost to transphobic violence over […]
Asheville Sister Cities to hold fundraiser for study abroad scholarships
Press release from Asheville Sister Cities: Asheville Sister Cities, Inc. (ASCI) is holding its biggest annual event, the Global Glitz, on Saturday, November 4 from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Century Room at Pack’s Tavern in downtown Asheville. This event raises money to benefit the organization’s scholarship program, which provides area students the opportunity […]
Mission Hospital receives top marks for joint replacement program
Press release from Mission Health: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (October 23, 2017) – Mission Health today applauded the remarkable achievements of Mission Hospital and the Asheville Surgery Center as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published its Year 1 Results for the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model. Mission Hospital was one […]
Virgola oyster & wine bar to donate 10 percent of all sales on Oct. 24 to Habitat For Humanity
From Virgola: VIRGOLA PROUDLY SUPPORTS ASHEVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ASHEVILLE, NC, October 19, 2017 — Virgola, an oysters & Italian wine bar, announces its support of Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. Virgola understands the vital role that Asheville businesses play in addressing issues affecting the community, and proudly supports the work that Habitat for […]
NCDNCR Western office hosts Oct. 24 presentation on Vance Birthplace by photographer Brenda Scott
From the N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources – Western Office: “Creating a Photographic Series,” A Presentation by Photographer Brenda Scott ASHEVILLE, N.C. – “Creating a Photographic Series” will be presented at the Western Office of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources in Asheville by photographer Dr. Brenda Scott, DPhil (Oxon), […]
Judge rules in City of Asheville’s favor in bond lawsuit
Press release from the City of Asheville: Today, Oct. 20, 2017, The Honorable Superior Court Judge William H. Coward ruled in favor of the City of Asheville in a lawsuit regarding the Nov. 8, 2016, voter-approved bond election. Judge Coward ruled that that the General Obligation Bonds at issue are valid and the City can […]
WNCAP Exhibits The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Press release from WNCAP: In June of 1987, a small group of strangers gathered in a San Francisco storefront to document the lives they feared history would neglect. Their goal was to create a memorial for those who had died of AIDS, and to thereby help people understand the devastating impact of the disease. This […]
Western Carolina University brings Middle Eastern event to Folkmoot
Press release from Folkmoot USA: Western Carolina University is wrapping up its International Education Week at Folkmoot Friendship Center with a Middle Eastern Friendship Dinner and a short film, Bon Voyage, followed by a panel discussion with US residents from Syria and Yemen. This cultural event will take place on Friday, November 17, 2017, from […]
Asheville Chapter of Ikebana International offers demonstration at Folk Art Center
Press release from organizers: Ikebana Meeting at the Folk Art Center, October 24, 2017, 10 am. Free and open to the public. “The Joy of Baskets” – Three Schools of Thought: Ohara, Ichiyo and Sogetsu Presented by Diane Harker of the Ohara School, Sue Grier of the Ichiyo School and Susan Cano of the Sogetsu School. Using fall […]
STAND, touring performance to benefit Homeward Bound’s Room in the Inn program
Press release from Homeward Bound: Nashville playwright and homeless advocate Jim Reyland brings his play, STAND, to Asheville as a benefit for Room in the Inn, a program of Homeward Bound of WNC. Reyland says that STAND serves as a punch to the heart, a call to action, and the beginning of a difficult conversation […]
Asheville native appointed to attorney general’s Council on Collegiate Opioid Misuse
Press release from N.C. Attorney General’s office: Asheville native Matthew Smart has been appointed to Attorney General Josh Stein’s Council on Collegiate Opioid Misuse. To kick off the Council’s work, Matthew traveled to Appalachian State University Monday to represent Western Carolina University at the inaugural meeting. Attorney General Josh Stein created this Council, comprised of […]
Haunted High experience returns to Asheville High School
Press release from organizers: The Asheville High School Band Association announces the fourth annual Haunted High at Asheville High School on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29, 2017. Haunted High transforms the halls of Asheville High School (AHS) into the largest, creepiest, and most-terrifying haunted house in the area to celebrate Halloween and raise funds to support the […]
WLOS / Eblen Charities Coat Drive Give-A-Way begins Wednesday Oct. 25
Press release from Eblen Charities: With heating assistance beginning in two weeks, Eblen Charities is once again joining WLOS-TV in getting a jump on the cold weather this week with the Fifth Annual Spring Clean Coat Drive Give- A-Way beginning this Wednesday. Last April WLOS and Eblen Charities held its Spring Clean Coat Drive at […]
Asheville police requesting assistance to locate missing person, Arthur Earl Sutton
Alert from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to locate Arthur Earl Sutton (goes by the name of Bubba). He was last seen on October 4, 2017 at the WNC Rescue Mission on Patton Avenue. Sutton is described as a white male, 53 years of age, 5’8″ tall […]
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity partners with Dynamite Roasting Co. to ensure more healthy homes
Press release: Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Partners with Dynamite Roasting Co. to Ensure More Healthy Homes ASHEVILLE, N.C. (October 19, 2017) – The Habitat ReStore at 31 Meadow Road will soon be selling Guatemalan roast coffee from Dynamite Roasting Co. – by the cup and the bag. Other area retailers will also sell the […]
UNCA Provost Joseph Urgo named interim chancellor, begins search process for chancellor
Press release: UNC Asheville Provost Joseph Urgo Named Interim Chancellor, University Begins Search Process for Eighth Chancellor UNC President Margaret Spellings has appointed UNC Asheville Provost Joe Urgo to serve as interim chancellor upon Chancellor Mary K. Grant’s departure at the end of the year. President Spellings’ decision comes with the unanimous and enthusiastic support […]
ALDI to celebrate reopening of renovated Arden store, Nov. 9
Press release from ALDI Inc.: ARDEN, N.C. – Oct. 17, 2017 – Beginning Thursday, Nov. 9, ALDI, one of America’s favorite grocery stores*, will offer grocery shoppers a fresh experience as it reopens its Arden store, located at 330 Airport Road. The Arden store is part of the aggressive $1.6 billion investment plan ALDI recently […]