PRESS RELEASE: Connie Bostic: The Heart of Everything: Homage to the Water Protectors at Standing Rock Pink Dog Creative Gallery, 348 Depot Street, Asheville, NC October 6 – November 5, 2017 opening reception Friday, October 6, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM All are invited to this exhibition of new oil paintings and watercolors by Connie […]
Press release: “Annual Fermenting Festival” of Marshall NC: Culturing Community MARSHALL, N.C. – A uniquely tasteful event will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Madison County Cooperative Extension Center, 258 Carolina Lane. The event is free to attend, with proceeds benefiting the local food pantry Beacon of Hope. Local […]
Press release from Duck Donuts: WHAT: Duck Donuts in Asheville, which recently opened, and is known for serving known for Warm, Delicious and Made to Order! ® donuts, is officially celebrating its grand opening with a QUACKtacular community event, Saturday, Oct. 7. The event will feature face painting, donut coloring contest, corn hole and raffling […]
Press release: 2017 Biennial Sculpture Show opens at TFAC Regional sculptors celebrated Who: Professional artists from the southeast What: Juried sculpture exhibit and sale When: Opening reception Sunday, October 15. 3-5pm Where: Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon, NC. Gallery I Cost: No cost to attend the reception and tour the exhibit. Select works available for […]
Press release: Mary Huff Announced as Director of the Lake Junaluska Singers Lake Junaluska, N.C. – Mary Wannamaker Huff has been named the director of the Lake Junaluska Singers, a choral group that has been a part of Lake Junaluska’s history for more than 60 years. Huff, who served as the group’s interim director for […]
Press release: THE EXILED PALESTINIANS SPEAK IN ASHEVILLE OCTOBER 28TH AT THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Asheville Committee for Palestinian Human Rights and The North America Nakba Tour present The Exiled Palestinians, Khawla Hammed and Amena Elashkar, who are stateless Palestinians from the Camps in Lebanon. They are traveling in Canada and the United States this […]
Press release: WNC Human Resource Association Announces Gregg Levoy Bestselling Author and Psychology Today Blogger Presents “The Power of Passionate Work” ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA (October 5, 2017) – The Western North Carolina Human Resource Association (WNC HRA) is pleased to announce Gregg Levoy will be presenting his popular program, “The Power of Passionate Work,” on […]
Press release from Mission Health: ASHEVILLE – October 5, 2017 – Effective today, October 5, 2017, Mission Health’s contract with Blue Cross has expired and essentially all Mission Health physicians and facilities are now out-of-network providers with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC). Sadly, our contract expired without negotiations ever occurring because […]
Press release from WNC Nonprofit Pathways: Each organization has a compelling story that can move people to join them in advancing their work – as donors, volunteers, funders, and community members. Nonprofit organizations are invited to spend the day focusing on this important aspect of nonprofit sustainability – storytelling. People support nonprofits and the causes they […]
Press release: Lake Junaluska has been named an official Monarch Waystation for migrating butterflies. Monarchs make the over 2,000 mile journey from Canada to Mexico every fall, and that journey takes them through Western North Carolina in September and October. According to its website, the Monarch Waystation program strives to “create, conserve and protect monarch […]
Press release from RiverLink: RiverLink and Wildlands Engineering have completed a 9-element watershed plan to improve water quality in the Smith Mill Creek Watershed, termed by the Environmental Quality Institute as one of Buncombe County’s most polluted watersheds. RiverLink will host a community presentation of the plan at 6:30 p.m. on October 16th, at the […]
Press release from Henderson County Public Schools: Henderson County Public Schools is hosting a “College Access Day” on Friday, Oct. 6, at Blue Ridge Community College, featuring renowned spoken word artist Herrison Chicas, a student panel of HCPS graduates, and vendor fair with local organizations and colleges. Geared toward HCPS students for whom English is […]
Press release: Asheville’s own Poetry Cabaret Collective announces show at Altamont Theatre on Sunday, October 22, at 7:30 P.M. Featuring an array of local favorites and traveling performers, the Poetry Cabaret show blends original spoken-word poetry with live music, comedy, burlesque and boylesque, and magic for an experimental poetry reading in avant cabaret style. The […]
Press release from Land & Lore Ecotours: Few locals are aware of the intriguing archeological sites around Asheville that reveal thousands of years of Cherokee history. On Saturday, October 28th, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, Warren Wilson archeologist Dr. David Moore is offering a unique tour of Cherokee sites on the campus of Warren Wilson in addition to […]
Press release: Asheville Workplace Challenge The Asheville Workplace Challenge (AWC) is an opportunity for businesses and organizations throughout Asheville and Buncombe County to step up and show just how big an impact they can make on the livability of our community. The AWC is a tool where you can show, and be recognized for, what […]
Press release from Democracy North Carolina: N.C. lawmakers will return to Raleigh this week to take up House Bill 717 (HB717), a bill that would change districts used to elect judges and prosecutors in North Carolina. The legislation has been widely criticized by legal professionals, lawmakers, and voting rights advocates as yet another effort to redraw […]
From Habitat Tavern & Commons: The Civil War in the Southern Highlands: A Human Perspective Saturday October 7, 2017 2-3 p.m. Habitat Tavern and Commons 174 Broadway St, Asheville, North Carolina 28801 Join us for a talk based on the Rural Heritage Museum at Mars Hill University’s current exhibition: The Civil War in the Southern Highlands: a […]
Press release: WomenHeart of Asheville The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease Monthly Meetings Come out and connect with your new heart sisters and learn more about empowering yourself to reduce your risk for heart disease. Join our heart support group designed especially for women who have heart disease or who are at risk […]
PRESS RELEASE from Subway: WHAT: Subway® and Dietetic Internship graduate students from Lenoir-Rhyne University will celebrate World Food Day by helping area families learn “better for you” food choices. The “Share the Color” food workshops are designed to teach children how to make better food choices and the importance of making colorful fruits and vegetables […]
Lanier Library is located in Tryon. Press release: For anyone who writes mysteries, or is thinking of some day writing one, or just enjoys reading a good who-done-it, the Lanier Library is bringing someone to town you will want to meet. Edgar Award-winning crime author David Housewright will be the featured guest at this year’s […]
Press release: T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating is launching a ‘Zero K’ virtual campaign this year in lieu of hosting the NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) annual Walk. In an effort to stay in touch with their Walk community and its supporters, build awareness for more community and raise funds, the nonprofit has developed this […]
