Press release: Historic Rugby continues its year-long series of writer visits on Saturday, April 22, with a reading by Howard Ray Duncan. The reading is free and will be at the Harrow Road Café in Rugby at 7pm. The café will open for dinner at 5pm. All times are Eastern. In 2015, Howard Ray Duncan […]
Press release: “Barns of Madison County” Exhibit at the Arts Council in May Invitation to Artists to submit work for the Exhibit As part of May Barn Month, Madison County Arts Center will be hosting a second annual exhibit of “The Barns of Madison County” — paintings, photographs and drawings and any other type of […]
Press release: Thomas Rain Crowe, known for his poetry, anthologies, essays and his award-winning memoir on four years of self-sufficient living in the woods of his native Western North Carolina, will read from his works and discuss his life as a writer from 5-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, in UNC Asheville’s Karpen Hall, Laurel […]
Press release: Please join Park Ridge Health in supporting these important community events: The Fifth Annual Celebration of Courage Luncheon, benefitting Safelight Wednesday, April 19, Noon- 2 p.m. Kenmure Country Club 100 Kenmure Drive, Flat Rock Join us for the 2017 Celebration of Courage to hear stories of triumph from survivors of domestic violence, […]
PRESS RELEASE: With Tax Day right around the corner, many of us are reaching into our pockets to pay-off Uncle Sam. To relieve taxpayers of the stress associated with meeting the federal deadline, Kona Ice will be hosting its fourth annual National “Chill Out” Day. The island-inspired truck will be parked at the Reuter Family YMCA in Asheville […]
Press release from Jeremy Goldstein: Dear Colleagues and Friends, I am pleased to announce my candidacy for Asheville City Council and to ask for your support. I believe a local business owner with a common sense, moderate voice is needed on City Council as we continue to cultivate an Asheville for Everyone. For eighteen years I […]
Press release from Mountain True and the Creation Care Alliance of WNC: Asheville — The Creation Care Alliance of WNC welcomes people of all faiths to an Earth Day Vigil on Sunday, April 23 at 5 p.m. at Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville. This event is a celebration of God’s wondrous creation, and a call to […]
Press release from the the North Carolina Room: Title: “‘Mountain Scenery’–Discovering WNC from the 1850s, Asheville, Ancestors, and Immortality” Speaker: Elizabeth “Liz” Colton Date: Wednesday, April 26th Time: 6:00 to 7:00 PM Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium, lower level Free and open to the public Sponsored by the Friends of the North Carolina Room Elizabeth […]
Announcement from Vijay Kapoor on behalf of the South Asheville Resident & Business Community Organization (SARBCO): I was recently contacted by James Wilson of Pulliam Properties who is looking to place a self-storage unit with a retail/office component on the land for sale on Gerber Road between Hendersonville and Sweeten Creek Roads. This development would require […]
Press release from National Forests in North Carolina: Fire Managers report that burning operations have been successfully completed and a black line has been established around the entire fire. Future growth is anticipated to be minimal and fire officials do not expect the fire to grow much beyond its present 1,760-acre footprint. Fire containment has […]
Press release from Haywood Community College: Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center will hold a Professional Craft Artist Summit, “Crafting Your Success,” Wednesday, April 26, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Creative Arts Building on the College campus. Experience a one-day conference specifically designed to address needs and challenges faced by current and prospective craft […]
Press release from Comic Envy: Asheville Geeks and Nerds, it’s time to turn on the bat-signal and get ready for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! Once again, COMIC ENVY will be celebrating in style with contests, special guests, prizes and as always, FREE COMICS! For the past 15 years, the first saturday in May has been the […]
Press release from event organizers: From May 5-7, 2017, community members will host Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair, a weekend of free events that will bring visitors from all over the South East & Appalachians to discuss, share, and celebrate anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist ideas. The name, among other things, is a nod to friends in Carrboro […]
Press release from the Canary Coalition: At their meeting on Thursday, April 13, the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Sylva became the latest local government in North Carolina to pass the resolution being circulated by the NC Climate Solutions Coalition that includes The Canary Coalition, a local environmental organization based in Jackson County. […]
Press release from Painters Greenhouse: A female monarch (the first seen by us this season) made her way to Painters Greenhouse Tuesday, April 11, to lay eggs on our native milkweed plants. Every spring millions of monarchs make their annual journey North from their overwintering grounds in the mountainous pine forests of Mexico across the […]
Press release: Four writers from the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College are the recipients of 2017 Guggenheim Fellowships. For 13 of the last 15 years, writers from the program have captured at least one of the prestigious grants. Alumni and faculty last collected four in 2009 and three in 2005, 2008 and […]
Press release from event organizers: The Junior League of Asheville, Inc. is pleased to announce the upcoming 3rd Annual Volunteer-a-Thon on April 22nd at five locations throughout the greater Asheville area. The Volunteer-a-Thon will bring League members and community volunteers together through hours of service with area nonprofits. The League also uses the event as its […]
Press release from Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity: Spring is here and the days are getting more beautiful, offering a perfect setting for Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity’s final kickoff ceremony in its 10-house subdivision in the neighborhood of Shiloh. This past Wednesday, a crowd of Habitat supporters, donors, volunteers, future homeowners, and staff gathered together […]
Press release from National Forests in North Carolina: The Dobson Knob Fire increased to 1,467 acres and containment is now 40%. Today’s operations include patrolling and extinguishing remaining hotspots near established containment lines on the western, northern and eastern sides of the fire. Burnout operations are planned to the south and will result in more […]
According to TerraCycle USA, Target stores are participating in a car seat recycling program that offers coupons for clunkers April 17-30. Stores across the county, including the Asheville location at 115 River Hills Road, will have collection stations set up in front of the store where patrons can drop off used car seats for total recycling. […]
Press release from NC Department of Environmental Quality: State air quality officials have issued an advisory for air pollution in western North Carolina on Thursday as smoke from the Dobson Knob wildfire in McDowell County continues to impact the surrounding area. The Dobson Knob wildfire started Sunday and has grown to about 1,405 acres by […]
