From a press release from the First Congregational United Church of Christ (FCUCC) of Laurel Park and Sugar Hollow Solar, of Fairview: First Congregational United Church of Christ (FCUCC), of Laurel Park, and Sugar Hollow Solar, of Fairview, have announced that they are kicking off a project to install 60 solar panels on the church […]
In conjunction with the opening of its latest art show, ZaPow gallery has put out a first-ever call to artists wishing to contribute artwork to a memorial shrine honoring the late artist David Bowie. ZaPow invites artists to contribute pieces following these guidelines: Bring or ship your art to ZaPow from noon to 7 p.m. on January […]
Press release from Mission Health: Mission Health has been named a Best and Brightest in Wellness company for 2015 by the National Association for Business Resources. This distinction honors companies and organizations nationwide that celebrate excellence and quality in employee and worksite health. “We are thrilled to receive this recognition,” said Kathy Bumgarner, Vice President, Total Rewards, […]
PRESS RELEASE: Ray Spillenger: Rediscovery of a Black Mountain Painter Exhibition: January 22, 2016 – May 21, 2016 Opening Reception: Friday, January 22 from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m., FREE Admission Curated by Dr. Theodore E. Stebbins Jr., Curator of American Art, Emeritus, Harvard Art Museums Gallery talk by the curator at 6:45 p.m., January 22, […]
PRESS RELEASE: January 13, 2016 @ Cork & Keg AMP Tax Workshop 5-7pm Join us for a FREE workshop on taxes and accounting for musicians, presented by Brian C. Hunter, CPA. Free refreshments provided by Asheville Music Professionals! Topics will include: Income Tax Preparation and forms, getting all the available Deductions, Record Keeping, dealing with […]
Press release from the City of Asheville and the Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (January 11, 2016): On November 30, 2015 the City of Asheville concluded the Watch for Me NC campaign. The campaign, which ran from September to November, demonstrated a citywide reduction of 27% in pedestrian and bicycle related crashes in comparison to […]
Press release from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian: On Thursday January 7, at the first Tribal Council meeting of 2016, Marie Junaluska, representative from Painttown, gave a presentation about the Warriors of AniKituhwa. “Over the past ten years, they have inspired Cherokee people with their image of strength and pride, bringing back the Welcome […]
Press release: Literary Lunch with mystery author Jamie Mason The Literary Lunch special for January 14 at 12 p.m. at the Henderson County Public Library is mystery author Jamie Mason of Flat Rock, N.C. Her début novel Three Graves Full was a Library Journal Best Book of 2013 and a Booklist Best Crime Novel of […]
Downtown Books and News hosts an evening of experimental music on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 7:30 p.m. The lineup includes Oggetto (Frank Meadows, Michael Flannery and Carmelo), Jake Meginsky (electronic musician and installation artist) and Bill Nace and Ed Yazijian playing as a duo Suggested donation is $7-12 for bands. dbnbooks.com FROM A PRESS RELEASE: […]
From UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville and The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) have partnered to launch the Center for Creative Entrepreneurship. The new center will create an all-in-one ecosystem to coalesce business resources and training programs to support student and community innovations and craft products. This initiative is supported by the Windgate Charitable Foundation, with […]
Press release: A Glimpse “Behind the Scenes” at the Asheville Art Museum Exhibition opens January 16, 2016; on view through late Spring 2016 ASHEVILLE—Visitors to the Asheville Art Museum will soon get a peek into the day-to-day activities of the Museum’s curatorial department in a new exhibition opening January 16 titled Vault Visible: Behind the […]
Press release: ASHEVILLE, NC – January 6, 2016 Ray Spillenger: Rediscovery of a Black Mountain Painter Exhibition: January 22, 2016 – May 21, 2016 Opening Reception: Friday, January 22 from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m., FREE Admission Curated by Dr. Theodore E. Stebbins Jr., Curator of American Art, Emeritus, Harvard Art Museums Gallery talk by the […]
Press release: DEQ announces 14 public meetings on draft coal ash pond closure deadlines RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, on Friday announced 14 public meetings on the department’s draft proposed classifications for each of Duke Energy coal ash impoundments in North Carolina. The hearings give the public an opportunity to […]
Press release: 1/14: Hendersonville Green Drinks: The Path Toward a Cleaner, Safer and More Affordable Energy Future Hendersonville, N.C. — MountainTrue Campaigns Director Joan Walker is the featured presenter of the next Hendersonville Green Drinks on Thursday, January 14 at Black Bear Coffee in downtown Hendersonville. New time and place! What: Hendersonville Green Drinks Where: […]
Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 49 Mt. Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 828-250-6777
PRESS RELEASE: One Center Yoga will host a Kirtan to benefit Ryan Conrad and Family with Osel & Friends on Saturday January 16, 2016 from 7:30-9:30pm. Ösel (Tibetan for clearlight) is a metaphor for the experience of being the non-dual basis of all existence. Words can only point to it, however, through deep listening it […]
PRESS RELEASE: John Wesley Coleman III with Spider Bags and The Sexpatriates January 15th at Lazy Diamond Austin’s John Wesley Coleman III incorporates his heady musings and witticisms with analog slacker rock. His new full length release, Greatest Hits, is now available on vinyl by local imprint Super Secret Records (The album is also available […]
PRESS RELEASE: We are thrilled to announce a call for submissions for the 9th Annual Music Video Asheville (MVA), the annual showcase to celebrate the collaboration of Asheville musicians and filmmakers. Submission acceptance begins on January 13. Last year, 65 local musicians and filmmakers submitted their Music Videos for consideration in this growing event. Thirty […]
From MountainTrue: Duke initally planned to replace the coal plant with a 650-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant and a new 45-mile transmission line that wold have cut through our mountains, farmlands and communities to a substation in Campobello, SC. But thousands of people spoke out and in November the utility decided to scrap the transmission […]
From Asheville City Source: Packing peanuts cluttering up your life? What about Styrofoam from holiday shipping? These items don’t go in your regular recycling bin but you can responsibility dispose of them during Asheville GreenWorks next Hard to Recycle event, coming up Jan. 16 in Asheville. They are accepting a lot of things that we […]
From Diana Wortham Theatre: Internationally Renowned Koresh Dance Company Brings Innovative Show, ev•o•lu•tion, to Diana Wortham Theatre on Friday & Saturday, January 22 & 23 at 8:00 p.m. One of Philadelphia’s top dance ensembles and a recipient of distinction from the National Endowment for the Arts, Koresh Dance Company performs the intense and intricately […]
