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Morganton Festival, September 6 & 7
Join Downtown Morganton in celebrating 38 years of the Morganton Festival sponsored by Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge! The festival features free music all day plus national country acts, Kid Zone fun with rides and games, and food for all ages, plus over a mile and a half of arts & craft vendors from all over the country!
Asheville wins Sister Cities International 2019 Award for Best Overall Program
Press release from Asheville Sister Cities: Asheville, North Carolina has won the Sister Cities International 2019 Award for Best Overall Program for a city with a population of 50,001-100,000. The awards competition, which is open to over 500 sister city programs nationwide,recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding individuals and community sister city programs that are promoting […]
Celebrated yoga teacher and activist Seane Corn presents debut book at Malaprop’s Bookstore
Press release from Malaprop’s Bookstore: Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café welcomes internationally-acclaimed yoga teacher Seane Corn and her debut book, Revolution of the Soul, in “An Evening with Seane Corn,” on Tuesday, September 10, at 6:30 p.m., at Jubilee! Community Church, 46 Wall Street, Asheville, NC. Doors open at 6 p.m. This is a ticketed event. The $30.00 […]
Overdose Awareness Day event at Carrier Park on Aug. 31
Press release from SeekHealing: International Overdose Awareness Day takes place every year on Aug. 31 to raise awareness about overdose and reduce the stigma of drug-related overdoses and deaths. This day acknowledges the grief of families and friends of those who have passed or been permanently injured by an overdose. The opioid overdose epidemic is […]
Small bites: ASAP’s Local Food Experience returns
Entering its fourth year, ASAP’s Local Food Experience returns to New Belgium Brewing Co. on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 6-8:30 p.m. Also: Hole Doughnuts hosts book signing; Soverign Remedies teams up with OWL Bakery; and more.
RFDG to preserve Berry Temple UMC and use as headquarters
Press release from River Front Development Group: “We are thrilled to be joining Berry Temple in its next chapter, a chapter that will honor the legacy of Berry Temple while also creating new opportunities for connection, education, and growth for African-Americans in Asheville,” said Marcell Proctor, President of River Front Development Group (RFDG). “We appreciate the […]
Outdoor Economy Conference Returns to Asheville in October
The Outdoor Economy Conference will return to Western North Carolina (WNC) for a second year on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. After selling out in its inaugural year, the conference has doubled in size and grown in scope with the help of the new Growing Outdoors Partnership, a regional economic development initiative focused on the outdoors […]
Warren Wilson students receive Fulbright scholarships
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Two recent Warren Wilson College graduates have earned prestigious Fulbright research scholarships. The scholarships will enable Keaton Scanlon and Nick Macalle to pursue agroforestry research projects in Senegal and Indonesia. Scanlon’s project will focus on traditional wild food in rural villages of Joal, Senegal, and Macalle’s project will focus […]
Small bites: Vegan Barbecue Cookoff returns
The BLOCK Off Biltmore will host the second consecutive Great North Carolina Vegan Barbecue Cookoff. Also: The Market Place Restaurant celebrates 40 years; Tupelo Honey hosts pairing brunch; and more.
Body positivity gains traction in Asheville
Body type preferences have fluctuated over the last 100 years, but activists in Asheville are encouraging women to be their own icons.
Our Global Table benefit for Pisgah Legal Services on July 21
Press release from Pisgah Legal Services: Buncombe County is a culturally diverse community. In fact, over 55 languages are spoken at home by students enrolled in Buncombe County Schools, including Spanish, Russian, Moldovan, Ukrainian, and Romanian. For many people, food is a connection to their roots and a way to share their culture. On Sunday, […]
ASAP hosts its 11th annual Farm Tour
Drinking water, sunscreen, hat, closed-toe walking shoes, cash and a camera: These items are all on the “items to bring” checklist provided by Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project to people embarking on the 11th annual ASAP Farm Tour on Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23. But the real key to a successful tour, according to tour coordinator Robin […]
Tameca Jones and Secret B-Sides play Downtown After 5, June 21
Press release from the Asheville Downtown Association: The 31st season of Downtown After 5, presented by Prestige Subaru, returns Friday, June 21 from 5-9pm. Downtown After 5 takes place the 3rd Friday of the month May – September and is held on North Lexington Avenue. Events are free and open to the public. Headliner: Tameca […]
D.D. Bullwinkel’s celebrates 25 years in Brevard
Press release from D.D. Bullwinkel’s: In the summer of 1994, Lion King and Forest Gump dominated at the box office; the All-4-One hit “I Swear” was at the top of the Billboard Charts; and OJ Simpson had us riveted to our television screens. The internet, Amazon and Yahoo were infants. The internet was mostly used […]
Terpsicorps revisits a poignant topic with ‘Hunger’
Terpsicorps’ ‘Hunger’ returns to the stage Thursday-Saturday, June 20-22, at Diana Wortham Theater for the company’s 17th season. Its message is even more relevant today than when the ballet premiered in Asheville five years ago.
Two Asheville leaders win major cash fellowships
Asheville City Council member Sheneika Smith and social justice advocate Nicole Townsend have each received unrestricted $200,000 cash awards from The Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund to be disbursed over two years. Smith and Townsend are the first recipients of new awards, known as the Tzedek Brilliance Awards, which recognize “leaders who have consistently shown up for Asheville, N.C.”
Beer Scout: CANarchy Collaboratory opens with locally partnered brews on tap
New beers made alongside Highland, Asheville Brewing, Green Man, Bhramari and Hi-Wire will be available at the June 10 opening.
G Yamazawa makes his Asheville music debut at The Mothlight
The Japanese-American MC and Durham native has found his niche in Los Angeles.
Letter: Slim down food waste at landfill
“A common misconception people have is that food waste composts in the landfill, but due to its anaerobic environment, food almost mummifies, taking years, sometimes decades, to break down.”
Strive Beyond events begin May 11
Press release from Land of Sky: How do you get groceries, go to work, or travel between towns in Western NC? Here’s guess, you drive a car. Our transportation system is designed to promote the use of literally the least efficient and out-of-scale means of moving people from place to place. So, we get it, […]