YouTheatre of Flat Rock Playhouse Launches New Curriculum: An Art-Education Revolution
YouTheatre seeks to introduce all students to theatre arts, to encourage life-long relationships with the arts, to focus on learning through practical experience, and to bridge the transition into the professional world. [More details]

The Pixies are Coming to Rock Out the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on September 12
The Pixies are an American alternative rock band that formed in Boston in 1986. [More details]

UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program Offers Fall Workshops Starting September 15
Local writers will have the opportunity to hone their skills with UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program's fall workshops in poetry and prose. [More details]

The Fall LEAF Festival is Just Around the Corner, Get Your Tickets Now!
Discover the magic of the 31st LEAF with folk icons The Indigo Girls, the global music movement Playing For Change, and featured Caribean Traditions artists from Haiti- Boukman Eksperyman. and Bonga & Vodou Drums of Haiti. [More details]

Bring the Family to Grandfather Mountain for Kidsfest on September 11
Grandfather Mountain will celebrate Kidfest, a day designed to get kids excited about the nature and culture of the North Carolina Mountains through fun and entertaining activities on Saturday, September 11. [More details]

Regional Blood Supply Low, O & B Negative are Urgently Needed
Specifically, there is an acute shortage of O and B negative blood types. [More details]

Organicfest Returns to Asheville for 10th Year on September 11
Organicfest, one of the nation's largest regional organic festival, will celebrate National Organic Harvest month on Saturday, September 11th in Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. [More details]

Come and Experience a Little Southern (dis)Comfort on September 9
Come and experience a little Southern (dis)Comfort on Thursday, September 9, at 7 p.m., at the Carol Belk Theater located at UNC Asheville. [More details]

Illnesses Linked to Lake Powhatan
The Centers for Disease Control made the recommendation that Lake Powhatan be temporarily closed to prevent the spread of cryptosporidium (crypto) on August 27. [More details]


New Movies: Avatar: Special Edition 3D, The Last Exorcism, and Takers.

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