Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, a children’s museum in downtown Hendersonville, is excited to announce that Santa Claus will make a special visit to Hands On! Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. There will be a letter-writing station set up so visitors can write a letter to Santa and deliver it to him [...]
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Review by John Crutchfield — Early in his illustrious career, Neil Simon was often criticized for the shallowness of his characters and the frivolity of his material. While these deficiencies seemed in no way to detract from audiences’ enjoyment of his plays, Simon responded by writing The Prisoner of Second Avenue, an apparently sincere effort [...]
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Air quality problems return on Wednesday, Nov. 3 — despite the fact that ozone season officially ended Oct. 31. Nov. 3 has been classified a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Henderson and surrounding WNC counties. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion at lower elevations.
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Were you there Oct. 30 at Never Blue’s Masquerade Ball? What do you remember most? Never Blue got this video of how to eat fire and juggle at the same time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIkU_fKwR7Q
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Pardee hospital announces: The Board of Directors of the Henderson County Hospital Corporation has announced it has received a letter of resignation from Kris Hoce, President and CEO of Pardee Hospital. “Mr. Hoce has been a highly regarded leader of our community hospital and we are extremely disappointed in this news,” stated Bill Lapsley, Chairman [...]
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Registration is now open for the Nov 15 AdvantageWest Economic Summit. AdvantageWest’s next Economic Summit will be held on Monday, Nov 15 at Diana Wortham Theatre, located in Pack Place in the heart of downtown Asheville. A networking reception begins at 5:30pm and a panel discussion on the economy in Western North Carolina starts at [...]
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Sabrina Nizzi captured on video these varied reactions of folks on Main Street to the question “Does voting matter?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdj9-p4Uwvg Watch for more installments of A Minute on Main Street, when Nizzi focuses her camera and editing skills in order to give us a look at what people are thinking and saying about local issues.
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Flat Rock Playhouse is hosting a Neil Simon film festival for the ticket purchasers of the current Neil Simon production, The Prisoner of Second Avenue onstage through November 21. But to go, you must purchase a ticket to the stage show. Ticket holders get to see, for free, one of the films in the six-night [...]
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In this week’s WNC Wellness review: advice for the flu season; Buncombe County government restructures its health & dental services; Buncombe County Medical Society hosted a candidates forum; Asheville-based institute receives funding to study acupuncturists’ herbs; two of Asheville’s oldest allergy & asthma practices join forces; & more. • Feature: Wellness: Fly through the flu season: [...]
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