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“Uptown, Downtown, No Town” by David Mallett

Friday, August 26, 2016 by packnc

David Mallett was a pioneer of the downtown Asheville revitalization, opening the Weinhaus at 86 Patton Avenue in 1977. It is Asheville’s oldest beer and wine store. In 1985, after 8 years of operating the Weinhaus, David Mallett spoke to the Pen & Plate Club of Asheville, of which he was a member, about the

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Buncombe County Television Spreads the Word on “Asheville in the 1980s!”

Friday, August 19, 2016 by packnc

The staff of the North Carolina Room are grateful to Kathy Hughes, Max Taintor and BCTV (Buncombe County Television) crew for filming all of the Asheville in the 1980s series. They have also provided the North Carolina Room with copies of each program on YouTube which we have on our HeardTell blog site (see tab

Asheville in the 1980s BCTV Buncombe County TV Max Taintor

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The 1980s: A Vibrant Decade for the Arts in Asheville

Thursday, August 11, 2016 by packnc

A packed house in Lord Auditorium was the scene for the fourth program in the library’s series on Asheville in the 1980s. Sponsored by the Friends of the North Carolina Room, the July 27 event was a lively retrospective on the vibrant art world in 1980s Asheville. Phyllis Lang, former editor of The Arts Journal,

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John Rogers and the Red Cornice on the Haywood Park Hotel

Friday, August 05, 2016 by packnc

But first some history. E. W. Grove built the new Bon Marche department store for Solomon Lipinsky; architect/designer was W. L. Stoddart, an architect from New York City. Lipinsky had founded the store in Asheville in 1889. The Bon Marche later moved into a new building across the street at 33 Haywood in 1936 (now the

Asheville Asheville in the 1980s Haywood Park Hotel John Rogers Pen and Plate Club Robert D. Armstrong

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The North Carolina Room Welcomes You From Street Level

Friday, July 29, 2016 by packnc

The North Carolina Room has always had a visibility problem, even when it was on the main floor across from what used to be the Reference Desk. Staff and Board members of the Friends of the North Carolina Room decided to put a window wrap on the front corner of Pack Memorial Library at street level on

Asheville Henco Reprographics

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Program: Asheville in the 1980s/A Look at the Arts, Wednesday July 27th 6:00 to 7:30 pm

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 by packnc

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY MATURES IN 1980s The Asheville Symphony Orchestra began in Asheville in 1927 under the direction of the famous flutist Lamar Stringfield. He was a former member of the New York Philharmonic and founder of the North Carolina Symphony. Their first performance was a program of classical favorites at the old Plaza Theater. In August

Asheville Asheville Arts & Culture Asheville in the 1980s Asheville Sympony Orchestra Robert Hart Baker

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HeardTell Blog

“Uptown, Downtown, No Town” by David Mallett

Buncombe County Television Spreads the Word on “Asheville in the 1980s!”

The 1980s: A Vibrant Decade for the Arts in Asheville

John Rogers and the Red Cornice on the Haywood Park Hotel

The North Carolina Room Welcomes You From Street Level

Program: Asheville in the 1980s/A Look at the Arts, Wednesday July 27th 6:00 to 7:30 pm

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