Vulnerable North Carolinians can request free PPE as they head to the polls.

BallotTrax by i3Logix is a unique, patent-pending solution that tracks the status of every mail-in ballot and sends a series of proactive alerts to voters telling them where their ballot is in the election process from printed to accepted! This gives voters peace of mind knowing their vote remains private and has been counted!

Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina will remain paused in Phase 3 for three more weeks as health officials continue to monitor North Carolina’s viral trends. North Carolina has seen increased hospitalizations and trajectory of cases in recent weeks. Governor Cooper underscored the importance of wearing masks, social distancing, and using good judgment despite fatigue or frustration with the pandemic.

Staff Picks From Around the Web Brevard Music Center

Now Hear This
Haydn: King of Strings
Violinist Scott Yoo chases the secret histories of the “first classical composer,” Franz Joseph Haydn.

Whitfield Lovell, One of These Days, 2006, charcoal and china on wood, 84 × 37 × 4 ½ inches. Museum purchase with funds provided by 2007 Collectors’ Circle with additional funds provided by Phillip Broughton & David Smith, 2007.33.01.29. © Whitfield Lovell

BMC@Home

From our home to yours: students and faculty share new concerts, living room recitals, and masterclasses.

BMC 2020 guest artist Ray Chen was set to perform at Brevard for the first time this summer. Since he couldn’t be here in person, enjoy this performance of the third movement of Bach’s Sonata for Violin Solo No. 3.

The Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning documentary RBG, directed by award-winning filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen, chronicles the inspiring and personal story of Ginsburg’s rise to the nation’s highest court while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. “From her Supreme Court chambers to her exercise room, what a privilege and a joy it was for us to train our cameras on RBG, and capture the story of this feisty, determined, brilliant woman who used her talents to make our world a better place,” said West and Cohen.

“What makes it memorable is its portrait of a woman with an exceptional intellect, to be sure, but also a lifelong capacity for staggering amounts of minutely detailed, unswervingly purposeful work.” – Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

“The movie’s touch is light and its spirit buoyant, but there is no mistaking its seriousness or its passion. Those qualities resonate powerfully in the dissents that may prove to be Justice Ginsburg’s most enduring legacy, and RBG is, above all, a tribute to her voice.” – A.O. Scott, The New York Times

In addition to owning the film, you’ll also have access to a long-form Q&A with the directors from earlier this summer.

Staff Picks From Around the Web Brevard Music Center

Royal Opera House
Presents Cubanía
Danza Contemporánea de Cuba’s riveting performance of La Ecuación is definitely not to be missed.

The NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center (NCMS&RP) has formed a partnership with the Small Business Technology Development Center (SBTDC) to survey small businesses (1-100 employees) across North Carolina to identify their greatest needs. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete and will provide us with important information to customize statewide training webinars and small business assistance that fits the needs of small businesses in NC. This partnership is looking for 2000 small business responses from across the state. Businesses should respond by Saturday, October 31, 2020.

Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre is a professional theatre company in residence at the historic Owen Theatre on the campus of Mars Hill University. Since its founding in 1975 by visionary director and theatre educator Jim Thomas, SART has produced scores of plays, musicals, and original works, many portraying the rich culture and heritage of Southern Appalachia. After operating for many years as a program of MHU, SART became an independent nonprofit organization in 2003 and is governed by a volunteer board of directors. In recognition of its artistic excellence and cultural importance to the community, SART has received major funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, North Carolina Arts Council, Madison County Arts Council, and the Shubert Foundation. SART also receives major support from Mars Hill University, along with donations and sponsorships from many generous individuals and business owners.

All payments for the silent auction will be made upon the conclusion of item bidding. We will reach out to our top bidders to arrange individual payments. Pick-up of all items will be held at the SART box office, by appointment only. Bidders will be responsible for shipping costs, if needed. Once we conclude the silent auction we will then schedule pickups with the winning bidders.

THANK YOU for your participation!

Staff Picks From Around the Web Brevard Music Center

The Met Museum:
The Met Collection
Browse the Metropolitan Museum of Arts’ virtual collection of masks, musical instruments, and more!

Learn about the water cycle: beginners, intermediate and advanced lessons.

Compliments USGS.

Digital BMC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS English Folk Song Suite
I. Seventeen Come Sunday
Brevard Concert Orchestra • Keith Lockhart, conductor
Recorded live on August 2, 2013,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.

If you are interested in volunteering, there is an ongoing need for volunteers at the Thrift Store! Positions range from one time to regularly occurring shifts, across a range of positions. No retail experience is required. To learn more about volunteering, visit https://www.blueridgehumane.org/get-involved/volunteer/ and fill out the Volunteer Application.

All proceeds from purchases at the Blue Ridge Humane Society Thrift Store go directly to helping animals at Blue Ridge Humane Society with housing, medical care, routine vet care and vaccinations, and more, as they are on their journey to a new, loving home.

Blue Ridge Humane Society thanks the community very much for continuing to remember us and for your ongoing support of the work of Blue Ridge Humane Society!

The Blue Ridge Humane Society Thrift Store is operated by the Blue Ridge Humane Society with proceeds directly helping animals in our care. Our store is almost entirely volunteer run. The Thrift Store is located at 1214 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville, NC, and is open 9:30am-4:30pm,Tuesday-Saturday. The store sells gently used donated items, including clothing, shoes, accessories, jewelry, furniture, linens, “boutique” items from upscale designer fashions,  antiques, crafting supplies, as well as a limited selection of electronics.

BMC@Home

From our home to yours: students and faculty share new concerts, living room recitals, and masterclasses.

VOTING RESOURCES

If you are already registered, fill out a pledge that you will be voting and share with 3 friends here.

Absentee ballot deadlines
Info regarding absentee ballots

Request: Received by Oct. 27
Return by Mail: Postmarked by Nov. 3
Return in person: Nov. 3 by 5:00 p.m.

Early voting is Oct. 15 – Oct. 31, Asheville locations are listed below
Early voting lookup for all counties. 

– Civic Center
– The Wesley Grant Center
– The Asheville Mall
– The Outlet Mall
– UNCA
– West Asheville Community Center
– Reynolds Village

Link to get a sample ballot
Nonpartisan candidate guide
Volunteer info
Link for Poll Worker Volunteer info