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Spooktacular

Haunted happenings for all ages

Alli Marshall | 10/28/2009 | 1 Comment(s)

Playing dress up

Halloween costumes from downtown Asheville

by Alli Marshall, photos by Jonathan Welch | 10/28/2009

Keep that creepy feeling

Stuff to keep you in the spirit after Halloween's done gone

Rebecca Sulock | 10/28/2009

Zelda's neighbor, Frida's pen pal

Novelist Barbara Kingsolver sets The Lacuna partly in Asheville

Alli Marshall | 10/28/2009

Ferocity, urgency, timing

The undefinable Ahleuchatistas release a fifth album to raves

Dane Smith | 10/28/2009

Junker's Blues

Music to score junk by

Whitney Shroyer | 10/28/2009 | 4 Comment(s)

Smart Bets

Your guide to what's happening in music, theater and the arts in Asheville and Western North Carolina

Xpress staff | 10/28/2009


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Jeff Fobes | 11/02 | 11:59 PM

Asheville High auditorium was packed to the gills with book-toting fans of Barbara Kingsolver, who spoke and read from her new novel, The Lacuna, this evening at Asheville High School auditorium. “Let there be no doubt,” reported @mountainxpress via Twitter, “Asheville is a town of book lovers.”


Anne Fitten Glenn | 11/02 | 11:25 AM | 2 Comments

I recently had a conversation with a friend about how much life babies suck out of their mamas. Yes, they suck vast quantities of milk, but also, they suck away our time, energy, sleep and general equilibrium.


Alli Marshall | 10/29 | 08:52 AM

A new book by photographer Tim Barnwell captures 30 year of Appalachian musicians and artisans.


Alli Marshall | 10/28 | 08:02 AM | 2 Comments

Because it’s Halloween weekend and you have the fab costume and you’re all raring to go, Shoestring brings you a few extra bonus pre-weekend events at which to revel. All budget-friendly like. Lots to do, so pace yourself.


Gabe Chess | 10/27 | 12:10 PM | 1 Comment

The poet, awarded for her 2006 book Native Guard, will read at Posana Café at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29


Rebecca Sulock | 10/26 | 05:07 PM

The legendary 5k shopping-cart race is coming to Asheville in November. Get your team, find your cart and start sewing the sequins on your matching capes.


Anne Fitten Glenn | 10/26 | 12:46 PM | 6 Comments

The spine-tingling thrill of watching people wandering around dressed up as monsters and villains makes me happy. What makes me less tingly is the rampant consumerism around Halloween.


Rebecca Sulock | 10/23 | 02:59 PM

Correspondent Jake Frankel and photographer Jonathan Welch bring you a terrific video and photos from this fall’s LEAF.


Alli Marshall | 10/23 | 12:18 PM | 6 Comments

Counting Crows and Ani DiFranco top the just-released roster.


Alli Marshall | 10/23 | 10:48 AM | 6 Comments

N.C.‘s Avett Brothers just announced that their only N.C. date on their 2010 tour will be at Merle Fest in Wilkesboro. Pre-sale for tickets starts today!