Mark your calendars: UNC Tarheels basketball coach and WNC native Roy Williams will visit UNCA’s Justice Center in December. It’s a book-signing for his upcoming Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court.
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Like your music green? Check out these two shows
A couple of eco-friendly music events are going on in town Thursday and Friday: The Duhks (with Solas) at the Orange Peel and Kung Fu Dynamite and Fifth House at the Emerald Lounge on Friday. What makes these shows green? Read on to find out.
Six picked in Asheville Council primary; Mayor Bellamy takes strong lead
Newcomers Bothwell, Smith and Manheimer lead the pack in the City Council Primary, voter turnout lags.
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This weekend on a shoestring
Think of this Weekend on a Shoestring installment as a smorgasbord or low-cost offerings. A folk show here, a few DJs, a PRIDE rally, a little punk, a little Tex-Mex, a whole lot of eclectic sounds.
Book Report: Mayhem in Mayberry
If you ever thought the life of a private investigator was only available to the likes of Magnum P.I. and Remington Steele, think again.
Coming out party
There's more to a gay-pride event than drag queens and disco. That's what a local group of Asheville residents decided after last year's Asheville Pridefest, which by all accounts was a poorly attended affair held in the parking lot of Scandal's, the gay night club on Grove Street. Without criticizing past events, they began building […]
First, the bad zombie news; then, the good zombie news
Disappointing the town's legion of brain-starved undead, the annual Ashtober Zombie Walk has been postponed until next year. After an unprecedented turnout last year, likely due in part to vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's concurrent Asheville appearance, city staff applied regulations that were prohibitively expensive for its organizers, says Ashtober Zombie Walk founder Dan Burrello. […]
Campaign Calendar
The primary election for Asheville City Council candidates wrapped up on Oct. 6, but due to our printing schedule, you won't find results in this issue. Instead, you can find election coverage at www.mountainx.com. We will also have primary election coverage in our Oct. 14 print edition. The general election is coming up on Nov. […]
Teen accused in first-degree murder turns himself in
The alleged gunman in a Sept. 12 murder at Hillcrest Apartments turned himself in on Sept. 29 after a brief manhunt. According to an announcement from the Asheville Police Department, "Marcus Austin Thorpe turned himself in to Asheville police detectives at the Buncombe County Magistrate's Office. He is being held at the Detention Center under […]
RENCI opens doors at Grove Arcade to help educate public and decision-makers
Walking through the Renaissance Computing Institute's new Engagement Center at the Grove Arcade feels a lot like touring NORAD, minus the nuclear-war part. The ultra-high-tech displays, including wall-sized plasma computer monitors and a Geo Dome (sort of a mini Imax) show maps and computer models of, among other things, weather events, drought-prone areas and projections […]
A Basilica birthday bash
Rafael Gustavino gets well-deserved recognition for his architectural accomplishments, especially for his patented arches and domes. And in fact, he is entombed within the domed Basilica St. Lawrence, which he designed and which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. A Century note:The Basilica of St. Lawrence turns 100 this week, celebrating with concerts and a […]
The Green Scene
A fireside chat with naturalist John Muir Imagine spending an evening with John Muir — conservationist, naturalist, mountaineer, explorer, author, philosopher, storyteller and founder of the Sierra Club (those 19th-century folks stayed busy). As local author Thomas Crowe writes, "As if by some kind of time-warp or reincarnation intervention, John Muir will be returning to […]
At home and abroad
The Lake Eden Arts Festival, poised for its 29th installment, has a tradition of bringing both top-notch world-music performers and acts near and dear to the hearts of local festival-goers. And if that seems a rather tall and precarious order, the twice-yearly music, arts and camping event makes it look downright easy. Variety, fusion, festival: […]
A clearer re-view
Though Black Mountain College closed its doors more than 50 years ago, its legacy has flourished and evolved ever since. This weekend, scholars the world over will congregate in Asheville to observe the reverberations of its experimental and often courageous manifestos. Painting with geometry and constellations: Keynote speaker Dorothea Rockburne draws from math and science […]
Opera, intimate and Asheville-style
Sequels are often a disappointing flop. Not so, The Marriage of Figaro: Not only did this opera make it, but it made it big. Following in the legendary steps of its predecessor, The Barber of Seville, this stirring sequel is funny and uplifting, says Asheville Lyric Opera's general and artistic director David Starkey. The theme […]
Soundtrack
Though downtown Asheville's streets are full of buskers — especially on a warm weekend night when the tourists and dinner crowds swarm Battery Park and the Grove Arcade — a stand-out act still does just that: Stands out. That's the story with Leeda Jones, aka Lyric. Nothing's going to break her stride: Lyric Jones performs […]
Spork
If this column were a city block, it might have a boutique hotel next to a yurt. If this column were a dinner, it might be mashed potatoes with a side of blueberries. Our point? Spork is often a mix of disparate stuff that doesn't necessarily go together. This week, we hop from the upcoming […]
Clear-cutting Tiger’s woods
OK, I admit it: I play golf. I like to think of myself as a leftist liberal with a pure passion for social justice, yet I play a game that many consider a major symbol of wasteful wealth. And no one knows better than we in Western North Carolina that golf courses are also the […]
Clear-cutting Tiger’s woods
OK, I admit it: I play golf. I like to think of myself as a leftist liberal with a pure passion for social justice, yet I play a game that many consider a major symbol of wasteful wealth. And no one knows better than we in Western North Carolina that golf courses are also the […]