The man who put on the Loki Music Festival at Deerfields may or may not have surfaced again in Arizona. Why are people looking for him?
Year: 2011
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UPDATE: Buncombe County Commissioners PASS public vote on AB-Tech tax hike
At this evening’s Jan. 18 meeting, the Buncombe County County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to put a one-quarter-of-1-cent sales-tax increase on the ballot to help fund $129 million in building improvements at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The measure is now set to go up for a public vote on Election Day, Nov. 8.
N.C. fiscal woes include $2.5 billion debt for unemployment benefits
To pay unemployment benefits, the state has borrowed approximately $2.5 billion from the federal government since 2009.
Review of A Life in the Theatre
It takes superb actors to play badly on purpose without winking, and both Steve Lloyd and Casey Morris are brilliantly up to the task in David Mamet’s comedy.
Abigail Washburn finally makes it to the Grey Eagle
It was touch-and-go there for clawhammer banjo player/world music songwriter Abigail Washburn. She had to postpone one show date. But her Feb. 5 performance at Grey Eagle is good to go.
Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler Jan. 19-25: No Strings Attached on the Way Back
So, are there two or three movies opening this week? Well, that’s still not clear—thanks to the Monday holiday. In other words, what I know at this point is that No Strings Attached and The Way Back are opening, and The Company Men either is or it isn’t. I’m not in the least sure that anyone cares that much. All in all, this simply doesn’t look like a week designed to set the box office ablaze.
Get toasty at the Winter Warmer this weekend
Get your beer on at the Civic Center this weekend with numerous local and regional brews, entertainment and plenty of special guests.
Pictured: Winter Warmer co-organizer Mark Lyons with Xpress beer columnist Anne Fitten Glenn at the 2010 Winter Warmer Beer Festival.
Scenes from the Roan Highlands
As the snow melted in Asheville this weekend, the higher mountain ranges outside of town remained winter wonderlands. On Saturday, Jan. 15, a group of friends and I packed up our snowboards and sleds and trekked to the Roan Highlands in search of adventure. Here’s a slide show of some of our photos from the day.
“Wonderfully. Totally. Insane.”
When Jekyll Met Hyde brings several generations of Asheville’s actors together in a wild ride of a show(s).
MLK Day marchers fill Pack Square
Waving banners and singing, about 300 people marched into Pack Square around noon to mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The march, followed by speeches and music, was the capstone of several days of events celebrating King’s message of racial equality, peace and social justice. Photos of the event below:
Photo by David Forbes
HATCH Bash kicks off the multi-disciplinary arts fest
Learn more about HATCH Asheville 2011 and help the festival (slated to run April 14-17 this year) get off to a good start. Food, drink, music and more at the Hotel Indigo on Saturday, Jan. 22.
The Walkmen at the Grey Eagle
Rich got photos. Jesse got video. We all got seriously entertained.
The Flying Frog Café is closed
An Asheville institution since 1996, The Flying Frog Café has closed its doors. Xpress caught up with owner Vijay Shastri to find out why.
WNC Wellness: Acupuncture clinic, “Frostbite” run and more
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Free local acupuncture clinic on Jan. 29th; Park Ridge plans “Frostbite” run; Mission opens a new orthopedic unit; a new NC Quit-line to aid in quitting smoking; & more.
Busk Break: Matthew Heckler and Trevor Grassi perform “Por una cabeza”
Recently relocated busking violinist Matthew Heckler and his visiting accordionist friend Trevor Grassi perform their version of Carlos Gardel’s popular tango tune “Por una cabeza” in front of the Woolworth Walk on Haywood Street in downtown Asheville.
The Beat: Snowpocalypse strikes again
Unusually cold and snowy weather dominated headlines last week. In the wake of the frozen onslaught, famed WNC forecaster Ray Russell issued a “death notice” on his long-range prediction for a mild winter.
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: A Brief, Informal Look at Censorship
About a week ago a friend of mine argued that Hammer horror movies were considered adult fare and were “rated accordingly,” which I knew was demonstrably wrong—at least in America for the first 11 years of the studio’s heyday. Yesterday my mother forwarded me one of those annoying e-mails extolling how “great” things used to be that asserted that movies didn’t used to need ratings because they were made by “responsible people” who made sure they were suitable for “everyone.” I knew that was pretty much banana oil. These two things—along with various bouts of balderdash I’ve heard over the years—prompted me to offer this column in an attempt to set a few things straight.
Busk Break: “Lazy” Louie Clegg performs “My Money Never Runs Out”
Ohio-based busker “Lazy” Louie Clegg performs his version of the Gus Cannon tune “My Money Never Runs Out” in front of Malaprop’s on a cold, snow-covered January afternoon in downtown Asheville.
Fringe benefits
The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival runs Thursday, Jan. 20 through Sunday, Jan. 23. Dance, music, multi-media, performing arts, installation, theatre, comedy and more.
It’s Time for Three
Asheville Bravo Concerts presents a string trio that can’t be classified. Want to attend tomorrow’s performance? We’re giving away two pairs of tickets to the stellar show.
About 1 in 79 Buncombe homes in foreclosure in 2010
In 2010, a total of 1,393 homes — roughly one in 79 — were in foreclosure in Buncombe County, according to statistics gathered by the NC Justice Center, a low-income advocacy group. The rate is lower than the state as a whole, where about one in 63 homes were in foreclosure.