For this year’s holiday mixtape, we asked our resident experts (i.e., local musicians) to pick their favorite obscure Christmas tune. Listen and watch the songs after the jump. (Illustration by Nathanael Roney)
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CalCast: Dec. 22-25
Christmas is often a time to cozy up with family, but why not take your celebrations out on the town?
Activists hold memorial for homeless
Local activists hold memorial for 22 who died homeless in 2011.
Rumors still brewing: Latest Twitter dispatches on New Belgium’s interest in RAD
Rumors were flying on Twitter today, Dec. 21, about New Belgium Brewing’s ongoing interest in building a production facility in Asheville’s River Arts District.
Tomorrow’s solstice marks the first day of winter
The solstice occurs in Asheville at 12:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, Dec. 22, marking the beginning of winter. At that moment, the Earth’s axis will tilt the Northern Hemisphere at its largest angle away from the sun, according to Pamela McCown, coordinator at the A-B Tech Institute for Climate Education.
Review: Moscow’s Great Russian Nutcracker performs in Asheville
Getting beyond the sticker shock of $60-80 tickets show tickets, $10 parking and $5 tiny plastic glasses of wine, the Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker offered a grand spectacle. The promise of a spellbinding performance attracted a near-full capacity crowd to the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Monday, Dec. 19. Attendees came in classic Asheville mixed […]
This weekend on a shoestring
Need a break from all that wholesome family time? We’ve got music, hiking, comedy and film to keep you entertained over the holidays. As always, share your own budget-friendly events in the comments section.
Sign of the times: Billboard campaign aims to promote acceptance of immigrants
In the wake of a raid at the Shogun Buffet on Brevard Road that sent 12 immigrant workers to jail earlier this month, a Raleigh-based nonprofit is sponsoring a series of billboards across the state that aim to put a human face on immigration.
“Cold Cold Christmas” video by Vendetta Creme
Local torch-singer Kelly Barrow (aka Vendetta Creme) performs this adorably ironic holiday tune. Video by David Connor Jones.
The Waynesville Kodokan Judo Club wraps up a busy year
Throw! Choke! Slam and sweep! Kodokan Judo has a reputation as being one of the more violent forms of martial arts, but that hasn’t stopped the Waynesville Kodokan Judo Club. Easily adapted for the safety of children and adults, this ancient Japanese art has a strong presence in Western North Carolina.
Elfin
A knit hat, graphic wrap, red tunic, lace skirt and canvas boots.
Busk Break: James Joyce performs “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
Last year, Busk Break featured a trio of holiday-themed tunes by Chapel Hill-based euphonium player James Joyce. This year, Joyce is back, and we’re happy to present his version of “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 12/21/11
• ‘Asheville 11’ anarchists
worried ‘Shogun 12’ jailed
immigrants are stealing
publicity that otherwise
would go to homegrown
numerically named groups
that should be freed
Alternative Brainergy
Holiday Beer
Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler Dec 21.-27: Welcome to the Week of Mass Confusion
There’s really no way to describe the layout of this week’s movies other than calling it a total mess. We have movies. Oh, my, do we have movies. And in itself, that’s not the problem. No, the problem is that some of them arrive on Wednesday, some of them arrive on Friday and some of them arrive on Sunday. If you want to make it just that much worse, some (maybe most) theaters are opening two of them on Tuesday night. My only suggestion is that you pay attention and keep those theater movie-line numbers close at hand and hope that the theaters can keep up with updating those lines. (Having spent more than my share of time recording the “Hello and thank you for calling” phone message at a theater, I know all the possible flaws in the updating process — including everybody thinking someone else did it.)
Belay on!
What: Lunch breaks bring to mind soggy sandwiches and communal silverware, but they can also be a great time to get out of the office and get some exercise. Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department will offer low-cost lunchtime “rock” climbing at the Montford Climbing Wall. Participants will push themselves to scale this indoor […]
Playing to the Crowd
“Crowd funding” is one of the new buzz words to emerge from the creative chaos of Web 2.0. So new in fact, that Webster’s dictionary does not yet have a definition for the term. With websites such as Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and GoFundMe moving to fill this niche, and Asheville residents and nonprofits trying out these […]
Correction
In the Dec. 7 Green Scene, we provided incomplete guidance regarding wild plant collection. Collection permits are available only for selected plant species on national forests in North Carolina. All collection for commercial use requires a permit. For personal use, collection of edible fruits, such as blueberries, are free; a few root edibles, such as […]
Dear Curbie
Santa, shmanta. Sure, the big guy is great at unloading gifts. But you might also notice that his little “green” elves wrap that stuff in tons of paper, plastic and cardboard. And does he ever come back with his sleigh to recycle all that trash? Not even once. So this year, we decided to spotlight […]
Breakfast off the beaten path
If you live in Asheville, you likely know about Tupelo Honey Café's sweet potato pancakes and Early Girl Eatery's egg biscuits. Chances are also good that you've stood in line for Sunny Point's huevos rancheros or Over Easy's smoked-trout omelet. If you've missed out, get thee to these standbys before tourist season returns. But even […]