The Asheville 48 Hour Film Project came to a close this evening, as far as the filming and editing are concerned, but the week’s activities are only just beginning for the public.
Asheville Percussion Festival and Make Music Asheville host handpan artist Adam Maalouf and ‘kalimba man’ Kevin Spears
A recent performance by Maalouf and Spears was doubly significant for its association with both the fourth annual Asheville Percussion Festival and inaugural Make Music Asheville.
Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfunding initiatives
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a photo book capturing Hickory Nut Gap Farm’s storied past and present, a “Barnraiser” to help the farm build a kitchen and butchery on-site and a mobile app for mental wellness information hub MindPod Network.
The 48 Hour Film Project hits the ground running in Asheville
Twenty-five teams gathered at Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company on Coxe Avenue yesterday evening. After a night of fast-paced scripting, Team UNCA was on site this morning filming their fantasy-based story.
30 Days Out: a look at upcoming concerts
Two locally based acts and two artists who came to fame providing musical support for others are the focus of this edition’s roundup.
Matthew Quick delights and devastates in latest novel, Love May Fail
Matthew Quick, author of “Silver Linings Playbook,” has just published new novel “Love May Fail.” Quick reads from and signs the book at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe on Monday, June 29.
Album review: Relics and Roses by Tellico
Musical selflessness and open-book lyrics infuse “Appalachiacana” band Tellico’s album Relics and Roses with honesty. The 45-minute collection of mountain-inspired tunes is out now.
Letter writer: Window organizes, co-sponsors Asheville Art Theory Reading Group with REVOLVE
“[Window has] worked hard to build a sense of community and are proud of the momentum that has been established.”
Sculptor Ron Kane, from apprenticeships to “Gates of Paradise”
Ron Kane worked as a carpenter on more than 38 movie sets and for four years apprenticed to Egyptian King Faruq’s sculptor Mustaf Naguib, but his career came to a sudden halt when he injured his spine on the set of Road to Perdition. Kane has since settled in a Candler-based warehouse-turned-living space where he crafts wooden artwork for customers. He has also created The Next Step for Humanity — the first of a 50-sculpture series called “Gates of Paradise” — and practices a low-key lifestyle he discovered through Sufism.
Smart bets: Charlie Parr
Songwriter and guitarist Charlie Par performs at The Grey Eagle on Wednesday, June 24.
Castell Photography Gallery closes
Over the last six years Castell Photography Gallery has organized an uninterrupted roster of the most innovative and intelligent photography exhibitions that Asheville has yet seen. The gallery has shown some of the medium’s greatest practitioners — historic and contemporary, national and local. But that has now come to an end.
A launch, an anniversary and a closing
Corn Close: A Cottage In Dentdale, otherwise known as Jargon #116, debuts Thursday, June 18 at The Captain’s Bookshelf. PUSH Skateshop and Gallery debuts its second full-length skate video, Left On Red, and PUSH: A Retrospective at PUSH Gallery, an exhibition of photographs and memorabilia.
Smart bets: 48 Hour Film Project screenings
The payoff for this year’s sleepless local filmmakers is your attendance at the videos’ official screenings at Asheville Pizza and Brewing Co. on Tuesday, June 23 through Thursday, June 25, at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. each night.
Art that begins in the landscape: Local artists build their palette from nature
Artists in Asheville are turning to the earth beneath their own feet to fuel their artistic expression. They are alchemists who can blend clay with egg whites and crushed stone to make paint, and they are advocates for the land with which they interact.
Josh Rouse on existential angst and break dancing
Rouse’s newest album, The Embers of Time (the tour for which brings him to New Mountain on Friday, June 19) contains plenty of contenders to add to his hits list. Lead track “Some days I’m Golden All Night” captures both tropical breeze and pragmatic angst. The Neil Young-flavored “New Young” aches with harmonica and thoughts of trading ambition for a slower pace of life.
Girls Rock Asheville fosters young musicians
Girls Rock Asheville is a six-day camp for girls ages 8 to 16. With no previous experience required, campers learn about making music, and working as a team. The camp culminates in a pair of showcase concerts at The Mothlight on Saturday, June 27.
Smart bets: Hank West & the Smokin’ Hots
The quirky musicians release their new album A Message for the Yogi during a set at Tiger Mountain on Saturday, June 20, at 9 p.m.
Chris Stapleton’s “Traveller” traverses his songwriting career
Nashville-based singer-songwriter spoke to Mountain Xpress while driving through the recent storms in Oklahoma — not idea travel conditions, but somehow fitting for his tour in support of solo album, Traveller. The journey brings him to The Orange Peel on Thursday, June 18.
Smart bets: Eternal Summers
Ready your studded belts for a nostalgic rock set with support from White Laces and Absolute Fantasy at the Mothlight on Thursday, June 18, at 9:30 p.m.
Faustine Wilson discusses her mother’s legacy, Survival Pride, and Living in the Shadow of Slavery
Faustine Wilson is the owner of Survival Pride Clothing in downtown Sylva and the daughter of the late author Victoria Casey McDonald. Wilson presents her mother’s last book, Living in the Shadow of Slavery, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville on Saturday, June 27.
Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfunding initiatives
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a local entrepreneur’s quest to make crickets a day-to-day food ingredient, Girls Rock Asheville’s second musical summer camp and a world-class jazz album led by WCU educator Pavel Wlosok.