First: The Beer City title It's time to celebrate, preferably by quaffing a locally brewed beer. Our fair city won the 2010 title of Beer City, USA, for the second year in a row. This year, Asheville gets to be sole holder of the brew crown — unlike last year, when we shared the sobriquet […]
The Archrivals perform at a benefit for Just Economics
The Friday, June 4 show at The Rocket Club also features other Chuck Lichenberger and Stephanie Morgan projects, wigs, capes, personas and musical expressions.
Three’s company
Photo by Halima Flynt
Free downtown events in Pritchard Park!
From hula-hooping jams to free music at lunch time to a new Saturday market, the Asheville Downtown Association and Arts2People aim to keep it lively.
Put on your red dress
Photos by Halima Flynt
Craggy Gardens
Photographs from a Sunday hike in Craggy Gardens.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Busk Break: Eric Stephens covers “Old Man”
Local musician Eric Stephens performs his version of the classic Neil Young song “Old Man” on Pack Square.
Female elected officials say to kids, “Let’s Move, Buncombe!”
President Barack Obama’s and First Lady Michelle Obama’s spring break visit to Asheville personally inspired me to eat ribs at 12 Bones Smokehouse (not that I needed an excuse). The first couple’s visit also inspired Buncombe County Commissioner Holly Jones to a healthier, albeit somewhat less tasty, goal.
Dancing white squirrels set new world record in Brevard
On May 29, at the White Squirrel Festival in Brevard, NC, 280 people dressed up as white squirrels and danced for over five minutes. The dancing white squirrels set a new world record for the largest number of dancers at a public setting dressed up in costume. Photo by Jonathan Welch
Mountain Sports Festival 2010
The 10th Annual Mountain Sports Festival in Asheville this weekend. Check out a photo gallery from the Mountain Sports Festival. Photos by Halima Flynt.
Mountain Sports Festival 2010: Ongoing coverage
With the help of festival-goers and Xpress staff, we gathered photos and Twitter-based live coverage of the 10th annual Mountain Sports Festival, which got under way Friday, May 28, and ended Sunday evening, May 30.
See full-sized slideshows and what folks said about the festival.
ACDT Presents Frank’s Got the Blues and Jaque Mate
Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre and the Danza Compania del Estado de Yucatan present Frank’s Got the Blues and Jaque Mate at Diana Wortham Theatre on June 11 and 12. The concert of modern dance and ballet promises to be an entertaining and thought-provoking show exploring themes of power, pain, joy and love.
Video A-Go-Go: Wacky Races, Bear Tourism, Speedy Jesus Painting And Franti’s Asheville Fandom
This week’s roundup of local videos includes coverage of the Asheville Idiotarod, a black bear checking out downtown, a very speedy work of religious art, Michael Franti video blogging the Orange Peel and more.
Moogus Operandi
Photos from Moogus Operandi, a benefit for The Bob Moog Foundation at The Orange Peel, Thursday, May 27.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Busk Break: Sweet Street Symphony Brings A Touch Of NOLA To The AVL
Members of the New Orleans-based Sweet Street Symphony performed a set on the streets of downtown Asheville today. Here’s a sample of their sound.
Scenes from the Moogus Operandi pre-party
Last night, May 26, Erik Norlander and a group of local musicians including Woody Wood, Ellie LaBar, Adama Dembele, Shen Hunt, Oso Rey and Debrissa McKinney jammed-out at the Moogus Operandi pre-party at Echo Mountain Studios. The main event goes down tonight at the Orange Peel starting at 7 p.m. See last week’s feature “Feeling the Moog Spirit” for more info.
Lexington Ave.
Angela Shelton plans to move back to Asheville
The acclaimed filmmaker missed her flight back to Los Angeles — and couldn’t be happier. She is in the process of relocating her multiple projects to Western North Carolina where she will work with local talent.
Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies: Death To Shrek, Long Live The AFS
Xpress film reviewers Justin Souther are back with a new podcast. This week, the duo discuss the latest Shrek instalment, the classic adaptation of Frankenstein, The Square, MacGruber and Exit Through The Gift Shop, as well as giving a few details on the still-forming Asheville Film Society.
The Namaste Project and Shamanic Journey
Two spiritually-oriented art exhibits open in Asheville
Best Dressed Buskers: Christopher Hutchins
Christopher Hutchins of xppr5-9 and The Carolina Music Band.