The Santaland Diaries at ACT is a loose-limbed, easygoing evening that honors and remakes the original Sedaris work. Even if you’ve seen it in before, you haven’t seen it quite like this.
Battery Park, Grove Arcade
Photos by Jonathan Welch.
Review of A Christmas Carol
If you have never encountered the original Dickens tale,or have only the vaguest recollection of it, The Montford Park Players offer you an excellent opportunity to make up this deficiency with their authentic adaptation. Watching it, you may feel yourself transported back to the nineteenth century, not only by the story and its setting but by the acting and staging, too.
This weekend on a shoestring
**MORE EVENTS ADDED!** It’s getting closer to Solstice/Saturnalia/Chanukah/Christmas/Kwanzaa… whatever you celebrate, you’ll need great gifts (we’ve got your trunk shows and sales) and tunes (yep, got those, too). If you’ve been really good this year, the two will happen together. For $5 or less.
Almost winter
Photos by Jonathan Welch.
The 21st noel
Now in its 21st iteration, the annual Christmas Jam — the charitable brainchild of local hero/guitar god Warren Haynes — is as exciting as ever. It's also a tried-and-true event. Fans know the deal: Haynes' musician pals and collaborators are invited to take part in the fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity. Instead of wielding hammers […]
If you wanna rock n’ roll all day
If a star-studded all-night concert with a couple dozen artists coming together in any number of configurations isn't enough, the annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam also packs two days worth of events into the daylight hours (and even some evening hours). The ongoing happenings include an acoustic jam, local band performances, film screenings, standup comedy […]
Looking for laughs? Or great local music?
Comedy Jam The all-new Funny Business Comedy Club hosts the first-ever Comedy Jam on Thursday, Dec. 10. It's an evening of music and hilarity, featuring guitar comedy virtuoso Pat Godwin, who's performed on NBC's Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, The Bob and Tom Show, the Howard Stern show and just about every top morning show […]
Artillery
In general, the stereotype of a painter is that of a solitary figure, probably dressed in black, cooped up in his studio and creating work in isolation. This typecast might explain why the act of live painting is so fascinating for audiences. The opportunity to see an artist working in the flesh is a chance […]
Soundtrack
It's a well-documented fact at this juncture: Asheville's sound is a melting pot, a smorgasbord, a sonic gumbo. But just in case you needed further proof, this week's roundup — pulled at random from a stack of submitted CDs — turns up rock, Americana, world/spiritual, bluegrass and jazz guitar. Consider it potluck listening. Shed by […]
From felted figures to burlesque dancewear, it’s gonna be a party in West Asheville
Support local businesses, independent artists and crafters, and just plain have a good time this Saturday, Dec. 12, at the second annual East-West Asheville Holiday Art Walk — which teams up with the inaugural Shop West Asheville event, a day of sales and discounts that includes some 50 businesses and artists. Simone Wilson’s marionettes — […]
Are the holidays in full effect yet?
Did last week feel a little early to start the holidays? As someone known for extreme holiday procrastination, I'm planning to get my local shop on earlier than the night before said gifts are to be given. Local wares are being sold at many different markets, check our Community Calendar for details. Or head over […]
As the dreidel turns
Dreidel: A Yiddish word meaning "turn around." Sevivon: the Hebrew word for the same. The dreidel itself is a four-sided top, with a Hebrew letter on each of the four sides: nun, gimmel, hey, shin for a dreidel spun in the diaspora; nun, gimmel, hey, pei for a sevivon spun in Israel. The letters stand […]
What to do with the kids (and their adults)
Looking for something to do with the wee ones? Here are some ideas that ought to keep both kids and parents amused, from watching Santa rappel to taking a ride on the Polar Express. Crafting for kids: Campers create at the Asheville Art Museum’s holiday arts extravaganza, one of a few local holiday camps. Photos […]
Junker’s Blues
For the last several months I've shared some of my adventures acquiring junk around the Asheville area, but I haven't really talked a whole lot about what I do with it. This is only natural – it's a whole lot more fun to hunt for junk than it is to sell it. Acquisition rocks. Dissemination […]
Review of Asheville Vaudeville
Asheville’s got talent far out of proportion to the size of its population. Our lovely town’s got the market in eccentricity pretty much cornered, too. Asheville’s also got a generous heart, and its audiences are warm and indulgent. Put them all together and you’ve got Asheville Vaudeville, the latest entry in a burgeoning world of live, variety entertainment.
Fun from the weekend: Santacon and The Big Crafty
What could be more fun than dozens of Santas let loose on the city? Or dozens of crafters letting loose their holiday wares on Pack Place?
Rachel Stack’s Be Love fashion show
Image by photographer Kirsten L.Getz.
Be Love fashion show
Artist/dsigner Rachel Stack of Red Moon Rising Studios held the opening of her Be Love show at Ananda. Stack makes two-dimsensional art prints; she also creates body conscious clothing onto which she often sews or silk screens her trademark trilobite and marionette designs. Instead of a typical runway show, the Be Love opening included an […]
Video a-Go-Go: Local Video Roundup
This week we sample video blogs from AshevilleNow and Supermom, a rough-cut trailer for UNCA student film “Stalker,” and Tyler Ramsey performing “Lost Girls.”
Review of Travelogue: Dances of Our Migration
ACDT’s current full-length show is a spectacular and moving program of original dance.