Anywhere, USA won a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival for “singularity of vision” Saturday. The film, from local auteur Chusy Haney-Jardine, was formerly known as Asheville: The Movie and took three years to make, using mostly local actors and locations.
“What kids think their parents do and what their parents actually do can be worlds apart. The other day, I overheard my 6-year-old telling a friend that Enviro-spouse is a garbage man.” Xpress parenting columnist Anne Fitten Glenn asks kids about about what their parents do for a living.
A used book store at the library, a new tale of cross-cultural romance and clubs and events for readers and writers.
Presbyterian minister and gay dad Brett Webb-Mitchell offers advice on making same-sex parenting work.
The theater/eatery Cinebarre will try to assuage his pique with a special event.
With some 150 beers, Belgian pub opens in Asheville
Asheville moviegoers will get another shot at seeing the local kung-fu spoof flick Golden Blade III: Return of the Monkey’s Uncle Thursday, Jan. 24, at 7 and 10 p.m. at the Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company. The movie, from film maker T.J. Wiedow, was the favorite local movie of Xpress readers in last year’s Best of WNC poll.
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
“I think it vibrates in your soul for a long time,” says Justin Myles, a performer with the American touring cast of Stomp, which plays a two-night stand at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium next week. He’s been on board with the soul-stirring production for the past two years, but the show itself is in its […]
“Yesterday,” says Richard Shindell, “I had to speak to a blacksmith.” This commonplace experience, the singer/songwriter explains, illustrates a fundamental cultural difference between the United States and Argentina, his adopted home of the past seven years. Craft-master: Richard Shindell’s narrative-driven songs have helped him carve out his niche in the already crowded-with-talent folk circuit. Photo […]
Eric Scheider was 17 when he first heard a live performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis.” Williams’ homage in strings to his 16th century musical predecessor lasts a little longer than 15 minutes, but it was time enough to send Scheider to a rapturous place. “That was the first […]
Abstract and experimental art takes center stage in the fifth annual Asheville Fringe Arts Festival. From body-painted performers to shadow puppets, installation art to dance, the festival continues to chart the artistic terrain of the strange, the new and the original. The many artists involved in this four-day marathon of performances are asked to push […]
“It’s not a beginner’s book, per se, but a beginner would get a lot out of it,” explains local woodworker Andy Rae, author of Building Doors & Drawers: A Complete Guide to Design and Construction (Taunton Press, 2007). “Probably the primary reader in terms of skill level would be an intermediate woodworker,” he continues. “There […]
Twenty years after releasing his first solo recording and nearly eight decades into his legendary career, 94-year-old blues pianist Pinetop Perkins is still going strong. Certified blues legend: Grammy-winning bluesman Pinetop Perkins performs with Bob Margolin. Last month, the highly influential Delta bluesman—best known for his stint backing Muddy Waters in the 1970s—received Grammy nominations […]
Even if you’re not really into the God thing, Howard Hanger has a way with biblical passages and spiritual philosophy. The founder of interfaith church Jubilee! Community (along with music business Jazz Fantasy and the Hanger Hall School for Girls) talks about faith the way a cool uncle would offer advice about baseball games and […]
Fiber artist Lisa Klakulak explains much about her work in the name of her business: Strong Felt Works. The felted wool in her designs is strong, as is her passion for the artistry, history, and future of felt work. Recently, Klakulak spent time in Morocco doing personal research into that country’s wool art, as well […]
Charlotte’s up-and-coming acoustic folk-rock quartet plays WNCW and Stella Blue.
Thomas Rain Crowe introduces us to “love stories with a twist.”
Here’s the idea: Each week, we pick three local musical acts, link to a site where you can listen to their songs for free, then ask you to spend a few moments of your time to tell us what you think about them. Some may be great, others may be middling or awful — that’s for you to decide. All we ask is that you listen with an open mind.
“The day after Christmas I received a special gift from my sister. She gave me her 21-month-old toddler for three days.” Xpress parenting columnist Anne Fitten Glenn gets a brief reminder of the joy and pain of having a toddler in the house.
Local showcase at The Orange Peel has a great beat, and you can dance to it.
