From a press release: Faerie Arts Festival at the Renaissance Hotel, Nov. 15 This year’s Bioflyer Productions fundraiser for Eblen Charities takes place November 15 at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Asheville. It will celebrate the holiday season with some of the region’s best artists and musicians. Daytime segment (3-6 p.m.) is family friendly with […]
From a press release: WCU band selected to lead Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade When the 505 members of the Western Carolina University Pride of the Mountains Marching Band pound the pavement of New York City for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, they won’t be just taking part in the beloved holiday tradition. They will be […]
From a press release: St. Lawrence String Quartet in concert, Nov. 16 The Asheville Chamber Music Series will be featuring the acclaimed St. Lawrence String Quartet in concert Sunday afternoon, November 16th at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Asheville, corner of Edwin Place and Charlotte Street. The concert will begin at 4:00 PM. Established in […]
From a press release: Smile Train benefit for children with cleft palate at The White Horse, Nov. 16 Sunday, November 16, 6 p.m.- “The Smile Train” benefit for children with cleft palate. Music by Shane Pruitt Band, Red Dirt Revelators, Citizen Mojo. White Horse Black Mountain. $15 donation Every year over 170,000 children worldwide are […]
The Asheville Loft, a gallery and art space (at 52 Broadway, Suite. 3B), launches with a group show. A Confluence of Elements features work by local artists and themes of nature, spirituality and personal experience. Alena Hennessy is an author, workshop leader and painter; Matthew Beasley is a musician and mixed-media artist who is “influenced […]
From a press release: “Five Themes” poetry reading, Nov. 15 Nov. 15th Poetry Reading Five Themes with poets Chall Gray, Michael Boyko, Lisa McCool-Grime, Ashley Steineger and Gary Hawkins The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in downtown Asheville presents a poetry reading on Saturday, November 15 at 8:00pm called Five Themes, with poets […]
“The world needs more funk, and these guys are leading the revival,” says a press release for Colorado-based prog collective The Motet. While that statement may be up for debate, for those hoping to up their funk intake, this seven-piece outfit offers a well-honed blend of Afrobeat, disco, electronic and soul, all based in the […]
Southern writing evokes a certain set of expectations, from Flannery O’Connor’s “Christ-haunted” prose to Gail Godwin’s glimpses into shifting society. But when talking about North Carolina writers, there’s one theme that returns again and again: place. From Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain and Robert Morgan’s Gap Creek to Ron Rash’s Serena and Vicki Lane’s A Day […]
Like a lot of kids, Erik Johansen doodled his way through math and social studies classes. Unlike a lot of kids, he taught himself to draw and launched a lifelong pursuit. After traveling the world to further his self-motivated art education, Johansen settled in Asheville. According to his bio, he “tends to focus his artistic […]
A decade after the release of its indie-rock breakout album, Indian Summer (with the radio hit “Life Less Ordinary”), Carbon Leaf issues Indian Summer Revisited. The Ashland, Va.-based band is now more than 20 years into a career that’s spanned a dozen albums. Indian Summer marked the beginning of the band’s hard-won relationship with a […]
From a press release: Violin concert at Rainbow Community School benefits families in Gaza, Nov. 16 As world leaders debate how much, when, and under what conditions they will aid the families who survived the war in Gaza last summer, citizens around the world are not waiting for their governments to come up with a […]
From a press release: ACT’s Youth Production Class presents “The Wizard of OZ,” Nov. 14-16 We’re off to see the wizard! The Youth Production Class at Asheville Community Theatre will perform The Wizard of OZ, Nov. 14-16. The Wizard of OZ is directed by Lori Hilliard with musical direction by Ryan Dixon and features a […]
From a press release: Sample wine & benefit Youth OUTright, Nov. 20 On Thursday, November 20, head to Metro Wines at 169 Charlotte Street, Asheville, for a delightful sampling of fine wines and hors d’oeuvres, all to benefit Youth OUTright. Suggested donation at the door is $15. Each admission includes a FREE raffle ticket for […]
From a press release: F to eMbody promotes Transgender Awareness, Nov. 11 November is Transgender Awareness Month and UNCA is celebrating the lives and voices and Trans* people with F to eMbody F to eMbody Featuring Trans* hip-hop artist Rocco Katastrophe and the slam poetry of Athens Boys Choir Tuesday, Nov. 11 VENUE: Allumni Hall […]
From a press release: “Don’t Dress for Dinner” opens at NC Stage, Nov. 12 North Carolina Stage Company (NC Stage) is excited to announce the production of Don’t Dress for Dinner in November and December of 2014. Bernard (Flynn-McIver) is at it again. He makes big plans for a romantic rendezvous with his mistress complete […]
Sponsor Tommy Hays in Mountain of Words Write-A-thon Local author Tommy Hays writes: I’m a big believer in our area’s public schools, having had two children go through them. They were served wonderfully well. But over the past few years our schools have become strapped and our teachers have been pressed to do more and […]
If singer-songwriter Grace Joyner’s path to fronting a band meandered a bit, the end justifies the means. Her debut EP, Young Fools, is eloquent and self-possessed without being overworked or overwrought. The coolness of the spacey keyboard tones and shimmery percussion is well-matched to Joyner’s simultaneously rounded and remote vocal. The musician — who plays […]
From a press release: Dr. Caroline Wellbery presents “Why the Arts and Humanities Matter to Medicine” at UNCA, Nov. 13 Dr. Caroline Wellbery, a physician who also holds a Ph.D in comparative literature, will present a lecture, The Other Side of the Story: Why the Arts and Humanities Matter to Medicine at 6 p.m. Thursday, […]
From a press release: WCQS CEO Jody Evans named next PRPD President The Public Radio Program Directors Association (PRPD) has named Jody Evans its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Evans is currently President and CEO of Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc., which operates WCQS-FM in Asheville, NC. Evans joined WCQS in (year) and […]
Singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen grew up in a conservative (e.g. no rock music) home in Washington. Still, he self-recorded his first album at 13 and went on to release six more records both as a solo act (with his sister Abby, who plays viola, violin and cello) and with their band, The Courage (which includes brother […]
Early this year, following a 15-year hiatus, Raleigh-based roots rockers 6 String Drag got back together. The band originally formed in 1993 and was signed by Steve Earle’s E-Squared Records. The band toured with the likes of The Jayhawks, Whiskeytown, Buddy and Julie Miller and Son Volt before the musicians turned their focus to careers […]
