From a press release: Bluff Mountain Festival, June 14 Foot-tapping bluegrass and old-time music, a silent auction of beautiful local and regional items, and artists’ market, good food, a beautiful setting, and much more make the Madison County Arts Council’s Bluff Mountain Festival a special community event. This year’s annual festival will be held June […]
From a press release: “Magic, Mirth & Meaning” announces summer magic show dates “Magic, Mirth & Meaning” continues monthly at St. Mary’s Church at 337 Charlotte Street as a fundraiser for The Vanishing Wheelchair, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Bring the whole family to see story tellers, singers, magicians, and jugglers on June 28 at 6:30 p.m. […]
In this new series, we’ll share some of the local and regional tracks we’ve been listening to lately. This week’s songs are: • “Cut Me Out,” by The Low Counts (High Point) • “Sun Goes Down,” by WorldLine (Asheville) • “Bring on Fire, Bring on Rain,” by Reed Turchi (Asheville) • “Live from the End […]
From a press release: Blue Ridge Rollergirls bout Ithaca on May 31 On May 31, 2014, the Blue Ridge Rollergirls (#43) will face the Ithaca League of Women Rollers (#79) at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. The first bout will begin at 6 p.m., and the second bout will begin at […]
From a press release: Asheville Music School Presents WINDSONG 2014, June 19 Asheville Music School is proud to premiere WINDSONG 2014- the first in a series of historically-informed concerts. WINDSONG is a celebration of Celtic music: the folk and dance tunes of Galicia, Brittany, Ireland, Ulster, Scotland, Australia, and North America. The concert also features […]
From a press release: Penland School of Crafts offers discounts to area residents Penland School of Crafts has open spaces in a number classes in two upcoming summer session available at half tuition to residents of the following Western North Carolina counties: Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, […]
From a press release: Sean Michaels reading & theremin performance at the Moog store, July 2 Sean Michaels, author of Us Conductors, will be reading at the Moog Store on 7/2. Sean will be accompanied by a theremin performance by Atlanta musicians Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel, as Us Conductors is a fictionalized account […]
Asheville native Elliot Heller (aka DJ Equal) is based in New York City, but makes regular visits back to his hometown where he not only catches up with family and friends, but throws dance parties. In an interview with Xpress last year, Heller said that he got started as a drummer. Then, “One day I […]
From a press release: Echoview Fiber Mill announces collaboration with Appalatch Outdoor Apparel Company Echoview Fiber Mill is pleased to announce a new working partnership and collaboration with sustainable clothiers, Appalatch Outdoor Apparel Company. Appalatch owners Grace Gouin and Mariano deGuzman moved their operations from the River Arts District in Asheville to Echoview Fiber Mill […]
From a press release: Ship to Shore Shop will open downtown location on July 18 R. Brooke Priddy and her custom gown studio and showroom, Ship to Shore, will be relocating to 43 Rankin Avenue in downtown Asheville. This location is also the gallery and studio of world-renowned photographer, Parker J Pfister. A grand reopening […]
From a press release: JB Media Group holds Internet marketing summer session, June 17-July 24 The JB Media Institute, the popular six-week Internet marketing class taught by JB Media Group owner Justin Belleme, head trainer Sarah Benoit, and the lead strategists at JB Media Group, will resume this summer from June 17th – July 24th, on […]
From a press release: “A Moment in Time” fashion show, June 15 In an effort to illustrate the diversity of hair and fashion through time, stylists from Ananda Hair Studio will be teaming up with designers, makeup artists, and models for a dynamic fashion show that will benefit Hand Made in America. The fashion show […]
From a press release: Beer and food pairings offered at May 30 RiverMusic concert RiverLink’s 2014 RiverMusic summer concert series kicks off May 30 at 144 Riverside Drive in the River Arts District with great music from two outstanding bands — West Coast funksters Orgone, and locals The Horse You Rode In On. RiverMusic is […]
From a press release: “Take Two” at the White Horse on Monday, June 2 “Take Two” at the White Horse continues Monday, June 2 @ 7:30 pm $12 / $6 students. The monthly series “Take Two: Jazz Duets at the White Horse Black Mountain” continues this week with the extraordinary musician, Jonathan Scales. This series […]
From a press release: Monty Python’s Spamalot at Asheville Community Theatre, June 6-29 Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the award-winning Broadway musical Spamalot will open next on the Asheville Community Theatre Mainstage. With book and lyrics by Monty Python member Eric Idle and an entirely new […]
From a press release: Rose McLarney launches new collection of poems at the Altamont Series, June 16 Please come to book launch in Asheville as a part of the Altamont Series at NC Stage on Monday, June 16 at 7:00pm. The event will be held at the NC Stage Theater, 15 Stage Lane. Its Day […]
From a press release: Fred Chappell speaks at Thomas Wolfe Memorial, June 7 You don’t want to miss the Thomas Wolfe Memorial’s Writers at Wolfe event June 7th, 2014 at 2pm featuring acclaimed poet and novelist Fred Chappell. Born in Canton, North Carolina in 1936, Chappell’s grandparents owned a brick home on a hundred acre […]
Joseph Edgar Foreman, aka Afroman, launched his career by selling home recordings of his raps to his eighth-grade classmates. His first tape, which moved 400 copies, was about a teacher who’d had him kicked out of school. “It was selling to teachers, students, just about everybody,” he says in a press release. “I realized that, […]
World Party comes to Asheville It’s possible that the most famous World Party song is “She’s the One,” made a hit single by Robbie Williams in the late ’90s. But World Party founder and core member Karl Wallinger is no stranger to hits: “Ship of Fools” came from the band’s 1986 debut; Wallinger has also […]
Back in 2009, just before Durham-based folk-pop outfit Bombadil released Tarpits and Canyonlands, bassist Daniel Michalak was diagnosed with neural tension. The condition made it impossible for him to brush his teeth, let alone play an instrument. The tour was canceled and the album kind of fizzled. Happily, after years of treatment, Michalak and his […]
Local apparel company Bow + Arrow announces a pop-up shop in collaboration with Marfa, Texas-based Cobra Rock Boot Company. “There is currently a year long waiting list for their boots, but you can walk out the door with a pair at the pop-up,” says a press release.
