The boat t-shirt says spring. So does the flowery skirt. Seen on Haywood Street.
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The boat t-shirt says spring. So does the flowery skirt. Seen on Haywood Street.
"I write poetry to stay current with myself. I read poetry to stay current with the world," says local poet, Asheville Wordfest organizer and Blue Ridge Parkway poet laureate Laura Hope-Gill. It's her motto, as a writer, but it's also an especially poignant dictum: Lately, Hope-Gill has been writing poetry about Japan and its recent […]
The finalists in the 2011 Mountain Xpress Poetry Prize are: • James Cox, “By the Lake in Northern Michigan” • James Davis, “Sourwood” • John Eells, “Sleep And Dreams” • Jessica Claire Newton, “Two Weeks Deep Into the Dirty Laundry” • Randal Pride, “Coal Palace” • Andrew Procyk, “Life and Death” • Jesse S. Rice-Evans, “Taking A […]
Bauhaus front man Peter Murphy performed (with his touring band) at the Orange Peel on Tuesday, March 29. Rich Orris photographed the singer, as well as opening act Livan.
A pink shirt dress with a red belt and red flats. Seen outside Hip Replacements.
Local artist Willy Rosencrans has been carving sculptures from fallen trees along UNC-Asheville’s South Campus Trails.
It’s that day of the week again, and this Monday’s stylish man is local actor (among a multitude of talents) Joseph Barcia.
Local model Tessa in bell bottom jeans, a kimono-sleeve sweater coat and a knit bag.
The top 10 poets have been named. The overall winner will be announced at the Mountain Xpress Poetry Show, at the Masonic Temple on Friday, April 8.
Asheville’s first downtown art walk of 2011 kicks off this Friday, April 1 at 5 p.m., as does the Altamont Theatre’s grand opening bash.
Cookie LaRue’s second cousin Lorna Doone performs two shows at Tressa’s on Friday, April 1.
Drama sells. So does violence — and we're not just talking True Grit here. Themes common to nearly all the enduring operas are revenge and opposing forces, says stage director David Carl Toulson. However, the production he'll direct for Asheville Lyric Opera (ALO) has neither. And, says Toulson, "It's arguably the most famous opera." It's […]
It’s race season again, and on Saturday, April 2, the Western Carolina Physical Therapy Student Association hosts its third annual 5K race.
Local playwright/poet/actor/musician John Crutchfield has performed his one-man show, The Songs of Robert, at the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival. He brings the delightful story (told through a series of wildly-entertaining character sketches) back to Asheville. The current run ends this week.
Borrowing the idea from our friends at The SF Style we’re starting the work week with a stylish local guy. This week it’s Chall Gray, actor/producer/proprietor of the Magnetic Field.
Layered spring skirts, crocheted caps and necklaces on Lexington Ave. Mural by local artist Joshua Spiceland.
In a possibly odd, potentially brilliant pairing, blues guitarist Walter Parks and poet James Nave share a bill. They’re perform separately and together.
Shorts, t-shirts and crocheted caps on Biltmore Ave.
"I don't feel cynical at all. I feel as vital and valid as ever," says musician Peter Murphy. Over the years he's been many things to many people: The frontman for British post-punk band Bauhaus, the harbinger of gothic rock, an underappreciated solo act, a world-music maverick. If his career began on a lark (according […]
There’s something so buoyant and blithe about local indie/psychedelic band Doc Aquatic that it’s pretty near impossible to watch them on stage and not smile. The band started off its Grey Eagle set, opening for The Baker Family Band, with lots of bounce and energy. In fact, the crowd for the opener was sizable — […]
In advance of the Saturday, April 30 Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event, the local group has released another fun — and poignant! — video.