Join the fun at the Montford Music and Arts Festival, happening all day Saturday, May 22, in Asheville’s historic Montford neighborhood. Featured in this photo is the EMBE Marimba Band. EMBE is the Swahili word for mango and is the name of Evergreen Community Charter School’s world-music band.
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Inside Asheville’s Masonic Temple
Take a peek at the Masonic Temple in downtown Asheville, which has opened up its 270-seat auditorium for public concerts, dramatic performances and lectures. The Land of Sky Symphonic Band performs tonight, Thursday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m.
"3 B’s for Boobs" melds fun with a purpose
It's hard to imagine a more winning combination for a fundraiser than the one devised by Beauty Through Cancer, a local nonprofit dedicated to serving cancer patients and their loved ones. The "3 B's for Boobs" event next week features local bands, draft beer and barbecue. Beauty and empowerment: Local nonprofit Beauty Through Cancer presents […]
For the Love of Music
The full-length documentary, For the Love of Music, produced and directed by local filmmaker Mark Fields, tells the story of Asheville’s own Blue Ridge Orchestra, a 60-plus member orchestra made up of volunteers dedicated to making music. Don’t miss the film’s debut screening this Thursday, May 20, at the Fine Arts Theatre.
Muses of Terpsicorps, Stars of Tomorrow
Talented teen-aged dancers take the stage in Muses of Terpsicorps, Stars of Tomorrow, a debut performance by Terpsicorps and Center Stage’s junior dance company. The concert of classical and contemporary ballet will be performed at Diana Wortham Theatre on Sunday, May 16.
Imagine! with Rainbow Mountain Children’s School
Throughout April and May, students at Rainbow Mountain Children's School worked with local professional artists in a collaborative project called Imagine! According to the school's executive director Renee Owen, it's a natural partnership: Children with their fantastic imaginations, and artists with their creativity and skills, have a lot to teach each other. But Imagine! is […]
Photos from this weekend’s LEAF
Tears of Color hosts "Abolishing Human Trafficking"
When people think of human trafficking, they often associate it with distant locales like Thailand or Eastern Europe, notes Elena Fesiuk, the director of Tears of Color, an organization working to educate the community about human trafficking. Unfortunately, however, victims of human trafficking — which the organization calls "the modern version of slavery" — are […]
Love in the city of lights
"We wanted to do a quintessentially American story," says Ann Dunn, director and choreographer of the Asheville Ballet, describing the impulse that inspired the company's upcoming performance. A light bulb of possibilities went off when co-choreographer Lyle Laney suggested An American in Paris: "It was like, 'Ding,'" says Dunn, "That's a great idea!" Lovestruck: "It […]
Stand Against Racism
The YWCA of Asheville invites the community to join in taking a Stand Against Racism on Friday, April 30, at Aston Park.
Book Report: Authors Dara Horn and Cecil Bothwell hold events this week
All Other Nights, Dara Horn’s latest literary offering (W.W. Norton & Company, 2009), tells the gripping story of a Jewish spy who works as a Union agent in the south during the Civil War; former Xpress staffer Cecil Bothwell introduces his latest book, Whale Falls: An exploration of belief and its consequences.
Scenes from Earth Day
Earth Day was a blast! Check out photos of the festivities at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
VERVE Delivers!
Jess McCuan, the editor of VERVE, wheels through Xpress headquarters on roller skates, distributing the latest issue. What service!
For he’s a jolly good fellow!
Xpress says farewell to managing editor Jon Elliston.
Learning from the Holocaust
Coinciding with the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Yom HaShoah —Holocaust Remembrance Day — reminds us of both the atrocities of World War II and the amazing strength and endurance of the human spirit. This year, Asheville's Jewish community will host a special presentation featuring guest speaker Michael Good, the son of a survivor […]
Yom HaShoah Remembered
Congregation Beth HaTephila invites the public to a Holocaust Commemoration Day event on Sunday, April 11.
Bank of America & mountaintop removal coal-mining protest
Edible park just keeps on giving
Twelve years ago, local volunteers teamed up with the city's Parks and Recreation Department to replace trash with trees and establish Asheville's first edible park. City Seeds, a now-defunct local nonprofit, enlisted a group of Warren Wilson College students and other volunteers to transform a rubble-filled lot into an urban orchard. Today, George Washington Carver […]
The Dirt: Tropic blossoms
Stepping into Ralph Coffey's greenhouse is like being teleported to the Amazonian rain forest. Exotic, bulbous plants with bright blossoms hang from the ceiling, filling every inch of the space. Fans push steamy air around the room, causing the plants to sway gently and fogging the camera lens. A board member and former president of […]
Review: “The Trunk Show” by Moving Women
The Trunk Show is an evocative and powerfully moving concert of modern dance by Moving Women. Now at N.C. Stage.
Review: Hellblinki Cripps Puppet Spectacular in photos & videos
A dramatic journey down the rabbit hole with dark-punk band Hellblinki and puppet engineer Madison J. Cripps. Check out photos and video clips of the original puppet rock opera titled The Devil Takes All, performed St. Patrick’s night at the Grey Eagle.