The play, about how the 29-year resident of New York City’s East Village became a mime and where that life has led him, debuts in Asheville Saturday, Jan. 9, at Asheville Community Theatre.
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Amazon Studios to produce comedy series staring Warren Wilson alum, GiddyUP Film Tour stops at The Orange Peel and Tellico’s Southern Songs and Stories event is rescheduled.
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“Spotlight” wins SEFCA’s Best Film of 2015 award and Asheville School of Film hosts a free Open House.
Charles Humphrey III’s Songs From The Road Band plays Jack of the Wood
The all-star bluegrass side project released its third album, Traveling Show, in April. On Friday, Dec. 19, at Jack of the Wood, that band will perform the its new record in order.
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This week’s roundup includes The North Asheville Library’s “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” film series along with screenings of The Polar Express and Princess Mononoke.
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White Horse’s Movies that Matter series rolls on, Mechanical Eye hosts another Open Screening and “Love Actually” is shown for free on consecutive nights.
Local dance troupes go out with a bang in “Alice’s Winter Ashevilleland”
Taking inspiration from Alice in Wonderland, Christine Garvin and her troupes Les Femmes Mystique and Les Filles Charme present The Twelve Days of Alice’s Winter Ashevilleland, which debuts Saturday, Dec. 5, at The Orange Peel.
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Asheville-set satirical web comedy “Transplanting” holds a free holiday party at The Mothlight and the new sci-fi/horror series “Monster of the Week” seeks area writers.
Holy Ghost Tent Revival embraces life in Asheville
HGTR returns to The Grey Eagle Saturday, Nov. 21, the third show at the venue since the musicians’ relocation a little over a year ago. In that time, the band also produced a full-album cover of Beck’s Midnite Vultures at The Mothlight in July and opened for The Suffers at Downtown After 5 in September.
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This week’s roundup includes screenings at Pack Library and The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, clips from the ongoing documentary project Blanket Town, and new classes at the Asheville School of Film.
DJ Rekha spins bhangra, hip-hop and leads master class at UNCA
DJ Rekha makes her Western North Carolina debut with a performance Thursday, Nov. 12, in UNC Asheville’s Justice Gym — complete with a dance instructor to demonstrate some moves — and a master class Friday at Lipinsky Auditorium.
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This week’s roundup includes screenings of local student work, an annual outdoor sports project and a new movie series.
Attic Salt produces Vanya and Sonia at 35below
Christopher Durang’s Tony-winning comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike opens Friday, Nov. 6 at 35below. Rivalries are sparked, regrets are voiced — and all of it may or may not have predicted by a clairvoyant cleaning woman.
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This week’s roundup includes screenings of Frenkel Defects, PlantPure Nation and Monsieur Lazhar as well as a fundraising campaign for the documentary short Love Won: The Fight for Marriage Across the South.
Hobey Ford premieres “Ichabod” film in Handmade Puppet Dreams festival
After an invitation from Heather Henson, local puppeteer Hobey Ford adapted his Legend of Sleepy Hollow-inspired production into a seven-minute short film. It premieres locally Thursday, Oct. 29, at The Magnetic Theater.
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This week’s roundup includes the Culture Vulture Film Festival, silent movies at the Leicester Public Library, a screening of the documentary Citizen Autistic and news about the the third episode of “Southern Songs and Stories.”
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This week’s roundup includes a local team participating in the 48 Day Film Project – 5 Continents, and screenings of the documentaries “Our Daily Dose” and “A Chorus In Miracles.”
New Web series Transplanting lovingly satirizes Asheville life
“Transplanting” debuted Wednesday, Sept. 30, on transplantingseries.com, and a new installment will be posted each Wednesday, at 2 p.m., through the end of January. Over the first 10 episodes, main character Maeve interviews for various jobs, goes glamping (glamorous camping) and goes on a bad date with a “brogi” (a man-child who practices yoga).
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This week’s events include a 40th anniversary celebration of Monty Python and the Holy Grail as well as screenwriting and digital cinematography workshops.
Jon Stickley Trio releases a virtuosic new instrumental album
Intending to record an album with a 30/70 vocal/instrumental split, local band The John Stickley Trio — with the help of producer Dave King — came out of the studio with another instrumental project. ” Let’s just say it’s probably the best decision the band has ever made,” says Stickley.
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This week’s offerings include a documentary screening at UNC Asheville, the continuation of the Movies that Matter series and Home Movie Day events.