Theatrical facial expressions and expressive gesticulations take jazz vocalist Annie Sellick’s onstage storytelling abilities over the top, transforming each song into a personal conversation with the crowd.
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Smart bets: Blue Ridge Bookfest
A literary smorgasbord, the seventh annual Blue Ridge Bookfest will host a variety of sessions exploring the art and business of the written word.
Smart bets: Up the Chain
With drummer Kirby Sybert and bassist Noah Skaroff replacing the former rotating cast of musicians, Reed Kendall says his Philadelphia-based rock band Up the Chain is using consistency and trust as a platform for progress. The group’s first record together, Windows Into Worlds, honors this new chapter.
FRS to host Mountain Area Restaurant Show and Whacked! cooking competition
An upcoming foodie fair hosted by restaurant supplier FRS Inc. of Asheville is part trade show and part showdown. Now in its third year, the Mountain Area Restaurant Show is a free daylong fair with more than 100 commercial kitchen equipment and supply manufacturers on-site, culminating with the Whacked! cooking challenge.
Storyteller, author, actor David Novak to read at MetroWines
Disney Institute Master storyteller, author and actor David Novak returns to MetroWines on Sunday, May 3, from 3-5 p.m., to share a tale with Asheville’s literary aficionados. “He performs at the nation’s top storytelling festivals and teaches the art of storytelling around the world,” reads a release from MetroWines. “A recipient of the Oscar of […]
Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfunding initiatives
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features local musician Stephen Evans’ debut solo album, a print magazine by UNC Asheville students and a new record by Hank West and the Smokin’ Hots.
Xpress editor Alli Marshall launches crowdfunding campaign for debut novel ‘How to Talk to Rockstars’
Although it’s not an autobiography — or a “how-to” guide, although nuggets of journalistic wisdom do make appearances — How to Talk to Rockstars draws heavily on Marshall’s lengthy music-writing career.
Punk and pie: Woodpecker Pies sets up shop inside the Mothlight
Asheville is about to get pied — in the hand. Business partners Vincent Gagnon and Matt Bailey, who recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their business opening, have lofty goals of becoming Asheville’s first exclusive pie purveyors.
Leadercast, a web-based leadership conference, to benefit Eblen Charities
The sixteenth annual Leadercast, a web conference based in Atlanta and broadcast globally, will hold a local watch event at 35 Clayton Road in Arden, on Friday May 8, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets cost $55 per person (group discounts available) and include lunch from Chic-fil-A. All proceeds benefit Eblen Charities. Visit leadercast.com […]
Cecil Bothwell to hold art exhibit at MetroWines, April 18-19
Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell will exhibit his “Barns and Birds” collection at MetroWines this Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19, from noon to 5 p.m., each day. “Barns are falling down on farms in WNC as tobacco disappears and farmers roll hay instead of baling it,” reads a release for the free event. “Asheville […]
Applications for 6 paid local social justice residencies due by May 15
The Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund, which created the Tzedek Social Justice Residency program “to capture and uplift rising talent by developing essential organizing and leadership skills through social justice and community work” has announced six residencies in the Asheville area. Each position pays about $26,000, and opportunities are available at Campaign for Southern […]
Carolina Jews for Justice and Asheville Beyond Coal to hold public discussion on Duke Energy coal plant
Carolina Jews for Justice/West and Asheville Beyond Coal (Sierra Club) will host a community discussion on “air quality concerns resulting from the nearby Duke Energy coal plant.” The meeting will take place at Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road) on Monday, April 27, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Two days later, residents will have […]
Rhetorical Factory to hold one-year celebration at store, April 29
Explore “conscious fashion” at Rhetorical Factory’s upcoming party. On Wednesday, April 29, from 4-9 p.m., the recycled clothing shop will celebrate one year at its flagship store in West Asheville (444 Haywood Road #102). Launched by artist Bethany Adams, the business aims to “inspire questioning and be 100 percent good.” “Every day someone walks in […]
Local band Tellico to release debut album, Relics and Roses, in June
Asheville-based “Appalachiacana” quartet Tellico will independently release the band’s debut album this summer on Tuesday, June 2. Relics and Roses, produced by renowned guitarist Jon Stickley, explores themes of natural disasters, family relationships, busking, the meaning of ‘home,’ growing up and more. “Tellico is well schooled in bluegrass but with an unbridled organic ‘Appalachiacana’ sound, […]
Yellowcard, Finch, The Downtown Fiction to play the Orange Peel, April 25
Yellowcard jostled the pop punk scene in the mid-2000s with a rare violin-heavy arrangement, finding great success with singles like “Ocean Avenue” and “Only One.” Now, more than a decade and several albums later, the band is touring in support of Lift A Sail — an intimate window into a tumultuous year of front man […]
Waking Life Espresso takes a lesson from the beer world
By borrowing the flash-chilling process from beer brewers, Waking Life Espresso co-owners Jared Rutledge and Jacob Owens say they’ve perfected the art of iced-coffee. Now the two are making strides to get their product into more and more hands, by selling online, signing a larger scale distribution deal and scoping out a second location in East Asheville.
Smart bets: Matt and Kim
If only Matt and Kim had a dollar for every calorie burned onstage. With the release of album New Glow on Tuesday, April 7, the strikingly energetic dance pop duo take their knack for interactive creativity to new heights.
Smart bets: Fair Trade Fashion Show
The Asheville affiliate will celebrate Earth Day and the one-year anniversary of the store’s own expansion by holding the fifth annual Fair Trade Fashion Show.
Smart bets: Lowland Hum
Lowland Hum, composed of indie folk musicians Daniel and Lauren Goans, has been churning out sweet and artsy material since the couple’s 2012 nuptials.
Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfunding initiatives
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features the Fox and Beggar Theatre’s art fusion production, Noah Proudfoot Stockdale’s musical musings on love, improved resources for the Drum Heads podcast and a traveling documentary and art exhibit about estranged siblings’ visual art.
Bar Wars AVL 2015 announces winning cocktail
After advancing by popular vote and facing a panel of judges, Donnie Pratt of Cucina 24 has been crowned the victor of Bar Wars AVL 2015 — a friendly competition aimed at raising glasses and funds for local charities.