I saw a news story on WLOS last week that covered the Buncombe County GOP ad with the three teens. Those teens asked our president good questions that still need to be answered. An interesting comment on that news story came from Mr. Charles Carter [Buncombe] County Democratic chairman. He stated the ad didn't represent […]
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Stop booking musical drivel for Bele Chere and do Asheville proud
After reading your guide to summer music festivals ["Summer Festival Primer," April 28], I feel a need to get something off my chest: As a 35-year-old native of this great city, I find it appalling the drivel that we are served up as headlining entertainment for Bele Chere year after year. I remember when Bele […]
Lack of objectivity in media response to downtown vandalism
I would like to address the local media response to the May 1 vandalism. First off, I would like to point out that there has been a total lack of journalistic objectivity in this case. It sickens me to watch the [Asheville] Citizen-Times on their little witch-hunt for "anarchists," like we did not know Asheville […]
Downtown vandals innocent until proven guilty
I was surprised like most to read about the events of May 1, [the downtown-Asheville vandalism]. I was interested in finding out more about the motives and who was arrested. For what it's worth, I read everything I could find. I even watched a video of [Asheville] Police Chief Hogan himself at a press conference. […]
Surveillance cameras help keep an eye on our town
Downtown Asheville is a great place to visit and enjoy. We need to keep it safe. The latest visit from the anarchists shows that the police cannot be everywhere. We need some video cameras on the key trouble areas and key tourist areas to deter and capture criminals. Let's give the police, and ourselves, an […]
Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies: The First Podcast
Mountain Xpress film reviewers Ken Hanke and Justin Souther launch their new movie podcast, The Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies. In this week’s podcast, the pair discuss Babies, Iron Man 2 and Vincere, preview their upcoming screening of The Exorcist III and speculate about the quality of several upcoming theatrical releases.
Asheville Film Festival likely to take hiatus, go private
The Asheville Film Festival will likely go on hiatus for 2010, as a local filmmaker asks to take it over from the city.
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New festival highlights local resurgence of "cottage" businesses
Spring always heralds new beginnings. And this year, the season comes with a brand-new springtime festival. The Cottages of Spring Mountain festival will be held on Saturday, May 8, at the Spring Mountain Community Center in Fairview, aimed at showcasing the entrepreneurial spirit and endeavors of area residents involved in cottage industries. The term "cottage […]
HandCranking out of downtown
Another iconic Asheville landmark is exiting the scene, but it's going out with an appropriately eccentric finish. Wonder Emporium: HandCranked Letterpress holds a moving sale that promises to be the junker event of the year. Maybe the decade. Photo by Jonathan Welch HandCranked Studios is moving from its Tingle Alley location to a new home […]
Outdoors: Acclaimed explorer Helen Thayer visits Asheville
In 1988, at age 50, Helen Thayer walked — alone and unsupported — to the magnetic north pole. No aircraft, dog teams or snowmobiles: She walked and skied, pulling a 160-pound sled. Her only companion was Charlie, a black Canadian Eskimo Dog whose job it was to walk at Helen's side and protect her from […]
Artillery
Artistic violence sometimes reveals is true power in its ability to stand the test of time. A sensationalized video of gore and explosions, for example, may shock viewers one day, but after a few years it runs the risk of appearing campy. Consider, for a moment, how the sweetly disturbing illustrations of Edward Gorey or […]
Test your behavior using your own ethics, not those of animal-right activists
I was disappointed that the Obamas' recent Asheville visit began with a meal of factory-farmed ribs. They clearly adore their dog Bo, and it's hard to understand why people who care about a certain species can be so indifferent to the suffering of others. Pigs, after all, are smarter than dogs. Many think the government […]
More to small biz than caught Flaum’s eye
It is obvious that Jonathon Flaum didn't give us all the details of his downtown small-business walk last week in the small-business edition of the Mountain Xpress [Commentary, "A Walk on the Wild Side," April 14]. Please allow me to fill in the gaps of his stroll. Apparently he must have meandered up into Chicken […]
Don’t just complain; take action
Dear Cindy Hady of Fairview: As long as you just sit around weeping for Mother Nature and writing letters to the local paper ["The Developers of the Cliffs Need to Stop This Tragic Development," April 28] your interests will continue to be ignored and steamrolled. Wake up! This country has a long history of revolutionary […]
Review of Steel Magnolias
Those going to see this show knowing what’s in store will not be disappointed. The set and costume design are thoroughly authentic, and the beauty-sink realism is in effect right down to the Aquanet hairstyles.
Review of Little Shop of Horrors
If you love musical theater and your companion most certainly does not, try dragging them to this production. It contains exactly what many who do not enjoy musical theater so often miss—darkly comedic plotlines, absurdity and an over-the-top campy aesthetic that is hard to resist.
Getting past untitled
Working counter to the popular theory that each and every appearance must be doggedly promoted to make a name in the local music community, Asheville's Boys of Summer have been quietly but steadily building a dedicated following over the last couple of years. "We rarely make fliers," says lead songwriter Cale LeFevre, "When we play […]
Artillery
A group of eight art students are at work with hushed intensity brainstorming ideas for papier-mâché sculptures. Ms. Violet confidentially renders a multitude of pigs, while Judy Jones draws a very imperial-looking bear. Their colleague, Nancy, is drawing birds and a horse for Hannah Montana — her favorite celebrity at the moment. Photo by Jonathan […]
Project Green Runway
The tag line for Project Green Runway, organized by local high-school student Ariel Betancourt, was "Saving the Earth One Fashionista at a Time." Fashions sent down the catwalk at Tressa's Downtown Jazz and Blues for the Wednesday, April 21, event were repurposed, recycled and upcycled works of local designers and boutiques. And funds raised from […]