Art in Action
Volume
20
/ Issue 47
Cover Design Credit:
Laura BarryCover Photography Credit:
Shara Crosby
River Arts District (RAD) Studio Stroll & Asheville Art in the Park
arts
David Wax Museum becomes a family band
When David Wax Museum first emerged on the national Americana scene in 2010, it felt like an exhilarating step forward for American roots music. Effortlessly blending Mexican folk elements and instruments…Smart bets: Seun Kuti
“Prince of Afrobeat” Seun Kuti joins Egypt 80, the band of his legendary father Fela Kuti, to create a powerful and high-energy sound with a distinctly political message. With his latest…Smart bets: Art in Bloom
What better way to celebrate art than to highlight the natural beauty that surrounds us? Art in Bloom is Black Mountain Center for the Arts’ biggest yearly fundraising event. This…Smart bets: Balsam Range
Named after the majestic range of mountains where the Smokies meet the Blue Ridge, Balsam Range has been steadily making its mark on the bluegrass scene since the five musicians…The modern primitive: Firefly Gathering blends traditions
If you’re looking to learn how to make your own bow and arrow, weave a belt or carve a wooden spoon, the Firefly Gathering is the place to be. But…Thousands expected: RAD Studio Stroll and Art in the Park take it to the streets
by Kyle Sherard and Steph Guinan Two local arts events return this month — the River Arts District Studio Stroll (now in its 20th year) and the sixth annual Asheville…Ananda Hair Salon’s “A Moment in Time” show pairs hair, fashion, makeup and history
Photos and captions by Morgan Ford If hair is the afterthought of most runway shows, Ananda Hair Salon’s upcoming fashion production, “A Moment in Time,” flips that idea on its…Smart bets: Henry V
Wedged between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, the ultra-nationalistic Henry V is the perfect choice to launch The Montford Park Players’ 42nd season of free Shakespeare in the…Questions without answers: Andrew Bird plays The Orange Peel
On tour for "Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...," a collection of re-imagined Handsome Family songs, Andrew Bird returns to Asheville. His band includes Tift Merritt.food
Rainbow table: Growing a love for healthy foods
The more our children know about the food they eat, the more likely they are to make healthy food choices. Research strongly supports that children who grow their own food…In pursuit of the perfect cup
Whether you experiment with brewing styles and create latte art or simply love the smooth, strong taste of an espresso, a barista jam is something to add to your coffee lover’s bucket list.…Beer scout: Homebrewers add flavors with syrups
Asheville Beer Week's Just Brew It! Homebrew Festival is one of the most interesting events of the year. All stripes of homebrewers showcase all sorts of beer, with no commercial…living
Circle the women: Sharon Mitchell shares her experience leading local women’s circles
At a Peace Summit in Vancouver in 2009, the Dalai Lama declared, “The world will be saved by the Western woman.” So, what can we women of Western North Carolina…In the spirit: Flo Magdalena
What: Dialogue with Kelly S. Jones and Flo Magdalena, centering on Flo’s account of the historical relationship of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Where: Crystal Visions, 5426 Asheville Hwy.,…news
Reinventing the school lunch
Misty Miller wants your children to eat better. The parent and PTO vice president at Hall Fletcher Elementary has been working since November 2013 with Brian Good, owner and chef…Groundbreaking ideas at Hall Fletcher Elementary
William Butler Yeats’ poem, “A Prayer For My Daughter,” includes the line: “How, but in custom and in ceremony, are innocence and beauty born?” And it was with this line that…Moving target: Commissioners consider relocating Health and Human Services Department
Amid rising demand for services and confronted with a $44.3 million expansion plan, Buncombe County commissioners floated the idea June 3 of moving the Health and Human Services Department out…Slowing the flow: Local businesses oppose biofuel limit
A proposed limit on the total volume of biofuels that must be added to conventional fuels each year has prompted Woody Eaton of Blue Ridge Biofuels to ask President Obama…opinion
Medically Needy
Mountain Hazards
Just because fracking (which is the popular term for hydraulic fracturing [which is the popular term for injecting a poisonous cocktail of high-pressure streams of trade-secret ingredients into the ground]…GOP and Moore are pointing the wrong way
Mr. [Fuller] Moore’s letter “Van Duyn and ‘Moral Mondays’ Taking us in Wrong Direction,” May 28, Xpress] represents the very worst of thought in our society and a misunderstanding of…Letterpress lives on
When I read the Mountain Xpress article “Power of the Press” [May 14], I thought to myself “what, nothing about Mark Olson?” Then his name came up in Arnold Wengrow’s…Hamil made Black Mountain Farmers Market work
While I wish the new owners of the market all the best, the article, “Black Mountain Farmers Market Reborn as Roots and Fruits,” [May 14, Xpress] owes an apology to…Asheville under glass: Get your docs (not ducks) lined up
Where is that Obamacare medical warehouse we all were promised? You know, the one that will store our medical data such as the list of meds we take, when we…