Asheville Beer Week turns five

Volume
22
/ Issue
44

Cover Design Credit:

Alane Mason

Cover Photography Credit:

the courtesy of Asheville Ale Trail
AVL Beer Week began — of course — over a few beers shared among friends. It now celebrates its fifth year of furthering and supporting Western North Carolina’s craft brewing industry through a host of festivals, events and educational programs. Cheers!

arts

  • ABSFest celebrates 10 years of bucking the status quo

    -by Tiffany Narron
    This year, more than 35 performers will take the stage, and workshops are geared toward newcomers and old hats alike. (Aerial art with Sadie Hawkins and beginner ukulele with Mab,…
  • Smart bets: Tina Malia

    -by Kat McReynolds
    The peace-bringing artist turns The Altamont Theatre into a space for serenity on Saturday, May 28.
  • Monthlong Black Mountain School program pays homage to Black Mountain College

    -by Coogan Brennan
    While 2016 class registration is closed, Black Mountain School is hosting visitor days and free public events. The next by-reservation date to visit the program is Saturday, May 28; Charlie…
  • Anti-folk duo Paleface returns to Asheville

    -by Alli Marshall
    Paleface, the singer-songwriter who fronts a duo of the same name, has been working on a followup to the band’s 2011 release, One Big Party. The band will play some…
  • The Digs release their debut album at Isis

    -by Bill Kopp
    The instrumental group features a unique lineup: guitar, plus a keyboardist who plays bass lines with his left hand, and a rotating roster of three drummers.
  • Smart bets: Kenilworth Art Studio Tour

    -by Kat McReynolds
    Dissolving the barriers between maker and buyer, these artists open their doors to curious eyes on Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Smart bets: Witching Waves

    -by Kat McReynolds
    Minorcan and Eureka California open for the British rock trio at The Odditorium on Friday, May 27, at 9 p.m.
  • Conscious party: Young musicians support education in Asheville and Nicaragua

    -by Kat McReynolds
    Asheville Young Musicians Club has already raised $10,000 for Asheville Chamber Music Series, Asheville Area Piano Forum and Vision Nicaragua. The group will continue fundraising for the nonprofits through a…
  • Smart bets: Ashley Heath

    -by Kat McReynolds
    Frequent collaborators Caine McDonald and Patrick Dodd open Heath's release show, after which she'll perform with a full band at Asheville Music Hall on Friday, May 27.

food

living

movies

  • Screen scene: Local film news

    -by Edwin Arnaudin
    Mechanical Eye screens original VHS works from San Francisco's Artists' Television Access gallery and Frank Thompson's June directors course explores Orson Welles at Asheville School of Film.

news

  • Rainbow Community School aims to reinvent learning

    -by Liisa Andreassen
    What would you do if you were given the chance to reimagine the American high school — and perhaps have your vision made real? The folks at West Asheville’s Rainbow…
  • Down on the corner: Asheville buskers, businesses chime in on sharing public space

    -by Max Hunt
    The city is seeking definition in its relationship with the busking community, and both buskers and businesses are speaking out about the issues that matter to them in hopes of…
  • Charting a clean energy path for WNC

    -by Ned Ryan Doyle
    Energy activist Ned Ryan Doyle traveled to Utah as a member of an Asheville-based team focused on developing strategies for a cleaner energy future for WNC.
  • Energy task force holds first meeting

    -by Virginia Daffron
    The new Energy Innovation Task Force — which brings together representatives from electric utility Duke Energy, elected officials, the private sector, nonprofits and alternative energy providers — held its first…
  • Mountain Sports Festival hones its focus

    -by Dan Hesse
    The 16th annual Mountain Sports festival is a marriage of music and sports that caters to participants and spectators alike. The festival village, located at Carrier Park, will feature bands,…

opinion