Naughty and nice: Holiday shows around WNC
Volume
26
/ Issue 18
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Courtesy of Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Holiday-themed theater, from naughty to nice, shows up on stages across WNC — where you can seek out classic ballet, heartwarming plays and more. On the cover: David Broshar in The Santaland Diaries.
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Smart Bets: David Wilcox
The singer-songwriter returns to The Grey Eagle this time each year for his annual Thanksgiving Homecoming Concert.Holiday-themed productions around Asheville
Local offerings range from classic ballets, poignant soul searches and snarky send-ups of this month of family drama and heightened emotions.Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela return to Asheville
What’s often revelatory about Rodrigo y Gabriela’s music, whether it’s an interpretation or an original, is how internalized and personal it all feels, like they’re sharing a lingua franca made…Smart Bets: Angela Perley
The Columbus, Ohio-based singer-songwriter makes her Isis lounge debut on Nov. 30.Troubadour Nikki Talley’s new record hits closer to home
The WNC-based singer-songwriter celebrates the release of 'Blue Eyed Girl' at Isis Music Hall on Friday, Nov. 29.Smart Bets: Pétunia
The Vancouver-based experimental country artist plays Jack of the Wood on Nov. 29.Smart Bets: Bannerman Folk Camp
The 50th edition of the annual folk dance camp returns to Blue Ridge Assembly, Nov. 28-Dec. 1.food
Asheville chefs suggest creative makeovers for Thanksgiving leftovers
From turkey to cranberries, local chefs have some fresh ideas for using up those holiday leftovers.Asheville’s locally sourced restaurant menus shift with the seasons
Although Asheville's locally focused restaurants have bid adieu for now to the tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini of summer, chefs find something in every season's harvest to get excited about.Small bites: World AIDS Day Community Luncheon
HIV and the trans experience is the theme for this year's World AIDS Day Community Luncheon. Also: Miracle on Haywood Road and Sippin' Santa launch; Vivian hosts Hungarian wine dinner;…movies
Screen Scene: Local film news
Submissions are currently being accepted for the inaugural WNC Teen Film Festival.news
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"If a patient or client has a poor-fitting wheelchair and/or poor seating, it contributes to an endless cascade of treatments, suffering and hospitalizations instead of patient progress."Letter: Wheelchair clinic’s closure will be devastating
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