The {re]Happening rides again: A day of performance and installations benefits BMCM+AC
Volume
24
/ Issue 36
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Western Regional Archives and the Beaumont and Nancy Newhall Estate (photo of Beaumont Newhall)
The annual {Re}HAPPENING aims to shrink the distance in time between Black Mountain College’s 1933–57 lifespan and the present day. On the cover: Jean Varda’s Trojan Horse at Black Mountain College Summer Art Institute, 1946.
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WCU’s Spring Literary Festival returns
This year’s events, which take place Monday-Thursday, April 2-5, include writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, and culminates in an event with Pulitzer, Emmy and Obie (among others) award-winning playwright…Swannanoa songwriter, poet, artist and dramatist Billy Edd Wheeler celebrates a new memoir
Today, at age 85, Wheeler shows little sign of slowing down. Hotter Than a Pepper Sprout is a highly enjoyable chronicle, following a young boy in Boone County, W.V. through…Eighth {Re}HAPPENING manifests the history of Black Mountain College
“We like to look at the history and legacy of the college and connect that past work with contemporary practice,” says BMCM+AC executive director Jeff Arnal. Attendees can experience this…Smart Bets: Nimbus
Asheville musician Patrick Fitzsimons brings his world-electronic project to Pillar on March 31.Three-day festival celebrates a fictional pop icon’s off-Broadway debut
Iggy Ingler is partnering with Owly Cat Productions to stage his iteration of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (in which he plays the lead role) at The Grey Eagle, Friday-Sunday,…Smart Bets: Sister Ivy
The Asheville-based surrealistic soul-jazz trio celebrates the release of its debut EP on March 30 at Isis Music Hall.Smart Bets: Jon Michael Riley
The local writer reads from his second Channey Moran action/thriller on March 29 at Malaprop's.Smart Bets: Alash
The traditional "throat singers" and instrumentalists visit UNC Asheville for a three-day residency, March 27-29.Conscious Party: Lloyd’s Large Time
The benefit concert for the Lloyd Johnson Foundation takes place March 29 at Isis Music Hall.Theater review: ‘Luna Gale’ at The Magnetic Theatre
A meth-addicted couple have taken their sick baby to the hospital where Child Protective Services take custody of the endangered child. This sparks a spiral of conflicts that propels the…food
School lunch goes local: WNC districts, farmers connect to freshen up cafeteria offerings
Despite tight budgets and bureaucratic hurdles, school nutrition directors are accessing more locally grown foods for area students.Beer Scout: Familiar faces launch DSSØLVR
The newest brewery on Asheville’s horizon will be led by some familiar faces. JT Murrett and Vince Tursi, former brewers at Burial Beer Co., have struck out on their own…Small bites: Cycling for food security
Patrick O’Cain of Gan Shan Station and Jacob Sessoms of Table pair up to eliminate hunger. Also: Well Played Board Game Café celebrates its year one anniversary; District Wine Bar…living
Support groups help retired men find new purpose
Retired men are refashioning their lives with the support of other men who share their travails.Beneficial insects fight recalcitrant garden pests
The fight to protect food crops against destructive insect pests has become more challenging in recent years, Mills River farming expert Patryk Battle reports. Battle and Boone-based insect scientist Richard…movies
Screen scene: Local film news
The Cat Fly Indie Film Festival returns, Asheville Pizza & Brewing celebrates Comedy Month and more.news
Asheville Archives: The Asheville library opens, 1879
Anna Aston, Fannie L. Patton and Anna Chunn were among the earliest advocates for a library in Asheville. The institution finally opened in May of 1879.CTS contamination has poisoned more than drinking water
For nearly 30 years, the CTS of Asheville Superfund site has been a source of physical and social toxicity for the surrounding community. With remedial efforts to address the source…Asheville Arts and Science Festival combines two disciplines at Salvage Station
A new local festival will come to Salvage Station on Saturday, March 31. Organizers of the Asheville Arts and Science Festival hope to raise awareness about what science looks like…Council boots city manager, announces police reforms
City Council discussed police reforms during a work session on March 20 and ousted longtime City Manager Gary Jackson, who was about nine months away from retirement.opinion
Letter: Asheville Archives offer rich background
"I am greatly enjoying reading the feature 'Asheville Archives.' I think it is a great addition to the Xpress."Letter: Woodsmall proposes solution for gun violence
"He knows that a complex problem like gun violence is not solved by solely allowing guns to be carried in our schools and concealed in our pocketbooks and waistbands."Letter: Asheville needs stricter litter laws
"If Asheville keeps promoting tourism, at some point, without stricter litter laws, people will stop coming here, seeing so much trash all around the city."Letter: Where are the safe spaces for lesbians?
"For being a town mostly known for being heavy on the gay more than straight ratio — where are our safe places?"Little miracles: Look now for spring ephemeral wildflowers
"In April, a lush carpet of green emerges from the forest floor, and an astonishing array of flowers opens to the bright sunshine."Green cushion
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