A strong close to the Players’ 37th season, running through Oct. 4.
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Around the World in 80 Days at Flat Rock Playhouse
A guaranteed smile-getting adaptation of Jules Verne’s novel.
Asheville City Council: Reid’s reprieve
Support for local contractors state regulated Homeless emerge in Strategic Operating Plan update Early voting locations get funded Council appointees get new bylaws The Reid Center rebuild is still on — despite news that a grant representing a quarter of the $2 million that had already been raised is no longer available. At its Sept. […]
Dot.com moms
Kelby Carr will be the first to tell you she's not really a girly girl. "I'm not a pink-powder-puff, teddy-bear kind of chick," she says. But surfing the Web a couple of years ago, that seemed to Carr to be the general flavor of parenting blogs written by women. Power mom: Kelby Carr, one of […]
Parking deck rates raise ire among downtown workers
The new rates for parking in downtown decks have Asheville's nighttime workers steamed. The increases took effect on Sept. 8 and have been a hot topic of discussion among employees of downtown establishments, who aren't mincing their words. A dollar don’t cut it: New collection machines mean new rates for city parking decks, leaving downtown-Asheville […]
Keeping the Sabbath holy
In a feat of rare alchemy – one often repeated throughout the band's career – Black Sabbath turned four measures and a mere six notes into one of the most recognizable phrases in rock music: the main riff of "Iron Man," from 1971's Paranoid. Hard rock, soulful swagger: Friday night headliners Clutch follow the riff […]
Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler Sept. 16-22: No rest for the critic
It was the weekend from hell. I think we’ve had more movies lined up for a single issue before, and I know I’ve reviewed as many as nine, so it’s not just quantity. By judicious whining, I managed to fob off both Whiteout and Broken Hill on Justin Souther, leaving me a mere eight titles to wrestle to the ground, but what titles they were!
Review of Peter Pan at ACT
Huzzah! Peter Pan at ACT is an enormous, meticulously-crafted production.
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: The Fab Four on film
This is the week that the newly remastered, remonkeyed, repackaged and generally rejiggered Beatles box set hits record stores (and my CD player), but of course that’s not really a movie topic—or is it? In one sense, it very obviously isn’t, but in another sense modern film owes a debt to the Beatles just as much as music does.
This weekend on a shoestring
Electronica and indie pop to country-punk and good ol’ soul. Stick to downtown Asheville or head for the Mountain State Fair — either way you can dance your booty off without coughing up more than five bucks.
“When I heard the banjo, bingo”: Steve Martin trades comedy for clawhammer
Steve Martin (yes, the comedian) comes to Brevard’s Mountain Song Festival, touring his album The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo.
The downtown shuffle
Despite an economy in doldrums, there's been a lot of activity on the Asheville business scene. The Grove Arcade-based furniture store Four Corners Home Inc. has acquired the Mobilia furniture store. The Market Place restaurant, an Asheville institution in local food for 30 years, has been sold to a young new owner. Adorn Salon and […]
The midway escape
All the details • Friday, Sept. 11. Free admission until 6 p.m. for students grades K-12. noon Grand opening ceremonies — Entrance C 6:30 p.m. Hands on workshop: Children's soap carving by W.N.C. Woodcarvers (Expo building) 6 p.m. District junior feeder calf show (Livestock Sales Arena) 7 p.m. House Autry Mills "Make it quick and […]
Small Bites
• The Admiral
• Vue
• Taste Of The Blue Ridge
• Euphoria
Small Bites
• Sugar Momma's Cookies
• Oktoberfest
• Mountain Pie Company
Review of Walking Across Egypt at HART
Grandma knows best: Walking Across Egypt creates contretemps and confusions, then resolves them nicely, and amounts to a homespun slice of Southern life.
Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler Sept. 2-8: Lightweight and not
Well, the dust has settled, and in a surprise move The Final Destination beat out Halloween II at the box office. Even allowing for the inflated figures on the former—spawned by the $3-3.50 surcharge (depending on theater) for 3-D—it was a clear victory for the grim reaper and company.
Working overtime
Asheville city employees raked in $1.8 million in overtime pay last year, with some earning more than 50 percent of their base pay. One Asheville Police Department sergeant made $34,191 by working extra hours. On the clock: The city spent $1.8 million in taxpayers' money on overtime for the 2008-09 fiscal year, according to city […]
“Real Estate” at Flat Rock Playhouse
The play features some very talented actors and an unfortunately lackluster script.
Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler Aug. 26 -Sept. 1: Dueling horrors and others
It’s Michael Myers vs. Death Incarnate at the movies this week for what should be the grudge match of the year. My money is on Michael Myers. He’s got the brand name and Rob Zombie at the helm. On the other hand, Death is all dolled-up in a nice 3-D suit. Should be an interesting bout. And if that doesn’t excite you, Ang Lee is on hand with a little 40-year-old nostalgia.
Concord, Virginia at N.C. Stage
Based on the award-winning book of the same name, actor/author Peter Neofotis’ Concord, Virginia presents some excellent story telling, quirky characters, and a some not-for-the-easily-offended content.