"We wanted to do a quintessentially American story," says Ann Dunn, director and choreographer of the Asheville Ballet, describing the impulse that inspired the company's upcoming performance. A light bulb of possibilities went off when co-choreographer Lyle Laney suggested An American in Paris: "It was like, 'Ding,'" says Dunn, "That's a great idea!" Lovestruck: "It […]
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Hanson returns to the Orange Peel
The trio of brothers who broke into pop music, during the 1990s, with “MMMBop” and other hits, return to The Orange Peel on Friday, July 30.
Book Report: Authors Dara Horn and Cecil Bothwell hold events this week
All Other Nights, Dara Horn’s latest literary offering (W.W. Norton & Company, 2009), tells the gripping story of a Jewish spy who works as a Union agent in the south during the Civil War; former Xpress staffer Cecil Bothwell introduces his latest book, Whale Falls: An exploration of belief and its consequences.
Scenes from Earth Day
Earth Day was a blast! Check out photos of the festivities at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Bank of America & mountaintop removal coal-mining protest
The Dirt: Tropic blossoms
Stepping into Ralph Coffey's greenhouse is like being teleported to the Amazonian rain forest. Exotic, bulbous plants with bright blossoms hang from the ceiling, filling every inch of the space. Fans push steamy air around the room, causing the plants to sway gently and fogging the camera lens. A board member and former president of […]
A walk through time
On a recent bright-but-windy Sunday afternoon, local-history enthusiast Robert Goodson led about 20 people through two of the oldest cemeteries in Black Mountain. Sponsored by the Swannanoa Valley Museum, the tour of Tabernacle and Ingram cemeteries brought to life the pioneers who settled in the area after the Revolutionary War, painting a vivid picture of […]
An ovation for Asheville’s young theater artists
Bravo to Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt and Mountain Xpress for the Feb. 4 online story celebrating the success of students from Asheville Arts Center and MusicWorks! at the 2010 Junior Theater Festival. These young artists may have earned awards and recognition at our national festival, but they received a more important prize back home: support and encouragement […]
Asheville Arts Center and MusicWorks! students claim prestigious awards
Congrats are in order for the young thespians and musicians who excelled at the 2010 Junior Theater Festival, a weekend celebration of musical theatre held in Atlanta recently.
Review of Fringe Audio at the 2010 Fringe Festival
Well Dada my Dada: what does it mean these days for art to be “avant-garde”?
Videos and Photos From the Asheville Fringe Festival
See video samples and photos from the 8th annual Asheville Fringe Festival!
Come out tonight for Fringe Festival’s opening cabaret-style festivities
UPDATED WITH VIDEOS & PHOTOS
The 8th annual Asheville Fringe Arts Festival kicks off tonight, with a cabaret of fringe-worthy performances.
Lunch break
Photos by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt
Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra at the Emerald Lounge
A story in photos of Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra’s Thursday night performance at the Emerald Lounge.
Book Report: Women, Writing and Soul-Making
Women, Writing and Soul-Making: Creativity and the Sacred Feminine, Peggy Tabor Millin’s new book published by Story Water Press, encourages writers to claim their power and voice while exploring a feminine approach to inspire creativity.
Week in, week out
As Xpress turns a page on its 15th anniversary, we've got a lot to look back on. Below are key moments in the paper's evolution from a scrappy startup to WNC's leading free weekly. The gang's (almost) all here: The Mountain Xpress staff, July 2009. On stairs, from left: managing editor Jon Elliston, arts reporter […]
The Dirt
A cucumber plant weaves its way across the garden bed, wrapping its curly tendrils around a pepper plant I grew from seed. Above the pushy cucurbit, a black-eyed Susan bobs in the wind. Its bright-yellow petals have finally emerged, and I can't help but coo over it. Green tomatoes, water-heavy and streaked with a ripening […]
Downtown After Five
Festive attire at a recent Downtown After Five street party. Photos by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt
Black & white
Photo by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt
Bracelets
—Photo by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt
Fourth of July
—Photos by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt