ActionFest is crashing its way into Asheville this week and, as usual, it looks to be a ton of fun if you’re a fan of the action film genre. Beyond that, Actionfest is giving Asheville an even bigger hug as it embraces the local aesthetic – a local Actionfest brew and Arcade parties, for example [...]
Word on the street is that New Belgium Brewing is planning to announce soon that it has chosen Asheville as the site for its East Coast brewing operation. We’ve heard it before, but sources are apparently sounding more certain than ever. Russ Bowen of WLOS teases with tweets today: New Belgium says Asheville and philly [...]
Press release here: As previously announced, ActionFest 2012 opens with the Regional Premiere of Michael J. Bassett’s Solomon Kane starring James Purefoy (Rome, Ironclad) in the beautiful Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. The closing night film will be the Cannes selection Wu Xia from acclaimed director Peter Chan (The Warlords) and starring internationally recognized [...]
Here’s a movie review sent in by loyal reader and The Hunger Games fan Kate Lindrum, 12, of Asheville: As a 12-year-old, and a fan of the books that it was based on, I think that The Hunger Games movie was truly well done. It must make Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games [...]
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Here’s the note from loyal reader Chris: I know that you are a supporter of Home Free Bagels so I thought you and your readers would like to know that we have opened a bagel stand in West Asheville. Finally, the people of Asheville can buy bagels directly from us! Here is the blurb: Home [...]
Press release here: Asheville Music Hall 31 Patton Avenue Asheville, NC 28802 www.ashevillemusichall.com 21+ // $15adv $17d.o.s. // 7pm A very special Mother’s Day performance by John McEuen, the string Wizard from Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and his sons at Asheville Music Hall 7pm on Sunday May 13th. Celebrating the release of their first album [...]
Press release here: Massage Envy Spa, a provider of professional, convenient and affordable therapeutic massage and skin facials, is celebrating their Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting and Open House Monday, March 26th. The ceremonial ribbon cutting is from 3:00-4:30pm, with the ribbon cutting scheduled at 3:15pm followed by tours, food and drinks. This is [...]
Press release here: The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact are proud to team up with North Carolina Stage Company to premiere “8,” a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8, written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and AFER Founding Board Member Dustin Lance Black. “8” [...]
Press release here: UNC Asheville and Asheville Area Chamber Host “Thank You Asheville” Rally March 27 UNC Asheville and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce will host a “Way to Go, Asheville” Rally on Tuesday, March 27, to thank the fans, volunteers and sponsors of the recent Southern Conference and Big South basketball tournaments. The [...]
Here’s a quick update about a movie I’ll be interested in seeing – Serena, based on the novel of the same name by Western North Carolina’s award-winning author Ron Rash. From examiner.com on Serena: “The Hunger Games” star and Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence is reteaming with “The Silver Linings Playbook” co-star Bradley Cooper in [...]
Here’s the press release via ActionFest.com: At last! We are honored to announce ActionFest’s Opening Night film on Thursday, April 12 is the Regional Premiere of Michael J. Bassett’s Solomon Kane, a swashbuckling, visceral medieval epic starring James Purefoy (John Carter, Rome) and Max von Sydow, and based on legendary stories by Conan The Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard! Ain’t It Cool News [...]
There’s a good list of upcoming events, meetings and such over at dancewater.blogspot.com. Here’s a sample. Click over to see all: 03/27/12 COMMUNITY FORUM ON AMENDMENT ONE The Asheville-Buncombe Community Relations Council (ABCRC) and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville (UUCA) will host a community forum discussing Amendment One, from 7:30-9:30 pm at the UUCA [...]
Here’s the info, from AskAsheville: The Asheville community is invited to attend: JOIN MSA AND BSA IN A HOODIES AND HIJAB RALLY ON THURSDAY, MARCH 29 AT 12:30 PM ON THE QUAD at UNC-Asheville. Please wear both a black hoodie and a black scarf to stand with these fallen victims. We are asking all UNCA [...]
Here’s a quick look at a few different takes on the basic news that The Hunger Games, filmed in Western North Carolina and Charlotte, killed at the box office over the weekend: -The New York Times on The Hunger Games big weekend: LOS ANGELES — “The Hunger Games” hit the box-office bull’s-eye over the weekend, [...]
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