New Kicks: Rural arts nonprofits get nimble
- Volume 17
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Cover Design Credit:
Scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
Camilla Calnan
Rural arts groups have to be nimble on their feet during the best of times. The pandemic has put the creative minds at new nonprofit Trillium Arts and the established Toe River Arts to the test. On the cover: Melvin AC Howell of Hendersonville
arts
Algebra and flame
The French writer Raymond Queneau, a founding member of the “Oulipo” literary salon, explored 99 variations of an apparently insignificant experience on a city bus in his 1947 book, Exercises…Basel-bound
There’s plenty of Florida in Asheville — even if a large measure of that presence is seasonal, senior or citrus. Local big-scale artist Dustin Spagnola, himself a Florida native, wants…There’s Something about Joanna (Newsom)
There is something enchanting about Joanna Newsom. Since her debut six years ago, the 28-year-old harp virtuoso has been an unlikely indie sensation, adored widely by critics and profiled by…The profiler
The Suspect: Space Capone Frontman Aaron Winters has been praised by many incredible comparisons: his falsetto to Barry Gibb’s, his full-on singing voice to Michael McDonald. His band was called,…Soundtrack
Melissa Godfrey (not her real name) was a cool girl. Despite being a cheerleader and one of the best-looking girls at Northside Junior High, she was always nice to a…Smart Bets
Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band Pervasive party act (because wherever they are, it's a party) the Booty Band takes a break from its tireless regional tour schedule to play…
food
Small Bites
Pho is coming The long-awaited Pho Fusion is finally opening at the Downtown Market on Saturday, Nov. 20. Owner and manager Jesse Lirette and chef Tru Phan promise the pho…The Blackbird flies
news
The Beat: Here comes Santa Claus
The holiday season gets an early start this year, with the Asheville Holiday Parade kicking things off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20. The 2010 theme is "Mountain Magic!"…Higher calling
Asheville City Council Nov. 9 meeting “Transformational development” incentives narrowly approved Enka Center rezoning OK’d For a proposal to allow cell-phone towers in residential areas under certain conditions, the third…Practically green
Small is beautiful — and green. And Barry Bialik’s “compact cottages” lend visceral meaning to the concept of shrinking your carbon footrpint. “Everyone’s fascinated by tiny houses,” says the south…It takes a forest
In the interest of full disclosure, Mountain Xpress figured it was only fair to take a stab at calculating the environmental impact of producing a single issue of the paper’s…Sustainable for whom?
“Sustainability” has cropped up frequently in city policy statements in recent years, often accompanied by pleas for denser, more affordable housing to promote a style of living that proponents maintain…Greening local public schools
Across Buncombe County, schools are installing solar panels, building sustainable playgrounds and upgrading bathrooms. Here’s a rundown of current projects to conserve energy and reduce costs. Grants from Progress Energy…Follow that bottle
Plastic beverage containers — usually made of polyethylene terephthalate, an inexpensive, shatter-resistant and recyclable resin — are ubiquitous. And these days, evolving green initiatives, new laws and changing consumer attitudes…Green(ish) Day
What if you took the concept of "living green" literally? In Asheville, you'd certainly have plenty of options that could help make the case against Kermit the Frog's plaintive lament,…
opinion
Jim Stroupe: a hero in peace as well as in war
Jim Stroupe, the 86-year-old World War II, Korea and Vietnam veteran who died after being struck by a city bus, was a hero in peace as well as in war.…The sick must heal themselves?
An article in the [Sept. 26] Asheville Citizen-Times, “Asheville Area Faces a Shortage of Doctors,” complained that there aren’t enough psychiatrists to go around; it takes months to see a…Secret ballots — a whisper with loud implications
If there's one lesson I have learned from my runs for minor office [Buncombe Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor], it has been to greatly increase my appreciation for the…Good-bye, yellow-brick ticket line
“I guess that’s why they call it the blues” is a good beginning for what most of us experienced in Asheville while trying to get tickets to the Elton John…Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 11/17/10
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