The pan fish that’s all that: The humble bluegill sunfish (or bream, as folks around here call them) may be rather more than the fish most likely to suck the bobber off a Zebco “Dora the Explorer”-model fishing pole. In test labs, the sensitive swimmers are demonstrating an ability to pass along information about their … Read more
A Brave New Order: DJ Nareau seeks to redefine the goth stereotypes. “I always feel like a new-age hippie-type saying this,” explains DJ Nareau (who, in a full-length black brocade jacket and inky-black hair, is among the least likely to be mistaken for a flower child), “but the purpose of doing these goth nights is … Read more
As the world melts photo by Jonathan Welch Deputy Director of the Asheville-based National Climatic Data Center Sharon LeDuc delivered a lecture on climate change at Warren Wilson College on Oct. 17 to provide an overview of current scientific understanding on the topic. NCDC, which operates out of the Federal Building on Patton Avenue, archives … Read more
Red: Not just a Feng Shui accent color • Who she is: Genna Stokes • What she’s wearing: Red and pink skirt from Forever 21; green scarf, purple knit top, red bead necklace and earring from Goodwill, and her boots are Uptown Uggs. • Her style: Genna describes her look as eclectic. She loves to … Read more
On Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m., the Grove Corner Market at Asheville’s Grove Arcade features a variety of fresh seafood straight from the Carolina coast, live music on the sidewalk, fresh pastas, pesto and more. For a time, that was the only day of the week that market shoppers could find warm and crusty … Read more
courtesy Great Smoky Mountains Railway The Great Smoky Mountains Railway dinner train was crawling with characters on a recent Friday evening when it pulled out of its Dillsboro depot. Members of the mammoth WNC tourism venture’s self-styled Nightshade Mystery Theater had taken on the roles of Snake, a washed-up rocker with a weakness for ladies; … Read more
Arise From Your Grave! It’s kind of hard to be sarcastic when you’re talking about people’s hopes and dreams. But, in the case of the recently announced Ghost Town movie, it’s equally hard not to. When Maggie Valley tourist magnet Ghost Town in the Sky closed in 2002, the impact on the already struggling local … Read more
Post-folk proto-punk: Arthur Lee and Love’s album Forever Changes may have been ignored in its time, but today it’s ranked among the most important albums of the 1960s. Marc McCloud loves movies. Well, duh, of course he does. His movie store, Orbit, is said to have the largest selection of DVDs in Western North Carolina, … Read more
If there’s no fat lady, does that mean the opera never ends? Asheville Lyric Opera’s Amanda Horton puts tradition to the test. It’s the opera that made Luciano Pavarotti famous. Could the Asheville Lyric Opera production of L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love) vaunt one of its moonlighting divas to stardom? Or at least let … Read more
