Day: May 14, 2010
Review of What the Butler Saw
If the recent news of ecological catastrophe in the Gulf, or (closer to home) vandalism and hate crimes in Our Fair City have got you feeling a little down, take my advice: Give N.C. Stage a buzz and reserve a ticket for What the Butler Saw, the near-perfect farce by British playwright Joe Orton currently running at the little theatre on Stage Lane.
Busk Break: Gorgeous Doom’s Dumpster-Diving Ditty
New Orleans-based bandGorgeous Doom have been busking downtown in Asheville this week. We were lucky enough to catch the trio version of the group trying out some new material across the street from Pritchard Park. This song doesn’t appear to have a title yet, but we do know the basic theme. According to banjo-playing singer Josh Cole, the song is about “eating out of the dumpster.”
Scenes from the “We are Not Bashful” march
On May 12, hundreds of demonstrators marched through Montford and downtown in support of LGBT rights. The group then gathered for a rally at the Vance Monument. Video by Jake Frankel.
