Goombay Festival photo gallery
Goombay Festival, held by the YMI Cultural Center, is happening Aug. 27 – 29 in downtown Asheville. Check out a photo gallery from the festival! Photos by Halima Flynt.
Day: August 28, 2010
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: Too much, too little or just right?
I realize the title of this sounds like it’s connected in some way with Miss Goldilocks and her adventures with that bear family, but it grows out of a question that arose the other day concerning how much a person should know about a movie before seeing it. Of course, this is not a one-size-fits all proposition. Some movies rise or fall on surprising the viewer, but those are specialized cases. But how much is enough for most movies?
Watch TEDxNextGenerationAsheville live stream here (Happening NOW, Aug. 28 from 3 to 7 p.m.)
If you’re wondering what all the hoopla about TED and TEDxAsheville is (much less, what the monikers mean), ask local youth. They’re putting on a sister event to the second-annual local conference: TEDxNextGenerationAsheville, a free, four-hour multimedia conference scheduled for today, Saturday, Aug. 28. This post contains a live video stream of the event, which is being held at the Orange Peel in downtown Asheville.
Busk Break: Michael Stutesman plays “Waltz of the Wooden Horses”
Accordion-player Michael Stutesman may hail from Morganton, but he’s a regular visitor to Asheville. Unlike many of our local buskers, Stutesman isn’t looking for tips, performing without so much as an open case or upturned hat, insisting he’s only playing outdoors because he loves doing it. Here, he performs a traditional tune known by many names, including “Waltz of the Wooden Horses,” on his Hohner Erica.
