Day: September 29, 2010
Local cancer charity declines money from GOP fundraiser
Hunt the Cure, a local cancer charity that was associated with a recent controversial fundraiser held by the local GOP — which, as it turns out, raised a total of $310 — has declined any donations from the event. John Boggs, the group’s founder, cites a rash of bad publicity and harassing phone calls from Democrats and “people posing as journalists” for the decision.
Elitist Bastards: An Overrated Gekko and A Bunch of Boring Owls
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies, Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Cairo Time, You Again, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, The Virginity Hit and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. They then delve into the classic Hammer horror flick Horror of Dracula (this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show) and Pedro Almodóvar’s 1988 film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening). And to top it all off, the speculate on the quality of soon-to-open films Case 39, Chain Letter, Let Me In, The Social Network and Animal Kingdom.
TEDxNextGenerationAsheville video goes viral
In this video, 11-year-old Birke Baehr talks about “What’s Wrong With Our Food System” at the Aug. 28 TEDxNextGenerationAsheville multimedia conference at the Orange Peel in downtown Asheville. Since the video was posted to YouTube on Sept. 23, it’s already racked up over 77,450 views.
Photos by Rich Orris.Mars Hill College celebrates American roots music
With New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music, a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition, on display through Nov. 6 and the 43rd annual Lunsford Festival slated for Saturday, Oct. 2, Mars Hill College invites the community to an ongoing celebration of American and Southern Appalachian music.
Hit and run at Westville Pub ***UPDATED***
The Asheville Police Department has arrested Jessica Renee Hall, 32, of Candler on charges of assault with a deadly weapon for a hit and run last night at Westville Pub. Below are photos of the scene from Andrew Fedynak.
