Day: April 7, 2012
CIty of Asheville will give New Belgium $3.5 million in incentives, infrastructure improvements
As part of the deal to bring a new, East Coast brewery here, the city of Asheville will give New Belgium $3.5 million in tax reimbursements over seven years, provided it goes through with its plans to invest $175 million in building the new facility. The city will also make infrastructure improvements to the area costing more than $500,000.
Drunken Prayer kicks off spring tour at The Get Down
Earlier this year, Xpress reported on rumors that Morgan Geer (of The Merle, for old-school Ashevilleans; Drunken Prayer, for newer transplants) was moving back to Asheville after nearly a decade living and writing in Portland. Judging from the number of local appearances Drunken Prayer has made since releasing its latest effort at The LAB last February, those rumors were true.
ActionFest Update Updated—New Titles, Guests and Events
We’ve had more titles and what-not announced for what is shaping up to the biggest and best ActionFest to date. This latest press release should just about cover it (when combined with the previous announcements), but that doesn’t preclude others things yet to come. Not mentioned here, for example, is the Asheville Film Society/Mountain Xpress showing of Brian DePalma’s The Fury starring Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes and Amy Irving with an introduction and Q&A from the film’s stunt coordinator Mickey Gilbert. (That happens at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., April 13 at The Carolina.) And I’ll be back with a sneak preview on the titles I’ve managed to get an early look at. So keep watching for more information. But for now…
