The upcoming concert of the Asheville Choral Society, A Night to Remember, promises "songs to light up the night and put a swing in your step." Singers (conducted by Melodie Galloway) will perform selections from the likes of Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and Cole Porter. Or, as press for the event suggests, "Jazz and Blues: … Read more
London-born, New York-based (with a stop-off in Paris) songwriter Rupert Wates can also count WNC among his locales. He recorded his most recent album, At The Losers’ Motel, at Echo Mountain studios. And he made the record with local talent: vocalist Valorie Miller, bassist Mike Holstein, percussionist Byron Hedgepeth, violinist Amy Lovinger and cellist Franklin … Read more
Local pop-noir band stephaniesid makes an exciting promise with the release if its fifth full length: They Won’t Know What To Do With Us. While that claim may be true, Asheville audiences have long known that stephaniesid's artistic enterprises can be trusted and followed. The new album is the band's first live recording. It includes … Read more
Local musician Ben Hovey (aka HoveyKraft) is a one-man band in the suavest sense of the word. His "musical adventures fusing EDM with soul, dub, jazz, hip-hop, and world music have taken him from Ultra Music Festival in Miami, to Earthdance in San Francisco, to Burning Man and beyond," says press for the Saturday, March … Read more
Maariah K McAndrew discovers new ways to use herbs at a wild fermentation workshop and medicinal plant walk, one of the many elements of the Urban Farm School. Dirty hands in the city If you don't have acres of fertile land to till, there are still plenty of ways to sink your hands into the … Read more
Success stories: As the executive director of the Asheville YWCA’s MotherLove program for high school parents, Tangela Bowman says the program helps teen moms like A.C. Reynolds junior Svetlana Contreras succeed as parents and students. The program currently has a 100 percent graduation rate. Photo courtesy of the Asheville YWCA When she was 14 years … Read more
Three strong winds: From left, flutist Kate Steinbeck, bassoonist Rosalind Buda and clarinetist Fred Lemmons. — Photo by Frank Zipperer Photography. Spring and All A selection of Pan Harmonia concerts from March to May. For the full schedule, including other venues and summer dates, visit pan-harmonia.org. March Sunday, March 10 at 5 p.m., The Altamont … Read more
Photo by Max Cooper From Bistro 1896, her Pack Square restaurant, Jenna Harrison has watched Asheville grow since 1997. The changes have been overwhelmingly positive, she says, but she feels her restaurant became a casualty of them. “I'd say that it's in with the new and out with the old,” she says. “I think a … Read more
Andy Warhol said that “good business is the best art.” Many local artists add that having business skills under your belt is what makes a creative living truly sustainable. One such artist is Asheville-based potter Anja Bartels. A self-taught hobby potter, she decided to pursue a formal pottery education a few years ago after working … Read more
Wanna go? WHAT: A North Carolina Utilities Commission public hearing on Progress Energy’s rate-increase request. The commission regulates the rates and services of public utilities. WHEN: Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m. WHERE: Buncombe County Courthouse, District Courtroom #1, 60 Court Plaza HOW: There will be a signup sheet at the door for those who … Read more
