Day: August 12, 2014
Small Bites: Haywood County launches Uniquely Local Food Crawl
A new culinary event kicks off later this month that will highlight the farms and eateries of Haywood County. Sponsored by the Buy Haywood Market Development Project, the inaugural Uniquely Local Food Crawl is scheduled for the weekends of Aug. 21-24 and Aug. 28-31. The self-guided tour will include dozens of Haywood County businesses featuring … Read more
Smart bets: Come to Leicester tour
“The welcome mat is out, refreshments are on the table, and we look forward to seeing you on Aug. 16 and 17,” says a press release for the Come to Leicester studio tour. More than 20 artists will open their doors for a free self-guided pottery tour through galleries in this scenic retreat just outside … Read more
Smart bets: Cicada Rhythm and Sans Abri
Andrea DeMarcus (upright bass/vocals) and David Kirslis (guitar/vocals) of Cicada Rhythm claim they “tried to keep it professional” but became smitten when they started playing music together. The couple say they avoid romance songs and instead deliver jazzy, modernized folk with heartfelt vocal harmonies. Opening the evening is Sans Abri, a side project that originated … Read more
Least of These mission feeds Asheville’s hungry
Earl “Happy” Gray always leads the opening prayer at the Saturday morning Least of These breakfast. By that time, the food line often extends up the parking lot of Summit Church, near the corner of South French Broad and Patton avenues. The folks in line come from the WNC Rescue Mission and the Bartlett Arms … Read more
Beer Scout: On the beer trail
Since 2010, Bend, Ore.’s Visitor and Convention Bureau has produced an Ale Trail guide to the city’s many breweries. With 17 breweries, the Asheville area is quickly closing in on Bend’s 19. So it makes sense that our own Asheville Ale Trail thought it was time to start producing their own guide for Asheville’s visitors.
State of the Arts: Past and present tense
Time is of the essence for two current solo exhibitions. Dox Trash, An American Journey: Georgia to Philadelphia, organized by the Dolan/Maxwell Gallery and Georgia College Museum of Art is at the Asheville Art Museum; Twenty Years Progress, new works by local artist Tom Pazderka, is at Pink Dog Creative. Each sets the stage for … Read more
Living-room shows offer alternative music venues
Home is where the concert is. Following a national trend, Western North Carolina residents are turning their living rooms into do-it-yourself performance spaces. Angela Magura, for example, will host her second house concert Sunday, Aug. 24, when folk guitarist Richard Buckner comes calling. “I think this is a way to be heard,” says Magura. “I’ve … Read more
Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler August 13-19: Magic in the Moonlight and Some Other Stuff
In Theaters. This week the new Woody Allen movie, Magic in the Moonlight, opens. There are also three mainstream titles — all of which look pretty dubious to me. I suppose we have to take a look at them anyway, but I’m not sure I’d care to make eye-contact with them. … Read more
