Asheville is just one of the settings in Sheila Simmons’ Memoir of a Minnie Riperton Fan, which the Asheville native will sign Saturday, Aug. 15, at 6 p.m. at Firestorm Café & Books, 610 Haywood Road, in West Asheville. Simmon’s book examines the life and times of her childhood idol, Minnie Riperton, a 1970s singer … Read more
The Mountain Jewish Festival kicks off in Hendersonville, workshops are offered on fermented foods and foraging for mushrooms, Black Mountain Ciderworks celebrates its second year, ASAP hosts its Local Summer Cookout and food writer Jonathan Ammons talks about Nightbell’s unique take on the classic deviled egg.
The British farce Not Now, Darling, written by by John Chapman and Ray Cooney, seems so fabulously retro now. In reality, it was just another modern play of the era. But these days, thanks to TV shows like “Mad Men,” “Pan Am,” “The Astronaut Wives Club,” and the subsequent wave of nostalgia, audiences are getting a whole new look at that bygone era.
