by Peter Loewer Last week on Friday, the Curmudgeon came into the General Store, and greeted Mr and Mrs Storekeep, their daughter Tiffinie, not to mention Newsman, Milkman, and arranging greeting cards, the new agent from Atlanta Greetings. “Curmudge,” they said, “where’ve you been?” “I flew off to Zanesville, Ohio,Continue Reading
Fighting Cancer with Poetry Written by James Navé review by Marcianne Miller Last week, I was in a vintage book store, looking for a book on crock-pot cooking, Two times a book in a nearby shelf caught my eye. It was a slim volume so it took up little roomContinue Reading
Second Place “Splitting Logs in the Summer” By Preston Woodruff It’s sweat that lifts the log onto the block and stings the red-rimmed eyes that read the grain. It’s sweat that hoists the maul and swings the arc that slams a clanging wedge of iron and air and light intoContinue Reading
The Secret B-Sides, Asheville’s most popular (voted Best of WNC two years in a row) soul band, is marking the release of their latest album, Easy Magic, with a special performance at the Highland Brewing Company. The CD release party, slated for April 20th, will give the band an opportunityContinue Reading
Hello dear readers. It is with a sigh of relief and that I can happily report that the good Professor Kaufmann and I have fully recovered from our March movie malaise. We’ve got an interesting array of offerings this month and an even more interesting array of offerings on theContinue Reading
by Eddie LeShure “Bill Gerhardt is a wonderful pianist. Not only is he a great soloist and composer, he sure knows how to accompany a singer!” ~ Vocalist Sheila Jordan Bill was surrounded by music while growing up in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. “It was everywhere! Lessons started at nine, asContinue Reading
The Bar of Soap and Del Vecchios Join Forces! What’s better than a cold, fresh craft beer while doing laundry? A cold, fresh beer with a slice of hot New York style pizza! Del Vecchios is now located inside The Bar of Soap and not only offers delectable food toContinue Reading
In This Month’s Issue: April 2013 Performance: Asheville Lyric Opera, Tosca (pg 3); AmiciMusic (pg 6); Dead Man Walking (pg 9)Interviews: David Troy Francis (pg 9); Steve Lloyd (pg 22) Fine Art: Weaverville Art Safari (pg 11); Downtown Asheville Art District (pg 13); BlackBird, The Modern Atelier (pg 13); TheContinue Reading
Through March 10 The Understudy at NC Stage In The Understudy, playwright Theresa Rebeck takes the audience behind the scenes to explore the ridiculousness and brilliance of the business of theatre, film, and acting. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. as well as Sundays at 2 p.m. TicketsContinue Reading
