by Michelle Keenan We are in the dog days of summer and the peak of summer blockbuster season with the release of The Amazing Spiderman and The Dark Knight Rises. Chip has the take on Spidey and the Caped Crusader. Chip, who rarely (if ever) bestows a film with aContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Chronicle Chronicle (2012) Since I reviewed the two latest installments of the Spiderman and Batman franchises in this issue (combined budgets: $490 million), it only seems fitting that my DVD pick of the month was a movie that I enjoyed more than both of them and itContinue Reading
by Eddie LeShure “Zack is a bassist who elevates the sound of the whole group.” – Aaron Price Zack Page has been performing as a professional bassist since the early ‘90s. His work with various jazz ensembles, theater companies and the cruise industry has taken him to all 50 U.S.Continue Reading
Producers of Laugh Your Asheville Off 2012 Interviewed by Dennis Ray The Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival (LYAO) is the country’s leading non competitive format stand up comedy festival. The festival prides itself on showcasing some of the country’s best untapped talent as well as delivering some of theContinue Reading
Open publication – Free publishing – More 2013 season In This Month’s Issue: August 2012 Performance: Diana Wortham Theatre (p2); NYS3 Professional Youth Program (p6); Asheville Symphony Orchestra (p7); Free Labor Day Concert (p20) Stage Preview: HART – Lost in Yonkers (p3); North Carolina Stage Company (p21); ACT – TheContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD Tom and Alice had a backyard barbecue on the 4th of July. They invited their neighbors, Bob and Nadine and George and Beth to join them. “Kids these days don’t know anything about what happens on the 4th of July,” Bob said around a mouthful ofContinue Reading
by Peter Loewer Boy,” asked the breadman as he entered the general store with an armload of hard rolls and family-sized loaves of whole wheat, “have you guys been following the various TV and newspaper stories about the decline of spelling ability in the country?” “No,” replied the man whoContinue Reading
Written by H. Byron Ballard review by Marcianne Miller Byron Ballard is a local writer, former Rapid River Magazine contributor, theatre director, avid gardener, community activist, wife and mother, a teacher, a preacher, and a raconteur. She’s also a witch. She’s no wallflower witch, hiding in her broom closet. ByronContinue Reading
July 1, 8, 15 & 22 Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival World-class musicians performing a variety of chamber music works. Concerts are Sundays at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center, 250 Pigeon Street, Waynesville. Tickets are $20. Phone (828) 452-0593. Richard Shulman Concerts Sundays, July 1, 15, 22, & 29Continue Reading
