by Eddie LeShure Over the past 35 years, pianist/composer Michael Jefry Stevens has been associated with some of the most important figures in modern jazz…and now Asheville gets to claim him! Born in New York City, Michael grew up in the projects of Queens, then moved at age eight toContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD What disease condition is your greatest risk for disability or death? Is it heart disease? Cancer? Stroke? Pneumonia? Not surprisingly, it isn’t the same for everyone. People in third world countries are most at risk from infectious disease (think – malaria or AIDS) or violence andContinue Reading
John Carter *** Short Take: Disney’s $350 million “upgrade” of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars is a prime example of studio overkill that is poised to be the biggest money loser in movie history. Reel Take: In a lukewarm defense of John Carter, it was not as badContinue Reading
Reviewed by Clara Sofia Based on the first installment of Suzanne Collins’s wildly popular trilogy, The Hunger Games takes place in Panem, a future society in North America ruled by a city called the Capitol. The rest of the country is divided into twelve impoverished districts, and, to punish theContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: “Brief Encounter” Brief Encounter (1945) With colleague Michelle Keenan having picked Casablanca for her DVD pick, I’ll recommend its British equivalent, Brief Encounter.This 1945 film written by Noel Coward and starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson is considered to be the greatest British romance ever made butContinue Reading
With all the attention that The Artist has received as a silent novelty in today’s cinema, it will probably come as a surprise to many people that there have been several silent films made after sound was introduced in 1928. Up until 1976 they were made right here in America,Continue Reading
by Peter Loewer Storekeep, Cityfella, Mrs. Storekeep, and the Curmudgeon were standing about the new cigarette display left on the counter by a gum-chewing tobacco salesman and talked about an industry that produces a product that ultimately kills yet still sells itself by various salutes to sophistication. When the talkContinue Reading
Blue Ridge Rollergirls – New Location for Bouts The Blue Ridge RollerGirls (BRRG) enter into their first season home bout at a new venue, the WNC Agricultural Center. BRRG’s new venue gives fans the added incentives of free parking and tailgating – making Saturday, April 7 a day full ofContinue Reading
April 1 Palm Sunday Luncheon The Greek Ladies Philoptochos of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church will hold their Annual Palm Sunday Luncheon on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The take out line will open at 10:30 a.m. There will be a variety of Greek dishes such as Pastichio,Continue Reading
