Poetry runs through all cultures. I was lucky enough to be witness to some of the youth poets of Western North Carolina on this sunny Saturday afternoon. Each of these students spoke with meaning and heart and idealism and intellect…all of the adjectives you can use to describe a passionate teenager. Remember that? When nothing [...]
One of the things I really love about living in Asheville is its wonderful arts community, which encompasses everything from street performance, freak festivals and circus cabaret to artisan crafts to fine arts and opera. I have never felt more immersed in a vibrant arts culture, and the great thing is that all the events [...]
Once again, in 2012, for two consecutive weekends, the Runaway Circus has packed out the auditorium at Odyssey school in Asheville. This year’s theme, “Rock Paper Scircus!” allowed the circus crew to engage with the audience in a series of games and audience particpation sections of the show For kid friendly, family entertainment with a wild [...]
Jon Reid’s show, Race to the Bottom sometimes does a live show on AshevilleFM to help people get involved and to generate buzz and donations. Intimately held at Bo Bo Gallery on Lexington Avenue, it was a sampler of music and comedy and talk from jazz duo The D Tones, Jonathan Scales, Ami Worthen, Juan [...]
An hour or more of poetry doesn’t always attract a full bar crowd in Asheville, but Saturday night at Tressa’s where Barbie Dockstader Angell read heartfelt bar poetry alternating with Chelsea LaBate aka Ten Cent Poetry with music and a continuation of themes. A benefit for Grateful Steps Foundation and a benefit for those who [...]
The Grey Eagle held a hip-hop show that was musically close to home for Asheville on December 29, 2011. Gurp City South presented the crowd favorite Fist Fam, who is a long time hip-hop crew out of Asheville. The images are from the night of the live show, and capture everything from the artists to [...]
The third annual Ballet Conservatory of Asheville presentation of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” was staged at Diana Wortham Theater December 16 and 17, 2011. These images are from the dress rehearsal, December 15. The dress rehearsal featured Elianah Vargas in the role of Clara, who also shared the role with Jullia Fleming in the final production. [...]
At Bobo Gallery, Jon Reid performed a live version of his show “Race to the Bottom” thru AshevilleFM.org. musician Stephanie Morgan, Mad Tea Party, comedian Tom Scheve and Moses Atwood all contributed sounds and conversations to the event which helped raise money for AshevilleFM.
This year’s TedxAsheville (an independently organized TED event), was held in the Diana Wortham Theatre, on Sunday November 13th. The event ran from 1 till 6, in three segments with 2 intermissions designed to allow audience members to “engage” with each other in the atrium while being surrounded by both audio and visual art. The [...]
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