http://imageasheville.com About Asheville, in Pictures Fri, 18 May 2012 17:20:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://imageasheville.com/2012/05/cahevillains-first-strike/ http://imageasheville.com/2012/05/cahevillains-first-strike/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:24 +0000 Tracie Acreman http://imageasheville.com/?p=4175

The Ca$hevillains Cash Mob group is the latest savvy brainstorm to support unchained and independent business from the Asheville Grown Business Alliance, working with members of the Asheville Downtown Association and Asheville Event Planning and Staffing. Based on the idea of a flash mob, the ‘Cash Mob’ was originally started in Buffalo, New York, in [...]

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Ashtoberfest, the same undead people that have thrown the Zombie Walk since 2006 held a prom last night at the 1 Stop in downtown Asheville on Saturday night.  The event was a fundraiser fo this fall’s walk, and was well attended.  It also served as perfect after party for GeekOut 2012.   Besides undead dancers, [...]

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GeekOut 2012, a homegrown geek festival including comic books, costumes, boardgame, swordfighting and roleplaying took place at the Renaissance hotel today.  GeekOut has replaced Fanaticon as Asheville’s premiere geek culture event, and plans on expanding it’s offerings next year.

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Just three short day’s after North Carolina voters approved Amendment One, banning Same-Sex Marriage in the state, Asheville based Marriage Equality group, Campaign For Southern Equality, drew a crowd of hundreds to the city’s offices in protest.  CSE’s “We Do” campaign brings together Same-Sex couples to city halls across the state, in order to request [...]

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On a beautiful Spring day in downtown Asheville, residents and visitors showed their love for local, unchained and independent at The Big Love Fest. Now in its second year, the festival is organized co-operatively by The Asheville Grown Business Alliance and The Big Crafty and is also partnered with the Asheville City Schools Foundation through [...]

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Our Voice, Asheville’s rape crisis services provider, holds an annual fundraiser called “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” in which men from the community-politicians, business owners, etc.-do just that.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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In the first bout at the WNC Agricultural center instead of the Civic Center, the Blue Ridge Roller Girls hosted a double header.  First up was the French Broads vs the Appalachian Rollergirls, with the visiting Appalachian team squeaking out a victory 122-119.  In the main event, Blue Ridge All Stars took on the Carolina Hurticanes with the [...]

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