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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Asheville Arts Center Presents "Annie"10:25 AM
ASHEVILLE, NC – The Asheville Arts Center will present “Annie” at 7 p.m. Friday and at 3 p.m. Saturday at Estes Elementary School at 275 Overlook Road in South Asheville, featuring 35 children from ages 5 to 13 who participate in the Asheville Arts Center's south location.
Tickets are $7 for ages 10 and younger and $10 for others. Call the center at 253-4000 for advance tickets. Labels: asheville, events, performing arts Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Asheville Art Museum to Screen Documentary Film, "Throwing Curves - Eva Zeisel"3:48 PM
ASHVEILLE, NC – The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to screen the documentary film
Throwing Curves ~ Eva Zeisel on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 at 2:00
p.m. each day.
In this engaging film, documentary filmmaker Jyll Johnstone explores the amazing life of the centenarian industrial designer Eva Zeisel. The film follows Zeisel’s life from her birth in Hungary in 1906 through her career as she moved from Berlin to the Soviet Union (where she was imprisoned for a time) to New York City in the 1950s. This film is a look into Zeisel’s design work, fascinating life history and creative personality. Film critic, Sam Ball calls Zeisel’s personality “as daring and persuasive as her designs.” Throwing Curves ~ Eva Zeisel (2002) is a must-see for anyone interested in design, ceramics and the delicate balance of motherhood and having a career in the arts. Free with Museum Membership or admission. This film is held in conjunction with the exhibition Eva Zeisel: The Shape of Life on view through May 10, 2009 and is free with Museum Membership or admission. For additional images and information, please contact Communications Manager Kim Zdanowicz at 828.253.3227, ext. 116 or at kzdanowicz@ashevilleart.org. Labels: art, asheville, performing arts Wednesday, March 18, 2009 "HATCHfest- Asheville" Announces Dates1:32 PM
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - HATCHfest Asheville will launch its inaugural creative artists festival April 15-19, 2009, with events being held in prime downtown locations including Asheville Area Arts Council (front gallery), Echo Mountain Studios, Fine Arts Theatre, Pack Place and The Orange Peel. Film screenings, concerts and exhibits from groundbreaking artists from around the world will occupy these venues. HATCHfest’s mission is to encourage economic development through mentorship, educational panels and labs. All educational events will be free to the general public. "The participation of some of the best artistic venues in Asheville is an exciting step towards this uniquely innovative and creative event," said Alison Watson, co-chair of HATCHfest Asheville. "The festival dates are set and we're continuing to build our roster of emerging and established artists who will share their talents and mentoring abilities with aspiring artists from our community and beyond." Watson said that the founding festival in Bozeman was an inspiration to her when she visited last October. "The original HATCH is a great example of what creative minds can do when they collaborate. The founders are visionary and we really hope to develop a sister-city connection that nurtures artists and provides a platform for excellence." The event will showcase some of the world's best creative artists in film, music, architecture, technology, design, journalism, photography and fashion. Designed to develop and foster growth of creative minds through mentorship, HATCHfest has also become a catalyst for economic development. "We hope HATCHfest is an event that contributes positively to Asheville not only from a cultural perspective but also as an economic driver," said Neal Reed, manager of the Fine Arts Theatre. "The artistic community of Asheville is a main attraction for visitors. The festival will highlight our thriving arts scene, reinforcing Asheville’s reputation as a creative hotspot." The original HATCHfest was launched in Bozeman, Mont. and is held annually in the fall. For additional information on HATCHfest Asheville, visit www.HATCHasheville.org Labels: asheville, events, Pack Place, performing arts, the orange peel Monday, August 18, 2008 Asheville Ballet Holds Hip-Hop Class1:22 PMA free class will be offered by the Asheville Ballet, taught by hip-hop artist Brandi Hand for kids 9-through-12. The class will be offered on Saturday at nine in the morning at the Ballet's studio 4 located on Weaverville Highway in North Asheville. There will be no charge for the class. Brandi was a choreographer for the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Hornets. She was also lead dancer in the Super Bowl. A small donation to the Asheville Ballet will be accepted, but is not mandatory. To sign up for the class, call Ann Dunn at (828) 258-1028. Labels: asheville, performing arts Friday, April 11, 2008 Asheville is Number 2 Arts Destination in America1:37 PMAmerican Style magazine has named Asheville the “Number 2 Small City Arts Destination” behind Santa Fe, New Mexico. And though any resident who has been to Santa Fe might argue rightly for number one, it is still quite an honor for our town to be recognized— as well as a great leap from our number five ranking last year. The award was based on the magazine's Annual Poll of 100,000 American Style subscribers. The June issue of the magazine will be on newsstands in May and will profile top art destinations in three categories, small cities, mid-sized cities and large cities. Labels: asheville, performing arts, publicity Monday, March 31, 2008 Another Million for Performing Arts Center4:20 PMThe proposed Asheville Performing Arts Center has received another grant -- this time for $1 million from the Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation. The Center's estimated cost is between $65 million and $85 million, depending on the place of construction. This grant will more than likely be used for further planning. At this time, the Performing Arts Center has more than 200 contributors who have pledged up to three million dollars. The Center would replace the older Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, the current main venue for large concerts and events. Labels: asheville, grants, performing arts Tuesday, December 18, 2007 UNC Asheville Students to Perform at White House12:43 PMUNC Asheville's Chamber Singers will treat White House visitors to a choral concert on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. The University only formed the Chamber Singers a year ago, and already they are accepting invitations to prestigious concerts around the nation. The concert will take place during the White House's Annual Christmas VIP tours. Melodie Galloway, a teaching assistant in the music department of UNC Asheville, sent away the application to perform. “Because the Chamber Singers was formed just over a year ago, I knew it was a long shot. But I wanted to pursue the opportunity because I knew how valuable the experience was to me,” said Galloway said in a UNCA press release. While in Washington, the UNCA Chamber Singers will also perform for sick and injured veterans at Walter Reed Memorial Hospital. They also have concerts lined up at the Koshland Science Museum and the Annondale United Methodist Church. The Chamber Singers will be singing traditional Christmas carols such as Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Gloria, Coventry Carol and many more classic favorites. You can hear the UNC Asheville Chamber Singers perform And So It Goes by Billy Joel (click the hyperlink for a direct playing of the mp3 file). Labels: asheville, performing arts Monday, December 17, 2007 Henry Rollins coming to Asheville4:02 PM Former Black Flag front man and spoken word orator extraordinaire Henry Rollins is coming to Asheville's Orange Peel on February 22nd at 8pm. The show will be all spoken word and is entitled "Provoked". Tickets for the show in Asheville went on sale December 14 and can be obtained through Ticketmaster, Etix.com and Ticketweb. The show will surely incite and show insight, while also enraging and enlightening the crowd. "Not many people can hold a crowd of hundreds transfixed for three hours using only a microphone and a flat black backdrop, but Renaissance Man Henry Rollins is one of them," said a Reno Gazette reviewer. "Rollins' talks are so fluid, it's hard to tell how much is planned, how much is off the cuff." In the show, Rollins rants about current events like the war in Iraq and the media, all the while weaving in personal experiences in places like Syria and Australia. Rollins also hosts "The Henry Rollins Show" on the Independent Film Channel. His past guests have included Iggy Pop and actor Don Cheadle. Tickets for the Asheville show are available through Ticketweb.com. Labels: asheville, performing arts, the orange peel Wednesday, December 5, 2007 NC Stage Company Presents: It's a Wonderful Life, The Live Radio Play3:43 PMThe North Carolina Stage Company will present It's a Wonderful Life: The Live Radio Play December 18 - 23, 2007 here in Asheville. In a well thought-out adaptation of the James Stewart classic film, It's a Wonderful Life, playwright Joe Landry takes the film to another place, a 1940s radio station on Christmas Eve. The five characters in the production will play all of the movie characters and use old-fashioned sound effects. The play is a fresh look at the Christmas movie we all know and love. The play is being directed by Hans Meyer, who will also act the role of Clarence the Angel in the show. Other stars include Lauren Fortuna as Mary Bailey, Willie Repoley as George Bailey, Joe Sturgeon in multiples roles including Uncle Billy and Mr. Potter, and Kathryn Temple as several characters including bad girl Violet Bick. This show sold out last year, so make sure to get your tickets early. Showtimes are as follows: December 18 - 23, 2007 See the NC Stage Company web-site for more information, or to purchase tickets, visit Tix.com. Labels: asheville, performing arts Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Asheville Center for Performing Arts gets $500,000 Grant10:38 AMRecently, The Glass Foundation of Asheville donated $500,000 to The Asheville Area Center for the Performing Arts. Being used for new construction, the generous donation will go toward the contribution challenge made by the Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation. The challenge presented by the foundation is to contribute $1 million toward the construction of a new performance center if The Center for the Performing Arts can raise $3 million by the end of the year. This particular donation [from The Glass Foundation] puts the Center for the Performing arts over the $1.5 million mark, working well toward the goal of $3 million. Kenneth and Nancy Glass founded The Glass Foundation in the year 2000, and its goal is to help Western North Carolina's community thrive educationally, environmentally, economically, culturally, as well as to enhance quality of life in the region. Labels: asheville, grants, performing arts Previous Posts
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