ASHEVILLE, NC – Arrington Williams with “Rose Elegante,” A collection of abstract paintings by Asheville artist Arrington Williams will be on view through September 29 in UNC Asheville’s Blowers Gallery. The exhibition includes works in oil and acrylics by Williams, a graduate of the Corcoran School of Art who now has a studio in the River Arts District. An opening reception will be held from 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, in the gallery. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
The paintings “are ultimately about energy,” said Williams. When asked the meaning of his abstracts, he encourages viewers to “turn off the intellect and turn on the emotional receptors. And then, sometimes I say, ‘If I could tell you what it means in words, I would have written a
Blowers Gallery, located on the main floor of UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library is open 8 a.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays; and 1 p.m.-midnight Sundays. For more information, call 828.251.6436, and for more about the artist and his work, go here.
ASHEVILLE, NC – On Saturday, September 11 and Sunday, September 12, 2010, the Asheville Art Museum screens Microcosmos at 2:00 p.m. each day. This filmbscreening is at the Asheville Art Museum and is free with Museum Membership or admission.
Microcosmos is a documentary film that records the lives of insects through the use of microscopic cameras and microphones. Track the flight of a bee and see what life is like on the inside of an anthill in this fascinating — and completely non-creepy — film.
Viewers will be in awe, not only of the rare glimpse into this amazing side of nature, but also the technology that made the film possible.
This screening is held in conjunction with the exhibition Sallie Middleton: A Life in the Forest on view at the Asheville Art Museum through Sunday, December 5, 2010.
ASHEVILLE, NC – Once again, runners and cyclists can “Race to the Rock” at Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park. The 5K run and 7K cycling time trail are set for Sunday, August 29 at 8am. Both events are part of the 6th Annual Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad and professionally managed by Set Up Events. The run is an Asheville Track Club Grand Prix Race.
Beginning in Chimney Rock Village and continuing up the Park’s winding entrance road, the race finishes just below Chimney Rock, the ancient monolith which gives the Park its name. While completing the race, averaging an uphill seven percent grade, is certainly reward enough, participants will also be treated to 75-mile views of Lake Lure, Hickory Nut Gorge and the Carolina Piedmont. Concessions after the race will be provided by the Chimney Rock Village Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary.
Spectators may watch the race’s finish, but must be in the park before 7:30am so the road is clear for runners and cyclists.
Advanced registration is $35 and includes a commemorative Olympiad T-shirt (while supplies last). Register online. Walk up registration will also be available beginning at 6:30am at the Old Rock Café in Chimney Rock Village and is $40. Proceeds benefit charitable organizations in the Hickory Nut Gorge. In its five years, the Olympiad has given nearly $50,000 to local charities.
The Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad is a four-day sport and community celebration. With dozens of events from kayak races to a fireworks extravaganza, sand volleyball to live music, the Olympiad has something for everyone. More information can be found at www.hickorynutolympiad.com.
Chimney Rock is located 25 miles southeast of Asheville in Hickory Nut Gorge on Highway 64/74-A. The Park is the focal point of the developing Chimney Rock State Park. Admission for 2010 is $14 for adults and $6 for youth ages six through 15. Children under six are admitted free. For a full list of events and activities, visit www.chimneyrockpark.com or call 800-277-9611.
UNC Asheville’s Literature and Language Department will host a reading by noted North Carolina poet Al Maginnes at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at UNC Asheville’s Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall. He will read from his most recent collection,” Ghost Alphabet,” which was the winner of the White Pine Poetry Prize. The book will be published this fall. The event is free and open to the public.
Maginnes is the author of several collections of poetry, including “Taking Up Our Daily Tools,” “The Light in Our Houses” and “Film History.” His poems have also appeared in numerous journals, including Poetry, Shenandoah, The Georgia Review and Tar River Poetry. Maginnes holds a bachelor’s degree in English from East Carolina University and a master’s in creative writing from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. For the past 15 years, Maginnes has taught writing courses at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh. He lives in Raleigh with his wife and daughter.
For more information, call UNC Asheville’s Literature & Language Department at 828/251-6411.
Judi Lampert, noted flutist and UNC Asheville adjunct music professor, will hold a recital at 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13, in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. Lampert will be joined by soprano Melodie Galloway, pianist Elsa O’Farrell, percussionist Matthew Richmond, and Vance Reese on double bass. The program will feature the debut of “Divertimento,” a new composition for flute and marimba by Richmond. Classical and jazz pieces by Boehm, Delibes and Bolling will round out the program. Admission is $5 at the door.
Lampert holds a master’s degree in music performance from Illinois State University. Upon graduation, she became a professional musician. She played with the Illinois Symphony for 20 years and soloed with several orchestras in Illinois and North Carolina. Lampert has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Orchestra Hall in Chicago. A longtime resident of Asheville, Lampert has played with the Asheville and Greenville Symphonies as well as the Spartanburg Philharmonic, performs at Biltmore Estate as a soloist.
Asheville Arts Center South
Open House Fest
August 14
Free Sample Classes. Ballet, Irish Dance, Musical Theatre, Kindermusik, Acting, Parents Morning Out! Crafts for kids! Free 10-minute music lessons: guitar, voice, piano, and more. Experience the Arts Center’s diverse classes for all ages and meet instructors.
4-7 p.m.
Asheville Arts Center South , 9 Summit Ave, Suite B, near intersection of Hendersonville Rd and Long Shoals Rd.
Information and RSVP at 253-4000.
Parents Morning Out Open Houses
August 15
The Asheville Arts Center’s music & arts based Parents Morning Out program invites parents and children to experience the program and meet instructors.
Asheville Arts Center North, 366 Merrimon Ave. (behind Atlanta Bread)
9-11 a.m
ALSO
Arts Center South, 9 Summit Ave, Suite B, near intersection of Hendersonville Rd and Long Shoals Rd.
12-3 p.m.
Information, call 253-4000.
Asheville Arts Center Main Location
Open House
August 15
Free Sample Classes- Ballet, Irish Dance, Musical Theatre, Acting! Free Performances- Irish Dance, Rock Band, Musical Theatre. Crafts for kids! Free 10-minute music lessons for guitar, violin, drums, voice, piano, and more. Experience the Arts Center’s diverse classes for all ages and meet instructors.
5-8 p.m
Asheville Arts Center Main Location
308 Merrimon Ave.
Information and RSVP at 253-4000.
ASHEVILLE, NC— Flood Gallery Fine Art Center is proud to present the first Asheville solo exhibition of artist Jim Buonaccorsi, entitled “No Fear of Content.” Buonaccorsi’s work, on view August 23rd through September 27th, acts as salt in the open wound of complacency and translates life’s fears and meanings into a universal language. Essentially discrediting the idea of “art for art sake.” Buonaccorsi’s work is saturated with historical references, and offers its viewers an opportunity to change history by not repeating it.
Buonaccorsi’s work has been included in over one hundred and thirty exhibitions, including solo exhibitions at City Gallery Chastain in Atlanta, Georgia, 621 Gallery in Tallahassee, Florida, Fugitive Art Center in Nashville, Tennessee and Marshall Arts in Memphis, Tennessee. His work has received numerous awards including the Reese Collection Annual Purchase Award at the University of Tennessee and The Martin and Doris Rosen Award at the Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina. He also received a Georgia State Council for the Arts Individual Artist Grant and the M.G. Michael Award for outstanding research and two Senior Faculty research grants at the University of Georgia.
Buonaccorsi is based in Farmington, Georgia with his wife and fellow artist, LeeAnn Mitchell, along with their Bull Terrier Cosimo. Buonaccorsi received his B.A. from Rhode Island College in 1982 and his M.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1984. He is currently an Associate Professor with the University of Georgia.
“No Fear of Content” opens Saturday, August 23rd at 7pm and runs through September 27, 2008. The opening reception is free and open to the public, and will take place in the Flood Gallery located on the second floor of the Phil Mechanic Studios Building.
Asheville - Morsels Cupcakes, Asheville’s bake-to-order gourmet cupcake business, rocked the annual Mountain Farm Lavender Festival with its Lavender-Vanilla Cupcake on Saturday and Sunday. “Most people were curious about how lavender would taste in cake,” said Nancy Corley, owner of Morsels.
The Lavender-Cream Brulée cupcake was a sellout. “ We infused the cream with Mountain Farm Lavender and it tastes fantastic. Many thanks to Jenny Kommit of Stovetrotters Restaurant for helping us develop it.”
“Mountain Farm also inspired a high bush blueberry-almond cupcake. We picked the blueberries less than 200 feet from our sales tent. That’s what I call fresh!” said Pam Hotch, Morsels Cupcakes’ festival coordinator.
“We felt fortunate to be a part of Mountain Farm’s Festival.. We like to buy local whenever possible, and Marilyn Cade’s work here makes it easy to do that.”
Every year on the last weekend in July Asheville holds it’s annual Bele Chere Festival, The biggest free music festival in the South East United States. People from all over the nation converege on Asheville, North Carolina to experience the unique city and the music.
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F.A.Q.
Where exactly is Bele Chere?
In the central downtown business area, with Pack Square roughly at the center.
When is Bele Chere?
July 25, 2008 from 12pm-to-11pm
July 26, 2008 from 10am-to-11pm
July 27, 2008 from Noon to 6 p.m.
What does the name mean?
Bele Chere really means “beautiful living” in old Scottish, not French like so many people think.
How do I get there?
You have a couple of options. You can drive to the festival or you can ride the Bele Chere Shuttle. If you drive, be aware parking is at a premium during peak times, but all the parking decks in the downtown area are open for business. The two shuttle routes - one from the east and one from the west - run approximately every 20 minutes and the cost is $3 roundtrip.
Where do I park my car?
Parking Decks are located at the Asheville Civic Center, on Wall Street on Rankin Avenue, and at the BB&T Bank. Several other lots will also be open, though most of them charge fees
ASHEVILLE, NC – Arrington Williams with “Rose Elegante,” A collection of abstract paintings by Asheville artist Arrington Williams will be on view through September 29 in UNC Asheville’s Blowers Gallery. The exhibition includes works in oil and acrylics by Williams, a graduate of the Corcoran School of Art who now has a studio in the River Arts District. An opening reception will be held from 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, in the gallery. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
