Thursday, October 1, 2009

Jason Sabbides presents New Work in Asheville


Sabbides’ oil on canvas paintings are curiously reminiscent of the daring display of figural compositions that were so much a part of Leonardo Da Vinci’s work. The bewitching magic of Da Da and Surrealist artist Max Ernst and the fantastic idealistic landscapes so prominent in the Renaissance Netherlander painters such as Hieronymus Bosch or Peter Bruegel also dominate Sabbides’ work. Similar to Bosch, his work is based on a unique world that he has created. He brings rich color and excruciating details of his imagination to life in his contemporary depictions of a capricious environment through a new technique blending Renaissance glazing techniques of the Old Masters with modern methods. Through processes of underpainting in grisaille (an initial monochromatic layer) followed by glazed and scumbled layers of color, the forms are given the luminosity and timeless three-dimensionality of Renaissance works while evoking a extraordinarily magical, mythic, and surreal human existence.

Friday, October 2, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm at Pump Gallery at Phil Mechanic Studios at 109 Roberts Street in Asheville. Phone: 8282542166 Email: info@floodgallery.org

Brushfire Stankgrass at Wild Wing Cafe in Asheville


After a brief hiatus we're back in action Friday night (10-2-09) at the Wild Wing Cafe in Downtown Asheville. Show should start around 9:30pm and there is no cover. This is our first actual gig at Wild Wing and we'd love to show them what Stankgrass shows are all about. So come on out, even if it's for a little while, and let 'em know you're there to see brushfire!Also, we've been working on adding new music over at archive.org. We just finished posting our 8-7-09 show from the French Broad Brewery featuring Matt Williams on violin. Definitely worth checking out! Hopefully we'll have a trio show we played at the French Broad Brewery from back in January featuring Phil Barker on the Mandolin (Town Mountain) up soon as well as our set at the Orange Peel from the Last Band Standing contest. Still working out the bugs... www.archive.org/details/BrushfireStankgrass See you Friday!

Friday, October 2, 2009 at 9:30pm till Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 1:00am at Wild Wing Cafe on Biltmore Ave Asheville, NC

Asheville Green Drinks

On October 2nd Asheville Green Drinks will be holding a Brainstorming session to discuss all things Green Drinks. This will be a audience discussion so come and talk with us about your ideas, getting involved, sustainability in the community, whats important, whats not and help us create a stronger green community.


Friday, October 2, 2009 - 6:30pm - 9:30pm at Bobo Gallery 22 Lexington Ave. Asheville, NC
www.AshevilleGreenDrinks.com

Beauty Through Cancer in Asheville North Carolina


What better way to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month than to introduce Beauty Through Cancer to the City of Asheville. Join members of our organization, Board of Directors and volunteers as well as Mayor Terry Bellamy and other City Officials as we celebrate "Beauty Through Cancer" day in Asheville. The day will begin with businesses from all over the Western North Carolina Area donating a pledged amount of at least $1 for every customer, client, or patient they serve on October 1st to Beauty Through Cancer. You can see a list of businesses on our website that are generously supporting Beauty Through Cancer on this important day. "You could be one" !!!!!! The day will culminate in our Grand Opening - Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and party from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on October 1st at our office located at 131 McDowell St Suite 202 Asheville, NC

Enjoy food by Chef in Motion, Wine by WineStyles, Beer provided by Highland Brewing, door prizes, raffle prizes, live music by Clear Water Connections, chair massage from Gary Lloyd of West Asheville Massage and Healing Arts and more.... as you mingle with elected officials, community leaders, business professionals and the community at large.

Meet our volunteers, board of directors and hear inspiring stories of cancer battles and survivorship! We look forward to meeting you and getting to know you. Join us on October 1st, 2009

If your business would like to make a pledge to join our celebration of giving please call our office at 828-252-8558 for a pledge form! or email info@beautythroughcancer.org

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Asheville YWCA Black & White Gala 10/1

YWCA Black & White Gala October 1st, 2009 

The YWCA of Asheville's fifth annual Black & White Gala will be held on Thursday, October 1, at 7:00 pm at the Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. The evening will feature high energy dance music by Westsound, silent and live auctions, and food from local restaurants. Festive black and white attire is encouraged.

The mission of the YWCA is eliminating racism and empowering women. Tickets are $40/each or two for $75. All event proceeds will go to support YWCA programs aimed at bridging gaps in child care, education, health care, and earning power. Have a blast while helping others! 

To reserve tickets, call Tami Ruckman 254-7206 x 206 or go to www.ywcaofasheville.org

Asheville: CNBC at Weaverville Walmart for "The NEW Age of Walmart", shows 9/23 at 9pm



CNBC's David Faber takes you back inside the biggest company in the world for an all-new, unprecedented look at the retailer. Watch the first sit-down interview with the new CEO. Learn about the aggressive new "green" policies and what's behind the new store overhauls. Then decide for yourself: is it a brand new day, or business as usual? Whatever you may think of Walmart, it keeps growing, even in the worst economy since the Great Depression. A CNBC Original, "The NEW Age of Walmart" premieres Wednesday, September 23 at 9P ET on CNBC.

CNBC recently traveled to Weaverville, where we shot quite a bit of our upcoming CNBC Original documentary, "The NEW Age of Walmart." Thought you might like a sneak peek: http://bit.ly/VusYN

The full 90-minute documentary premieres Wednesday at 9p ET. You can check out the show page and web extras at http://bit.ly/xG6gc

Slideshow: http://bit.ly/CC5Kk

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

It’s another funky party up in BootyBandLand! Sept 24-27th

In a chill spot called Booty Band Land, musicians and artists will flourish through an epic celebration not to be missed… or forgotten. This festival was created to provide an affordable and interactive, yet top-quality event that will showcase the excellent emerging artists in the region, as well as some world-class greats. Having the festival in the breathtaking Tennessee mountains, at the perfect time of year, only makes it that much better. Explore the website to check out the incredible lineup, the funky theme camps, the Saturday night effigy burning of the Booty mama, DJs, art and craft, performance artists and so much more. Then, make your plans for Booty Band Land! There will also be a Bootygras Masquerade, so your costume and boogie!


Date, Times, & Details: The festival will start on Thursday, September 14th for those lucky enough to make it, with music starting at 6pm and continuing on all three stages until the early AM. Booty Band Land will rock a FOUR-day weekend through Sunday September 27th, with music on three stages. Ticket process stated off low with early bord being $59, They are $79 at the gate and extra perks are available to purchase. Booty Band Land is going to be held at The Sneedville Yacht Club Ranch, located at 343 Lawson Road in Sneedville, TN 37869. It is about 2 hours from Asheville, 1 hour from Knoxville. Call for more info: 404-255-6100.


Festival Performers include (bands in bold have members living in Asheville area): Two sets of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band on Friday and Saturday nights; The Big Ol Nasty Get Down closing out the festival on Sunday night; two night of Donna the Buffalo (Thurs and Fri); Sipe, Sears, and Fountain (WNC); Gent Treadly & Steven Molitz (NYC); Mad Tea Party (Asheville), The Asheville Horns (Avl); Eymarel (Avl); Jonathan Scales Fourchestra (Avl); Jen and the Juice (Avl), Electrofunkadelica (San Francisco), Sci Fi (Wilmington); the Mantra’s (Greensboro); Stereofidelics (Avl); Danny Bedrosian’s Secret Army (Tallahesse); Ga Na Si Ta (Knoxville), the Soular System (Tallahassee), Lefty Williams Band (Atlanta); Hot Politics (Greensboro); Dot Line Projekt (Atlanta); Agobi Project (Avl); Wezooga; BPL (Boone); Tennessee Jed (AVl); Rollin in the Hay (Birmingham); Bums Lie (Charlotte); Matt Williams and the Ocean (Avl); Susannah Masarie (Atlanta/Boone); Blue Haired Ladies (Atlanta), and more . . .

About the Venue: The Sneedville Yacht Club Ranch is located in Sneedville, TN. This is about 2 hours from Asheville and definitely worth the trek. Sneedville Yacht Club Ranch is a beautiful 135-acre farm located on the Clinch River in the mountains of NE Tennessee. Along with camping, disk golf, canoeing, kayaking and mountain biking are also available.

Theme camps will be encouraged at Booty Band Land. A theme camp is a group of people collaborating to camp together and create a common theme to present to the Booty Band Land participants at large through services, activities, a great place to hang out, art, performances, etc. Just about anything goes and the themes and offerings span a wide range. A theme camp could center on a dance club, a bar, a classroom, a chill crash space, a stage for wild performances, an amazing art installation, etc. Creativity rules!

Theme camps often provides their own water, power, building equipment, labor, etc. And everything that comes in, goes out, leaving no trace. PERIOD! Theme camps will often also have their own schedule of events, classes, presentations, etc. A theme camp doesn’t have to be big. It could be three friends camped around their art project or the base that launches a mobile theme camp or troops carrying services out into the city.

Other items scheduled: Morning & Evening Yoga, The High Noon Patriots discussion session, a 12 step community support… maintain your clean lifestyle while supporting others, Workshops hosted by Al Al on Bass, Jeff Sipe on Drums and Lefty Williams on Guitar, and early morning DHJs for those wanting to party til Sunrise with the Booty Band! Johnny Blue Ray will also be filming a DVD of the entire event

On the web:

www.bootybandland.com

www.myspace.com/bootybandland

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Booty-Band-Land/106628003198?ref=ts

Booty Band Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKqR3-8oicE

Come on out and shake your booty!

 
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