Monday, February 08, 2010

TEDxAsheville needs volunteers, videographers

photo of TEDxAsheville 2009 by Jason Sandford of the almighty Ashvegas blog

A local nonprofit needs help! Cross-posted from the Media Arts Project website:

TED fans: 2010 TEDx Teams Need PAID Videography Help and Volunteers

Sponsored by the TED conference but independently organized by local people, TEDxAsheville returns in 2010 after rave reviews and a sold-out show last summer at the Orange Peel. And it returns with double the fun: 2010 marks the debut of TEDxNextGenerationAsheville, a new event where young people present visions, passions and ideas for the future to an audience ready to be inspired.

As fan-organized, Asheville-centric events, TEDxAsheville and TEDxNGA bring homegrown great ideas and virtuoso performances to a local stage, sharing Asheville's most exceptional talent (of all ages) with the whole world through digital recordings of the day's performances.

VIDEOGRAPHERS NEEDED

TEDxAVL and TEDxNextGen are taking proposals for videotaping this year's events. A paid videography team will record all talks and performances, edit them, and upload them to the TEDxTalks YouTube channel.

Learn more about TEDxAsheville videography here.

All videos are hosted online indefinitely on the TEDxTalks channel, and all are considered for broadcast as a TED talk on TED.com.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Other than the videography team, TEDxAVL 2010 and TEDxNextGen are largely run on volunteer efforts. Volunteer organizers are needed in the following areas. If you are interested or know someone who might be, send email to TEDxAVL@gmail.com and indicate which area interests you.

Stay tuned for information on the nomination process for 2010...

Both TEDx groups seeks help in the following areas:

  • Stage Direction
  • Marketing
  • Writing
  • Publicity
  • Outreach to 12-18 year-olds
  • Social Media/Blogging
  • Overflow Venue Management
  • Technical
  • Speaker Selection
  • Performers/Product Demos/Video
  • House
  • Hospitality
  • Website
  • Accounting
  • Graphic Design
TEDxAVL 2010 and TEDxNGA 2010
coming this summer

Saturday, February 06, 2010

Help Haiti Heal: All-Star Benefit Sat and Sun


Organized by local singer Nikki Talley, Help Haiti Heal is a two-day mega-benefit gathering some of the most outstanding talent in the area. The snow and slush is looking less and less like a threat, and the benefit is on as scheduled. Whew!

The Sat and Sun lineup includes:
David Holt
Kat Williams

Skinny Legs and All (feat. American Idol contender Jesse Barry)
Members of Steep Canyon Rangers
Mariam Matossian
Free Planet Radio

River Guerguerian

Nikki Talley
Sons of Ralph
Menage

Paco Shipp
Sirius.B

Buyaka
Peggy Ratuscz
Taylor Martin's Engine
Daniel Barber
RiYen Roots
Kimberly Hughes and Richard Inman
and more...


Saturday Feb 6
Music starts at
7pm and goes until 11:30

Sunday Feb 7
Music starts at
2pm and goes until 6pm

Following the concerts
the benefit continues
with a special treat:

White Horse Black Mountain
will be showing the
SUPER BOWL
on their 17x9 foot MegaScreen
from 6pm until the game ends

All ticket sales and other donations go directly to the work of SOIL:
Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods

A non-profit organization working directly with the peopleof Haiti to build a better future.

One-day Ticket: $15.00
Two-day Ticket: $25.00

White Horse Black Mountain
is located at
105c Montreat Rd
Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711
(828) 669-0816

www.whitehorseblackmountain.com

Online tix available here
Multi-camera live webcast here

Friday, February 05, 2010

Sirius B at JotW tonight


Let's hope that tonight's snow melts and stays slushy and kind, so we can all go see Sirius B at Jack of the Wood! Sirius B supported our BlogAsheville community at the 2007 bash -- and watching live absurdist gypsy folk-punk (and drinking Green Man Ale) is way better than staying home.


It's Friday. Don't let the snow win. Go have some fun.

Sirius B
Jack of the Wood
9:30 p.m.


Asheville FM - Online Community Radio



On this week's episode of Asheville Update, I cover Asheville FM, the new online community radio station located behind the Izzy's Coffee Shop in West Asheville.

Learn more or listen live at Asheville FM.
Asheville Update is a production of Asheville Now. Thanks for watching!!!

Domestic Partner Benefits - Gordon Smith



Comments appreciated on the YouTube video page. Thanks for watching!

Monday, February 01, 2010

Drinks and Dialogue: Community Talk Series Tries to Cross Color Lines


From an email: a new informal community forum, Drinks and Dialogue, is trying to cross gender and color lines with a talk series (over drinks!) at Sazerac. Colors lines don't get crossed nearly often enough on Asheville, IMO. Come on out:

Drinks and Dialogue is an open conversation where people come to talk about relationships, dating, parenting and other social issues. Basically a battle of the sexes.

Questions will be thrown into a hat, picked randomly, and talked about with a 10 min time frame. I'm asking those who attend to bring one question. Questions such as "Will a relationship work if 2 people have different political/religious views?" Or "What do you consider cheating?" Etc.

It will be held Sat Feb 6th a Sazerac (upstairs) 69 Broadway. Entire community invited. Goal: To answer male/female questions and to have mixed, diverse crowd.
Drinks and Dialogue
Sat. Feb 6
Sazerac, 69 Broadway (corner of Broadway and Walnut)
Info: ctstimmy19@gmail.com
On Twitter at @socialifeavl

reBlog from Rev. Johnny Lemuria: Vortex Cabaret

Want to do something really fun this week?



Braving both ice and sickness, the Vortex Cabaret is back again, building on the success of last week's great show. This week, we bring the sexy, with our movie selection Forbidden Zone (read the review by the Mountain Xpress' Ken Hanke here.) We also have readings from the work of noted erotica author Anais Nin, read by my good friend Meg Hen. Top that off with the always-excellent stand-up comedians of Tomato Tuesday, and another great Asheville rock band, and it promises to be a helluva night.Oh, and did I mention the all you can drink PBR for $5? Yep, all you can drink PBR for $5. You should drink some. The Vortex Cabaret. Thursday night, February 4th, 9 PM. 11 Grove Street, Asheville, above Scandals. 5$ admission, 18+. Come for the PBR, stay for the art. Or vice-versa, we don't care.Rev. Johnny Lemuria, Vortex Cabaret, Jan 2010



Support art. Support weirdness. Support Ahseville. Support the Vortex Cabaret.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Funny Business Comedy Club - Asheville Update



This week I visited the Funny Business Comedy Club in Downtown Asheville at 56 Patton Avenue for an interview with co-owner Charlie Gerencer and general manager Eric Yoder. After the interview I returned in the evening for the first of 2 nights of local comedy at the first Local Comedy Showcase.

The video includes footage of Michael Channing of Asheville NC, April Body of Atlanta GA, and Michael Roach of Asheville NC.

Thanks for watching...

View the original post on Ashevlle Now...

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Great Blue Ridge Talent Search starts today

From an email:

White Horse Black Mountain to Host THE GREAT BLUE RIDGE TALENT SEARCH for singers
starts Jan 28, 2008!

WHAT: The Great Blue Ridge Talent Search Vocal Competition at White Horse Black Mountain
WHERE: White Horse Black Mountain
105C Montreat Road
Black Mountain NC 28711
WHEN: Begins Thursday January 28 7 pm and runs alternate Thursdays through February (2/11 and 2/25). and into March if needed.

WHO: Singers who are unmanaged compete for $1, 000 in cash and prizes. Prizes include a showcase performance at White Horse Black Mountain, professional career consultations with White Horse co-owner Bob Hinkle (former manager of J Geils Band, Harry Chapin, Etta James, Kenny Rogers, Dottie West, Manfred Mann, etc www.bobhinkle.com), a free demo recording in the wonderful White Horse listening room, and other prizes. Singers will fill out an application and pay a fee of $10 to compete. They will recieve written feedback from judges.

Potential contestants may go to http://greatblueridgetalentsearch.blogspot.com/ or contact Bob Hinkle or Kimberly Hughes at whitehorseblackmountain@gmail.com.

Application forms are available upon request.