Neil Young solo in Spartanburg May 30: Pics and setlist

Asheville represented at Sunday night's mindblowing Neil Young solo show in Spartanburg. I saw Missy from Luella's, Rebecca from Mountain Xpress, Mary Ellen from Menage...

About 3000 of us experienced rock and roll communion with Neil Young. Unforgettable.

Pics from Ken Toney Photography:

(Young playing "After the Gold Rush" on the organ. It was AMAZING, a real highlight.)

Setlist here from sugarmtn.org:

"My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)" / "Tell Me Why" / "Helpless" / "You Never Call" / "Peaceful Valley" / "Love And War" / "Down By The River" / "Hitchhiker" / "Ohio" / "Sign Of Love" / "Leia" / "After The Gold Rush" / "I Believe In You" / "Rumblin'" / "Cortez The Killer" / "Cinnamon Girl"

(Encore)// "Heart Of Gold" / "Old Man" / "Walk With Me"

My impression is that most there are on board with me that Young's facemelting, emotional version of "Cortez the Killer" was a highlight of an unforgettable show. Young moved effortlessly from VH1 singer-songwriter mode with acoustic guitar to hard, feedback-heavy rock and roll in full-on Crazy Horse mode.

He played the hits and wasn't going through the motions.

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WNCW favorite Bert Jansch, an amazing acoustic guitarist stuck with the thankless job of opening for a towering rock and roll talent, was also great.

Thanks Bert and Neil for an unforgettable night.

Exhibit Opening: Mike Belleme Photography at Pack Place on Sunday, May 30th from 2 - 4 pm

My brother, Mike Belleme has a photography show this month at the Side Gallery at Pack Place in Downtown Asheville. The official opening is taking place on Sunday, May 30th from 2 - 4 pm.

The show presents images shot during Mike's three month adventure in Southeast Asia. Mike spent time immersing himself in the cultures of the Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam documenting daily life and finding stories.

Visit the Facebook event if you want more details about the show. I hope so see you on Sunday afternoon.

Thanks,
Justin Belleme

Local CD Review: Sirius.B, Monkey Robot Soldier

Brent Fleury of Bold Life reviews a release from a local band with a great live show, BlogAsheville favorite Sirius.B, who played our 2008 Blogapalooza event:

By now, most of us around here with a musical bent have encountered Sirius. B. Describing themselves as an "absurdist, gypsy, folk, funk, punk" band, not only are they unique to the Asheville scene, but I don't think I could add much to their description of themselves - they hit the nail on the head. Grabbing you up from your chair with infectiously toe-tapping tunes (even the dirge-like "A Cloth and Some Rain") Sirius. B takes you on a crazy dance through their delicious take on the festive music of the Gypsies with Monkey Robot Soldier. For some reason I kept envisioning Chaim Topol in Fiddler on the Roof. Maybe it's the accordion. Besides the excellent rendition of "Hava Nagila", there are two other standout tracks on the album. The aforementioned "A Cloth and Some Rain" has some great vocal wailing reminiscent of the more angst-ridden cuts from Pink Floyd with a little Peter Gabriel thrown in for good measure.

Full review & link to Sirius.B's website here.

Michael Franti video blog, May 24 2010

Michael Franti live from Asheville -- great vlog includes Franti talking about doing yoga in Asheville & how its one of his favorite cities, an Orange Peel history lesson from Artemus Pyle, One Eskim0 doing their hit "Kandi" with Franti in the Peel parking lot, and Franti playing live.

Seven minutes, worth watching.

ACS Uniform Policy Meetings

Earlier this year the school board for Asheville City Schools assembled a task force to explore the possibility of implementing a uniform or "standardized dress" policy in Asheville City Schools. The task force has had several meetings where they have reviewed articles and data about the effect of uniforms in other school districts and started the conversation about whether uniforms would make a positive change for Asheville City Schools. The task force is now expanding that conversation to include the Asheville community at large. There are to be four community forums where parents, students, teachers and other stakeholders can learn more about the possibility of uniforms or "standardized dress" in Asheville City Schools and voice their opinion on the issue.

Montford Community Center-Thursday, May 27, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
West Asheville Community Center--Friday, May 28, 8 - 9 a.m.
North Asheville Community Center- Tuesday, June 1, 8 - 9 a.m.
Reid Center--Thursday, June 3, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

The school board has been very clear in stating that they have not made their minds up about this issue and will take recommendations from the task force as well as the feelings of the Asheville City School community very seriously when making their decision. If you have an opinion on whether uniforms are a good fit with Asheville City Schools, please consider attending one of these community forums, gathering more information and making your voice heard!

The Asheville Miracle: How downtown Asheville went from boarded-up wasteland to what it is today

A May 25 presentation at the Wortham explored what natives already know -- that downtown Asheville was once a wasteland of empty, boarded-up buildings. There was no nightlife, and downtown shut down at 5pm.

Mountain Xpress covered the presentation and shares photos and a Twitter-based explanation of how and why Asheville emerged from its chrysalis, and who helped make our downtown into the vibrant adult playground we all love.

Here's an excerpt of the Xpress article. Longtime residents will remember the days when most of downtown was untenanted and largely abandoned.

Full article here.

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The Asheville miracle: A startling look at downtown 20 years ago and the folks who transformed it

by Michael Muller on 05/25/2010

Related topics: downtown Asheville, downtown, Bob Carr, revitalization, Julian Price

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The Grove Arcade, boarded up and abandoned, before it was renovated in the 1990s.

About 200 people attended “The Asheville Miracle: The Revitalization of Downtown,” a presentation sponsored by the Downtown Asheville Residential Neighbors (DARN) on May 25 at Diana Wortham Theatre.

Xpress reporter Michael Muller covered the meeting as it took place via Twitter, starting at 6:45 p.m. and ending at 9:05 p.m.

“Pack Square is the living room of our community,” says Lesley Anderson in her opening remarks. Anderson is talking about history of Bele Chere, the downtown design review process.

The Southwest corner of Patton & Biltmore, where the Noodle Shop and Sisters McMullin now do business.

Anderson: “We now have the largest percentage of income-producing buildings of any county in the state.”

Anderson is talking about the hundreds of people involved in the public/private partnership whose efforts revitalized downtown.

Karen Tessier is now going through turn of the (20th) century photos of Asheville: trolleys, francy-shmancy. And now, in contrast, showing pictures of downtown Asheville all boarded up, pigeons and proverbial rats everywhere. Tessier says she could walk downtown all afternoon and “not see another person.”

Here’s the building where Malaprop’s is now located.

Tessier is showing a photo of Eagle Street. The YMI Center looks like a decrepid, burned-out shell. She’s showing shocking pictures of Wall Street, Haywood Street. No people in pictures. Tessier is talking about kids who are now in their 30s and 40s, who grew up only learning about downtown Asheville at “Discovery Day,” because otherwise they’d never come downtown.

Looking down at Wall Street, the current site of Early Girl restaurant.

Pat Whalen, executive director of Public Interest Projects (PIP), is saying: “There were more pigeons than people,” and that most buildings were covered in aluminum siding. “That will never work here, don’t even try,” was the unofficial motto. Whalen notes that there were five restauarnts downtown in ‘80s, compared to to over 60 today.

He says Mark Rosenstein, owner of the Market Place Restaurant, was a leader in Asheville’s restaurant scene.

In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, the construction of Pack Place and redesign of Wall Street were completed.

John Lantzius and his sister Dawn renovated buildings up and down Lexington, and fought against a plan to turn a multi-block section of downtown in a mall, Whalen says.

And yet the city & county had the foresight to keep all of downtown’s public buildings, Whalen says.

Site of the condos next to the Woolworth building on Haywood Street in downtown Asheville.

Julian Price was shy, and so many people didn’t know that he gave lots of money to nonprofits to fund revitaliztion. Price invested millions of his own money, and literally gave away his money to make Asheville a livable city. He wanted to get residents to move downtown; he believed the key to doing this was revitalizing the city. Downtown residents were “The real secret weapon,” Price said.

Asheville wins Beer City USA poll: an open letter to Portland

Portland haters, don't take it so hard that we we won the Examiner Poll. Asheville loves beer. We're not unworthy.

Asheville takes its craft beer VERY seriously. Readers, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Asheville has about seven breweries in our city limits, and two more in neighboring cities.

Even excluding the breweries outside of town, we have about one dedicated, quality, local craft brewery for every 10,000 residents. Portland would have to have 58 breweries to match our per capita numbers. I believe y'all have 28 breweries, is that right?

And our beer is GOOD. Asheville loves and SUPPORTS small, independent, quality makers of food and drink, and it shows in the quality of the beer we make, drink and celebrate at beer festivals.

Highland Brewing's Cold Mountain Winter Ale, an ever-changing winter offering, sells out faster than our local shops can keep it in stock.

The #1 search term on this blog is "LAB Asheville," where "LAB" is the Lexington Avenue Brewery, the hot new brewery-centered downtown eatery so popular it could barely keep up with demand for its (tasty, local) beer in its opening weeks.

Asheville is home to Bruisin' Ales, a beer-only retail shop rated the #3 Best Beer Retailer Worldwide by RateBeer Best 2010. Bruisin' Ales -- a frequent contributor to this blog -- has been featured in All About Beer, BeerAdvocate magazine, Ale Street News, Southern Brew News. It was recently named One of the Top Ten Bottle Shops in the US by Imbibe Magazine.

When the president of our country vacationed here recently after falling a little in love with Asheville while prepping here for a McCain debate, we made a special brew for him and for the occasion, President's Spring Break Ale from Asheville Brewing.


Do we sound like beer amateurs? We're not.

We're a city that loves and supports its microbreweries and craft beer industry, where high-quality craft ales are made, drunk and appreciated by a beer-loving city. (We're also a city with a remarkably powerful Twitter presence. You may have noticed. We love our Twitter, too.)

It's human to get all territorial and fight over dumb shit like beer polls. But it's also human to get over yourself when you truly encounter your opponent.

Portland haters, encounter us. We are worthy. You got beaten (to whatever extent anyone gets "beaten" by an internet poll) by a city full of high-quality local craft brews and ardent, vocal beer lovers.

Sound like any city you know?

What to do with injured or orphaned wildlife in WNC

Image from Nicki817 on Flickr

It's spring, and spring always means injured wildlife and baby critters that need help.

Here are resources for what to do when faced with an animal that needs help, including contact information for wildlife rehabilitators, people who nurse injured animals back to health.

WHAT TO DO

From Wild for Life: What to do if you find an animal

A few tips:

* Experts tell me that scratches and bites, even if they are mild, can be deadly for small animals. If the animal is bleeding, get it to a wildlife rehabilitator (rehabilitator listings follow below).

When my cats catch animals, I check for injuries. If there's not even a scratch and the animal behaves normally and is old enough to care for itself, I release.

If not, I get the animal to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, someone who is trained to treat and heal injured wildlife.

* If you have indoor/outdoor pets that catch animals, keep a shoebox handy for transporting injured or orphaned wildlife. When you need it, you won't want to hunt for it.

* Rehabilitators commonly do not charge, but do take donations. If you can't donate now, get a brochure or mailing address and donate later.

WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS

My first place to call for help is the WNC Nature Center at 298-5600. They can commonly put me in touch with a rehabilitator, and I just drop my injured animal off to them for transport.

If the Nature Center can't help, try these online resources:

Buncombe county rehabbers

NC rehabilitators by county

Wildlife rehabbers in NC

Wildlife rehabbers by state

Video: Band of Horses on Letterman

Here's Band of Horses on Letterman performing "Laredo."

The CD this song is from, Infinite Arms (free webstream, check it out), was recorded here in Asheville at Echo Mountain Recording Studio. BOH guitarist/Ashevillean Tyler Ramsey, an excellent local musician and songwriter, is the guy on the right.



I am LOVING Infinite Arms.

Vote ASHEVILLE for BeerCity, USA 2010!

[UPDATE: The poll is getting tight. Tell your family, friends, and enemies to vote ASHEVILLE!]

The poll is OPEN for Charlie Papazian’s “BeerCity, USA” 2010. Help us keep Asheville on top! Spread the word near and far about all the beer culture we have in a little mountain city.

Last year Asheville tied with Portland, OR—a city with many more breweries and many more people. But I think Asheville’s beer passion speaks for itself. We’re not resting on our laurels!

GO VOTE!

Oh, and check out the Portland smack-talker from the newspaper: "We’ve got to take them down. We’ve got more "beer city" in the backwash at the bottom of our pint glasses than can be found in all of their pubs and breweries." Boo!

Downtown After 5 Fri, Montford Music & Arts Festival Sat

(Image of Stephanie of stephaniesid totally snitched from Ashvegas)

Two fun local events are back: Downtown After Five and the Montford Music & Arts Festival. Here's the scoop from the Citizen-Times (Asheville resident Harry Anderson to appear at the Montford fest!):

Check any city map, and Montford Avenue and Lexington Avenue never quite connect in Asheville. But there's a sort of musical intersection happening this weekend, as both city streets host lively music parties, each sure to pull big crowds.
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Downtown After Five is back for another season's worth of free shows, once again presented on Lexington Avenue near the Interstate 240 overpass and presented by the Asheville Downtown Association. The first show is Friday night.

A few blocks away, the seventh annual Montford Music and Arts Festival returns Saturday on historic Montford Avenue between Cullowhee and Waneta Streets. There's lot of entertainment throughout the day, plus an appearance by Montford's most famous resident, comic and magician Harry Anderson, star of the long-running TV sitcoms “Night Court” and “Dave's World.”

Read more here.

New Music Video from The Enemy Lovers

IMO one of Asheville's best live bands.

Fanaticon 2010

Cross-posted from the Deaver Park Press blog, a great local art and design blog run by musicians/comics creators Brent and Tiziana. Fanaticon 2010 was PACKED, filled with people with great costumes, and had some fabulous art from local and national talent.:

So, I think it’s safe to say that that inaugural Fanaticon festival was a success! We had an absolutely fantastic time. We got the chance to hang out with some of our local favorite creators, like Hope Larson, Evan Dahm, and Raven Perez, and we met a ton of fantastic people. Here’s hoping that Fanaticon becomes a yearly tradition in our little town.

Here are some pictures we took over the course of the day.

Here we are at our little table, with Tiziana looking radiant, as usual, and me looking, well, perplexed.

We got some shots of some of the fantastic cosplayers in attendance with their matching Zodiac posters. Here are a few.

There were so many people in costume at this convention, it was astounding. We got a lot of cool shots, but there was one picture that reigned supreme…

I freaking love the expression on Kid Mario’s face.

No now, with Fanaticon behind us, we begin preparations for HeroesCon, June 4-6, in Charlotte. Thank you, Asheville, for all of the support you gave to us today. We love you!

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Asheville, if you have pics or blog entries about Fanaticon, won't you share in the comments section?

Vance Elementary Seedling Sale

Hey Asheville Peeps!

Tomorrow Vance Elementary is having a big fat seedling sale to fund programs and projects at Vance! We did a work trade with local seed company Sow True Seed for some amazing heirloom seeds and planted them in the greenhouse at Asheville High School where they were lovingly (and organically!) tended and watered by the kids and teachers from the special education program. Our little babies have gotten big and are ready to find new homes! All of the seedlings were raised organically, but some were also grown from organic seed where noted. We have:

* Organic Cherry Sweetie Tomato
* Organic Cherokee Purple Tomato
* Pink Brandywine Tomato
* Arkansas Traveler Tomato
* Organic Marketmore Cucs
* Lemon Cucs
* New Mexican Big Jim Mild Hot Pepper
* Golden California Wonder Sweet Pepper
* Italian and Genovese Basil

All of these seedlings are $3 each or 2/$5. The basil is the same price for a 4-pack of plants!

In addition to these fabulous and yummy veggie starts, First Step Farm in Candler will be coming by ear-lie in the morning to drop off a great selection of flowers. They will have annuals and perennials in flats, pots and hanging baskets. Prices will vary on these.

We will be up there from 9-4 in front of the Vance Marquee on Sulphur Springs Rd. Come by and see us!

Green Opportunities: Warehouse Dinner/Dance Party May 22

What are you doing Saturday, May 22? What if I told you that you could spend $30 and have an awesome night, including:

-Organic dinner from ROOTS Cafe

-Organic beer from Pisgah Brewery

-Organic wine from Wine Studio

-A live acoustic set by Laura Reed (Laura Reed and Deep Pocket)

-Three sets by three amazing DJs AND

-All while supporting non-profit Asheville Green Opportunities?

Find out more at Pollinate Asheville

Black Mountain Library announces writing contest -- for bloggers!

From buncombecounty.org. Deadline is May 17. $50 prize. "The blog can be real or imagined" (?):

The Friends of the Black Mountain Library will sponsor a writing contest for bloggers during the month of May. "Calling All Bloggers" writing contest is open to people of all ages. Participants must submit five (5) type-written blog entries plus the name of your blog, the blog can be real or imagined.

Entries must be submitted to the Black Mountain Library by 6 p.m. Monday, May 17. The winner will be announced at the Friends' program on Monday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m. First prize is $50.

For more information, contact the Black Mountain Library at 250-4756 or blackmountain.library@buncombecounty.org.

Size Comparison: If the Deep Horizon Oil Spill Happened Over Asheville

This is what it would look like:


The spill would stretch into three states and reach from the mountains to the Piedmont.

Image via David McConville and the website paulrademacher.com, a site that lets you see what the oil-spill footprint would look like over any metro area. Google Earth plugin required.

Please share.

Asheville Beer on The Happy Guys!

Great info from the Downtown Market

Funky new downtown shopping spot (Downtown Market on S. French Broad, home of the new Amazing Savings site) has a cool newsletter, thought I'd share.

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Sunday, May 9^th Noon to 4pm- YUM for MUM, Ice Cream & Puppet Social -at the Downtown Market. Sponsored by Ultimate Ice Cream, hi-fi Café, Amazing Savings and the Downtown Market - Every Mother who visits on Mother's Day between Noon and 4pm receives a FREE ULTIMATE ICE CREAM CONE! Bring the kiddos to see Ellen Weiner’s Sassy's Storytime Marionette Theater show “Circus on Strings” performed at 1:30 and 3:30. Drawing for 2 great prize packages for Moms who register! AMPLE FREE PARKING is always available at The Downtown Market - 45 S. French Broad Ave. in Downtown Asheville.

Mother’s Day Weekend (5/7-5/9) is Merchant FACEBOOK Training Weekend! Have you named your business and created a fan page on FACEBOOK? This is a phenomenal way to keep in touch with your customers and the Downtown Market’s 1600++ Fans. Last week, the market’s page received almost 900 unique visitors who were tuning in to see what was going on at the Market. Merchants who post updates about their products on the DTM FACEBOOK page report more interest and questions from customers. Consider it a FREE website page for your business, a living brochure really. Post pictures of your product and you – let folks get to know you. Run special sales for your FACEBOOK fans. It only takes a few minutes to get set up a page. But maybe you feel a little unsure about the process. The Market wants to help you boost your business. If you are a current merchant (weekend of 5/7-9) and need help setting up a FACEBOOK page, we are here to help you. Beginning Friday 5/7through Sunday 5/9 (11a-4pm) – Pepper and Josiah will be on hand to work personally with you to help set up your fan page and get your first “biz” post up on the DTM FACEBOOK page. Simply check in that weekend and schedule a 30 minute session. We’ll even make sure your booth is covered during your appointment! Come prepared with your business name/email address, photos on a CD or jump drive and, if possible, your own computer, though that is not required. If you are not going to be a merchant during Mother’s Day weekend, don’t fret…we are going to help you too! Stay tuned for more details about a Thursday evening TBD in May when you can attend a special 5-7pm seminar providing training on setting up FACEBOOK pages. But if you are a current merchant, DON’T wait! Let’s get your business cooking the weekend of 5/7-5/9.If you already have a page, fan up with us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Asheville-NC/The-Downtown-Market/159681789918?ref=ts

Saturday, May 22, 2010, 11am-Noon, The Downtown Market and Heaven’s Rain Boys & Girls presents…Pediatric Homeopathy - A Better Way. Dr. Cornelia Franz, a board certified pediatrician, born and raised in Asheville and author of the bestselling book “Common Sense Pediatrics, Combining Alternative and Traditional Medicine in Everyday Practice” will present a one hour seminar helping parents to understand children’s health from different perspectives, providing broader and more body-friendly choices and resources for restoring harmony and balance….good health. Tickets are $10 prepaid and $15 at the door on day of the event. To reserve your seat call: 828-273-4478 or on line www.drcorneliafranz.com. In addition to Dr. Franz’s presentation, our very own Rosiland Whiteley of Heaven Rains, as well as staff Allergy Specialist for Asheville Integrative Medicine, will share a brief presentation entitled “Allergy Drops vs. Allergy Shots, discussing alternative treatments for food and inhalant allergies. Don’t miss this exciting and information presentation!

Friday, May 23, 2010 at 5PM - May Merchant Meeting and Potluck . Everyone who has or will sell in the market is welcome. Bring your favorite dish to share like veggies, fruit, dips & chips, salads, desserts, etc – the more food, the merrier! Market will provide drinks, plates, napkins & silverware. We will be establishing Committees to help coordinate YOUR ideas for making the Market a better place for merchants AND shoppers. Find out what’s coming up and how you can make a difference.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND (5/28-5/30) - The Eclectic Flea Market GRAND OPENS - - First 40 FLEA MARKET tables will lease for $10 on Saturday, May 29^th. Meet Ms. Flearena, the Market’s Eclectic Flea, who will be here to greet the kids with candy and prizes. Tell everyone you know to start cleaning out their closets, the cabinets, the storage unit, the shed, the garage or the basement! Then grab a table at the Market and make some summer spending money. Buddy up with friends to share a booth and sell the whole weekend!

Saturday 6/5 10a-5pm Jump, Jivin’ Children’s Street Festival at the Downtown Market - A fun-filled Children's street festival (rain or shine) introducing Ms. Flearena, the Market’s eclectic flea and featuring shows by Ro-Bone the clown, Sassy’s Marionette Puppet Theater, along with exhibitions of jump ropin’, dancin', hoola-hoopin’ and join in for the Children’s Bazaar Percussion March up to the Grove Arcade and back. Fun prizes, about a ton of Ultimate Ice Cream and lots of good eats. A day of great fun, rain or shine! FREE PARKING at the Downtown Market, 45 S. French Broad Ave in downtown Asheville. More details on the web at www.DowntownMarketAsheville.com

West Asheville tailgate market gets serious

Cross-posted from the Ashvegas/Jason Sandford column in the Asheville Citizen-Times (appearing twice weekly on Tues and Fri, BTW):

The conditions are right for the West Asheville Tailgate Market to flourish.

It's been a long time coming. The tailgate market has been “kind of dying on the vine” for about the past seven years in the lawn behind the Westville Bakery, Jim Gordon told me recently. Some weeks, the market had just seven or eight vendors.

Gordon is the market's senior manager. It's been his leadership that's kept the market going. And he's excited about this year.

The market moved to its current location in the Grace Baptist Church and SunTrust Banking parking lot on Haywood Road late last year. It's roomier and much more visible from the road. Gordon said the market also reorganized by creating committees and getting more people involved in the market's operation.

Gordon says there's a waiting list now for vendors. Hickory Nut Gap Farm is now an anchor vendor, said Gordon, who farms at Graceful Growers in Leicester. “I think we have a better chance of making it here,” Gordon said.

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Read the rest of the article here. Asheville Citizen-Times link, may require login.

The West Asheville Tailgate Market is on Facebook. Just search West Asheville Tailgate Market.

Your Pantyhose Needed to Clean Up Oil Spill

Wildflower Studio, owned and operated by cosmetologist and clinical herbalist Amanda Seta Lawton, is collecting used (holey, ripped or otherwise) nylons for San Francisco-based, international environmental non-profit, Matter of Trust. Matter of Trust is using the hair-filled sacks to combat the spreading oil slick along the Gulf Coast.

Hair is an efficient and abundant material for absorbing petroleum. Lawton has been sending all of her hair clippings to Matter of Trust for the last two years. Wildflower Studio is offering $5 off a haircut for every two pairs of nylons contributed through June 30, 2010.

More on Pollinate Asheville.

Asheville Press Creates "Comic-Book Zodiac"

LOVING the new "Comic-Book Zodiac" from West Asheville's own Deaver Park Press!

Click the link above to see the whole thing.

Vortex Cabaret 5-6-10

From the Vortex Cabaret:

 

Come on by.

Impotent Cowards Nerd-Rage Downtown

"Police were scouring downtown Asheville looking for a horde of people suspected of breaking out multiple car and storefront windows.

About 10:45 p.m. Saturday, a group of between 20-30 people wearing dark clothing, some wearing masks and carrying backpacks, threw items, including newspaper boxes, through windows of several businesses along O'Henry Avenue. A front window of the Asheville Citizen-Times was shattered, as were multiple storefronts at the Grove Arcade. An ATM was smashed at the RBC on O'Henry..."

Read the rest of the article

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So a bunch of wannabe anarchists decided to run amok downtown tonight and destroy random businesses and individual's cars.

Of course, no statement is made, and no one could understand their shouted slogans, so they basically just nerd-raged on their own city for no reason.

If you wanna make a difference and change the world, get some courage and go volunteer with one of the thousands of international organizations trying to bring about change. Donate your life to something important. Channel that outrage into something productive.

But stop nerd-raging - it's pathetic.