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October LEAF Arrives Next Weekend and You're Invited
Asheville's Rooftop Bars + More: The GritVegas Weekend Update
Getting Close to Carly Taich: Music Video Premiere for "Give Me a Likeness"
Dolores (2017): Movie Review
Dear Stranger, Thank You For Calling Me Fat.
Helping Puerto Rico: How to Support Relief Efforts
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LATEST POSTS
AVL Grit - Oct 16 2017
Halloween Round-Up: Where to get Spooked in Asheville Starting Tomorrow
It's our favorite time of year. As we draw closer to Halloween, we're getting more in the mood to be celebrate the season with these spooky things to do.
AVL Grit - Oct 13 2017
Asheville's Rooftop Bars + More: The GritVegas Weekend Update
We take you on a tour of our favorite rooftop bars in Asheville. Plus a whole bunch of stuff happening this weekend. Presented by Grail Moviehouse.
AVL Grit - Oct 13 2017
Getting Close to Carly Taich: Music Video Premiere for "Give Me a Likeness"
Carly Taich's new music video, directed by Nathan Rivers Chesky, celebrates connection with self.
The Daily Orca - Oct 13 2017
Dolores (2017): Movie Review
An engaging and insightful documentary that sheds much needed light on one of America's greatest heroes.
Sarah Shadburne - Oct 12 2017
October LEAF Arrives Next Weekend and You're Invited
“Life is a journey, life is an adventure; let’s be grateful for this opportunity we have to create, to share, and celebrate.” Fall LEAF 2017 is almost here.
Lisa Zahiya - Oct 12 2017
Dear Stranger, Thank You For Calling Me Fat.
I am a performer, I am curvy, I am not skinny. I like tight, bold clothes and have no desire to hide myself, to attempt to “minimize” anything or abide by anyone’s decision of what I should wear.
AVL Grit - Oct 11 2017
Journey Through Latin America : Fundraiser for the Future
LEAF International and musician David LaMotte collaborate on a special evening of music, dance, culture and more this Sunday, October 15th, in Black Mountain.
Stolen Moments - Oct 8 2017
Blind Spot
My first inclination was to shake my head and walk away. But something told me to give him a chance. So I stared a little longer. He didn’t look like a serial killer.
Ali McGhee - Oct 8 2017
Hatch This! Promotes Innovation and Imagination in a Weekend-Long Competition
Over the first weekend in November, teams will vie for seed money and support to create a brand new business in Asheville.
Asheville Fashion - Oct 8 2017
Asheville Fashion Designer Wendy Newman Stuns with Wearable Art
Designer Wendy Newman combines photography and fashion to produce apparel utilizing iconic Asheville locales...and even familiar personalities.
AVL Grit - Oct 7 2017
Helping Puerto Rico: How to Support Relief Efforts
Want to help with hurricane recovery? Here's where to start. We'll update this, so please loop us in if you know about local relief efforts or other ways to help!
AVL Grit - Oct 6 2017
Three Days of Light (3DL) 2017: Ticket Giveaway
We're giving away two tickets to Three Days of Light (3DL), a mountain festival happening next weekend near Asheville.
Thriftygirl - Oct 5 2017
Fat Girls Can Run
How a not so athletic broad ran a five miler.
AVL Grit - Oct 5 2017
CiderFest NC and Your Weekend Roundup
This weekend, we got a sneak peek of the now sold-out CiderFest out at Salvage Station with friends from Urban Orchard and Daidala Ciders.
The Daily Orca - Oct 5 2017
It (2017): Movie Review
A decent horror entry that does its best to cram a lot of source material into a mere two hours.
Ali McGhee - Oct 4 2017
National Storytelling Festival Brings World-Class Stories to Jonesborough Over the Weekend
This weekend, the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN, invites you to slow down and sit a spell.
Ali McGhee - Oct 3 2017
The Marcus King Band Brings Family Together at Pisgah Brewing (10/6-7)
The Marcus King Band Family Reunion happens over two days at Pisgah Brewing this weekend.
Jeff Mason - Sep 30 2017
CAT FLY HALLOWEEN HORROR SHORTS FEST - 10/13 @ UpCountry Brewing Co
The Cat Fly Indie Film Festival returns with a special spooky edition!
AVL Grit - Sep 29 2017
Woods & Wilds Festival; and, Why We Love Forests
Get in the mood for this Sunday's Woods & Wilds Storytelling and Music Festival by reading about why we love forests.
Ali McGhee - Sep 29 2017
Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire) on Black Mountain Songs
We talk with Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry about the experience of creating Black Mountain Songs, which will be performed at Diana Wortham Theatre this Friday and Saturday.
AVL Grit - Sep 29 2017
The 2017 Asheville Coffee Expo: Your GritVegas Weekend Update
We talk to Asheville Coffee Expo founder Stu Helm about the most caffeinated event of the year.
Stolen Moments - Sep 27 2017
White Men in Trucks
Is it imminent threat sounding in the revved engine? Derision caught in side-view mirror snapshot? Or plain old disdain drumming its fingers on the drivers’ side door?
Thriftygirl - Sep 26 2017
Better Strangers: Or, better ways to see shows for free
How you can enjoy the art of the stage for the small price of your time.
Ali McGhee - Sep 24 2017
Gaijin Noodle Bar: Japanese Tradition with a Southern Spin
Boone's new noodle bar serves up traditional noodle dishes and steamed buns as part of a full food and drink menu with a creative twist.
Thriftygirl - Sep 22 2017
What my thriftyness has cost me
Growing up on the thrifty side of life.
AVL Grit - Sep 22 2017
Sweet Sounds: Weyes Blood and Father John Misty at Diana Wortham
On Monday, Weyes Blood brings her melancholic, dreamy love songs to Diana Wortham when she opens for Father John Misty.
AVL Grit - Sep 22 2017
HempX and More on the GritVegas Weekend Update: 9/22-24
We're back, and it's that weekend! Check out the full write-up here to see what's going down in the 828.
Ali McGhee - Sep 21 2017
Fiesta de Camotes: Sweet Potatoes Take Center Stage
This month, local restaurants, including Chupacabra Latin Cafe and Sonora Cocina Mexicana, have been celebrating the sweet potato.
Tay Greenleaf - Sep 21 2017
mother! (2017): Movie Review
Incredibly divisive and drenched in allegory, Aronofsky's newest film begs the question of whether its hyperbolic message is an important telling of centuries-old themes or a stale mixture of everything we have already seen before.
This Is Why I Wear Yoga Pants (A Guide to Eating in Asheville) - Sep 20 2017
A Moveable Feast With Ten Thousand Villages
Travel the world for dinner without leaving your neighborhood!
Ali McGhee - Sep 19 2017
Belle Game and Broken Social Scene @ The Orange Peel (9/21)
Vancouver-based Belle Game comes to the Orange Peel on Thursday as lead support for Broken Social Scene.
Ali McGhee - Sep 17 2017
The Soul's Sleight of Hand: Tony Vigorito’s Love and Other Pranks
Tony Vigorito's new novel, Love and Other Pranks, is just the time-traveling, reality-bending adventure story you're looking for right now.
The Daily Orca - Sep 15 2017
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017): Movie Review
An enlightening documentary that does its best to scratch the surface of a subject that deserves a much deeper look.
Jennifer Bennett - Sep 13 2017
Asheville Vaudeville Steps Right Up [Gallery]
The strange, the sexy, and the spectacular come together in this Grand Revue of Asheville Vaudeville.
Ali McGhee - Sep 13 2017
ReVIEWING A Legacy: BMCM+AC Debuts Black Mountain Songs and Active Archive
BCMC+AC's ReVIEWING conference happens next weekend, and brings two new interdisciplinary special events and exhibitions with it.
Stolen Moments - Sep 12 2017
Fence
At the recent downtown protest two different factions ended up squabbling with one another.
The Daily Orca - Sep 11 2017
Columbus: (2017): Movie Review
A truly beautiful and refreshing film that offers much more than one might think.
AVL Grit - Sep 10 2017
Java Jive: The Asheville Coffee Expo Returns to the RAD on 9/30
Get caffeinated at the second Asheville Coffee Expo, happening Saturday, September 30, in the River Arts District. Free! Caffeine!
Jeff Mason - Sep 7 2017
Peebers of the Lost Art: The 2017 PBR Art Showcase — 9/8 at Desoto Lounge
Exhibition Opening + PBR = the best thing to do this Friday, 9/8, at the Desoto Lounge.
Jake Frankel - Sep 7 2017
Hopscotch Music Festival: Field Trip to Raleigh
Since Moogfest’s move to Durham in 2016, local fans of multi-night, multi-venue festivals packed with top experimental rock and hip-hop acts have had no choice but to head to the flatlands to get their fill. Our next opportunity awaits us this weekend (Sept. 7-10) at Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh.
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