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RAPID RIVER ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE
Established in 1997 • Volume Fourteen, Number Six
FEBRUARY 2011
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Publisher/Editor: Dennis Ray
Managing Editor: Beth Gossett
Marketing: Dennis Ray
Staff Photographer: Dennis Ray
Layout & Design: Simone Bouyer
Poetry Editor: Ted Olson
Proofreader: Mary Wilson
Accounting: Sharon Cole
Distribution: Dennis Ray
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
Judy Ausley, Byron Belzak,
James Cassara, Chris Cloonan,
Michael Cole, Maggie Cramer,
Philip DeAngelo, Amy Downs,
John Ellis, Beth Gossett, Steven R.
Hageman, Max Hammonds, MD,
Cherry Hart, Phil Hawkins,
Janna Hoekema, Leah Johanson,
Phil Juliano, Sam Katz, Chip Kaufmann,
Michelle Keenan, Amanda Leslie,
Peter Loewer, Kitty Love, Pamela Miller,
Ted Olson, Michael Parker, Joseph
Rathbone, Dennis Ray, Lindsey Rhoden,
John Russell, Erin Scholze, Patty Smyers,
Clara Sofia, Greg Vineyard, Alsace
Walentine, Bill Walz, Daniel Weiser,
Robert Wiley, Joe Zinich.
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February 2011 Vol. 14 No. 6
On the Cover:
Charlie Flynn-McIver
and Scott Treadway
star in the NC Stage
production of
Boeing-Boeing.
Photo: Jen Lepkowski
2 Performance
Asheville Chamber Music Series . . . 2
Asheville Choral Society. . . . . . . . . . 8
Classicopia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Asheville Symphony Orchestra . . . 20
Doug Varone and Dancers . . . . . . . 30
Asheville Puppetry Alliance . . . . . . 34
3 Stage Preview
RENT at ACT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
NC Stage – Boeing-Boeing . . . . . . . 5
Aquila Theatre Company . . . . . . . . 18
When Jekyll Met Hyde . . . . . . . . . . 38
6 Music
Vertigo Jazz Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abigail Washburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sanctum Sully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Jonathan Richman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
10 Columns
James Cassara - Music . . . . . . . . . . 10
Peter Loewer - Thoreau’s Garden . 12
Judy Ausley - Southern Comfort. . 13
Ted Olson - Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Joe Zinich - Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Michael Parker - Wine . . . . . . . . . . 25
Max Hammonds, MD - Health . . 28
Bill Walz - Artful Living . . . . . . . . 29
Joseph Rathbone - Youth Culture . 34
Greg Vineyard - Fine Art . . . . . . . . 35
14 Movie Reviews
19 Sneak Preview
Andie MacDowell Interview . . . . . 19
21 Asheville Shops
The Chocolate Fetish . . . . . . . . . . . 21
31 Fine Art News
The Artist Resource Center . . . . . . 31
Vadim Bora Dies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
32 What to Do Guide
Best in Show by Phil Juliano . . . . . 33
Callie & Cats by Amy Downs . . . . 33
Corgi Tales by Phil Hawkins . . . . 33
Dragin by Michael Cole . . . . . . . . 33
36 Fine Art
Blackbird Frame & Art . . . . . . . . . . 36
R A P I D R I V E R A R T S
we love this place
On Saturday, February 12 Nest Organics will be holding their regular Nesting Party
in their
store at 51 N. Lexington Ave. in downtown Asheville with local mama Mary Densmore. This
event is for parents, and parents-to-be, to learn about organic and non-toxic parenting, cloth
diapering, babywearing, and much more! The event is free, includes complimentary organic
refreshments, and a 10% in store discount. Please RSVP by calling the store at (828) 258-1901.
UNC Asheville’s Craft Studies Initiative
will continue its series, “Meet the
Maker: Conversations of Meaning with
Craftspeople,” with a presentation by
Windgate Fellowship recipients Andrea
Donnelly and Dustin Farnsworth. The
evening will include a lecture and reception,
beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February
23, at Owen Hall, room 302.
Donnelly’s work in textiles has been exhibited
across the United States and Turkey. Her
Textile piece by Andrea Donnelly
upcoming exhibit, “Andrea Donnelly:
Mindbody,” will open in February at Artspace Gallery in Raleigh. Her work will also be
included in the 2011 Rijswijk Textile Biennial exhibit in the Netherlands. Donnelly currently
lives in Virginia, where she operates a hand-woven scarf business.
Two additional “Meet the Maker” lectures will be held during the spring semester. Ann
Millett-Gallant, educator and author of “The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art,”
will speak on Thursday, March 17. Millett-Gallant is a lecturer at UNC Greensboro.
Her research analyzes the work of disabled artists and the representation of disability in
visual culture. Amy Tavern and Daniel Marinelli, resident artists at Penland School of
Crafts, will present their work on Monday, April 4. Both events will include a lecture and
reception, and will begin at 6:30 p.m., in UNC Asheville’s Owen Hall, room 302. For more
information about this series, call (828) 250-2392.
Mahsati Janan and Lisa Zahiya present the 1st Annual Asheville
Bellydance Festival, April 15-17, 2011. Register now – earlybird
pricing until February 15. Three days of fun including a hafla, gala
show and workshops all day Saturday and Sunday.
Friday, April 15: Hafla and Bellydance Party. Join us for a night
of socializing, open dancing and performances. Would you like to
perform? Please call Lisa at (828) 242-7595 or email lisa@lisazahiya.
com. Location TBD.
Saturday, April 16: Gala Show. Join us for a night of amazing
professional bellydance performances. $12, $15 at the door.
Location TBD.
Workshops are $20/$25 at the door. All workshops will be held on
Carolina Lane in downtown Asheville. Instructors: Mahsati Janan,
Lisa Zahiya, SamiTe, Sparrow, Sara Beaman, Natalie Brown, Kaitlyn,
Asharah, Reyna of the Rising Sun Tribe, Annie of Ancient Moon
Bellydance. For more information please visit www.lisazahiya.com or
call (828) 242-7595.
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