Learning a new skill is not easy, especially if it is something that is completely new for you. Using chopsticks may be normal for some people, especially those of Asian descent who use them every day, but for others, it is a new experience that can be daunting and intimidatingContinue Reading
The WCU Bardo Arts Center presents a special Halloween screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on October 31st at 7:30 p.m. See this cult classic on the big screen in the Bardo Arts Center Performance Hall with a special WCU student shadow cast who invite audience interaction! The RockyContinue Reading
UNC Asheville Faculty Showcase Concert Begins Fall Music Series, Sept. 13 Jazz, classical, experimental music and more will be offered when UNC Asheville music faculty members perform in a free concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the Lipinsky Hall Lobby on campus. Among the faculty membersContinue Reading
As the winter weather turns colder, the Diana Wortham Theatre’s Mainstage Series is heating up. Tickets are on sale now for some of the most anticipated performances of the 2015/2016 season, including the thundering rhythms and jaw-dropping skill of YAMATO The Drummers of Japan (February 18 & 19), the groundbreakingContinue Reading
Who would have thought that a radioactive, fire breathing dragon, originally intended to be a metaphor for the firebombing of Tokyo during World War II, would have turned into a cultural icon known and loved (yes, loved) the world over? Certainly not the Japanese, but that’s exactly what happened withContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD The United States struggles with childhood obesity from the second grade upwards. Part of the problem identified is unhealthy food, served at home, at food outlets, and at school. A second problem is lack of practical knowledge of what constitutes health and delicious food and howContinue Reading
Dead Man Down *** Short Take: This modern attempt at a film noir is a real train wreck of a movie and yet another example that a big budget and a high powered cast do not guarantee success. Reel Take: It no longer comes as a surprise when a foreignContinue Reading
Hello dear readers. It is with a sigh of relief and that I can happily report that the good Professor Kaufmann and I have fully recovered from our March movie malaise. We’ve got an interesting array of offerings this month and an even more interesting array of offerings on theContinue Reading
