Edwin Arnaudin

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Seth Walker and Colin Miller release new albums with longtime collaborators

1 day ago | mountainx.com | Edwin Arnaudin

Seth Walker and Colin Miller release new albums with longtime collaborators FRIENDS INDEED: On their latest LPs, Seth Walker, left, and Colin Miller received plentiful help from some of their favorite people. Walker photo by Parker Pfister; Miller photo by Charlie Boss The destruction from Tropical Storm Helene made people rethink numerous aspects of society and their own lives.
Asheville Movies - Secret Mall Apartment

6 days ago | ashevillemovies.com | Edwin Arnaudin

Director Jeremy Workman has made a career documenting such unique personalities as Barbie doll photographer Al Carbee (Magical Universe), champion domino toppler Lily Hevesh (Lily Topples the World), and Matt Green (The World Before Your Feet), who walked every block of every NYC street over the course of six years.
Asheville Performing Arts Academy turns 20

1 week ago | mountainx.com | Edwin Arnaudin

Heather Gallagher, founder of Asheville Performing Arts Academy (APAA), says her decision to launch the business 20 years ago was a leap of faith. “I was young and dumb enough to try it,” she says with a laugh. After graduating from UNC Asheville in 2002, the Cleveland, Ohio, native decided to stay in Buncombe County to teach. She served as the director of religion, liturgical music and outreach for a kindergarten through eighth grade program.
Showing Up for the RAD: Artists debut new events

1 week ago | mountainx.com | Edwin Arnaudin |Kay West |Christopher Arbor |Gina Smith

Showing Up for the RAD: Artists debut new events Volume / Issue Cover Design Credit: Scott Southwick Cover Photography Credit: Caleb Johnson The RAD Renaissance event takes place Saturday, May 10. The gathering is a celebration of the district’s arts community, as well as its collective renewal and resilience in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene. The celebration is also the first of many new initiatives the district has planned for 2025....
Asheville Improv Festival rolls with Helene’s punches

1 week ago | mountainx.com | Edwin Arnaudin

Asheville Improv Festival rolls with Helene’s punches NO BULL: Formed in Chicago in 2012, the all-Black comedy group 3Peat is one of the headliners at the Asheville Improv Festival. Photo courtesy of 3Peat George Awad is experiencing a touch of déjà vu. Last September, the local comedian and his Double Dip Productions team were getting the word out about the Asheville Improv Festival, which was slated for Oct.
Asheville Movies - Warfare

1 week ago | ashevillemovies.com | Edwin Arnaudin

Whenever a narrative film comes along that’s critical of war, some critic is bound to trot out this oft-misquoted 1973 soundbite from Francois Truffaut: “I find that violence is very ambiguous in movies. For example, some films claim to be anti-war, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen an anti-war film. Every film about war ends up being pro-war.”This time, in response to Ray Mendoza’s and Alex Garland’s harrowing Warfare, that critic — among others — is me.
Asheville Movies - The Shrouds

2 weeks ago | ashevillemovies.com | Edwin Arnaudin

If The Shrouds winds up being the last film David Cronenberg directs, it will go down as a fitting end to a legendary career. The story of GraveTech CEO Karsh (Vincent Cassel) and the fallout that occurs when his tomb-viewing invention is compromised packs all the existential musing, technological ick, body horror, and sex that one could ask for from the maker of The Fly, Videodrome, and Scanners.
Garrett Crochet Not Satisfied With His Current Pitching

3 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Edwin Arnaudin

Garrett Crochet is off to a dazzling start in 2025. The Boston Red Sox’s top acquisition this offseason is 2-1 with a 1.13 ERA and 35 strikeouts over 32 innings. He’s also issued a respectable 10 walks and given up only one home run. But after beating the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park on April 19, Crochet wasn’t satisfied with his performance. Over six innings, he limited his former team to four hits and two walks.
What’s new in food: Asheville Bread Festival and a Crawdad Bash

3 weeks ago | mountainx.com | Edwin Arnaudin

What’s new in food: Asheville Bread Festival and a Crawdad Bash Design by Scott Southwick In this week’s local food news: Asheville Bread Festival’s Bread Fair, Jettie Rae’s hosts an outdoor Louisiana-style crawdad party, Mamacita’s Taqueria raises money for an employee who lost her home to fire, local drag performers host brunch and dinner events for charity, a children’s tea event at Crown & Thistle Tea Room and Chai Pani heads to the nation’s capital. Click the story below to view the...
Red Sox Defensive Struggles Key to Middling Start

3 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Edwin Arnaudin

The Boston Red Sox entered 2025 poised to improve defensively over last season’s dismal results. But an MLB-worst 20 errors, .973 fielding percentage, and .657 defensive efficiency have contributed to a slow start. Now, the team many experts predicted would make the playoffs and potentially win the AL East merely hold a 10-10 record. Red Sox Struggle To Improve DefensivelyIn 2024, the Boston Red Sox’s .981 fielding percentage tied with the Washington Nationals for next to last in MLB.