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Spring Fundrive is Coming!

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Signs of spring are blossoming all around town, and soon you can add to that the blooming of the tent in front of Asheville FM’s studios on Haywood Rd! Our Spring FUNdrive will start on Friday, March 31 and run through Friday, April 7th, and throughout that time we’re inviting our listeners, friends, and neighbors to join us for an open house and fundraiser.

Donate now!

This year, we’re offering a GoLocal Asheville card to all one-time donations of $60 or recurring donations at the $5/month level. Donations of $75+ or monthly recurring donations of $10+/month will get a GoLocal card AND a t-shirt with our adorable bunny design by local artist and friend of radio, Jen Murphy.

Special programming and giveaways will be coming up throughout the week so stay tuned!

Queer Calendar of Events March 16

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Now it’s time for a round up of queer events happening in and around Asheville for the next week.

 

  • QTBIPOC Support Meeting, a meeting for  nonbinary, transgender and/or LGBQ+ People of Color, offered by Tranzmission every 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm. See “tranzmission.org” for more details.
  • Kiki Thursday Drag Party, every Thursday night at 9pm at Asheville Beauty Academy.
  • Tonight, Thursday 16th from 7pm to 10pm, Adult Skate Night for the queer people of Jackson county with Cornbread and Roses at Smoky Mountain Sk8way & Family Entertainment Center,19025 Great Smoky Mountain Expy, Waynesville, NC.
  • Every Saturday, it’s Waves on the Edge, LGBTQ Sweat Your Prayers with Certified 5Rythms teacher Karen Chapman. 9:30am to 11:30am, at Haw Creek Commons, 315 Old Haw Creek Road. Learn more by checking out “Asheville5Rythms” on Facebook and “QueerWaves_5R” on on Instagram.
  • This Saturday the 18th, Concrete Creations skillshare, hosted by Tranzmission and Tracey Carswell from 12 to 3pm. Learn more by checking out “tranzmission” on Instagram. 
  • Also this Saturday, it’s Connections, a  monthly meeting for our LGBTQ+ elders to socialize, educate and advocate. This week’s meeting is 3PM-4:30PM at Wedge Brewery, 37 Paynes Way, Suite 001 Asheville.
  • Party Foul drag show at The Odd every Saturday Night. Doors at 7, show at 8pm. Followed by Saturday Night Tease at 10:30pm
  • This Friday March 17th and this Saturday 18th St.Patrick’s Day Weekend Dance Party at Scandals NightClub, starts at 10pm both nights. 
  • Every Sunday, Gentle Yoga for Queer & GNC Folks at West Asheville Yoga Studio from 1:30 to 2:30. Learn more at “westashevilleyoga.com”.
  • Green with Envy Drag Brunch at Asheville Beauty Academy, this Sunday, March 19th at noon. 
  • Also on Sunday, March 19th, Malaprop’s BookStore Presents: “Writers at Home: Queer Asheville Writers on Love, Grief, and Getting a Good Night’s Sleep”. Event starts at 5pm. To learn more visit “malaprops.com”
  • Sunday Night , celebrate Emote’s 2nd year opening anniversary with a Shrek themed party to remember, at Different Wrld! Come dressed as your favorite Shrek character for the costume contest and enjoy a drag show and dance party. Check out “emoteavl” on Instagram to learn more. 
  • Every Monday, Karaoke hosted by Ganymede at the 27 Club at 10pm. 
  •  Every Tuesday it’s Trivia with a drag queen at Avl Beauty academy at 8pm, followed by karaoke at 10pm. 
  • Every Wednesday night it’s Karaoke at O.Henry’s bar 8 to 12.
  • Thursday, March 23rd at 12pm, Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention with Generation Plus, a program of Blue Ridge Pride, at Land of Sky.
  • Thursday, March 23rd and Saturday March 25th, BlueLala Events, a queer-owned and operated safe space Artistic Entertainment Event and Consulting Company based in Orlando, is bringing “Varietease” to The Asheville Fringe Festival. This song, dance, and storytelling experience will show at the Magnetic Theatre, 375 Depot Street Asheville at 9pm on both nights.
  • The 2023 UNC Asheville Queer Studies conference will be held March 24th through 26th. This year’s theme is “Blooming: Metamorphoses and Seasons of Queerness” and keynote speakers are Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Andie Morgenlander. Learn more by visiting “queercon.wp.unca.edu”.
  • Calling all queer artists 11 to 20! Revolve Art Gallery is looking for submissions for their WNC Queer Youth Art Gallery. Deadline for submission is March 31st. Check out ‘ccghvir’ on instagram to learn more.

That wraps up our weekly Calendar of Events!


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State Park Ranger – AshevilleFM Live Music Session show is up on the Live Recordings Tab – get the link!!

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Asheville band “State Park Ranger”  played The Getaway River Bar while we simulcast it live on the AshevilleFM Live Music Sessions – Link is below (hover label) or you can go to the LIVE RECORDING tab off the main menu to hear all the great ALMS recordings..

AshevilleFM Live Music Sessions..  Third Wednesday every month at 10pm

AshevilleFM 103.3, Bhramari Brewing Company and The Getaway River Bar have teamed up to provide you this live performance….

Asheville FM Live Music Sessions – State Park Ranger

 

State Park Ranger – an Appalachian grunge folk rock band that brings two layers of vintage southern/blues guitar, progressive lyrics, textured feedback and fresh drum sets.

State Park Ranger resides in the Blue Ridge mountains of Asheville, NC  –  Their music blends high energy grunge and sweet, deep folk…

The group was started by vocalist and guitarist Willow Rhinehart and guitarist Louden Campbell with aims to bring a new, proactive voice to the scene of local and folk music.

State Park Ranger info:

@stateparkranger

bandcamp

spotify

 

The Getaway River Bar – The Getaway is a laid-back bar with extra chill vibes by the river. With an expanse of outdoor seating and recreations set on the edge of the French Broad River, it welcomes everyone 21+ to loosen up and enjoy a getaway hidden in-between the city center and growing West Asheville.

790 Riverside Drive – Asheville, NC 28801 – (828) 545-6985 https://www.getawayontheriver.com/

 

Bhramari Brewing Company, located at 101 South Lexington Avenue in Asheville. They are a local craft brewery and restaurant featuring beers and food and are open seven days a week from 12pm to 9pm.  In house, pickup and delivery are available.  More info is at bhramari brewing dot com

 

Asheville FM Live Music Sessions

Wednesday’s at 10pm

@AshevilleFM 103.3 /  https://ashevillefm.org/


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Open Air: Go Local Asheville

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This week on Open Air, we have a conversation between Jess Speer, the Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator at Asheville FM and Sherree Lucas, Executive Director of Go Local Asheville. These nerds for community have a great time talking about the importance and value of supporting local businesses and the Go Local card program.

Asheville FM is proud to be a Go Local business partner, and we’re excited to take part in Love Asheville – Go Local Month by launching a new way of thanking our listener members for their recurring donations. Donations greater than $60 and all recurring donations of any amount will receive a Go Local card! Going forward, becoming a listener member with a recurring donation will get you a special kind of membership card–a Go Local Asheville card that gets you discounts all around town.

For more information about Go Local Asheville, visit: https://golocalasheville.com/

You can follow Go Local Asheville on all social media at @golocalasheville

The Go Local Asheville app is available for Android and iPhones and includes a searchable guide to participating businesses.

You can hear the last two weeks of the show on the Open Air show page, and older episodes on the Open Air podcast page. If you belong to a local organization that’s working to improve the lives of our neighbors here in Asheville and you’d like to work with us to produce a single episode or a series, contact the Open Air production team at [email protected]


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WATTSTAX screening Monday, Feb 13th at Grail w/ Bill Kopp and Sidney Barnes

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MUSIC MOVIE MONDAYS continue with Bill Kopp and special guest Sidney Barnes, at The Grail. In 1972, Stax Records organized a benefit concert to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the riots in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. The epochal “Black Woodstock” held at LA’s Memorial Coliseum featured incendiary performances by Stax artists Isaac Hayes, Albert King, Rufus and Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, the Emotions, the Bar-Kays, and other greats of soul, R&B, and gospel—plus biting humor from a then little-known Richard Pryor. Wattstax is more than a concert film; It also captures a heady moment in mid-1970s African American culture, when the community came together to celebrate its survival and renewed hope in its future.

About Bill Kopp:
With over 500 bylines in Western North Carolina publications (Mountain Xpress, Bold Life, WNC Magazine and more), Asheville-based author and music journalist is an acknowledged expert on popular music. Author of two books – Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon and Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave – Bill Kopp writes for publications across the country and abroad. A contributing editor at Goldmine Magazine and contributing writer at GRAMMY.com, he has authored more than 30 album liner note essays and conducted more than 1000 interviews. He regularly hosts lecture/discussions on artists and albums of historical importance, and is a frequent guest on music-focused radio programs and podcasts.

About Sidney Barnes:
Kopp’s co-host for the event, Sidney Barnes is a fellow resident of Western North Carolina. A staff songwriter for Motown Records during its heyday, Barnes also fronted psychedelic soul group RotaryConnection, one of the most prominent and successful multiracial pop groups of the ‘60s and early 1970. For the Wattstax discussion, Barnes – who at age 82 is still an active performer and recording artist – will share his unique perspective and experiences as part of the music industry of that era.

About WATTSTAX:
“A candid, colorful and deeply meaningful sociocultural time capsule, one that captured the Black community at the height of its political energy and optimism.” – Washington Post

Sponsored by Asheville FM! Watch the trailer and get tickets here: Grail Moviehouse

Today on Open Air: The People Inside Your Radio

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Open Air airs every Wednesday at noon and features programming produced in partnership with local organizations working to improve the lives of people living in the Asheville area! This week, we’re taking some time to talk about what Asheville FM does in the community and the people who make it work! (For instance, the volunteers who are helping to produce Open Air!)

Next Wednesday, we’ll be celebrating Go Local Month, and on Feb 15th we’re excited to air a show coproduced with the Sunrise Coalition. The Racial Justice Coalition returns to the airwaves with another episode of Don’t Get Too Comfortable on Feb 22.

If you or an organization you work with to improve the lives of Asheville neighbors would like to get involved, send an email to [email protected]


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