SONiA of disappear headlines FODFest at the Grey Eagle this week

As part of outreach program LEAF in Schools & Streets, Creole musician Terrance Simien performs two community-based shows on Friday.

What extremes have—or haven’t—we gone to over the years in the name of fandom of one kind or another?

So the morning rush begins. By the time everyone’s fed and dressed, lunches and backpacks packed, shoes and jackets located, and both kidlings bundled out the door at 7:15, I’m exhausted. 

Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.

Author Zhenya Gene Senyak’s new book, Banjo Camp! is a book about banjo camps that is, in and of itself, a camp. There are scrapbook pictures, doodles, coffee stains and swatted mosquitoes. And just when you think the book has met its kitschy-informative saturation point, there’s a companion disc affixed to the back cover so budding banjo enthusiasts can pick along.

Pro surfer-turned-touring musician Donavon Frankenreiter released his third album this year. That groovy, feel-good disc, Pass It Around offers up plenty of sunny, beachy sounds underscored by well-written lyrics and surprising musicianship.

Enviro-spouse and I concur that, given the current financial crisis and everyone’s need to cut back on expenses, we’ll start preparing the kids early for a sparse holiday season. Clearly, October is not too early to start.

Here’s your chance to see Anywhere USA, the Asheville film that won an award at the Sundance Film Festival at the start of the year, and help send its director of the London Film Festival.

All I knew was that it was really cool, that it took place in this really neat place and boasted a super cool hero. And it had a great opening credit sequence with a terrific theme. When you’re 13, that’s more than enough.