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Favorite local band

Least-favorite busker/street performer

Live show of 2010: music

Live show of 2010: performing arts

1. Asheville Vaudeville ashevillevaudville.com
2. What the Butler Saw North Carolina Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane
239-0263
ncstage.org
3. Asheville Shakesperience Montford Park Players
254-5146
montfordparkplayers.org

Local art gallery

1. Blue Spiral 1 38 Biltmore Ave.
251-0202
bluespiral1.com
2. BoBo Gallery 22 N. Lexington Ave.
254-3426
bobogallery.com
2. Satellite Gallery 55 Broadway St.
505-2225
thesatellitegallery.com
3. Woolworth Walk 25 Haywood St.
254-9234
woolworthwalk.com

Local band: blues/jazz/soul

Local band: country/alt-country

Local band: experimental

Local band: folk

Local band: hip-hop

Local band: metal

Local band: next big thing

Local band: old-time/bluegrass

Local band: punk

Local band: rock

Local band: world/reggae

1. Toubab Krewe toubabkrewe.com
2. Chalwa myspace.com/chalwa
3. Free Planet Radio freeplanetradio.com

Local busker/street performer

Local comedian

1. Tom Chalmers
1. Tommy Calloway
2. Katie Hughes katiehughescomedy.com
2. Melanie Maloy myspace.com/melaniemaloy
3. Joe Zimmerman zimmermancomedy.com

Local comedy troupe

1. The Feral Chihuahaus feralchihuahuas.com
2. Lylas lylas.org
3. LaZoom lazoomtours.com

Local dance company

1. Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance terpsicorps.org
2. Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St.
254-2621
acdt.org
3. Asheville Ballet 4 Weaverville Highway
252-4761 or 258-1028
ashevilleballet.com

Local DJ (non radio)

Local drag performer

1. Cookie LaRue LaRue's Backdoor, 237 Haywood St.
252-1014
2. Tuesdae Mae Grae
3. Trinity Norrell
3. Verba Deo

Local filmmaker

Local karaoke night

1. Fred's Speakeasy (now Fred’s Parkside Pub & Grill) 122 College St.
281-0920
2. Hookah Bar Closed.
3. Tolliver's 733 Haywood Road
505-2129
Tolliversirishpub.com

Local performance artist

Local poet/author

1. Glenis Redmond glenisredmondstore.com
2. Graham Hackett poetixonline.com
3. Ron Rash wcu.edu/303.asp

Local recording studio

1. Echo Mountain 232-4314
Echomountain.net
2. Collapseable Studios 503 Haywood Road
255-0502
collapseablestudios.com
3. Hi-Five Recording 275-8126
Hifiverecording.com

Local singer/songwriter

Local theater company

1. N.C. Stage Company 15 Stage Lane
239-0263
ncstage.org
2. Asheville Community Theater ashevilletheatre.org
2. Asheville Community Theatre 35 West Walnut St.
254-1320
ashevilletheatre.org
3. Montford Park Players montfordparkplayers.org

Local trivia night

1. Jack of the Wood 95 Patton Ave.
252-5445
jackofthewood.com
2. Kipper's Totally Rad Trivia Broadway’s, 120 N. Lexington Ave.
kipperstrivia.com
3. Westville Pub 777 Haywood Road
225-9782
westvillepub.com

Local video store

1. Orbit DVD 783 1/2 Haywood Road
251-1337
orbitdvd.com
2. Rosebud 197 Charlotte St.
250-9500
rosebudvideostore.com
3. TV Eye Video Emporium 108 N. Lexington Ave.
254-2123
tveye.net

Local visual artist

1. Gabriel Shaffer gabrielshaffer.com
2. GalaxC Girl myspace.com/celesteforever
2. Jonas Gerard 240 Clingman Ave.
350-7711
jonasgerard.com
3. Dustin Spagnola (Studio) 474 Haywood Road
dustinspagnola.com
3. Stu Helm cheesygraphics.com

Movie theater

1. Fine Arts Theatre 36 Biltmore Ave.
232-0257
fineartstheatre.com
2. Asheville Pizza Company 675 Merrimon Ave.
254-1281
ashevillebrewing.com
3. The Carolina Asheville 1640 Hendersonville Road
274-9500
carolinacinemas.com/asheville

Place to dance

1. Scandals Nightclub 11 Grove St.
252-2838
thegrovehouse.com/scandals
2. Club 828 Closed.
3. The Orange Peel 101 Biltmore Ave.
225-5851
theorangepeel.net

Place to hear live music

1. The Orange Peel 101 Biltmore Ave.
225-5851
theorangepeel.net
2. The Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Ave.
232-5800
thegreyeagle.com
3. Jack of the Wood 95 Patton Ave.
252-5445
jackofthewood.com