Holiday Features
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Kid's Art 2011
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Now we don our gay apparel
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Finding that perfect artsy gift
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Laurie Corral: Book artist, printmaker, founder and director of Asheville BookWorks
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Charlie Flynn-McIver: Artistic director, N.C. Stage Company
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River Guerguerian: Musician, composer, educator
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![<b>What local art would be on your holiday wish list? </b>
Anything that Lisa Nance (aka Gus Grissom) has up her sleeves I'm always enamored with — she recently had her work at PUSH, and there are some of her early paintings up at Downtown Books & News. I find myself always staring at the gilded ginkgo-leaf necklaces at Honeypot. I've found countless treasures there and often find myself wearing an outfit almost entirely from there. Penland School of Crafts had a reception where I was so smitten with a textile landscape by Amanda Thatch that I felt compelled to buy it for my mom as a birthday present.
<b>Any good gift ideas? </b>
This is hard because I think the best gifts are personal. Lately I've been enjoying listening to comedy albums, especially while driving. A couple that I enjoy are Dilation by Rory Scovel and Death of the Party by Kyle Kinane, both comics who headlined at Laugh Your Asheville Off [comedy festival] last summer.
I think if you're an entertainment lover, seeing it live is about as fun as it gets, short of doing it yourself. The Magnetic Field in the River Arts District is always putting on a gamut of events including stand-up, improv, plays, story slams, musicals, etc. Also Malaprop's bookstore brings in fantastic comedian-authors such as Amy Sedaris and John Hodgman.
I've found many a unique present wandering the Lexington Park Antiques. Shopping there feels less like shopping, and more like roaming in old, strangers' homes, if you're into that sort of thing.](/mxcore/image_sizing/200/200//images/newgallery/artsy-gift/3.jpg)
Minori Hinds: comedian, DJ, student
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Holiday Calendar
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06/22: Blue Ridge Pride White Party Weekend
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10/06: Paris of the South Flea Market
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09/28: The Little Flea
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06/22: Juneteenth Celebration
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06/29: Asheville Art in the Park
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06/23: Bearwallow Beast 5K and Festival
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06/24: Cookie Night
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06/25: CMLC Trails Crew Training
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09/25: Water Quality Monitoring
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06/27: Fair-Trade Stock-Up
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