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Broaden Your Horizon Series No. 2 “Jeff Sipe’s Electric Buddha” at Ambrose West

Broaden Your Horizons Series highlights bands that we feel YOU should know all about it! From Oakland, California to our own backyard! Fresh bands from distant and local lands!

WHEN: Saturday October 13, 2018

WHERE: 312 Haywood Road Asheville, NV 28803

DOORS: 8pm

SHOW: 9pm

AGES: 18+

Jeff Sipe’s Electric Buddha featuring Mike Barnes, Mark McDaniel, Howie Johnson & Melissa Reaves:

WEBSITE: http://jeffsipemusic.com
HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://jeffsipetrio.bandcamp.com/album/jeff-sipe-trio-2
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/M7jQ3475R7w

Jeff began to play drums in the sixth grade. Then In 1975, Jeff’s first stepping stone was attending the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music. — One of Jeff’s dreams finally came true when he was accepted to Berklee in 1977. While at Berklee, Jeff studied under Bob Kaufman and Bill Norine, he attended clinics given by Alan Dawson and was taken under by his mentor Lee Venters. Jeff was lucky enough to attend Berklee with an impressive cast of musicians like Branford Marsalis, Bill Frisell, Mike Stern and Jeff Watts, Kevin Eubanks, Dean Parks, Steve Vai, just to name a few.

While studying at Berklee, Jeff met and played in a band with Steve Vai and Baron Brown called “Winter”. This experience turned Jeff on to a wide world of music and rhythm which gave him valuable tools that he still carries with him today.

After his stay in Boston, Jeff moved to Atlanta in 1983. There he began gigging and teaching at the Atlanta Institute for Music and at a popular hang out for Atlanta drummers, Atlanta Drums and Percussion. Jeff spent time sitting in with local musicians and was introduced to Bruce Hampton through Dan Wall, a keyboardist that he had been playing with…..and that’s the rest of the story. It seemed too fitting that their first meeting took place at a wedding because not only was there a marriage there was a wedding of vast musical intention. Jeff then asked Oteil Burbridge and Jimmy Herring to sit in on this free willed musical band wagon and the Aquarium Rescue Unit was born.

In 1996, Jeff met up with Swedish-born bass extraordinaire Jonas Hellborg and the Memphis guitar monster Shawn Lane. This Trio did many Europoean tours as well as American tours. Jonas released 4 recordings of this band including “Temporal Analogues of Paradise”, a classic.

Jeff’s interest in bluegrass music led him to 3 years with “Leftover Salmon” where he gigged almost non stop! The recording “Nashville Sessions” was a high lite of that period having an opportunity to work with Randy and Earl Srcruggs, Bela Fleck, Waylon Jennings, Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal, & Jerry Douglas among others.

Jeff took on his own creation known as the Zambiland Orchestra. This experimental big band featured Ricky Keller conducting members of Phish, Widespread Panic, Michael Ray and the Cosmic Crew, the Derek Trucks Band, the Fiji Mariners, MOE, Little Feat, Sam Bush, John Cowan, Warren Haynes, Stanton Moore, the Atlanta All-Stars, Little John, Sonny Emory Randy Honea, and many others.

The Zambiland Orchestra performed as a charity event for six years in a row every December just before Christmas at the Variety Playhouse as a benefit for Hospice and the food bank.

By the 4th year into it there where 83 players on stage being conducted by the great spirit Ricky Keller and Jeff. One invited guest was Matt Butler who was so inspired by this spirited event that he began his own version called the” Everyone Orchestra”.

Even more recently Jeff teamed up with long time friend and guitar maniac Jimmy Herring on a project known as Z, that’s Project Z to most. Together with fellow Atlantian producer/musician Ricky Keller and mega organ/keyboardist Oliver Wells, Project Z recorded a self titled debut album filled with juicy fusionisk tunes that gathered praise from all realms. Since then a second Project Z has been released as well as Jeff’s solo release “Timeless” featuring Paul Hanson, Derek Jones, Jason Crosby, Kofi Burbridge, Count ‘M Butu and Derek Trucks.

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This year, Eliada will maintain some beloved attractions including the tractor ride, which now drives all the way around the Corn Maze, jumping pillow, corn kernel sand box, spider web climber, tube slides, and corn cannons.

Join Us for our October Worship Series — Authority, Morality, Exclusivity, Eternity — every Sunday in October

A night of classic drag pageantry with the haunting twist of Halloween creativity. Contestants will bring their most creative gowns, jaw-droppingly good talents and unique on-stage answers as they compete for the title of Miss Inferno 2018. Our audience will be on the edge of their seats as these ladies fight for the win.

PATRONS
> This is an 18+ event
> Doors open at 8pm, Pageant starts at 9pm, Closing at 3am.
> $10 for standing ONLY or $15 for VIP seating.
> RESERVATIONS call 828.505.1612 or [email protected]

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CONTESTANTS
> Entry fee is $50
> Each contestant will be allowed 1-dresser free of charge. All dancers will be charged $5 (half price)
> Registration will start at 7pm & Pageant will begin at 9pm

CATEGORIES
This is a themed pageant (Halloween) and the judges will be instructed to give consideration to those that follow the theme.
> On-Stage Question
> Creative Formal Wear
> Talent (7-Minute Limit)

MUSIC
Contestants must provide a clearly labelled CD or thumb drive at registration with:
> Track 1 – Creative Formal Wear
> Track 2 – Talent
> Track 3 – Crowning

PRIZE PACKAGE *WINNER*
> Crown
> $200 ($100 Night of, $100 at Give Up)
> Bookings at Scandals Nightclub (Based on owner’s discretion)

PRIZE PACKAGE *1ST ALTERNATE*
> $50 Cash

ELIGIBILITY
Contestants that haven’t already achieved the title and crown of Honey Boo/Inferno are eligible. Contestants must be in good standing with Scandals Nightclub and not work at any other establishment within 50 miles.

BACKSTAGE NOTICE
No one except for contestants, dressers, and dancers are allowed in the dressing area. Dancers are only allowed backstage prior to talent and must leave after your talent. Upon crowning, no one is allowed backstage except judges, contestants and dressers. THIS IS WHEN JUDGES WILL BE DOING CRITIQUES AND WILL NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY IN THE BACK ROOM. NO EXCEPTIONS. All extra bodies backstage at those RESTRICTED times will be removed from the property.

JUDGING NOTICE
To be fair to all contestants, the highest and lowest scores for each category will not be considered in the final tabulation. Furthermore, an additional judge may be added or substitution may occur due to an absence.

NOTE FROM THE PAGEANT OWNER
“I personally audit all of my pageants and will disqualify a judge if their scores are not within the average range of others Furthermore, the queens from my house cast that enters do NOT have an advantage over others. I welcome all entertainers and wish everyone the best in holding the next title!” – JD

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This year, Eliada will maintain some beloved attractions including the tractor ride, which now drives all the way around the Corn Maze, jumping pillow, corn kernel sand box, spider web climber, tube slides, and corn cannons.

Join Us for our October Worship Series — Authority, Morality, Exclusivity, Eternity — every Sunday in October

This year, Eliada will maintain some beloved attractions including the tractor ride, which now drives all the way around the Corn Maze, jumping pillow, corn kernel sand box, spider web climber, tube slides, and corn cannons.

Join Us for our October Worship Series — Authority, Morality, Exclusivity, Eternity — every Sunday in October

Nothing beats Champagne… BUT – Halloween champagne cocktails! An incredibly delicious way to celebrate one of the year’s best holidays! Stop in over the month of October for Champagne Tuesdays and Treat yourself to a little taste of evil! No matter what’s your favorite poison, we’ve got you covered with 5 weeks of devilishly delightful cocktails – ALL with a wickedly sparkling base- Champagne.

Tuesday, October 2nd
Ravens Blood Champagne Cocktail-
Cranberry juice, Cranberry Bitters, Sugar cube, Sparkling Wine

Tuesday, October 9th
Magic Cotton Candy Sparkling Daiquiri-
Rum, lime, Sparkling Wine, Cotton Candy

Tuesday, October 16th
Blood Peach Bellini-
Campari, Peach Puree, Pomegranate Molasses, Sparkling Wine

Tuesday, October 23rd
Bride of Frankenstein-
Blackberry jam, House made Vanilla Syrup, Tito’s Vodka, Sparkling Wine, Blackberries

Tuesday, October 30th
Rosemarys Bubbly & Death in the Afternoon

•Rosemarys Bubbly- Champagne, Spiced Simple Syrup, Fresh Rosemary

•Death in the Afternoon- Absinthe, Champagne

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So ladies and gentleman Well be doing a fall moppets show! Which one you ask? Well that where it gets really fun. We have been asked by the Montford Park Players, to perform the main stage production of the classic A Christmas Carol! You read that right, the main stage!! So you want to come play? Here are all the details you may need right now…

Show: A Christmas Carol
Director: Ashleigh Goff, Co-Director: Skyler Goff

When: October 15th and 16th, 6-8pm
Where: Colourfield, 54 Ravenscroft Dr, Asheville NC

Rehearsal schedule: Oct 22nd – Dec 13th (rehearsing from 5pm-8pm to respect school nights)
Shows: Dec 14th -16th and Dec 21st -23rd
Cost: Free

Cast: We will be casting 12 people (ages 9-17) in ALL of the roles for A Christmas carol

Crew: All of our crew (Stage managers, Run crew etc) will be youth

Designers: We will be looking for a team to help us design and build our set, special effects and costumes, so if you want to be on design crew let us know!

– You do NOT have to be on stage to be a part of the production! We will be doing this production like a main stage run, meaning our tech team and actors will not need to be the same (but you can, you can do both if you would like, but you don’t have to)

-there is an age limit to act (9-17) but not to to be on crew or design (so past moppets are welcome to come back and help!!!)

You do have to audition to be cast, but you do not have to audition to be on crew or design. We are opening this up to and reaching out to the community to cast this production so feel free to share this info with anyone you’d like to!

Any additional questions should be asked of Ashleigh Goff at 828-702-1665

We are looking forward to this exciting opportunity and I really look forward to working with you!

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You’ll ask to be pinched because you’ll think you’re dreaming… this week we have Drayton & the Dreamboats! There will be swingin’ music, and great classes for beginners! Stay late for our post dance blues hour! Plus the venue is not only gorgeous, but they have a fabulous bar!

~~~Schedule (short version- see below for details)~~~
7 pm: Intermediate Partner Charleston w/ Sparrow & Jean
8 pm: Intro to 8-count Lindy Hop w/ Sparrow & Keith
9-11pm: Swing AVL Dance w/ Drayton & the Dreamboats
11-12pm: Vintage Blues Hour w/ DJ
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PRICING: Dance/Band is $5 (includes blues hour) and classes are $10/$8 for Swing Asheville members. Vintage Blues Hour is $2 suggested donation for those who didn’t pay for Dance/Band admission.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Interested in free dances or half priced lessons? Want to help promote the swing scene? Consider volunteering for Swing Asheville! To see what sort of opportunities are available and to sign up, please head over to http://signup.com/go/qiyRjLG

MUSIC
Drayton & The Dreamboats are Asheville’s premier dream-based social music band. Formed in the dream world, the quartet traveled to earth in 2014 in hopes of inspiring the human race to dream again. Featuring vocalist and violinist Drayton Aldridge, guitarist Tim Doyle, bassist Craig Sandberg, and drummer Mattick Frick, Drayton & The Dreamboats play a tasty blend of vintage styles, mixed in with more modern influences and the ancient musical secrets of the dream world. Through a mix of up-tempo swing, cool ballads, and catchy pop tunes, Drayton & The Dreamboats distill your dreams into musical reality.

BLUES
Band finished and you’re not done dancing? You’re in luck… stick around for our vintage blues hour! Continue dancing to DJ’d music until the bar kicks us out. $2 suggested donation for those coming just for the blues hour.

FOOD: Feeling peckish? The bar has a small selection of vegan goodies to help keep your stamina up! Ask a bartender for more details.

CLASSES
7pm: Continuing Class: Intermediate Partner Charleston w/ Sparrow & Jean

We will be working on side by side variations for the first two weeks, tandem entrances, exits, and variations for weeks 3 and 4, and for the 5th week of October we will be doing a special class on switching and stealing- super useful for jams and social dancing!

“Continuing” classes are for those dancers who have cemented the basics of the dance being featured that specific month. This includes knowing (and being able to execute cleanly and consistently) basic footwork and lead/follow skills for that dance. Some continuing classes may require no advance knowledge of a dance. This will be noted in the the class description.
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8 pm: Core Class: Intro to 8-count Lindy Hop w/ Sparrow & Keith

Learn the foundations of the 8 count Lindy Hop, the high energy dance from Harlem that swept the nation and then the globe. Starting from the very beginning, breaking down the steps and rhythms in easy to understand ways, Keith and Sparrow will get ya on the dance floor and having fun in no time. No partner required and drop in friendly, though of course you’ll learn the most if you start at the beginning of the month and stay till the end!

“Core” lessons stress the fundamentals of swing dancing for beginning dancers. Lessons rotate monthly to focus on a different kind of swing dance (6 Count Lindy, 8 Count Lindy, Charleston, Balboa, etc.). Because good fundamentals are hard to develop in one month, we recommend repeating Core lessons (on the same topic) to help develop the solid foundation you’ll need in continuing classes. Core lessons are also great for intermediate and advanced dancers who want to “get back to basics” or learn a different dancing role (lead vs. follow).
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GIFT CERTIFICATES
Do you want to buy a gift certificate for our classes as a gift, or to pre-pay for a block of classes for yourself? You can purchase gift certificates at the door at our weekly dance! They are $40 for a block of 4, and a great way to dive into the fun world of dance.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct 23: Gravyhouse Storytellers
Oct 30: House Hoppers Halloween Spooktacular
Nov 6: Community Jazz Jam
Nov 13: Useless Cans (from out of town!)
Nov 20: Jason DeCristofaro Quartet
Nov 27: Posey Quartet
Dec 4: Community Jazz Jam
Dec 11: Queen Bee & the Honeylovers
Dec 18: TBA
Dec 25: NO DANCE
Jan 1: Russ Wilson’s Hangover Party

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This year, Eliada will maintain some beloved attractions including the tractor ride, which now drives all the way around the Corn Maze, jumping pillow, corn kernel sand box, spider web climber, tube slides, and corn cannons.

Join Us for our October Worship Series — Authority, Morality, Exclusivity, Eternity — every Sunday in October

This year, Eliada will maintain some beloved attractions including the tractor ride, which now drives all the way around the Corn Maze, jumping pillow, corn kernel sand box, spider web climber, tube slides, and corn cannons.

Join Us for our October Worship Series — Authority, Morality, Exclusivity, Eternity — every Sunday in October

This year, Eliada will maintain some beloved attractions including the tractor ride, which now drives all the way around the Corn Maze, jumping pillow, corn kernel sand box, spider web climber, tube slides, and corn cannons.

Join Us for our October Worship Series — Authority, Morality, Exclusivity, Eternity — every Sunday in October

On Friday, October 19, Asheville fiber artist Karen Kennedy, a graduate of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program, will demonstrate needle felting using locally dyed wool to create fall pumpkins and leaves. Pre-made versions will be available to purchase, a perfect addition to your Halloween and Thanksgiving décor.

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Who’s ready for Halloween?
We are!
Sign up the kids for a fun afternoon of painting this cute Halloween kitty canvas! Kids will get step by step instructions on how to create their masterpiece, and will take them home the same day!
Cost is $25 per child
Ages 7 and Up!

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Update 8/20. Only about 15 tickets remaining. Saturday night @ 8:00 and 8:30. Get your tickets quickly, they will be gone very soon!

RSVP Required**Click link below to register*
https://tnstateparks.com/parks/events/rocky-fork/#/?park=rocky-fork
Over 12-$3
Under 12-$2

On October 19th &20th 2018, right around dusk, local, yet world renowned, storytellers will descend upon Rocky Fork State Park to re-tell tragic events in Southern Appalachian History in the Spirit of Halloween!!! This easy two mile hike, guided by park rangers, will go off and into the woods, led by lantern light to each of these storytellers stages. All Ages Welcome. Cider and S’mores will be available. Please arrive 15 minutes before your hike & bring a Flashlight!!

Hikes will depart each night at:
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM

Clicking that you will attend on facebook does not reserve ticket.

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WHERE: THE BLOCK off biltmore, 39 S. Market St, 28801
WHEN: Friday October 19, 2018
COVER: $7 adv. / $10 d.o.s.
DOORS: 8pm | SHOW: 9pm
GENRE: “anti-genre”
AGES: 21+
WEB LISTING:
http://theblockoffbiltmore.com/index.php/event/seepeoples

SeepeopleS:

WEBSITE: www.seepeoples.com
HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://soundcloud.com/seepeopleswill
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/v54qyyGuqZg

The anti-genre indie pranksters SeepeopleS have been a band for 17 years. The band, which is the brainchild of bandleader/songwriter/producer Will Bradford, has released 5 full length albums and 2 EPs on their own imprint, RascalZRecordZ. It would be an accurate statement to say that there isn’t a single band on the planet that covers as much ground musically, or traverses through as many musical universes as SeepeopleS does. Musicians have long since taken notice and members of Morphine, Spearhead, Dave Matthews Band (Tim Reynolds), and even members of Parliament/Funkadelic and Lynyrd Skynyrd are featured on previous albums. All seven records were co-produced by Will Holland (Pixies, New Pornographers, Dead Can Dance) The band has toured ceaselessly, playing over 1500 shows in 46 states during their long career. Most importantly, SeepeopleS features songwriting that is the definition of timelessness and lyrically have been busy writing the most important musical anthems of our generation. It may be long after our lifetimes before this band gets their due, but they certainly will. Nothing this good can remain hidden forever.

As far as “hype” goes, the band was recently nominated for “Best Live Act” for the 2016 New England Music Awards. Other nominations include “Best New Artist” (Relix Magazine Awards 2007).The band has shared the stage and toured with such acts as Death Cab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, Cracker, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Ben Harper, Kula Shaker, Presidents of the United States and have even had Jon Fishman (Phish) join the band for a SeepeopleS set during a Bernie Sanders rally. They have been featured in Pop Matters, Magnet, Exclaim, High Times, Relix. DRUM Magazine, Blue Walrus and now Daytrotter, to name a short few. Their music has been used on Judging Amy (TNT), The Gates (ABC), and in feature films such as ‘Canvasman,’ and ‘Wheels Over Paradise,’ as well as on the Discovery Channel and NASCAR broadcasts. They provided most of the music for the Headcount (voting registration) documentary ‘Call To Action’ and have played CMJ, SXSW, as well as a major music festivals’ Wakarusa and Allgood Music Festival.

Recently the band released their newest EP, ‘HATE’ in 2017 as well as a brand new video animated by Pete List (Celebrity Death Match/MTV, Marilyn Manson). The band has been on tour for the past couple years in support of their triple series of EP releases, ‘LOVE,’ ‘HATE,’ and ‘LIVE,’ which is scheduled for release this Christmas. All three EPs will be released digitally with some bonus tracks as ‘SeepeopleS LOVE HATE LIVE’ at that time as well.

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This year, Eliada will maintain some beloved attractions including the tractor ride, which now drives all the way around the Corn Maze, jumping pillow, corn kernel sand box, spider web climber, tube slides, and corn cannons.