Guerrilla Art School

Black Gum College allegedly existed in or around Old Fort, North Carolina during 1972-3. The surviving mission statement of this guerrilla Art School claims that its purpose was "to inject ooze into society so that art can exist in this constrictive culture."

According to legend, students were "recruited" then led blind-folded to "the campus," a forest clearing where they were given workshops in energy transference, witchcraft, and juice drawing. Students were warned against disclosing the college's location or going public with details concerning their education. No one has yet come forth as a former student. Read more»»

Recent drawings by Steve Brown and the final performance of the black ooze

Reception 7- 11 pm October 13th 2006
Performance some time after 9 pm October 13th 2006
Harvest Records · 415-b Haywood Rd · Asheville · NC · 28806
harvestrecords@gmail.com
828 258 2999

So far I cannot find one thing on the internet about this art school.

Great God Pan

Madman or Seer?

Saturday, September 30, Noon-1 PM

Judge today as Virato probes the mind of Michael Sunanda. A student of the late Buckminster Fuller, Sunanda claims special awareness of the earth's energy systems. He says that sun cycles are impacting the Earth's climate, and that the sun is radiating several times more energy than it has in the past and it is still peaking. Sunanda says NASA is well aware of the sun's increased activity, but is keeping this information from the public.

Paranoia or fact?

Sunanda who lives in Eugene, Oregon, says solar energy is being absorbed by Earth's magnetic field and pumped inside the planet, greatly intensifying underwater volcanic activity. The lava churned out by the undersea volcanoes is heating the oceans that affects the planet's climate, he says.

VIRATO LIVE! 880 AM, Asheville, Studio 828-252-4348, Office 828-254-6620

Tree Huggers Still Missing Bill

You've heard of the Princeton Review's 2007 "Best 361 Colleges" Rankings, right? It's been in the news this week. The party schools. The stone-cold sober schools. Asheville area college, Warren Wilson, also made some of those lists. Check it out.

#1 - Reefer Madness - Parties
#15 - Most Politically Active - Politics
#1 - Students Most Nostalgic For Bill Clinton - Politics
#14 - Most Beautiful Campus - Quality of Life
#3 - Birkenstock-Wearing, Tree-Hugging, Clove-Smoking Vegetarians - School Type

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Area Tailgate Markets

Black Mountain Tailgate Market, in the grassy area behind SunTrust Bank, off Highway 9, near Exit 64 from Interstate 40, with parking at bank.

When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays

Fresh this week: Corn, garlic, fennel, tomatoes, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, local honey, green beans and more

Downtown Tailgate Market, 76 Biltmore Ave., next to the French Broad Food Co-op, Asheville

When: Twice a week: 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays

Fresh this week: On Wednesday, tomatoes, beans, raspberries, greens, peppers and more. On Saturday, blackberries, tomatoes, local honey and goat cheese, fennel, tomatoes and more.

Greenlife tailgate markets, grassy area to the left of the store parking lot, off Merrimon Avenue near downtown Asheville

When: Three times a week: 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays: 2 to 5 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Fresh this week: On Wednesday, blackberries, tomatoes, local goat cheese, greens and fresh fish, scallops and shrimp from the coast. On Friday, shiitake mushrooms, potatoes, greens and more.

North Asheville Tailgate Market, in the parking lot behind Asheville Pizza and Brewing Co., 675 Merrimon Ave., Asheville

When: 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays

Fresh this week: Corn, beans, blueberries and blackberries, local honey and goat cheese, potatoes, tomatoes and more

West Asheville Tailgate Market, on the grassy area at the rear of the parking lot for West End Bakery off Haywood Road, West Asheville

When: 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays

Fresh this week: Corn, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, local goat cheese, honey and eggs, green beans, tomatoes and more

Asheville Sunset

Asheville Sunset
Originally uploaded by benpierce.

Zowee! What an amazing photo of beautiful Asheville, NC.

Downtown Get Down

Pritchard Park

People watching April 25, 2006, at Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville. (I found this photo at Flickr.)Sometimes there are bands playing, street musicians, jugglers, and on Friday nights a drum circle until 11:00.

Asheville Calling

You've been drawn to Asheville. Compelled to move here. What's your story?

When you live around here you hear about the vortex that draws people here and the individual stories of people who were either drawn here or visited and never left.

I AM Gathering

Asheville has always been an artist's haven. In fact there's an important art school nearby called Penland School for the Arts. This weekend The First I AM Gathering & Art-Luck was held, featuring Glossolalia's CD Release Party. I AM (stands for Intuitive Arts Multimedia) is an online gallery and artist’s community committed to a vision of the healing and awakening of human consciousness through art. We aim to help artists in a variety of mediums to realize their full creative potential by providing promotional tools, networking, e-commerce, and other technical assistance as well as by facilitating collaboration with fellow artists.

Bonfires for Peace

TOUCH Samadhi in Pritchard Park

Saturday April 15, 2006, 3pm to 10pm at Pritchard Park in Downtown Asheville, NC, Featuring members of Touch Samadhi.

Shapestatic
Kri
Oso
Medisin
Blue Spectral Monkey

Other Bonfires for Peace dates: May 6, June 10, July 1, August 5, Sept 2. For more details, email pasckie@yahoo.com or call Marta Osborne at (828) 505 0290.

The Traveling Bonfires roam the country, instigating arts and music events, bringing people together for global peace and multicultural community connected-ness.

Shimshai

Shimshai is playing at Namaste Asheville on Friday, April 28. You can hear some of his music here on CDBaby. Quite soothing.

Tranzmission

Mission Statement:
Tranzmission is dedicated to ending socially-enforced non-consensual gender tyranny.

Who We Are:
Tranzmission is a group of folks, trans, queer and othewise who meet weekly to address issues we find relevant to our lives and to have fun!!!

Join Us:
Come to our meetings on Tuesdays at 7:30pm at the ACRC - 135 Hilliard Lane Asheville, NC. Or check out our Get Involved section to see how you can help!

Tranzmission is back with a renewed website and off to a great start. It's still under construction but already has a lot of info to offer.

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WeBeHigh.com

WeBeHigh.com - Worldwide Marijuana Travel Guide With Marijuana Prices, Spots & Legalization Status

Asheville

Smoking tolerance level: 4.75

Legislation: Possession of one half ounce or less is punishable by up to 30 days in jail, most likely suspended. Possession of greater than one half ounce is punishable by 1 - 120 days in jail, with a possibility of community service or probation in lieu of jail. Possession greater than 1.5 ounces increases the penalties to 8 - 13 months in jail.

Penalties for sale, delivery or manufacture are increased if the sale occurs within 300 feet of a school zone if the offender is over 21 and if the sale was made to a minor or to a pregnant woman.

The state allows conditional release or alternative or diversion sentencing for people facing their first prosecutions. Usually, conditional release lets a person opt for probation rather than trial. After successfully completing probation, the individual's criminal record does not reflect the charge.

Law enforcement: Totally anti-drug, will throw you at the wall for a nick.

Where to buy marijuana in Ashville: Shilo area, on Shiloh Rd., and Brooklyn Rd.

We Be High in ASHEVILLE

Any Way You Like It

Any Way You Like It - Visitors tell us this is a destination that is welcoming, vibrant and natural—the kind of place you visit for a memorable, enriching experience that is unexpected and unscripted. Show us your version of one of those moments by entering the "Any Way You Like It" video contest. Who knows? Your video could turn into the next ad in our unscripted TV campaign, and you could win a free Asheville area vacation. So get out there and show us your version of an unscripted Asheville moment the way you like it. Lights! Camera! Asheville!

View some of the current print and tv ads currently running here.

#1 Asheville, North Carolina

more veggie news

Like your vegetarian fare served with fresh, clean mountain air? Then awesome little Asheville is the place for you. Nestled between two mountain ranges, Asheville is an open-minded mecca for eclectic and artistic people who are active in all creative avenues. Luckily, Asheville is as humane as it is hip, with a huge assortment of vegetarian-friendly restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, and markets.

America's Best Vegetarian-Friendly Small Cities

1. Asheville, North Carolina
2. Eugene, Oregon
3. Salt Lake City, Utah
4. Norfolk, Virginia
5. Santa Monica, California
6. Santa Cruz, California
7. Boulder, Colorado
8. Madison, Wisconsin
9. Athens, Georgia
10.Ann Arbor, Michigan

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