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Mountain Xpress More Idiotarod. Can't get enough. Photo gallery from Jonathan Welch; shout-out to WNC Magazine. Please post other shout outs.

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Frightful weather (in the low 40s, raining and windy) didn’t deter 275 idiots from racing their shopping carts on Sunday morning. The first annual Asheville Idiotarod was an epic test of stamina, will and creativity.
Julia Bannister
Julia Bannister
Idiot rod...hmm, that's about right.
4 hours ago
Beth Owenby
Beth Owenby
Such a fun way to do a 5K...and do a service project..and raise money for a good cause...and collect food...all at the same time - While in Costumes!!!
3 hours ago
Eric Seeger
Eric Seeger
Thanks for the shoutout. Jon, Rebecca, and Jason, I can't wait to race with you next time. It was a blast.
2 hours ago
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Mountain Xpress Behold, perhaps the greatest sporting event we have witnessed, the Asheville Idiotarod! Video by Pattiy Torno.

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Idiotarod Asheville 2009 is the 5K shopping cart version of the 1,150 mile dog sled Iditarod.
Zayda Dusenberry
Zayda Dusenberry
Just too FUNNY!
12 hours ago
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Mountain Xpress The Mountain Xpress (the train, not the newspaper)

Brent Brown
Brent Brown
I guess "Your Ticket To Asheville" was a better slogan than "Paper Trained."
Yesterday at 12:55pm
Ami Worthen
Ami Worthen
You guys are cute.
13 hours ago
Eric Seeger
Eric Seeger
This one of my favorite floats in the parade (I was kinda partial to the classic tractors, too). Great job guys!
2 hours ago
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Mountain Xpress PETA volunteers handed out free Tofurkys today (Nov. 20) in advance of Thanksgiving. Photos by Jonathan Welch.

Lois Lyte Henrickson
Lois Lyte Henrickson
It must be Asheville...
Fri at 8:44pm
Debbie Metcalf
Debbie Metcalf
I got one of those ToFurkies....hmmmm, I wonder how it will taste???
Yesterday at 12:11pm
Erika Schneider

Erika Schneider Thanks for a great Living Green issue!

Brian did a great job on the Montford/solar piece, and we loved seeing Michael McDonough's system pictured...I hope that the HRC will keep in mind that in order to preserve our past, we must ensure a sustainable future.

Also, "Copehagen or bust" was inspiring... Great to see local leaders having global impact.... Go Drew! We're behind you!

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Mountain Xpress Watch for Asheville's future soul sensations The Secret B-Sides in this Preach Jacobs video!

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Music Video for the song, Falling by Preach Jacobs & Denz off the Maple Street Sessions Album. Director, Ryan Cockrell. R2 Records. Blusic Productions. Lunch and Recess. Editor, Dorian Warneck. Associate Producer, Ethan Jackson. www.preachjacobs.com
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Mountain Xpress Get your freak on tonight at Malaprop's at 7 p.m.: Freaks of Asheville Calendar benefits Arts2People. Meet the creative team — and some of the Asheville freaks — who made the calendar.

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Join the creative team behind the new Freaks of Asheville Calendar as they present the story of this remarkable work that showcases some of Asheville’s most eclectic cultural creatives. Project manager ...
Paula
Paula
I've seen this calendar, it's really cool!
November 19 at 6:21pm
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Mountain Xpress Cheap/free things to do around Asheville Thursday-Sunday.

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Thursday, Nov. 19•Reacquaint yourself with Brooklyn’s The Pimps of Joytime (below) (the band played Downtown After 5 in August). They bring their own brand of dance-y funk to the Pisgah Brewery (150 Eastside Dr., Black Mountain, 669-0190). 7 p.m., free.
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Mountain Xpress Asheville Craigslist missed connections, illustrated!

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The Weekly version of the Asheville Disclaimer in the Mountain Xpress
Dan
Dan
...And I don't even like sandwiches.
November 18 at 9:01am
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Mountain Xpress Cover design by Andrew Findley

Elliott Skaggs
November 17 at 9:08am
Michael Gordon
Michael Gordon
I feel like I am living green whenever I drive around in my 73 Ford wagon that's 70's green inside and out. Too bad it gets the same mileage as a Hummer H2......I do use this wagon to haul my recycling to the collection center.....maybe they cancel each other out....
November 17 at 11:02am
Grace Adele Thompson
Grace Adele Thompson
Good job Baby!
November 18 at 10:16am
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Mountain Xpress Brie Castell's Prom portraits!

Castell Photography hosted a Fine Art Photo Booth for PROM at the Grey Eagle last Friday. Thanks to everyone who participated! It was wildly successful, and Heidi and i were totally wiped out by the end of the night! Check out our badass backdrop.... glittery stars crafted by hand by myself, Heidi, and Miranda....
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Mountain Xpress Breaking music news: Dan Auerbach cancels (flu) but Jessica Lea Mayfield and Justin Townes Earle will play at the Orange Peel for $5! Plus get two-for-one tix to see Regina Spektor!

Source: www.theorangepeel.net
The 2009 Guitar Jam with Jason Michael Carroll, Jessica Harp, Bucky Covington, Justin Moore & Luke BryanTuesday, November 17th SOLD OUT
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Submit your holiday-themed artwork to the Xpress by Friday, Nov. 20. If you do, you could win the opportunity to...
• Have your art appear in color inside one of our December holiday guides, which will publish on Dec. 2, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16!
• Have your art displayed at Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre’s studio in do...wntown Asheville (20 Commerce St.)
from Friday, Dec. 11, through Sunday, Dec. 20!

There will be a free, open-to-the-public reception for Xpress’ holiday art show Friday, Dec. 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. with treats and entertainment.

Stick around after the reception for Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre’s opening night of Poetry in Motion: A Light in the Attic and More starting at 7:30 p.m. This seasonal production for all ages will celebrate the poetry of Shel Silverstein, and will also be performed Saturday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 20, at 3 p.m. For Poetry in Motion ticket info, visit www.acdt.org.

To enter the Xpress Holiday Art Contest, here’s what you do: Create holiday-inspired art within a squarish space (9.5” H x 10.25” W) and keep the colors bright!

The following mediums will work best in print: watercolor, acrylic,
crayons, colored pencils or pastels (no graphite pencil, please). Entries must be received at the Xpress no later than Friday, Nov. 20. All artwork must have a completed registration form affixed to the back. Don’t forget to include a SASE if you’d like your
artwork returned!

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Registration Form
Name ___________________________________________
Address __________________________________________
Phone ___________________________________________
Are you 18 or older? ____ If under 18, what’s your age? _____
Parent or guardian’s name _____________________________

Send or hand deliver artwork to:
Mountain Xpress Holiday Art Contest
2 Wall St., Asheville, N.C. 28801

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Time:1:35PM Thursday, November 12th
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Mountain Xpress 2009 Mountain Xpress Holiday Art Contest. Submit holiday-themed artwork to Xpress by Friday, Nov. 20. Art may appear in our Dec. Holiday guides and will be displayed at ACDT's studio from Friday, Dec. 11-Sunday, Dec. 20. Reception on Friday, Dec. 18, 6-7 p.m.

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Mountain Xpress Catch Jackson Browne at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium tomorrow night (8 p.m.) First reader to respond with the names of the latest three albums in Browne's discography wins a pair of tickets.

Source: www.jacksonbrowne.com
THE EVENT~I HEART Inc presents The Million Dollar Revival a benefit for Fran Drescher's Cancer Schmancer Movement. The Million Dollar Revival will be a Los Angeles style melting pot of the finest live ...
Lisa
Lisa
how could anyone say JB sucks? he's one of the greatest songwriters and performers of our time. because mtn. x. asked to refrain from name calling i will, but i'm sending nasty names telepathically. amanda, congratulations and i'll see you at the show!
November 11 at 5:11pm
Brent Brown
Brent Brown
Doctor! My Ears!!!
Fri at 12:24pm