BLAINESWORLD: Recent Episodes
Blaine Greenfield
Positive news and information about people and organizations in both Western NC and throughout the country.
The Montford Park Players production will run at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre from Aug. 7-29 at 7:30 p.m. each weekend. There's no charge for tickets, but if you w3ant to reserve a lawn chair, click:
https://montfordparkplayers.org/get-tickets-2/
The show will run from July 30-Aug. 2 at SART in Mars Hill. For tickets, click:
https://sartplays.ludus.com/show_page.php?show_id=200521365
To reach Jan: Janscuddlebabiesservice@yahoo.com; for more information: https://wa.me/c/18286744572
She will be appearing at "Wise Women & Fearless Sisters | An Evening of Storytelling" on Sunday, July 19, along with Sara Wilcox, Donna Catton-Johnson, and Cindy Berryman-Fink. For tickets: https://tinyurl.com/5ay9nyus
For more information about the show, click: https://tinyurl.com/44vnh3rh ... Note: Please excuse the technical difficulties during part of the Zoom taping.
He discusses “The Eagle and the Condor Unite–A Story of Climate Restoration," his most recent film. For more information, click: https://www.lifedreamfilms.com/about-us/
For more information: You can find music from the Skr0!nk project at https://skroink.com . If you'd like to see video with the music, you can find it at https://radhaus.tv, and look for "Morning Cup of Calm" and "I Scream Sunday". The collaboration project, "The Third Course" is also there. Find out more about voice instruction from Rebekkah at https://rebekkahhilgraves.com.
They discuss "Becoming 'merican: The Game Show!" It will be performed on Friday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Story Parlor. For tickets: https://tinyurl.com/pm7rdfkj
He discusses the 2026 Asheville Improv Festival that will run from May 6-9, 2026. For information and tickets click: https://www.ashevilleimprovfest.com/
He discusses "Purification," his play that will run from April 30-May 10. For information and tickets: https://bit.ly/Purification26
Join director Zachary Eden and cast members Badge Burrell, Jace Walters, Jacob Walters, and Roselee Crawford as they talk about this exciting upcoming production.
The show runs from April 24 – May 3.
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/5yhz433j
Note: We had a few Zoom hiccups, so the quality isn’t perfect and the ending was cut a bit short. Still a great conversation!
It will run from April 16-26 at Ashville Performing Arts Academy. For tickets: https://tinyurl.com/2xpdzxjz
The WNC Whiskey Festival takes place on Saturday, May 30. For more information and tickets, click: https://www.wncwhiskeyfest.com/
One of them is arguably the greatest rock song of all time ("Happy Together" at the 30:03 mark).
He discusses "Ethnically Ambiguous," his one-man show that will run at HART Theatre from March 20=29. For tickets, click:
https://tinyurl.com/3unhd22d
Links mentioned on 2.16.2026 BLAINESWORLD podcast (and a few others), courtesy of Graeme Browning
BBC Survey
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/new-ebu-research-ai-assistants-news-content
One in 5 Americans now regularly get news on TikTok (Pew Research)
1 in 5 Americans regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020 | Pew Research Center
https://www.pewresearch.org/tools-and-datasets/
Fact-Checking sites:
PolitiFact.org - Pulitzer Prize-winning site from the Poynter
Institute
https://www.politifact.com/
FactCheck.org -- from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
https://www.factcheck.org/
AP News Fact Check
Fact Check: Political & News Fact Check | AP News
https://www.factcheck.org/
Snopes.com
The definitive fact-checking site and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
https://www.factcheck.org/
And One more link on the good AI can do. I'm sending it because I just love this story, and it's so well written too.
To Stay in Her Home, She Let In an A.I. Robot - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/elliq-ai-robot-senior-companion.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
She discusses "Close Quarters," opening on Feb. 20 and running through March 1 at Lamplight AVL. For tickets: https://pltc.simpletix.com/ ... To watch or listen, go to www.blainesworld.net and find the episode dated 2.17.2026. From there, you can watch on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform.
Aaron Ybarra also stars. ... To watch or listen, go to www.blainesworld.net and find the episode dated 2.17.2026. From there, you can watch on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform. ... PS. The show will run from Feb/ 20-March 1 at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts. For tickets: https://tinyurl.com/4emtax6c
Dogged Utopia's darkly comic musical will run from Deb. 26-March 8 at The Bebe Theatre. For tickets, click:
https://doggedutopia.simpletix.com/
Note: To read Dr. Muntean's insightful op-ed piece that she mentioned in the podcast, click:
https://ashevillecitizentimes-nc.newsmemory.com/?publink=2645a5ea3_1351f94
What’s happening in Asheville from a law enforcement perspective? I spoke with these two individuals on BLAINESWORLD. Watch or listen here: www.blainesworld.net (Feb. 3 episode).
Please check out today’s BLAINESWORLD podcast featuring Mark Potts, CEO of LocAlmanac, with a special focus on how AI is shaping his work and the future of his industry. He shares practical insights, real examples, and thoughtful perspectives on what AI means for businesses and everyday life. ... To watch or listen, go to www.blainesworld.net and find the episode dated 2.2.2026. From there, you can watch on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform.
For more information: https://ashevilletheatre.org/education/adult-classes/, then scroll down to Readers Theatre Workshops.
To note:
1. You don't have to be a scientist to join the club.
2. For more information, call Sue at 304-684-7990.
Read his opinion piece, "Knowing 5 Signs of Dementia," that recently appeared in USA TODAY by clicking: https://tinyurl.com/mr3vpzau
For more information about him, click: https://tinyurl.com/5f6pcd3v; to reach him via email: bernardjtaylor@satx.rr.com
He discusses Return to Bethlehem where you can come experience the marketplace as it might have been when Jesus was born. For more information about this exciting event, click: https://www.abccm.org/return-to-bethlehem/. ... Note: At that website, you'll can also find out how you can be part of it by volunteering for over 50 roles.
In the above, Neil mentions a video that went viral on TikTok. To view it, click: https://youtu.be/EQLCILspOdw
He discusses Reconstituion, which is having its world premiere at The Black Mountain Center for the Arts. It will run from Nov. 14-16. For tickets, click:
https://tinyurl.com/mr2bbf9t
This Asheville Senior Chorus concert, under the direction of Chuck Taft, features the music of Dave Bates. Specail Guests: Gabriel Coll-Bettencourt & Madison Garris. Performances: OCTOBER 16, 7PM, Givens Estate; OCTOBER 24, 7PM, Weaverville Baptist; and OCTOBER 26, 3PM Reuter Center (UNCA Campus). Free admission.
Presented by Mars Hill University Theatre Arts Department from Oct. 25-Nov. 1. For tickets: https://mhutheatre.ludus.com/index.php
Entitled "Legacy" The Fifty-State Story of Letters From Home." World premiere at Carolina Theatre of Greensboro on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. For more information: https://tinyurl.com/ydjhkmzd
She discusses Arsenic and Old Lace--the farcical black comedy running at Parkway Playhouse from Oct. 10-19. For tickets: https://tinyurl.com/4d8ddy2h
See this series of plays to end gun violence at Hendersonville Theatre on Monday, Oct. 6. For tickets, click: https://hvltheatre.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200495107.To see these plays elsewhere in the country, click: https://www.enoughplays.com/reading.
He discusses his upcoming concert at Highland Brewing on Sunday, Sept. 28, at 3 p.m. ... For tickets, click: https://tinyurl.com/yc8dspzy. BJ also talks about the piano lessons that he is now giving.
View to also find out about "What's My Lyric," an exciting event taking place on Sunday, SEpt. 21. ... To catch the webcast, click: www.blainesworld.net/ and look for the one dated 9.7.2025. ... You'll then have the option to view it on YouTube or listen to it on your favorite podcast player.
This play will run at Hendersonville Theatre from july 24-Aug. 10. For tickets, click:
https://hvltheatre.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200462510.
This musical runs at the BeBe Theatre from July 25-Aug. 3. For tickets, click: DoggedUtopia.SimpleTix.com.
Kindly excuse the slight audio distortions in this clip due to technical issues. That said, the content is so good and worth watching that, with a little volume adjustment, I think you’ll really enjoy it.
Here are the four organizations that were mentioned:
PRI Institute:
https://pri.institute/
email: info@pri.institute
Asheville Storyteling Circle:
https://ashevillestorytellingcircle.org/
Asheville Toastmasters Club:
https://www.toastmasters.org/Find-a-Club/00000436-asheville-toastmasters-club
And here are two books that were mentioned:
How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling by Matthew Dicks
This musical tells the Leopold & Loeb Story. It runs from June 20-29 at the Bebe Theatre. For tickets, click: https://tinyurl.com/2sddnn8m.
YWCA Asheville:
https://www.ywcaofasheville.org
Grotfot Studio:
https://www.gritfitavl.com
Land of Sky:
https://www.landofsky.org
Harvest Community Center: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/locations/harvest-house-community-center
Grove Street Community Center:
https://www.ashevillenc.gov/locations/grove-street-community-center
Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Community Center:
https://www.ashevillenc.gov/projects/dr-wesley-grant-sr-southside-center-phase-2/
Please view today's BLAINESWORLD webcast, featuring April Conner, Spiritual Practitioner.
She disucsses the Center for Spiritual Living's first annual A Day of Love. This global event is focused on expanding our individual and collective awareness of Love. Love is exactly what this world is calling for right now. For more information, click: https://cslasheville.org/event/a-day-of-love/.
To note: The book mentioned on the webcast was The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity by Edwen Gaines.
To view or listen to the webcast, click: www.blainesworld.net/ and look for the one dated 5.19.2025. ... You'll then have the option to view it on YouTube or listen to it on your favorite podcast player.
Please view today's BLAINESWORLD webcast, featuring Stephanie Astaalos-Jones--Writer. Standup Comic, Actor, Teacher.
She discusses More Disgruntled Flumes, her one-woman show that she will be bringing to Attic Salt on Friday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door. For more information about Stephanie, click:
https://stephanieastalos-jones.com/.
Please note: Due to a storm in the area during the taping, there are a few video glitches ... Mother Nature clearly wanted a cameo. But hang in there - you’ll still get a kick out of what Stephanie had to say.
And if you want to see the video that she mentioned, you can do so by clicking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tXZ8GIbxOA.
To view or listen to the webcast, click: www.blainesworld.net/ and look for the one dated 5.15.2025. ... You'll then have the option to view it on YouTube or listen to it on your favorite podcast player.
The Asheville Improv Festival that will run from May 7-11. For tickets: https://tinyurl.com/3vzvbntt.
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They discuss Wildflower House, a grass-roots, housing initiative birthed out of a deep desire to give shelter to unhoused women in Asheville, NC.
This play will run at Black Mountain Center for the Arts from Feb. 21-March 2. For tickets, click: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-hate-hamlet-by-paul-rudnick-tickets-949864559467?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Topic: Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, play that will run from Feb. 6-16 at Hendersonvillel Theatre; for tickets, click: https://hvltheatre.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200462453.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 1.20.2025
Guest: Dr. Gary Schwartz, retired psychologist & hackey sack devotee. After you view the interview, please learn more about the game by clicking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP0jCMAcAsU.
This play will run from Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2025, at Black Mountain Center for the Arts. For tickets, click: https://tinyurl.com/2p9ru5cy.
Please view today's BLAINESWORLD webcast, featuring Jon Michaels--Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer. The first 25:54 minutes only have the audio part of Jon's interview. At the 25.55 mark, video kicks in and you can listen to and see the words to his terrific new song, "Let Them Love You." Then keep watching for the rest of the interview. ... To watch or listen to the webcast, navigate to: www.blainesworld.net and look for the one dated 12.12.2024 ... You'll have the option to view it on YouTube or listen to it on your favorite podcast player.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 9.5.2024
Guest: Chaplain John Wenderlein, author of two books in a series: REMEMBER ME - END OF LIFE STORIES THROUGH THE EYES OF A HOSPICE CHAPLAIN and DELAYED HONOR
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 9.3.2024
Guests: Karen Covington-Yow, singer, and Dave Bates, pianist, discuss Sister Robert Anne's Cabaret Class--the one-woman show that will run at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts Theatre from Sept. 20-29.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 8.27.2024
Guests: Brent Russell, Realtor with Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks, and Jane Brody, Commercial Broker Associate with NAI Beverly-Hanks Commercial
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 8.26.2024
Guests: Jeff Catanese and Rose Pillmore who discuss the Asheville Theater Alliance
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 8.21.2024
Guests: Gary and Cathy Scarpello, songwriters, discuss their latest song--"Can You Feel It (Come and Heal US)" A Song for the Soul of America. After the webcast, click here to view a terrific video of that song being performed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpmqxLaNEDY.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 8.7.2024
Guests: David Troy Francis (Artistic Director/Pianist/Composer/Producer) and Simone Vigilante (Professor of Voice at Mars Hill University, Vocal Instructor at Academy for the Arts and Cantor/Soloist/Vocalist at St. Mary's Episcopal Church)
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 7.25.2024
Guest: Scott Bradshaw--Professor of Kinesiology & Sport Studies at Bucks County Community College
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 7.23.2024
Guest: Lindsay Coward--Team Development Specialist, Speaker, Corporate Yoga Instructor; and Founder of Yoga Nut
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 7.14.2024 (Lily Bartleson)
Guest: Lily Bartleson, actor, who discusses ORDINARY DAYS, the musical at Parkway Playhouse that will run from Aug. 9-18, 2024. For tickets, click: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=208405.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 7.12.2024 (Bill Gregg)
Guest: Bill Gregg--Director of TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE at SART from July 19-July 28. ... For tickets, click: https://sartplays.ludus.com/index.php?sections=events. ... Bill also discusses the 2024 SART Reunion that will take place from July 26-28. For information about that, click: https://www.facebook.com/groups/416435354066166/.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 7.3.2024 (Heather Fender)
Guest: Heather Fender--Director, LEGALLY BLONDE, the musical that runs at Hendersonville Theatre from July 18-Aug. 4. For tickets, click: https://hvltheatre.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200442261.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 6.27.2024
Guest: Lindsey Shoemaker discusses ALMOST, MAINE--the play that will be running at Parkway Playhouse from June 28-July 7, 2024. For tickets: https://parkwayplayhouse.com/tickets/.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 6.12.2024
Guests: Janice Vertucci Schreiber, director, and Frank Calamaro, actor, discuss their upcoming play ... FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, the pay that will run at SART from June 20-30. ... For tickets, click: https://sartplays.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200443507.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 6.3.2024
Guests: Erika Tyner, director, and Raven Whitley, actor, discuss LITTLE WOMEN. They play will run at Parkway Playhouse from June 7-16. Tickets are available at: https://parkwayplayhouse.com/tickets/.
The show runs from June 6-15 at 35 Below at Asheville Community Theatre. Tickes will be available at: https://ashevilletheatre.org/shows-events/.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 5.14.2024
Guest: Noah Summers, director, discusses MINISTER OF SORROW-the play that will run at Parkway Playhouse from May 17-19. For tickets, click:
https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=208401.
Kudos to John Hall and Morgan St. Clair for their hilarious handling of over 20 roles in "Popcorn Falls," now at Black Mountain Center through May 19. This comedy about a town on the verge of bankruptcy unless it can open a theatre in two weeks has been directed with aplomb by Scott Keel. For tickets, click: https://tinyurl.com/46r5cvvs.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 5.8.2024
Guests: Brian Holcomb and Laura Depta Peal discuss THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, the play that runs through May 12 at Tryon Little Theater. For tickets, click: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36098/production/1164167.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 4.24.2024
Guests: John Hall and Morgan St. Clair, stars of POPCORN FALLS, discuss POPCORN FALLS--the play that runs at Black Mountain Center for the Arts from May 10-19. For tickets, click:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/popcorn-falls-by-james-hindman-tickets-738065272097?aff=oddtdtcreator.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 4.22.2024
Guests: Christopher McLoughlin and Ruth McLoughlin discuss ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. It will run at Hendersonville Theatre from May 2-12. For tickets, click: https://hvltheatre.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200442189.
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BLAINESWORLD webcast, 4.2.2024
Guests: Tom Chalmers, Kim Richardson and Josh Batenhorst discuss the Reasonbly Price Babie Birthday Bash! at The Grey Eagle on Sunday, April 7, at The Grey Eagle. For tickets, click: https://tinyurl.com/4xnk8chn.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 4.1.2024
Guest: Connie Regan-Blake, owner of Story Window Productions. For more information about this gifted storyteller, click: https://storywindow.com/.
In addition to her storytelling, teaching and coaching, Connie has always been drawn to making collages. She gathers cut-out images from magazines, calendars, and photos and puts them together in unique ways to tell a different story. A few years ago she began in earnest to create these works--and now for the very first time you can enjoy her ‘Story Portal Cards’ and share them with friends. For more information about these cards, click: https://storywindow.com/product-category/collages/.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 2.12.2024
Guest: Millicent Hunnicutt, actor, and Jimmy Ferraro, producer/director, discuss RAUNCHY LITTLE MUSICAL that will run at Hendersonville Theatre on March 8 & 9, 2024. For tickets, click: https://hvltheatre.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200446067.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 1.1.2024
Guests: Ellen Pappas, director, and Jennifer Russ, actor, discuss THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES . It opens at Hendersonville Theatre on Feb. 1 and runs through Feb. 11. For tickets, click: https://hvltheatre.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200441559.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 12.13.2023
Guest: Charlie Wilson: Actor, Singer, Voiceover Artist ... To see some of Charlie's work, go to: youtube.com/@charliewilsonactor828. ... And to view the Prestige Subaru commercial mentioned on the webcast, click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OCyYudKiLU.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 12.4.2023
Guest: Linda Pannullo--Owner, Linda Pannullo Mosaics ... Note: Linda was at the North Carolina Arboretum for the taping, so if you hear any background noise, please feel free to increase your volume accordingly.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 12.2.2023
Guest: Jonathan Forrester, Board President at Hendersonville Theatre. He discusses EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD, the play that runs Dec. 8-17. For tickets, click: https://tinyurl.com/5n6mf7k7.
BLAINESWORLD webcast, 11.29.2023
Guest: Mike Yow and Jennifer Russ discuss A DICKENS' CHRISTMAS CAROL: A TRAVELING TRAVESTY OF IN TWO TUMULTUOUS ACTS that will run from Dec. 8-17 at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts. For tickets, click: https://tinyurl.com/2xukm6wf.
BLAINESWORLD podcast/videocast, 11.20.2023
Guest: Steve Young, comedy writer and staff writer for David Letterman for 25 years. He discusses an event you won't want to miss: The World of Industrial Musicals with Steve Young. It will be held Sunday, Nov. 26, at Grail Moviehouse in Asheville. For more information and tickets, click: https://tinyurl.com/yvtf4f28. ... To view or listen to the podcast/videocast, navigate to: www.blainesworld.net/ and look for the one dated 11.20.2023. ... You'll then have the option to view it on YouTube or listen to it on your favorite podcast player.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 11.17.2023
Guest: Lynn McKinney--Senior Executive Assistant, Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM). She discusses Return to Bethlehem, which will run from December 7-10 at Groce United Methodist, 954 Tunnel Rd., in Asheville. For more information, click: https://www.abccm.org/return-to-bethlehem/.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 11.7.2023
Guest: Mike Smart--Co-Founder of Function 101. He discusses his company's button remote for Apple TV, a product that will knock your socks off. He also discusses other great products offered by Function 101. ... For more information about the button remote, click: https://tinyurl.com/y7hcuzz4. ... And to find out about other products from the company, click: https://function101.com/.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR THOSE WATCHING OR LISTENING TO THIS PODCAST: ... If you purchase the button remote for Apple TV and/or any other product offered by the company, use this Promo Code when you buy something: blaine25. You'll get 25% off your total purchase.
To view or listen to the podcast, navigate to: www.blainesworld.net/ and look for the one dated 11.7.2023. ... You'll then have the option to view it on YouTube or listen to it on your favorite podcast player.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 11.4.2023
Guest: Edzui ("Edge") Szumowski--Juggler Extraordinaire with The Venardos Circus. He will be appearing with this fantastic circus in Asheville from Nov. 2-19. For tickets, click:
https://tinyurl.com/2s4bup8j.
11.1.2023 - Brian Biro, America’s #1 Breakthrough Speaker and best-selling author
Guest: Brian Biro, America’s #1 Breakthrough Speaker and best-selling author. His newest book, LESSONS FROM THE LEGENDS: NEW APPLICATIONS FROM THE TIMELESS WISDOM OF JOHN WOODEN AND PAT SUMMITT, comes out on Nov. 14,2023. It will be available on Amazon or wherever books are sold.
BLAINESWRLD podcast, 10.31.2023
Guest:Missy Bell, Film Director. ... If you would like to join me in making a pledge to support the making of Missy's film, please click here to do so: http://bit.ly/otbnd ... And if you listened to the podcast, you can click the same link to see the YouTube clip that was mentioned.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 10.28.2023
Guest: Jessi Hoadley--Choreographer, MEAN GIRLS JR. at HART from Nov. 10-19, 2023. For tickets, click: https://harttheatre.org/mean-girls-jr/.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 10.7.2023
Guests: Jimmy Racioppi and Nichole Sumpter discuss DEATH OF A SALESMAN, running at HART from Oct. 13- 29. For tickets, click: https://harttheatre.org/death-of-a-salesman/.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 10.2.2023
Guests: Zachary Eden & Ashley Sandahl discuss MARY POPPINS, the musical at Mountain Page Theater that runs from Nov. 5-11. For tickets: www.mountainpage.theater.
They discuss their careers, as well as YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN--Hendersonville's next show that runs from Oct. 13-29. For tickets, click: https://vivenu.com/event/young-frankenstein-qhhb8e.
It opens Friday, Sept. 22, and runs through Oct. 8. For tickets, click: https://tinyurl.com/4dn5ekhb.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 9.19.2023
Guest: Michael Spremulli, astrologer
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This Sublime Theater production runs from Oct. 5-21 at BebeTheatre. For tickets, click: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thesublimetheater/987268?fbclid=IwAR3pSDoTcP3AT6ww6NP3LuUFKxUL6XvA4-HZBnhv5Qm0F4MV2LR-APtu978.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 9.9.2023
Guest: Anthony Abraira--filmmaker, playwright and director, discussing HAMLET: THE REQUIEM, the play having a world premiere at three venues across the Carolinas this September. For ticket information, click: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/hamlet-the-requiem-2480129.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 9.8.2023 (Ogden & Campbell)
Guests: Kate Ogden & Amanda Campbell discuss SaveReeveCove.com, a project started by a group of Reeves Cove residents and many from Biltmore Lake. They are are concerned with the safety and unique biodiversity found on the mountain slopes of their Candler, NC, community.
For more information: (1) SaveReevesCove.com (2) https://www.gofundme.com/f/SaveReevesCove (3)
https://www.change.org/p/stop-proposed-condominium-development-on-reeves-cove-road.
Please view today's BLAINESWORLD podcast, featuring Courtney Smith--Director of Operations for Center for Conscious Giving & Dying.
To view or listen to the podcast, navigate to: www.blainesworld.net/ and look for the one dated 8.29.2023. ... You'll then have the option to view it on YouTube or listen to it on your favorite podcast player.
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BLAINESWORLD podcast, 8.19.2023 (Aycock)
Guest: Jason Aycock--choreographer, SPAMALOT. The musical runs at HART Theatre from on weekends from Aug. 25 through Sept. 17. For tickets, click:
https://harttheatre.org/spamalot/.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 8.10.2023
Marcy Gallagher and Sarah Kohrs discuss At the Café, an amazing musical that will soon have its world premiere in Asheville, NC. Marcy wrote the show, as well as the lyrics. Sarah Kohrs, a local singer-songwriter, composed the music.
It will be performed in the Tina McGuire Theater at the Wortham Center on August 18, 19 and 20, and on August 25, 26 and 27, 2023. For tickets, please navigate to: https://www.worthamarts.org/events/at-the-cafe/.
This endeavor, while a labor of love, has also been a costly one. If you would like to help support it, you can do so by participating in the Go Fund Me campaign by clicking: https://gofund.me/9f16d484.
PS. And to get you psyched for the show, please view this video to see Karen Covington-Yow, Roberta Whiteside, Madison Brightwell and Jan Robbins sing one of the songs from the show by clicking:
https://www.facebook.com/100089344785902/videos/3363549777292448.
https://youtu.be/voYmesJkgEI
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 7.20.2023
Guest: Reed Atherton, actor. He can be reached via Instagram, @reedatherton or Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/reed.atherton.5.
Guests: Laura Bernhein, Outreach & Communications Director; Katherine Marx, tutor; and Dulce Rivera, student with Literacy Together
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 7.13.2023
Guests: Stephanie Hickling Beckman, Zoe Zelonky and Eli Cunningham discuss BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL--the show that runs at Asheville Community Theatre from July 21-Aug. 6.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 7.12.2023
Guest: Tom Godleski. He discusses his career; his band, Buncombe Turnpike; and his band's upcoming fundraiser/CD release party at Asheville Community Theatre.
6.8.2023 - Marc Cameron and Bill Gregg, co-directors of THE LARAMIE PROJECT
They discuss THE LARAMIE PROJECT, which will be performed at The Weaverville Center for Creative and Healthy Living on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 6.5.2023
James Navé--Poet. Storyteller. Teacher. Manuscript Coach. ... For more information, click: https://www.jamesnave.com/.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 6.2.2023
Guest: Jack Lunn, comedian, who discusses both his career in comedy and his upcoming event for Asheville SCORE: Stand-up Comedy 101
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 5.22.2023
Guests: Dr. Perry Stamatiades, dentist, and Caleb Owolabi, documentary filmmaker, discuss "Servants of Smile"
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 5.16.2023
Guest: Amanda Ladd, actor. She discusses her career in theatre, as well as her upcoming play at SART: THE AZURE SKY IN OZ. It runs from May 18-28 and tickets can be obtained by clicking: https://sartplays.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200430403.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 5.13.2023
Guests: Jimmy Ferraro, Actor/Director/Producer, and Dee Etta Rowe, Actor. They discuss their theatrical careers, as well as AN IMPROPER ROYTAL TEA MURDER--an interactive murder mystery that will run at Hendersonville Theatre on May 20 & 21. For tickets, click: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=164672&pr=1.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 5.10.2023
Guest: David Novak--Artistic Director, A Telling Experience
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 5.9.2023
Guest: Paul Bowman, Fingerstyle Guitarist. .. To listen to his music and/or view him performing, click: www.youtube.com/user/pbowman5.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 5.3.2023
5.4.2023 - Christi Hayes, Program Director for TIP (Trauma Intervention Program) and Judith Loniak, Volunteer for TIP
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 5.3.2023
Guest: Matthew Schwartz, Investigative Reporter and Author (CONFESSIONS OF AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER)
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 5.2.2023
Guest: Jensen Gelfond--Owner, Asheville Digital Lifestyle
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 4.29.2023
Guests: Artists Kelly Saunders and Megan Hartman. They discuss their work, as well as the inaugural Biltmore Lake Imaginative Studio Stroll that will take place on Saturday, May 6, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (For more information about that event, click: https://www.biltmorelakeartists.com/.)
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 4.27.2023 (LaCorte, Hall)
Guests: Pasquale LaCorte, actor, and John Hall, director, of GOOD NIGHT GRACIE that runs at SART from May 18-26. For tickets, click: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2896w.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 4.25.2023
Guests: Flori Pate--Co-founder, Food Connection & Co-Founder, Dig Asheville; and Marisha MacMorran--Executive Director, Food Connection
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 4.22.2023
Guests: Janice Vertucci Schreiber, Patricia Sands and Julie Wharton--directors of LET ME DOWN EASY. The play will run at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts from May 5-`4. For tickets: https://tinyurl.com/ybxhc648.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 4.20.2023
Melanie Veazey--actor, as well as vocal and audition coach. She discusses both her career and upcoming role in THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR, which will run at Parkway Playhouse from June 2-11. For more information about Melanie: https://www.melanieveazey.com/.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 4.11.2023
Guests: David Bruce extraordinaire. He discusses his drumming career, as well as his performance in THE LOVE COLLECTIVE - ACROSS THE POND on Friday, April 14, and Saturday, April 15. For tickets, click: www.atticsalt.org.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 4.11.2023
Please view today's BLAINESWORLD podcast, featuring Adrianne Blanks, singer and songwriter; and Matt Blanks, singer, actor and voice teacher. They perform three of Adrianne's original songs, and they also discuss their performance at REMEMBERING SONDHEIM on Sat., April 15. For more information about that performance, click: https://tinyurl.com/2p8efsyz. ... To view or listen to the podcast, click: www.blainesworld.net/ and look for the one dated 4.11.2023. ... You'll then have the option to view it on YouTube or listen to it on your favorite podcast player.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 4.8.2023
Guest: Mark Jones, director, and Eric Martinez and Madison McMahan, actors, in BRIGHT STAR. They discuss the musical that will run at Asheville Community Theatre from April 21-May 14. For tickets, click:https://tinyurl.com/mwyacrp6.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 4.7.2023
Guest: Jessica Johnson, singer, discusses the Love Collective's upcoming concert at Attic Salt this coming April 14 and 15. .... For tickets, click: https://tinyurl.com/45n6yjn4. ... And to note: The podcast also features two of the songs that will be performed.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 4.5.2023
Guest: Susan Reinhardt, author and humorist. She discusses THE BEAUTIFUL MISFITS, her latest book, that's available via Amazon, other online retailers, local bookstore such as Malaprops, etc.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 3.30.2023
Guest: Kae Mance--Author, LIVING WELL TO DIE WELL: A GUIDE FOR TERMINALLY ILL PEOPLE AND THEIR LOVED ONES ... After viewing this informative interview, please catch Kae's presentation on this topic at the Weaverville Center for Creative and Healthy Living (60 Lakeshore Drive Weaverville, NC) on Monday, April 3, from 7-8:30 p.m. ... PLEASE NOTE: The clip mentions the presentation date as April 2. The correct date is April 3.
Jerry Novick has been a political comedian, camp counselor, editorial director, attorney, busboy, radio show host, professional speaker, child actor and an elected official in New Jersey, but not necessarily in that order.
He is a professional standup comedian with appearances on MTV, Comedy Central and Rascal Comedy Hour. He has appeared at the Comedy Cabaret Comedy Club and hundreds of other comedy clubs across the United States and Canada, and has opened in concert at comedy clubs for Jerry Seinfeld, Robert Klein, David Brenner, Lewis Black and Paul Reiser.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 3.28.2023
Guests: Chuck Fink and Michael Reno Harrell, storytellers. They discuss Homespun Tales & Music, an event that will take place on Thurs., April 20, at 7 p.m. at the Weaverville Center for Creative Living. ... This is a free event, but there will be a huge demand for tickets. So to make sure you have a seat, please request your ticket (starting on April 1, at 11 a.m.) at this link: https://tinyurl.com/ydzhddjp. ... Sponsored by Peterson Insurance Group of Weaverville and OLLI at UNC Asheville.
Grace Hayes--Director of ELEEPHANTS GARVEYARD, the true tale of the tragic collision of a struggling circus and a tiny town in Tennessee. The play runs at HART from March 31-April 9. For tickets, click: https://harttheatre.org/elephants-graveyard/.
Guest: Amanda Simons--SkillSet Program Coordinator, STEAM Studio. ... For more information about the fundraiser for SkillSet Scholarships that she mentions, click:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridge-the-gap-a-fundraiser-for-skillset-scholarships-tickets-591515517837.
Guest: Tod Leaven, actor. He discusses A DOLL'S HOUSE, which will be running from March 21-26. For tickets, click: https://www.tryonshakespeare.com/.
Please catch today's BLAINESWORLD podcast, featuring Travis Lowe, playwright and actor, and Jason Williams, director, of RECYCLED NUTS ... To view or listen to the podcast, click: www.blainesworld.net/ and look for the one dated 3.16.2023. ... You'll then have the option to view it on YouTube or listen to it on your favorite podcast player.
BLAINESWORLD podcast, 3.15.2023
Guests: Blake Freeman and Emma-Leigh Brookshire, actors in SWEET CHARITY. ... The Mars Hill University Theatre Arts Department presents this musical from March 23-26 at Owen Theatre. .. .For tickets, click: www.mhutheatre.ludus.com.
For more information about Leadership Asheville Forum, click: https://leadershipashevilleforum.com/.
Guests: Film critics Edwin Arnaudin (ashevillemovies.com) and Mike Martinelli (https://www.facebook.com/mike.martinelli.31) discuss the upcoming Academy Awards
Guest: Madison Brightwell--psychotherapist, author and actor. For more information about her book, click: http://www.amazon.com/world-beyond-redbud-tree/dp/1646639375. To contact, Madison, click: me@madisonbrightwell.com.
Guest: Deborah Silverstein, playwright (RIVITED). Deborah played with many bands over her years in Boston, her most recent one prior to moving to Asheville was, Deborah Silverstein and the Band of Erics. Eric Levenson, Eric Wells, Eric Kilburn (and Art Schatz) all accompanied her in the studio for the recording of her most recent CD, Precious Time, available by contacting Deborah directly via her webpage, www.debobiz.com.
Guest: Fancy Marie--professional vocalist, musician, actress, model and movement artist. ... She discusses two of her upcoming Fancy and the Gentlemen gigs: March 4 at Haywood Community College and March 5 at UNC Asheville. For tickets: www.blueridgeorchestra.org. ... In addition, she performs three of her songs.
Dave Bates (Dave Bates Music)--lyricist, songwriter, music director and accompanist who has written seven full length musicals. ... Two of his songs can be found at the end of this podcast. ... For much more of his music, click: https://tinyurl.com/4b3j5z38.
Guests: Sharon Lewis, Sandy Howard and Nita Smith--members of Deep River, a band that also features Gerry Brown, Alec Fehl and Justin Watt. They discuss their upcoming concert (Deep River Plays the Eagles), which will take place on Saturday, Feb. 18, at White Horse Black Mountain. For tickets, click:
https://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/store/checkout/#/payment.
Guests: Hank Eder, PR Marketing specialist, and Tyler Lewis, author of WORD TO SELF, who talk about their upcoming discussion: "Bridging the Generational Divide: From Boomers to Gen Z." It will take lace on Tuesday, Feb., 21, at 5:30 p.m. at Focal Point Coworking in Asheville.
Candace Taylor, director extraordinaire, discussing NATIVE GARDENS--the comedy at Asheville Comunity Theatre that runs from Feb. 10-26. For tickets, click: https://ashevilletheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0S5d00000UMAa0EAH.
Guests: Zach Know and Brayden Dickerson, both with the band Smooth Goose, discuss their rock opera HAPPYLAND. It runs at The Magnetic Theatre from Feb. 10-25. Tickets can be obtained at: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=159185.
Please catch today's BLAINESWORLD podcast, featuring Brandi Andrade, director, and Amanda McLoughlin, stage manager, who discuss CALENDAR GIRLS--Hendersonville Theatre's upcoming play. It runs from Feb. 10-19, 2023. For tickets, click:https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=142892. . .... To view or listen to the podcast, click: https://www.blainesworld.net/ and look for the one dated 1.20.2023. ... You'll then have the option to view it on YouTube or listen to it on your favorite podcast player.
Guest: Marcy Gallagher, playwright extraordinaire, discussing her AT THE CAFE--her musical that will have its world premiere at The Tina McGuire Theater at The Wortham Center for the Performing Arts on August 18-20 and 25-27.
Erinn and Dan discuss their upcoming Letters From Home 50-States Tour. For more information, click: https://www.lettersfromhomesingers.com/.
Jason Watson and Rob Grace, both with the band Pinkish Floyd, discuss their upcoming show at White House Black Mountain on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. For tickets, click: https://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/s/checkout.
Guests: Sam Nace, CEO of the Cheerful Word, and Fred Nace, president and co-owner of Mountain Press
Guests: Mark Tuomenoksa and Sarah Kohrs, two extraordinarily talented musicians who make up the duo Tumo Kohrs. They'll discuss their music and play three songs. They'll also discuss their upcoming concert at Isis Music Hall. Visit their Facebook for information on future events: https://www.facebook.com/TumoKohrs.
Listen to their music on Apple Music Here: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tumo-kohrs/1458370100