Author: gsjackson
Theatre Spotlight: Magnetic Theatre ‘Action Movie: The Play’ March 8 – 31
Lights, camera, and explosions! These three little words are all that’s needed to sum up the 1980s and 1990s action flick films that my teenage years were made up of. It consisted of muscle men who had witty one-liners with bad…
Theatre Spotlight: Dark Horse Presents ‘The Lost’ @ Lazoom Room Bar January 22
If you became a cult of personality after your death and had one night to return with your peers to talk about how your contributions had changed the world, what would you say? This is the concept behind Dark Horse Theatre‘s…
Theatre Focus: Crimes and Missed Demeanings @ The Magnetic Theatre January 11-12
Magnetic Theatre in 2019 is in its tenth year of original works. The show to kick off this inaugural tenth season is ‘Crimes and Missed Demeanings’. It’s premiere is this Friday, 11 January at 7:30 PM. Inside the theatre on…
Swipe Mic is back! Introducing the new host Black Swan
Swipe Mic, the first open mic for bad dating stories, is back next Wednesday, 28 November from 7-9 PM @ District Wine Bar in River Arts District! We would like to welcome the newest member of the Swipe Mic family,…
Theatre Focus: The Misanthrope @ The Magnetic Theatre November 2 – 18
As the French playwright, Molière is quoted as saying about theatre, “Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.” This is the core of the play ‘The Misanthrope’….
Asheville Date Night In: Countdown to the Holidays!
written by Mc Clain, director / writer of Dark Horse Theatre It took a minute, but the fall chill has definitely arrived. Holiday plans are creeping in. The social season is on its way. Now is the time to charge…
Happy Hour Test Drive: Imperial Life
Written by: Local taste testers Laura Jones, @lgracejones and Maryanne Pappano, @paydirtmary Nestled away above the amazing restaurant Table, at 48 College Street in the heart of downtown, is an intimate bar and lounge. For those of you who have not…
Asheville Date Night In with TAKEOUT CENTRAL: Post Hurricane Snuggling
written by Mc Clain, director / writer of Dark Horse Theatre Welcome to a new feature on Asheville Date Night Guide called ‘Asheville Date Night In‘ for those who prefer snuggling under the covers instead of sweating on the…
Theatre Focus: Grave Lullaby @ the Magnetic Theatre October 12 – 28
Halloween Season is here! And there is no better place to go on a date than somewhere to scare the bejesus out of them! And yeah sure, you can pay to go to a haunted house and be scared by…
Chef’s Table @ Polanco Restaurant with Chef Ricardo
Polanco Restaurant at 10 N Market St, Asheville, reservations at 828-575-2576, is not your typical Mexican Restaurant. Heck, we shouldn’t even stereotype it into a particular category. Just like you would be wrong to label Chef Ricardo Carrasco as merely a chef….
Beauty Or Brains: Asheville Trivia Nights
Beauty or brains? As a single man in Asheville, there’s no contest. Definitely brains. I am turned on by women who wear glasses with hair pulled back into a pony tail – it’s the stereotype of brainy. Either they are bent…
Unicorns Do Exist
Stephanie Rogers wrote an incredible piece for our friends at Ashvegas.com titled the 5 Guys You’ll Sleep With before you leave Asheville. She shines a light on the dating game that men, women, the LGBTQ community is playing where there…
What’s the Recipe to ‘Happily Ever After’?
Short answer: Attending Swipe Mic! I grew up with stories of how my parents met. And no, it wasn’t the most romantic story. Basically a married women who worked with my mom wanted to have sex with my dad. She…