Weekend planner: hot jazz and sweet African singing on stage Asheville bi2561924 It's a great weekend to hear some live top-level jazz Asheville. Also tonight, one of public radio's most popular programs doing a downtown performance and a world-famous South African singing ensemble performs on Sunday

Asheville Fringe Festival goes to the cutting edge bi2561924 The Asheville Fringe Festival, continuing through Sunday, feature an assortment of edgy creative productions. Pictured are Sean Mabe, left, and Claire Dima. / John Coutlakis/jcoutlakis@citizen-times.com..

Asheville area performing arts calendar for the coming week. bi2561924 Steve Conn , 8 p.m. today, Altamont Theatre, 18 Church St. $10

"Riches-to-rags" film on opulent family home prompts lawsuit bi2561924 ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Time share mogul David Siegel welcomed a maker's proposal 2007 to document construction of what was to be the nation's largest family home -- an opulent 90,000-square-foot mansion named "Versailles" after the French palace and conceived during a housing boom. More than four years and a global economic collapse later, Siegel has filed a $75,000 lawsuit ..

Asheville Beer Guy: Asheville brew scene to be busy 2012 bi2561924 Visit CITIZEN-TIMES.com/beerguy to read past columns and explore the Asheville beer engine, a data base of brews made Asheville and Buncombe County

Year Asheville-area entertainment: Cosby, Moby and 'The Hunger Games' all bi2561924 British singer Adele twice canceled concerts Asheville year due to vocal cord strain. / USA Today The legendary comic Bill Cosby performed January at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Dancers get kicks at burlesque festival bi2561924 Burlesque, the saucy retro entertainment form that has flown under the mainstream radar the Tampa area, get a boost the Sunchast Burlesque Festival weekend

Windsor film festival needs new home bi2561924 The Windsor International Festival has likely been forced out of biggest downtown venue, Palace Cinemas, making room for the Windsor Star and University of Windsor

Houston library bringing back Reel Teen Film Festival bi2561924 Houston library bringing back Reel Teen Festival HOUSTON CHRONICLE Copyright 2011 HOUSTON CHRONICLE. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:49 p.m., Friday, November 25, 2011 Teen health - mental and physical - be the focus of a new competition category as the Houston Public Library launches fourth annual Reel ..

Film fight: how an Israeli festival Dublin causing controversy bi2561924 A row over base?s hosting of an Israeli festival, funded by the Israeli state, highlights how the Middle Eastern conflict increasingly being played out the cultural as well as political sphere, writesMICK HEANEY..

Discount for Florida Film Festival passes bi2561924 Just time for Black Friday, the Florida Festival has made passes available. The passes are not cheap ? though they would make a thoughtful holiday gift for a cinephile ? and for early birds there a $50 discount, a significant savings

Film society to show festival favorites bi2561924 LAPEER ? At the first meeting the fourth annual Made-in-Michigan Festival October, the Lapeer-based Made-in- Michigan Society present a free encore presentation of the festival?s ?audience choice selections.? The meeting and screening be held on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Gallery 194 downtown Lapeer starting at 7 p.m. read more..

Brazilian Film Festival Set to Start Thursday bi2561924 The Brazilian Festival could provide the perfect antidote to the encroaching Russian winter 10 s showing at the 35MM movie theater starting Wednesday

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