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Julia Carpenter introduces us to the Montford Park Players, who perform the plays of William Shakespeare in an informal, yet beautiful outdoor setting in Asheville's Montford neighborhood.
The Montford Park Players
This was a project I did for my Videography class. It's a short documentary about the Montford Park Players, a Shakespeare company based in Asheville, NC.
BHTV: Asheville Parks, Part 3 – The Montford Park Players, Bringing Shakespeare to All
Did you know that living near a well maintained park can significantly increase the value of your home? The Montford Park Players hold performances that are free to the public throughout the summer. In the winter months, they perform various works at Asheville Masonic Temple on Broadway downtown.
BHTV: Asheville Parks, Part 1 – City Parks:
BHTV: Asheville Parks, Part 2 – Carrier Park, Asheville's Most Popular Park:
BHTV: Celebrating 100 Years of State & National Parks in WNC:
Welcome to part three of our three-part profile of Asheville city parks. Home to North Carolina's longest running Shakespeare festival and not far from Montford Park where they originally performed, you'll find the beautiful Hazel Robinson Amphitheater. The Montford Park Players were founded in 1973 and have become cultural staple ever since.
“Our mission is to provide and make theater available and affordable for all,” says John Russell, managing director of the Montford Park Players. “We see ourselves as a vital resource for the community because one, we provide a wonderful experience classic theater in a wonderful pastoral outdoor setting. And do it absolutely free. One of the beauties of having a theater in what is a urban park and is hard to believe that we're less than 10 minutes walking distance from downtown less than a mile in this beautiful setting it looks like it's out in the wilderness. Our audience just runs a whole gamut of every demographic, from the very young to the very old— we'll have children sitting on the front row. We'll have families who bring picnics. And of course a favorite beverage, bottle of wine, some beer, and just make an evening out of it. Our show is not a traditional on-the-stage fourth wall, as it's called, type of production. We actually go out and actively play with the audience. Where there are forests of trees, the audience becomes the forest. Where entrances are made from over the hill they actually come in from over the hill. We will make the audience a vital part of our show. We provide a great space for our huge tourism market. And this is really a one of our destination attraction. We have a loyal following from all 50 states several foreign countries as well as our very wide Western North Carolina core audience. The neighborhood buys into this very much. They're very big supporters of ours. We see huge number of people that come in on foot, so we know they're from the neighborhood. We do have a great relationship with the neighborhood. It all goes along with the the concept that urban parks do enhance the value of the community in which they are located.”
Not all real estate is private and not all green spaces are right in our own backyard. Whether lined with municipal building or surrounded by historic homes, the city spaces in our communities are excellent places to gather, participate in, and celebrate our mountain life and culture in an urban way. For more information on these and all of Asheville's city parks, visit their website. For more information about your real estate market, ask your Beverly-Hanks associate or go to Beverly-Hanks.com.
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Asheville Community Information
Asheville has placed great emphasis on preserving the natural environment, and the city's government has instituted substantial greenways and bikeways programs.
Celebrating 100 Years of State and National Parks in WNC
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Montford Park Players - Moliere's Tartuffe
A Montford Park Players Production Presented by Steven Samuels at the Hazel Robinson Ampitheater.
Timelapsed set art painted by Art Moore.
Music by Jack Snyder.
Performing from July 4th - July 26th
Friday - Sunday at 7:30pm
92 Gay St. Asheville, NC 28801
BHTV: Asheville Parks, Part 2 – Carrier Park, Asheville's Most Popular Park
Did you know that living near a well-maintained park or green space can significantly increase the value of your home? With more than 54 parks, Asheville, NC offers many ways to get out and enjoy the beautiful area we call home. Learn more about Carrier Park, Asheville's most heavily used park.
BHTV: Asheville Parks, Part 1 – City Parks:
BHTV: Asheville Parks, Part 3 – The Montford Park Players, Bringing Shakespeare to All:
BHTV: Celebrating 100 Years of State & National Parks in WNC:
Welcome to part two of our three-part profile of Asheville city parks. Carrier Park's long history includes being the former site of the Asheville Motor Speedway. It's now the site of a popular cycling race trek nicknamed the MellowDrome. Running along Amboy Road between West Asheville and the Swannanoa River, patrons will find areas for walking, as well as all sorts of sports from baseball to soccer, to basketball and volleyball. Additionally, there is a roller hockey rink, lawn bowling, and a popular playground.
“Carrier Park is our highest use park with many different activities going on,” says Roderick Simmons, director of the Asheville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department. “We have the Velodrome which is a bike course inside the park. We also have a dog park, and french quad that is connected on the southern end of Carrier Park. It's a heavily used area, citizens enjoy it. They come out and bike it and it also gives you river access which citizens love.”
“I like coming to Carrier Park because it's large enough for the dogs and there's a large enough area for me to run or to exercise. And it's just comfortable here,” says Julia, a parkgoer.
“It's easy, really it's just an easy place to get a little bit of nature, to be near the river,” say Jackie and Sema, parkgoers. “There's always beautiful, diverse things happening so it's very entertaining and it's long. Like, you can bike or run for a long time. That's one of the reasons I love this park.”
“As the city moves forward with redeveloping, one of the last areas in the city that has not been redeveloped is down on the river—what we call the River Artist District,” says Simmons. “Part of the planning process for the city, city envisioning having a network of parks, the green spaces, commercial and residential units to bring the quality of life up in Asheville. Amboy Road Park, Carrier Park, and French Broad Park are connected by a greenway system that gives you about a mile-and-a-half greenway connectivity. Once it's all finished, we'll be able to do about a three-mile loop around that area to give citizens the ability to walk, bike, and travel safely as they go through the community.”
Be sure to check out part three of our Asheville City Park series on the Montford Park Players.
--LEARN MORE ABOUT ASHEVILLE PARKS--
Asheville Community Information
Asheville has placed great emphasis on preserving the natural environment, and the city's government has instituted substantial greenways and bikeways programs.
Celebrating 100 Years of State and National Parks in WNC
________________________
For more than 40 years, Beverly-Hanks & Associates, REALTORSⓇ has been honored to represent homes and land for sale throughout Western North Carolina, including in and around Asheville, Hendersonville, Waynesville, and Lake Lure.
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Asheville, NC Stonewall Commemoration Weekend Parade #4.MOV
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
The Appalachian Shangri-La of Asheville, North Carolina holds an annual celebration to commemorate this historic event, with activities including speakers, dancers, workshops, and a grand parade through the downtown district, seen here. Several local non-profit organizations and companies sponsoring the event included Youth OutRight, Our Voice and the Montford Park Players.
Although I have been, still am, and always will be straight, as a local Ashevillian resident I attended this event on Saturday, June 26th, 2010, as a unique opportunity to show my support for those same-sex groups in Asheville and the world over who have been mercilessly and wrongfully persecuted - by capturing as much of the event on video and posting it on YouTube, so that those in favor of their cause will tune in to watch the celebration as it happened. For the benefit of those who might have or already did miss the event, enjoy!
(Video by Jeffrey DeCristofaro)
BHTV: Asheville Parks, Part 1 – City Parks
Outdoors enthusiasts find no shortage of activities in Asheville, whether it's hiking, biking, and climbing in nearby mountains; paddling and fishing on the French Broad River and local lakes; or visiting one of the city's many well-maintained parks.
BHTV: Asheville Parks, Part 2 – Carrier Park, Asheville's Most Popular Park:
BHTV: Asheville Parks, Part 3 – The Montford Park Players, Bringing Shakespeare to All:
BHTV: Celebrating 100 Years of State & National Parks in WNC:
Welcome to our three-part profile of Asheville City Parks. Throughout our region, our neighborhoods are interconnected, not just by our mountains and rivers, but also by our local city parks and green spaces. While all parks have common elements, our parks are as unique as the neighborhoods in which they can be found. In fact, several have become destinations for the larger Asheville community. Open to everyone, our parks serve as getaways in our own communities in this amazing area where you really can Live the Life You Choose.
“Within the City of Asheville, we have 54 parks located in many neighborhoods,” says Roderick Simmons, director of the Asheville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department. “Part of our Master Plan calls for parks to be within walking distance of residential housing, so we pretty much accomplish that goal with our park system. We have eleven community centers, three swimming pools, golf course, our Nature Center. We have many, many, many great facilities for citizens to enjoy. Pack Square Park was created with a partnership. The City partnered with the County and the Pack Square Conservancy to bring this beautiful space to life. It was redeveloped in 2001 to draw tourists to stay in Asheville longer, to spend their weekends. The stage that I'm standing on now housed a lot of events like Shindig on the Green, Goombay Festival, and a lot of other community activities for the citizens to enjoy without having to leave town. The parks that we do have in all our neighborhoods are well-kept and well-maintained, so that it's a park that you can go to to have a picnic, have a birthday party, and it's not a high traffic volume to where local neighborhoods can enjoy being out of the house and enjoying the community. Every park, we try to have a design that fits the neighborhood, so it's not a cookie-cutter effect, so that you can actually enjoy amenities that you may not find at another park. It encourages citizens to go to other communities to use parks, because they will find other things to be able to engage in, so each park has its own unique identity. We try to keep that flavor of Asheville, because Asheville is a unique place. Pritchard Park, which is located north of Pack Square Park, also offers activity called the Drum Circle. It's very, very Asheville in terms of it's very organic. It starts with one drummer that shows up, starts drumming, and then, after a period of time, you'll see more and more drummers show up and listen to the music, it changes as the rhythm of the drummers change. No one talks doing it. Everybody enjoys themselves and it's very, very unique to Asheville and it's very organic. If you get a chance to come out and see it, it'll blow you away at how that event takes place. When you come to Asheville, we would gladly welcome you to visit any one of our 54 parks or other recreational facilities. As you visit downtown and enjoy yourself, or other attractions such as the Biltmore House, please come to our parks system and enjoy our parks to get away, to enjoy some of the great scenery that we have and enjoy your stay at Asheville.”
Don't miss part two of our series profiling the many activities of Carrier Park.
--LEARN MORE ABOUT ASHEVILLE PARKS--
Asheville Community Information
Asheville has placed great emphasis on preserving the natural environment, and the city's government has instituted substantial greenways and bikeways programs.
Celebrating 100 Years of State and National Parks in WNC
________________________
For more than 40 years, Beverly-Hanks & Associates, REALTORSⓇ has been honored to represent homes and land for sale throughout Western North Carolina, including in and around Asheville, Hendersonville, Waynesville, and Lake Lure.
Search homes and land in Asheville:
Subscribe to Beverly-Hanks!:
Beverly-Hanks on Facebook:
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© Beverly-Hanks & Associates, REALTORSⓇ
Montford Park Players Summer 2011 Double Falsehood 1
The Dumb Show
Asheville, NC Stonewall Commemoration Weekend Parade #8.MOV
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
The Appalachian Shangri-La of Asheville, North Carolina holds an annual celebration to commemorate this historic event, with activities including speakers, dancers, workshops, and a grand parade through the downtown district, seen here. Several local non-profit organizations and companies sponsoring the event included Youth OutRight, Our Voice and the Montford Park Players.
Although I have been, still am, and always will be straight, as a local Ashevillian resident I attended this event on Saturday, June 26th, 2010, as a unique opportunity to show my support for those same-sex groups in Asheville and the world over who have been mercilessly and wrongfully persecuted - by capturing as much of the event on video and posting it on YouTube, so that those in favor of their cause will tune in to watch the celebration as it happened. For the benefit of those who might have or already did miss the event, enjoy!
(Video by Jeffrey DeCristofaro)
Asheville, NC Stonewall Commeration Weekend Parade #1.MOV
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
The Appalachian Shangri-La of Asheville, North Carolina holds an annual celebration to commemorate this historic event, with activities including speakers, dancers, workshops, and a grand parade through the downtown district, seen here. Several local non-profit organizations and companies sponsoring the event included Youth OutRight, Our Voice and the Montford Park Players.
Although I have been, still am, and always will be straight, as a local Ashevillian resident I attended this event on Saturday, June 26th, 2010, as a unique opportunity to show my support for those same-sex groups in Asheville and the world over who have been mercilessly and wrongfully persecuted - by capturing as much of the event on video and posting it on YouTube, so that those in favor of their cause will tune in to watch the celebration as it happened. For the benefit of those who might have or already did miss the event, enjoy!
(Video by Jeffrey DeCristofaro)
Peak of the Asheville, NC Stonewall Commemoration Parade.MOV
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
The Appalachian Shangri-La of Asheville, North Carolina holds an annual celebration to commemorate this historic event, with activities including speakers, dancers, workshops, and a grand parade through the downtown district, seen here. Several local non-profit organizations and companies sponsoring the event included Youth OutRight, Our Voice and the Montford Park Players.
Although I have been, still am, and always will be straight, as a local Ashevillian resident I attended this event on Saturday, June 26th, 2010, as a unique opportunity to show my support for those same-sex groups in Asheville and the world over who have been mercilessly and wrongfully persecuted - by capturing as much of the event on video and posting it on YouTube, so that those in favor of their cause will tune in to watch the celebration as it happened. For the benefit of those who might have or already did miss the event, enjoy!
(Video by Jeffrey DeCristofaro)
Asheville Art Connection SS1
A presentation of the top 25 Artists from the Art Community of Asheville, NC by the Wild Hope Art Gallery in Atlanta GA. Contemporary and abstract paintings including encaustics, sculpture, art glass, turned wood and artisan furniture. The Wild Hope Art Gallery is your connection to this fabulous array of original art. Wild Hope is located in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta GA.
Asheville, NC Stonewall Commemoration Weekend Parade #3.MOV
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
The Appalachian Shangri-La of Asheville, North Carolina holds an annual celebration to commemorate this historic event, with activities including speakers, dancers, workshops, and a grand parade through the downtown district, seen here. Several local non-profit organizations and companies sponsoring the event included Youth OutRight, Our Voice and the Montford Park Players.
Although I have been, still am, and always will be straight, as a local Ashevillian resident I attended this event on Saturday, June 26th, 2010, as a unique opportunity to show my support for those same-sex groups in Asheville and the world over who have been mercilessly and wrongfully persecuted - by capturing as much of the event on video and posting it on YouTube, so that those in favor of their cause will tune in to watch the celebration as it happened. For the benefit of those who might have or already did miss the event, enjoy!
(Video by Jeffrey DeCristofaro)
Asheville, NC Stonewall Commemoration Weekend Parade Conclusion.MOV
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
The Appalachian Shangri-La of Asheville, North Carolina holds an annual celebration to commemorate this historic event, with activities including speakers, dancers, workshops, and a grand parade through the downtown district, seen here. Several local non-profit organizations and companies sponsoring the event included Youth OutRight, Our Voice and the Montford Park Players.
Although I have been, still am, and always will be straight, as a local Ashevillian resident I attended this event on Saturday, June 26th, 2010, as a unique opportunity to show my support for those same-sex groups in Asheville and the world over who have been mercilessly and wrongfully persecuted - by capturing as much of the event on video and posting it on YouTube, so that those in favor of their cause will tune in to watch the celebration as it happened. For the benefit of those who might have or already did miss the event, enjoy!
(Video by Jeffrey DeCristofaro)
Brave New Schools Town Hall, Asheville, NC
bravenewschools.org
XQ Institute and Youth Speaks joined forces to ask young people across the United State to imagine what high school could be.
Together, we
*Facilitated youth-led, poetry centered conversations to #Rethinkhighschool in 20 cities across America
*Connected community leaders, administrators, and key education stakeholders to youth leaders
*Launched the National Brave New Schools Online Competition
#RethinkHighSchools
#BraveNewSchools
Asheville, NC Stonewall Commemoration Weekend Parade #9.MOV
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
The Appalachian Shangri-La of Asheville, North Carolina holds an annual celebration to commemorate this historic event, with activities including speakers, dancers, workshops, and a grand parade through the downtown district, seen here. Several local non-profit organizations and companies sponsoring the event included Youth OutRight, Our Voice and the Montford Park Players.
Although I have been, still am, and always will be straight, as a local Ashevillian resident I attended this event on Saturday, June 26th, 2010, as a unique opportunity to show my support for those same-sex groups in Asheville and the world over who have been mercilessly and wrongfully persecuted - by capturing as much of the event on video and posting it on YouTube, so that those in favor of their cause will tune in to watch the celebration as it happened. For the benefit of those who might have or already did miss the event, enjoy!
(Video by Jeffrey DeCristofaro)
Asheville, NC Stonewall Commemoration Weekend Parade #7.MOV
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
The Appalachian Shangri-La of Asheville, North Carolina holds an annual celebration to commemorate this historic event, with activities including speakers, dancers, workshops, and a grand parade through the downtown district, seen here. Several local non-profit organizations and companies sponsoring the event included Youth OutRight, Our Voice and the Montford Park Players.
Although I have been, still am, and always will be straight, as a local Ashevillian resident I attended this event on Saturday, June 26th, 2010, as a unique opportunity to show my support for those same-sex groups in Asheville and the world over who have been mercilessly and wrongfully persecuted - by capturing as much of the event on video and posting it on YouTube, so that those in favor of their cause will tune in to watch the celebration as it happened. For the benefit of those who might have or already did miss the event, enjoy!
(Video by Jeffrey DeCristofaro)
Museums in a Minute: The Asheville Art Museum
The Museums in a Minute series shares a variety of North Carolina's art collections, displaying works by artists from our state and around the world. For more of the NC Arts Council's sixty second museum profiles, visit
The Asheville Art Museum
Located high in the mountains of western North Carolina, Asheville is always high on the lists of best art towns and small towns in the country. With its collections of studio craft, work by Black Mountain College artists, and examples by leading regional and national artists from the last 100 years, the Asheville Art Museum offers a wonderful way to immerse yourself in the creative current of the arts scene.
Music courtesy of Carolina Chamber Music Festival (
Asheville, NC Stonewall Commemoration Weekend Parade #5.MOV
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
The Appalachian Shangri-La of Asheville, North Carolina holds an annual celebration to commemorate this historic event, with activities including speakers, dancers, workshops, and a grand parade through the downtown district, seen here. Several local non-profit organizations and companies sponsoring the event included Youth OutRight, Our Voice and the Montford Park Players.
Although I have been, still am, and always will be straight, as a local Ashevillian resident I attended this event on Saturday, June 26th, 2010, as a unique opportunity to show my support for those same-sex groups in Asheville and the world over who have been mercilessly and wrongfully persecuted - by capturing as much of the event on video and posting it on YouTube, so that those in favor of their cause will tune in to watch the celebration as it happened. For the benefit of those who might have or already did miss the event, enjoy!
(Video by Jeffrey DeCristofaro)
Cathedral of All Saints, Biltmore Village