30 Artists – 15 Dollars

That’s 50 cents an artist! The MAP and Black Mountain College Museum are throwing a fete you don’t want to miss. This is an outstanding collection of all kinds of great artists:

“On Saturday, March 20th (the first day of spring), the original grounds of Black Mountain College host an event showcasing over 30 artists from multiple disciplines.

{Re}HAPPENING: a feast for the senses is a joint fundraiser for the Media Arts Project and Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. It’s the first in a series of events celebrating innovations and collaboration in the arts.

The evening includes drinks, dinner, appetizers, dancing and appearances by local artists and creators. Here’s the lineup:

New media work from Scott Furr, Mark Koven, Megan McKissack, Gene Felice, Mark Hanf, Marnie Muller, Lorraine Walsh, Lei Han & Wray Bowling will be on display.

Participating dancers include Claire Elizabeth Barrett, Julie Becton Gillum & Sara Baird.

Sculpture and ceramics will be shown from Jinx (Sean Pace) & Mellissa Terreza.
Performance artists incude Graham Hackett, Queen Mae & the Bells, and puppeteer Madison J. Cripps.

Sound installation and performance will be created by Wayne Kirby, Dave Hamilton, Salvatore D’Angio, Ross Gentry & Chris Ballard.

Guest chef Mark Rosenstein represents the culinary arts.

The night’s entertainment consists of two halves: The first begins at 6 p.m. with a cocktail social, leading into a seated “family style” dinner served at 7. Various art and performance events take place throughout the cocktail hour and dinner. The second half begins at 9 p.m. and includes drinks, light appetizers and an extended evening of art, performance & dancing…”

Click here to find out more and get your tickets!

Mountain Xpress adds:

There are two tiers of admission. The early evening portion of the program is $40 and features a dinner, with food from Chai Pani, Vinnie’s Italian, Ultimate Ice Cream, Early Girl Eatery, Nona Mia, Filo Bakery, French Broad Chocolate Lounge, Short Street Cakes and more. 7 p.m. at the Dining Hall.

Then, from 8:30 to 11 p.m., the action gets going with myriad performances, installations, creations and more. It’s what they used to call a happening, and it likely will be. It may even evolve into a later-night dance party. Tickets for that part of the program are $15.

The LaZoom bus will run a $5 shuttle from Asheville to Black Mountain…