Strawberry Cream Cheese Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes. (what?)

This Friday's West Asheville Walk-In Theater: Golden Blade III!

OK, friends, its that time again. Time for the monthly Walk-In Movies behind the Bledsoe Building in West Asheville! This month the feature is TJ Wiedow's "Golden Blade III." Here's some of the synopsis from the website:

Bloody Monkey Pictures Presents
Golden Blade III ­ Return of the Monkey's Uncle

Why?
Because in the Eighties, when most of us (the Writers and Crew), were TV kids, they had this program called Saturday Kung-Fu Theater, that most of us watched religiously. Now, as adults, we want to create the first all-digital spoof Kung-Fu movie that truly pays homage to the "classic" Kung-Fu flicks we hold so dear to our youth, when cheap video games and bad movie effects were still awesome and fun. We have already created Golden Blade II, and it can be seen as a Quicktime movie on the internet. Here are a few classic elements we will be incorporating into the film:
A Magic Sword
Ridiculous Eyebrows on Masters
The Classic Market Fight Scene
Bad Speling And Grammer in Subtitles (you read nice like fine print on chopstick package)
Comical Characters
Asian Costumes and Sets
Scenic Natural Locations
Super Hero/Supernatural Kung Fu Styles
Out of Sync Voice Dubbing
Overdone Fight Scene Sound Effects
The Quintessential Master and Student Get Drunk Scene
Rebel Uprising Against Evil Rulers (The Wangs)
The Age Old Lesson That Fighting Leads Only to Destruction

OK, the fun starts at Dusk, Don't bring your dogs or coolers, buy some beer and, of course, cupcakes.

Cake Buffet Wedding

There's one of each kind of cake I make!
At Claxton Farm in Madison County.
Congratulations Jay and Jill!
(flowers grown at Fisher Branch Farm)

Asheville Goes to War

Anti-war documentaries showing at the new anarcho-bookstore/cafe, Firestorm tomorrow (thurs) at 6:30pm.

Discussion to follow with filmmakers and YOU!
Firestorm: 86 Patton or 48 Commerce St. its where Eaties cereal bar used to be.


See ya there!



The details of the films:

Asheville goes to War: Directed by local hero Shane Perlowin, starring the people of Asheville with music by The Black Lung Brass Band and the Ahleuchatistas. Asheville Goes to war is a feature-length documentary depicting events in Asheville at the start of the most recent Iraq war in 2003.

See your friends in a movie!

SHUTDOWN documents a piece of the continuous struggle towards social justice. Using the March 20, 2003 occupation and disruption of the San Francisco Financial District as a case study, the film casts a thoughtful eye on one of the most successful actions of the current anti-war movement, facilitated by Direct Action to Stop the War (DASW). Created to gain insight, inspire, and draw lessons the movie tells the story of how social justice organizers and everyday people came together to plan and shut down the financial district of a major US city.


The film includes details of what made the action successful, followed by reflections from DASW participants on the many obstacles and failings of the organizing model and organizing culture (broken into themes such as race and gender inequality, lack of long-term strategy, and police repression).


Using interviews, video shot by activists, news footage, photos, fliers and newspaper articles from the time of the events Shutdown exhibits the excitement, outrage, and drama on the streets in the Spring of 2003 as the US Government escalated its war on Iraq.
xo
jodi
my life in cake

Solstice Weddings!

Happy Solstice!

Happy Solstice Weekend, Yall! 

It's always a little bittersweet,
because I love summer, and solstice means that the days are going to start getting shorter,
and we're heading back towards winter.  I know that's how the cycle goes, and that's ok,
but I'm such a summertime person, I really miss it when its gone.
Hmm... it makes me want to bake something tasty in the shape of
the sun... something round like a... cake!
For history and ideas on how to celebrate Solstice/Midsummer/St. John's Day,check out the School of the Seasons.

The Nasty Namaste

Also, check out Alli Marshall's review of my friend
Julian's newly released CD collection of screamy,
raunchy poetry, the Nasty Namaste, on the Mountain
Xpress Blog. Click here
to read the review.
xo
jodi
my life in cake