Asheville’s newest craft brewery launches tonight! Head over to The Lobster Trap (35 Patton Avenue, Asheville) tonight, to try out the beers from OysterHouse Brewing Company. They’re celebrating with $3 flights, 50 cent oysters and mussels, live music, and prizes. Also, you might want to pick up one of their sweet new t-shirts.

These beer has been expertly sampled by Lane, and given his stamp of approval. And he knows about these things.

Here is the T-shirt design for this year’s Mount Mitchell Challenge, courtesy of the Image 420 Art Department.

The Black Mountain Marathon and Mount Mitchell Challenge is a yearly event in Western North Carolina. Here is a brief description, taken from the marathon’s website:

The Challenge is this: Begin at dawn in Black Mountain, the quaint “front porch of Western North Carolina”, and follow trails to the “rooftop” of Western North Carolina, the 6,684′ summit of Mount Mitchell – eastern America’s highest point – then return to the start/finish area! With a starting altitude of 2,360′, the elevation gain for this 40-mile run will be 4,324′ – in the first 20 miles!

Needless to say, no one from Image 420 will be participating in this event. But we wish those who are tough enough to participate nothing but the best.

Our crack team of graphic designers developed this logo for The Third Annual Shamrock Run. Here’s some information about the event:

Asheville Catholic School hosts its third annual 5K and 10K Shamrock Run, starting at 9 a.m. March 14 in North Asheville. A 1K (half-mile) kids Fun Run will start at 10:15 a.m. The 10K course is considered hilly and challenging, starting on Central Avenue near the intersection with East Chestnut Street.

The 10K race is part of the Michelob Ultra Grand Prix Series, hosted by the Asheville Track Club. New this year is a prize for the most original Irish-themed costume. Proceeds will go toward new equipment for ACS’s Physical Education Department and for stage renovations for the Drama Department.

Register online at www.setupevents.com or pick up a brochure at local running stores or at ACS, 12 Culvern St. Entry fee is $23 before March 1, $28 before March 11. Online registration closes at 9 a.m. March 11.

POPAsheville 2009

http://www.myspace.com/popasheville
http://www.popasheville.com/

All the best pop/rock/alternative/indie/modern bands in the shamelessly talented, friendly mountain town of Asheville North Carolina. You can be there, MLK weekend 2009. POPAsheville is a 3-day, 30+ band indie pop music festival held at several indoor venues (including a free shuttle bus that serves as a stage) in Asheville, NC USA. POPAsheville is an original — the first venue-based music festival ever held in Asheville.

POPAsheville supports a thriving scene for modern touring bands and recognizes the importance of community and information-sharing within this scene and the surrounding region. In the midst of a highly transitional music industry, POPAsheville seeks to bolster partnerships between touring bands and to amplify Asheville’s presence on the national modern music map.

Advance tickets available (cash only) at The Grey Eagle, The Rocket Club, Harvest Records, Orbit DVD, Honeypot, or Static Age Records, What to Wear, and online at http://popasheville.eventbrite.com.

Check out The Enemy Lovers‘ first Asheville show at The Grey Eagle on January 15th. We are working on their shirts right now…

Read this in last weeks Mountainxpress about a long time friend and customer… ” Malcolm Holcombe‘s Gamblin’ House (recorded at Echo Mountain/another friend and customer) earned praise this year from many outlets, including the No. 1 album of 2008 from one of Billboard’s critics: “Crafty and handsomely-crafted songs from a wise and wizened North Carolina singer/songwriter,” writes Wayne Robins.” We are glad to see you doing so well…

This is Arizona. Keep hearing this on WNCW. They sound good and have awesome shirts.

Check out this madness.

Each of these daredevils received a t-shirt for doing this (which is where we came in…).

Recently, we printed shirts for Christ School’s football team. The shirts were a tribute to Preston Holmes, a running back that suffered a leg injury. Here’s a photo of the team wearing their shirts.

Thanks for the picture, guys. And we hope that Preston gets well soon.