December 2019 final December

ENTERTAINMENT
Ron Campbell, Beatles ‘Yellow Submarine’ animator, appears live,
exhibiting and talking cartoon art at Blackbird Frame & Art
BY STAFF REPORTS • NORTH ASHEVILLE
Ron Campbell will showcase his
original Beatles cartoon paintings
created especially for the show
and paint original
remarques for
customers who
purchase any of his
artwork.
Campbell will also
feature other artwork
based on his
50-year career in
cartoons, including
Scooby-Doo, Rugrats,
Smurfs, Flintstones, Jetsons,
and more. The exhibit is free, and all
works are available for purchase.
Campbell, Director of the Beatles
1960’s Saturday Morning Cartoon
series and animator of film Yellow
Submarine. Also involved in Scooby-Doo,
Rugrats, Smurfs, Winnie
the Pooh, Flintstones, Jetson’s,
Share the joy and magic of the
Christmas season with your
friends and families at The Carolina
Christmas Show, a dazzling
production of live music, dance,
abd comedy.
This heart-warming, Broadway-style
show features the most
incredible performers from WNC
and special guest artists presenting
sacred and secular Christmas
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Ron Campbell, director of the 1960’s
Saturday Morning Beatles Cartoon series
George of the Jungle, Yogi Bear and
many others.
Ron Campbell will be offering for
sale original cartoon
paintings of
the Beatles both
in their Saturday
Morning Cartoon
(that aired on ABC
from September 25,
1965, through April
20,1969)received
monstrous ratings
in its time slot....a
67 share, and
Yellow Submarine
as well as various
other works from
his 50-year career in
animation.
Cartoon series
that aired on ABC from September
Coming to Town,” “O Holy Night,”
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas
Tree,” and “Go Tell it On the Mountain.”
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25, 1965, through April 20, 1969,
and animator on the Beatles film
Yellow Submarine will make a rare
personal appearance at BlackBird
Frame & Art, 365 Merrimon Avenue,
Asheville for two days only.
Campbell also wrote the forward
to the definitive book on the Beatles
cartoon series “Beatletoons.”
2018 marked the 50th anniversary
of the release of the Beatles
classic animated film, Yellow
Submarine. Since its release, Yellow
Submarine has
become a permanent
fixture
in pop culture,
defining the
psychedelic 60s
for generations
to come. In his
book,
Up Periscope, Yellow Submarine
Producer Al Brodax gives Ron
Campbell a great deal of credit for
saving the movie and tying it all
together at the last minute.
Campbell’s former studio was
awarded a Peabody and an Emmy
for his work in children’s television.
Since retiring after a 50-year career,
he has been painting subjects
always based on the animated
cartoons he has helped bring to the
screen. With an emphasis on The
Beatles, he shows his Cartoon Pop
Art in galleries worldwide.
IF
YOU
GO
Ron Campbell at BlackBird
Frame & Art,
365 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville,
(828) 225-3117
www.BlackbirdFrame.com
Tuesday, December 10, 4-8 pm
Wednesday, December 11, 4-8 pm
Get ready for Christmas with dance and song favorites at ‘The Carolina
Christmas Show’ December 6-7
BY STAFF REPORTS • CANTON
The Carolina Christmas Show will feature talented performers from all over WNC
Relax, unplug, and
experience the Carolina
Christmas Show, a celebration
of the true spirit
of Christmas that’s sure
to become an annual
tradition.
The Carolina Christmas
Show features
talented performers from
Black Mountain, Canton,
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