ARTS & EVENTS

Jun 2021

Last Page - David Ellsworth

“The integration of craft and art—that is the foundation of my work. I call them ‘art-ful.’”

Jun 2021

Summer Reads

Local authors’ new offerings, from the poetic to the profound to the just plain fun

Jun 2021

Timeless Lessons

A virtual exhibit highlights the evolution of education in Madison County

Mar 2021

Last Page - Peter Alberice, Asheville

“So many places that are old have been rebuilt many times. There’s an interesting juxtaposition between old and new.”

Mar 2021

Unchained Melodies

Highlands cranks up the new Bear Shadow festival to bring some music back

Mar 2021

Arts Apart

Around the region, explore distinctly different visual exhibits, from Warhol to Appalachia and beyond

Mar 2021

Clear Talent

Nate Cotterman uses the most fluid of materials to build a solid career

Dec 2020

Great Reads

For all of its storm and stress, 2020 proved to be a watershed for WNC authors, with a wave of them publishing particularly notable titles

Dec 2020

Last Page - Pottery by Joy Tanner, Bakersville

Dec 2020

Unsilent Nights

ASU’s Hayes School of Music offers a virtual holiday concert

Dec 2020

Now Hear These

Three new song collections with something for every ear

Dec 2020

On the Bright Side

Close out 2020 with dazzling holiday lights

Sep 2020

Last Page - Mark Bettis

“I want the paint to tell me where it wants to go.”

Sep 2020

Past Is Present

New projects paint a fuller picture of WNC’s Black history

Sep 2020

Fall Forward

Three Asheville-based acts serve up fresh sounds for the season

Sep 2020

A World Within

LEAF Global Arts recalibrates to create connections in a time of distancing

Jun 2020

Last Page - Becky Lloyd

“I’m just trying to make something that’s beautiful to put out into the world.”

Jun 2020

Out & About

New books to take you on and off the usual trails this summer

Jun 2020

Songs of Summer

Four new local albums arrive at just the right time

Jun 2020

Natural Wonders

Robert Johnson’s new exhibition at Asheville’s Blue Spiral 1 documents the artist’s intimate explorations of all of North Carolina’s state parks.