ARTS & CULTURE

ARTS & EVENTS

ARTS & EVENTS
Feb 2019
“I wanted to paint things I could connect with and that other people could as well.”

Feb 2019
A Mars Hill professor’s album notes nab a Grammy nomination

Feb 2019
Love and optimism find common ground in three stylistically different new releases from WNC musicians

Feb 2019
Kenny Pieper’s unbreakable passion for glass

Dec 2018
“There’s something about [glass] that’s so magical, intriguing, and mesmerizing.”

Dec 2018
The elemental sculptures of Jeannine Marchand

Oct 2018
“It’s an amazing lifestyle. My commute to work is a trek in the woods.”

Oct 2018
Ring in the holidays with a handbell concert

Oct 2018
Find something for everyone on your gift list at these regional markets

Oct 2018
Booksellers share choice regional titles of 2018 and why they jumped off the page

Oct 2018
Set the tone for the holidays with a new show from Flat Rock Playhouse

Aug 2018
“Ravens really resonate with people. They’re complicated animals, just like us.”

Aug 2018
Make your best jack-o’-lantern yet with pro tips from carving expert Scott Garland

Aug 2018
Pisgah Thunder takes the dance floor by storm for a great cause

Jun 2018
Your guide to this unrivaled sporting event

Jun 2018
“For me, it’s about painting the dog’s energy and inner color. I truly let them talk to me.”

Jun 2018
The Brevard Music Festival celebrates a sensational 2018 season

Jun 2018
Billy Edd Wheeler tells all in his tuneful new memoir

Jun 2018
Glass works shine in a multi-venue summer series

Apr 2018
“My pots are an expression of my love for the process...”

Feb 2018
Jill Towery’s Salmagundi line finds a place in North Carolina’s furniture tradition

Feb 2018
“I think it’s so fascinating what goes on around us in nature.”

Feb 2018
Spring into the season with plant sales and garden events aplenty

Feb 2018
A new trail guide puts mountain flower hikes into lovely focus

Dec 2017
“Abstraction pulls the energy of my experience all together.”

Dec 2017
Penland School of Crafts welcomes new director Mia Hall

Dec 2017
Great Smoky Mountains National Park gets a vivid graphic treatment and more

Dec 2017
Weaverville artist Leif Erik Johansen illustrates real-world issues through a fantastic lens

Oct 2017
“Mark-making is a specific language, and mine happens to be more gestural, expressive, impatient.”

Oct 2017
The holidays always find Western North Carolina aglow

Oct 2017
Back South brings it all back home on their new album

Oct 2017
Jenny Lou Sherburne’s Seussian-style pottery delights through color and shape

Oct 2017
His Celtic Christmas show returns with strong traditions and new holiday riffs

Aug 2017
“My work is about how people relate to each other, and how I arrange the chairs mirrors those relationships.”

Aug 2017
Five fall film festivals bring independent movies to the mountains

Aug 2017
From rugs to purses, Alexander Wyly Smith’s textile designs reach retail markets worldwide

Jun 2017
Conductor Keith Lockhart inspires the next generation at Brevard Music Center

Jun 2017
The Asheville-area music industry’s economic impact is adding up

Jun 2017
“My work is a constant exploration. I’m always experimenting to move the process forward.”

Jun 2017
Classical meets kid-hop in Secret Agent 23 Skidoo’s latest recording