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ARTS & CULTURE

ARTS & EVENTS

ARTS & EVENTS
Aug 2015
Hittin’ the High Notes
Five local bands serve up new summer albums
Jul 2015
A Season of Growth
After 30 years as a sculptor, Stoney Lamar is more prolific than ever
Jul 2015
The House that Denim Built
Catch a musical tale of the Cone family and Flat Top Manor
Jul 2015
A Tradition of Innovation
While remaining true to its past, the world-renowned Penland School of Crafts never stops exploring the reaches of contemporary art
Jul 2015
Moving Pictures
Local filmmakers sound off on what it takes to chase the silver screen
Apr 2015
Fine Tuned
The Honeycutters bring it all back home with their new album
Apr 2015
We Got the Beat
Asheville Percussion Festival drums up education and entertainment
Mar 2015
Rock Us Amadeus
The Asheville Symphony and acclaimed guests are primed to party Mozart-style
Jan 2015
History Lessons
Three new books delve deep into remarkable local lives and institutions
Dec 2014
Visual Haiku
Asheville artist Andy Farkas tells poetic stories through delicate prints and engravings

Dec 2014
Saga of Struggle
Ron Rash’s novel The World Made Straight gets the big screen treatment
Dec 2014
Face Value
WCU Fine Art Museum offers a retrospective exhibit of Vadim Bora’s portraits
Nov 2014
The Must List
Celebrate a joyous season with performances galore
Oct 2014
The Banjo Connection
After languishing in the Library of Congress, a set of historic Haywood County recordings is unveiled
Oct 2014
Next Age Adornments
Boone artist Arthur Hash rethinks the way we see and wear jewelry
Aug 2014
Last Page Artists
"Everything is an art material"
Aug 2014
Out of the Ashes
Kim Ellington keeps the Catawba Valley pottery tradition alive
Aug 2014
Writing Home
Author Tom Robbins returns to Blowing Rock
Aug 2014
Rock This Town
Two Asheville bands crank out winning albums
Aug 2014
Musical DNA
A new release tracks Appalachia’s Scots-Irish tunes and traditions
Aug 2014
Do Good
Help boost reading skills for National Literacy Month
Jun 2014
Music on the Blue

Jun 2014
Ever Evolving
Burnsville artist Mel Chin defies convention and challenges the definition of art
Jun 2014
Storied Ambition
Ben Lovett left Hollywood behind for Asheville, but there’s no stopping his rock ‘n’ roll filmmaking
Jun 2014
Strike a Chord
A local singer-songwriter and bluegrass group release new albums, just in time for summer
Jun 2014
Telling Herstory
The aSHEville Museum is set to showcase women’s struggles and triumphs, here and around the world
Jun 2014
Boone Tunes Up
An Appalachian Summer Festival celebrates 30 years of showcasing the arts
Jun 2014
Open Road, Open Studios
Inspired tours bring art lovers to artists where they live and work
Jun 2014
Catchy if You Can
BJ Leiderman turns the dial from National Public Radio to local private life
Apr 2014
The Big Picture
Muralist Molly Must uses public art to tell community stories
Apr 2014
Acting Out the Past
A new play spotlights a bracing piece of regional history
Apr 2014
Blooming Art
An Ikebana International conference blossoms in Asheville
Mar 2014
Curtain Call
A native son brings his new York dance company home
Mar 2014
Delicate Renderings
Swannanoa painter Sally Sweetland brings an architect's eye to painting

Dec 2013
Hitting the Deck
George Peterson pounds, carves, and cuts salvaged wood and skateboard decks into modern art
Oct 2013
A Full Plate
From opening a new studio to teaching, ceramist Jason Bige Burnett is in art overdrive

Aug 2013
Music Men
Carrying sound and story is the only way to live for a musical storyteller, rock-and-roll rambler, and two gifted brothers who all call the foothills of Western North Carolina home
Aug 2013
Depth of Field
Gallery owner Brie Castell brings the realm of fine art photography to the Asheville scene
Aug 2013
Listening List
Three local bands bring new albums to your ears
Aug 2013
Beyond Words
Andrew Hayes’ metal and paper sculpture deconstructs the book