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In-depth features and special programs introducing you to Western North Carolina’s musicians, painters, sculptors, playwrights, dancers, writers, poets and more, as well as coverage of the social, cultural and economic issues connected to the arts.

  1. 01/25/2023

    Tiffany Jackson muscled her way from opera houses to bodybuilding stages to Western Carolina University

    Jackson's autobiographical one-woman show, “Rising of the Necessary Diva," is a mix of music and storytelling.

  2. 01/12/2023

    Community shares the byline at new Asheville venue Story Parlor

    Erin Hallagan Clare opened Story Parlor last spring as a handful of other venues closed, fulfilling a longtime dream—opening a dependable co-op space dedicated to storytelling.

  3. 12/20/2022

    Even off the dance floor, Louise Runyon seeks movement in her poetry

    "Where is Our Prague Spring?” is a sensory tour of Runyon’s lived experiences in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

  4. 12/20/2022

    Lee Stockdale turns to poetry to work through and beyond family trauma

    Fairview writer Lee Stockdale recounts several decades of memories in his new collection of poetry, titled "Gorilla.”

  5. 11/17/2022

    Multimedia installation in Pack Square amplifies local housing issues and the stories behind them

    On and around the former Vance Monument’s pedestal are sculpture, video projection, and fragments of audio interviews with people who are or have been without housing.

  6. 11/03/2022

    Asheville vocalist Jordan Scheffer has a clear vision about her emerging career

    One of the most lauded performers at the past two LEAF Festivals, Jordan Scheffer is leaning into the music and inspiration of Black artists.

  7. 10/26/2022

    Dave Hartley of The War on Drugs gets local and vulnerable with his latest Nightlands album

    "Moonshine" is the fourth album Hartley has released as Nightlands.

  8. 10/20/2022

    Taking similar paths to Western North Carolina, former soap opera actresses find comfort evolving from screen to stage

    Callan White and Jennifer Gatti co-star in "Roommate" at NC Stage through Oct. 30

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