Joey Infante embodies Mick Jagger in Jumping Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones are often called “The Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the World.” Whether that’s true or not — fans of The…
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Sketchers Gonna Sketch: Show at Upstairs Artspace
Asheville native Cyrus Glance, who works in pen-and-ink, pastels, and gouache, decided early on that he didn’t want to be an artist. “When I…
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Shakedown Lounge lets kava lovers drink local
The Depot District continues to expand and flourish, this time with an exotic offering. The Shakedown Lounge Kava Bar opened in December, giving…
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Classical-music presentations accent the fun and unexpected
Educational, entertaining, and engaging. Those are the three E words that are the ethos of clarinetist Dr. Igor Begelman’s approach to the series he…
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“I Paint What I Like”
Artist Joy Reed has a nice choice of studios. She and her husband Harold (likewise a prolific oil painter) live in the 10,000-square-foot, 80-acre…
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A Taste for All Seasons: Mini Batch Bakery
When Stacy and Chris Fields first planted their raspberry bushes, they intended the fruit to be an alternative source of income. But as their…
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The Chicken Man of Hendersonville exceeds poultry expectations
The greatest of romances sneak up on you. Ayman Kaddouri learned this firsthand. Fourteen years ago, he filled his dining room with straw, hung…
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Make Mine Hardboiled: Populist undertone distinguishes local author’s crime fiction
Domestic violence. Political corruption. A river overflowing with a local swine factory’s waste. Such elements populate the gritty atmosphere of Hendersonville author John Desjarlais’…
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Tradition Out Loud
When compared to modern genres, folk-music traditions around the globe are sometimes thought of as more quietly understated. But there’s nothing at all restrained…
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Uncommon Good
Guitarist Woody Platt is best known as a founding and longtime member of Steep Canyon Rangers. But after more than two decades with the…
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Ancient Art, Timeless Technique
If creating art is inherently an act of faith — that what one sees in their mind’s eye will come to fruition as a…
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To the Honey and Beyond
Ashley English never worried about getting stung. When she first started beekeeping, in 2008, the closest thing to a mishap she experienced was a…
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