Perfecting the Schuhplattler
In big Midwestern cities such as Chicago and Milwaukee, you can still go into a music hall on any given weekend night and find…
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Indelible Imprints
Tacked to a bulletin board in the studio in Kathleen Kondilas Franks’ Asheville home, there is a hand-colored picture of her mother and grandmother…
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Flat Rock’s Ladies Aid Society Keeps Charity Close to Home With its Nonprofit Book Exchange
In just about every town of any size in Victorian America, there was a Ladies Aid Society — a group of well educated women…
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Crowd Pleaser
The little boy in the foreground is diving into the waves, undisturbed by the throngs on beach around him. The figures in the background…
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Changing Channels
In Asheville artist Randy Shull’s new work, there are no red states and blue states When we see a see a map of the…
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A Visual Vocabulary
To hear him describe it, looking at one of Kevin Hogan’s prints or paintings today is akin to being privy to an overheard discussion,…
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Second Time Around
When the Agfa factory closed in Pisgah Forest in 2002, 270 people lost their jobs. Tim and Donna Frady were among them. After nearly…
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The Aerophonic Orchestra
If you wanted to start an all-banjo band around here, chances are you’d have no problem getting together a few dozen folks right off…
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Julie Gordon’s Garden to Go
If you happen to be driving through Hendersonville and notice an emerald-green, two-seater, convertible 1993 Honda Del Sol, you could only be looking at…
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South Side Spice
Indian spices can be intimidating to the uninitiated. Chilies and garlic, hot peppers and cloves—the ingredients found in masalas and curries may conjure up…
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