The Bright Corner
Like other tucked-in Southern communities, Tryon boasts lovable eccentrics, off-the-path wonders, and many small marvels. Of the latter, Nina Simone’s 660-square-foot childhood home —…
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Weirder Relatives Than Yours
Theater presented around Christmas typically celebrates the lightest themes, politely sidestepping anything truly provocative or controversial (the angst of empty inns in Nativity plays…
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Touch of Sun
In the first decade of the 21st century, Woody Allen made a series of films set mostly outside of his traditional New York milieu….
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Home Sweet Mandala
Travel can broaden anyone’s horizons, but for Hendersonville’s Ashley Spero, it has also shaped a striking body of visual art. Her work is inspired…
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Spaghetti Western (NC)
“The guys in the band won’t believe it,” declares Pastor Phillip Trees. He’s the founder of the Feed and Seed venue in Fletcher, which…
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A Loud Mural with an Even Louder Message
With the help of more than 100 local participants in Raleigh practicing an old-fashioned technique of crocheting on 2’x2’ pieces, internationally recognized artist Olek,…
Read MoreFoodies Presentation and Book Signing
Brevard authors and photographers Les and Janet Saucier will present a talk titled, “It All Starts With Bacon: Two Foodie Photographers’ View of America’s…
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Narcissism Before We Knew About It
His first film came out before women could vote; his last one was released the same year Bob Dylan dropped his debut record. Between…
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High on a Little Mountain
This year will be Tyson Graham’s fourteenth attending the Little Mountain Festival, though it’ll only be his fourth as the owner of Tyson Graham…
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Working the Land
Brevard-based artist Bianca Mitchell is inspired by the oral history of Transylvania County, where Lake Toxaway is North Carolina’s largest private, manmade lake. Generations…
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