Further Travels with the American Songster
Celebrating the Black cowboys of the American West Though he first came to prominence as a member of Grammy-winning string band the Carolina Chocolate…
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Stringduster At Your Service
Informal ensembles liven up Tuesday nights Launched in 2006, jamgrass sensations The Infamous Stringdusters would go on to build their reputation on the strength…
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Maximizing Minimalism
“Drabble” writer promotes microfiction genre with monthly contests Ernest Hemingway was a minimalist. Rather than feed his readers long, winding sentences like his peers…
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Raising the Bar
Artisanal soapmaker turns a long-time hobby into an enterprise When Robert Mangum worked in a hospital, he made soap. When he worked in a funeral…
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Radio Free Mills River
Organic Growth Goes Viral at Living Web Farms For nearly a decade, Living Web Farms in Mills River has taught gardening, homesteading, and farming…
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Creative Cross-Pollination
Hybrid art blooms at downtown gallery “I finally figured out what I wanted to do when I grow up,” says watercolor artist Sue Anderson,…
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Seeing is Being
Painter/collagist embeds a lifetime of close observation in his canvases Roscoe Conn has a kinetic mind that catalogues images for later use in his evocative…
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The Second Rodeo
Furniture maker finds a niche carving wooden cowboy hats If at first you don’t succeed, you try, try again — and again — 27 times,…
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A Tribute to Versatility
Founder of Music on the Rock series continues his work with Flat Rock Playhouse One of the most popular and enduring live-music events in Western North…
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Another Way Over the Mountain
At the turn of the year, the Arts Council of Hendersonville County announced the winner of its annual “Bring Us Your Best” competition, a…
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