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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Delivering History
Sending yourself through the mail today might be a prank on a reality-TV show, but in 1848, it was brave beyond comprehension. An enslaved…
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Leading Ladies: The Glass Menagerie
In 1944, a melancholy, self-described “memory play” about a disaffected young man, his controlling mother Amanda, and his fragile sister Laura debuted on Broadway…
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Home is Where the Muse Is
Based since 1996 in Western North Carolina, singer/songwriter/guitarist Nikki Talley took to the road about six years ago. With husband and multi-instrumentalist Jason…
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The Fundamental Concepts
Jason DeCristofaro has a full schedule. Looking only at his list of performances booked for the second half of 2018, one finds more…
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If the Glass Slipper Fits
Growing up in San Francisco’s arts scene, Caroline Hewitt took piano lessons, but not because she wanted to. “Music started as a chore,” admits…
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“I Wanted to See if I Could Do It”
It’s Chris Tinkler’s eighth summer with Tryon Little Theater’s Summer Youth Show, and he’s currently directing the musical James and the Giant Peach, based…
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One Hundred Moods of Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein waged war between New York City street gangs in his most successful work, the 1957 musical West Side Story — but asked…
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It Could Still Happen
Judy Tenuta, the self-described “Petite Flower” and “Love Goddess” with the salty roar and signature line — “It could happen!” — saw her star…
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Play involves the entire community in its message
“When people sit down over a meal, conversation follows,” says Josh Bledsoe. A Communications instructor at Blue Ridge Community College, he recently volunteered at…
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