The Voice of Rutherfordton
Young country singer continues his rise on a star-studded festival lineup When a musical personality debuts on one of television’s popular competition programs — America’s…
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“Like Running a Triathlon on Ice Skates”
Anne Akiko Meyers opens Brevard Music Festival with a customized concerto In the classical-music idiom, concert violinist Anne Akiko Meyers is the equivalent of a rock…
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They’re Pulling it Together
It’s tractor-pull season in apple country They arrive in the morning, on custom trailers hitched to trucks. Painted red, green, or orange, they are…
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Lessons of Nashville
How Sam Lewis didn’t get fenced in Sam Lewis is nominally an Americana artist. But a listen to any of his albums — most…
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The Fundraiser That Floats
Balloon parade for aquarium showcases a unique art form Like most vessels of the 18th century, Queen Anne’s Revenge, the famous flagship of British…
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Eight Feet of Empowerment
Hendersonville artist makes largest La Catrinas in U.S. Hola Carolina, a WNC nonprofit devoted to promotion of Latinx culture, has found a larger-than-life way…
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Creativity in Crisis
World-class film event weathers worldwide challenges When they first launched the Tryon International Film Festival five years ago, Beau Menetre and Kirk Gollwitzer aimed…
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“Intimacy Despite Distance”
Art on Main does as much as it can with a virtual platform Becky Smith forges fairytales. A Canton-based jewelry artist, Smith writes fables…
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Change Begets Change
A cancelled festival prompts crop diversification — and a renewed zeal for local About 25 years ago, Beth Laughter and her sister-in-law Kim Hill of Circle…
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Word to the Wing
How did birding get so big with no one looking? Sure, the hobby has been around at least as long as the Audubon Society…
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