Party Like It’s (Almost) 2024
You could spend this New Year’s Eve nursing a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon while sniveling over failed resolutions. Or, you could cheers to a…
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An Agitator, An Irritant, a D-Major Angel
Visiting author/historian illuminates fabled composer Gustav Mahler was no saint. Likened to a lion tamer and tsar by those who knew him best, the Bohemia-born…
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An Ear for the Avant-Garde
Renowned pipa player, now local, debuts in Brevard When Min Xiao-Fen and her husband left New York City and resettled in Western North Carolina in…
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“The Greatest Secret of Western North Carolina”
New book takes a deeper look at PARI When Craig Gralley retired to Brevard not long ago, he hardly expected his 33-year career as…
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Salami Roses and Other Secrets
A lot of folks picked up new hobbies during the heights of the pandemic lockdowns. For some people, it was learning guitar or piano;…
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Where to Land
Singer/songwriter makes an important point about roots music Singer/songwriter Sam Burchfield grew up in the South Carolina foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. That regional…
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Always in Motion
The Freeway Jubilee talks blood, sweat, tears, and harmonies Launched in 2015, The Freeway Jubilee crafts original, uptempo, soulful Southern rock for enthusiastic audiences….
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Dark Fairytales for Today
Local journalist accents the marginal in audacious fiction debut There’s something magical about being recognized in fiction. It’s not so much the business, often…
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Getting to the Point
Colored-pencil artist spends hours doing realism right During more than 30 years as a teacher in the Columbia, South Carolina, school system, Stephanie Eastwood…
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Out in the World Again
Celebrated soprano makes a stop at Brevard Music Festival Soprano Larisa Martínez has a stunning pedigree. Her long list of high-profile credits includes bravura…
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