Local historian and archivist Katherine Cutshall discusses the parallels between Thomas Wolfe’s 1923 play, Welcome to Our City, and modern-day Asheville.
A look at Asheville’s creative connection to New Orleans
Longtime and recent transplants from New Orleans discuss Asheville’s appeal to creatives relocating to Western North Carolina from the The Big Easy.
Best Medicine: Somewhat effective ways to stay fit in Asheville
Xpress’ monthly comedy features returns to discuss New Year’s resolutions, staying fit (kind of) and Valentine’s Day.
Tyler Ramsey explores mental health on new album
The Candler-based singer-songwriter’s “New Lost Ages” will be released Feb. 9.
Playbill picks: February local theater highlights
Sex, religion and history are among the issues explored in upcoming local theater productions.
Around town: Book club spotlights literature by Black authors
The Black Experience Book Club prepares for 2024 with its latest gathering. Also: Catherine Bostic Southern remembers her late mother, Anna Victoria celebrates her debut album and more!
James and David Rowe achieve filmmaking dreams with ‘Breakwater’
The Asheville natives collaborated on the new thriller, which takes place and was filmed on the North Carolina coast.
Around Town: BMCM+AC kicks off 2024 with latest exhibit
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center is ringing in 2024 with its latest exhibit, “Vera B. Williams/Stories.” Plus: The Orange Peel hosts a Taylor Swift dance party, Tyger Tyger Gallery puts out a call for submissions and more!
Local poet’s new essay collection taps into the personal and existential
Pleasure, guilt, goodness, regret, confusion, self-respect and motherhood are among the many topics local poet and essayist Brit Washburn explores in her recently published collection of essays, “Homing In: Attempts on a Life of Poetry and Purpose.”
Members of Asheville Junior Theater discuss its founding and latest production
The latest off-Broadway-quality show from the fledgling youth theater is an Appalachian twist on The Wizard of Oz, Jan. 20-21.
Around town: Citizen Vinyl introduces twice-monthly jazz series
Citizen Swing brings live jazz to Citizen Vinyl twice a month. Plus, Asheville inspires award-winning author, Canton’s library earns national designation and Wedge Brewing Co.’s Grove Arcade location hosts a Cabin Fever Party.
Four of a Kind: Designer Wendy Newman talks art deco and upcycling
Wendy Newman shares upcoming projects and shows she’s excited to participate in and attend.
Four of a Kind: Denise Markbreit on printmaking
Denise Markbreit shares details on “Urban Horizons,” an upcoming exhibit at Asheville Print Studio + Gallery.
Poet Brandon Amico on capitalism, time and why you should ignore everything your high school teacher taught you about poetry
“I think there’s a sense from those newer to the form that poetry is something to be ‘solved’— that there’s a hidden meaning to a poem that requires the reader to find a clue or key and it unlocks,” says local poet Brandon Amico. “It’s hard to say where that sense comes from, but almost every young person seems to be taught that.
Four of a Kind: Melanie Norris on the local visual arts scene
Painter Melanie Norris shares her top picks for upcoming local arts events and releases.
Four of a Kind: Christie Calaycay discusses jewelry-making
Christie Calaycay discusses her latest creative projects as well as upcoming arts shows that she’s excited to attend.
Around town: One-man show finds laughs in the absurdity of people-pleasing
A local improv veteran will present a one-man show at Asheville Masonic Theater. Plus, an Asheville author releases a poetry collection, a local group honors MLK and The Orange Peel highlights local bands.
(HUMOR) Dirty work
Our reporter tries his hand at acting, police work and the grocery biz.
Q&A: Morgan Bost interviews Morgan Bost
What are the differences between Asheville and Charlotte besides the letters they use in their names? Morgan. Tells. ALL.
Brevard honors groundbreaking comic Moms Mabley with historical marker
Clad in a frumpy housedress, bucket hat and sporting a knowing, toothless smirk, Moms Mabley appeared on stages and TV screens across the U.S. as a delightfully inappropriate senior with a penchant for dispensing down-home truths and not-so-thin sexual innuendos.
Best Medicine: An inside look on the local comedy scene
Eric Brown and Cayla Clark discuss the local comedy scene, revealing why stand-ups and improv artists don’t always get along.