What truly makes this play special is the backing chorus of nine men, who spiritedly sing a capella military favorites while the realities of war dawn on these idealistic young enlistees.
Marquee commits to rebuilding in the RAD
Love for — and support from — the local arts community convinced owner Robert Nicholas to work toward bringing back the storm-ravaged marketplace in its original Foundy Street location.
Smart Bets: Holiday Spectacular Drag Brunch
The all-ages Dec. 8 performance at The Hideaway will benefit Loving Food Resources.
The Big Crafty offers artists warmth and support in a challenging holiday season
The biannual craft show returns Dec. 7-8 to ExploreAsheville.com Arena.
Smart Bets: Asheville Nativity Exhibition
The exhibit runs Dec. 6-15 at First Baptist Church of Asheville, featuring nativity scenes from more than 70 countries.
Smart Bets: The Art of Recovery
Opening Dec. 7, the exhibit at Pink Dog Creative features works by youth and adult artists that explore how Asheville’s Black community is recovering from Tropical Storm Helene.
Theaters help each other in Helene’s aftermath
Hendersonville Theatre and HART donate proceeds from recent productions to aid organizations and struggling theaters.
Best Medicine with Cayla Clark: Turning your post-Helene canned food stash into a Thanksgiving masterpiece
In this month’s Best Medicine, co-host Cayla Clark shares the secret ingredients to her now-famous Clif Bar and Turbidity Casserole. “It’s … how do you say … not good,” she tells us.
Smart Bets: Flood Back Art
With a new song and music video and an online directory of Asheville artists impacted by flooding, the initiative is working to help local creatives recover from Tropical Storm Helene.
Middle school student shares a poem about Helene’s impact on the RAD
Alexander Steere, a seventh grader at Francine Delany New School, discusses his love for the River Arts District.
Smart Bets: David Wilcox’s Thanksgiving Homecoming
At the Nov. 29 holiday concert, the WNC folk musician will perform tracks from his current acoustic album, My Good Friends.
Smart Bets: Winter Wonder Walk
An immersive winter storybook experience, lighted trail and holiday market help ring in the season at Adventure Center of Asheville.
Smart Bets: Kenilworth Artists Open Studio Tour
Work from 26 Asheville-area artists will be for sale during the 14-studio, self-guided tour, Nov. 30-Dec. 1.
Unstoppable: Remarkable tenacity in the artists
“Providing resources to help artists stabilize is critical to reviving the cultural heart of our community,” Stephanie Moore, executive director of Center for Craft,
Debut memoir explores the intractability of memory
Like any exquisitely crafted narrative, local author Rachel M. Hanson’s debut memoir, The End of Tennessee, encapsulates the story’s fundamental ache within the book’s opening lines.
Smart Bets: Arts Rising!
The new initiative from the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts offers deeply discounted tickets to designated performances plus discounted classes and pop-up galleries featuring local artists.
RAD members embrace the highs and lows of a long recovery
Though much of the River Arts District was destroyed by Tropical Storm Helene, the recent success of RADFest 1.0 has many artists hopeful that the district can bounce back.
Unstoppable: Second act
“WNC theaters were finally getting close to pre-COVID attendance, and Helene set us all the way back,” says Rose Pillmore, board member of Asheville Theater Alliance
Unstoppable: Creative expression post-Helene
“Our staff stepped up in incredible ways, making home visits to artists and delivering essential supplies where needed,” says Debbie Harris, co-executive director of Open Hearts Art Center.
Smart Bets: Marshall Handmade Market
With Marshall High Studios being renovated following flooding from Tropical Storm Helene, the beloved holiday arts market moves to a new venue.
Smart Bets: Vintage Market Days
This year’s Mistletoe Market will feature three days of holiday shopping with a portion of ticket sales benefiting storm recovery efforts.