Executive Director Katie Cornell provides updates on the designated arts agency for Buncombe County.
Around town: Story Medicine Worldwide founder passes the torch
Story Medicine Worldwide founder passes the torch to new spiritual teachers. Plus: Casting call for Asheville Musical Theatre, passion mapping at the Art Garden and more!
Around town: PBS show begins national adventure in WNC
Local resident Scott “Doc” Varn co-hosts a new PBS show. Also: Nina Simone’s brother performs at Warren Wilson, Asheville’s Franklin School holds TED talk and more!
Artist Connie Bostic made her mark on Asheville
“Asheville lost one of its greatest when Connie Bostic died last month. Connie was a creator, and Asheville was her beneficiary.”
Theater review: The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks, and Curls
Hair is a form of expression and individuality. It can reflect our personalities, our struggles, our successes and our culture. This metaphor is extended throughout Keli Goff’s play The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks, and Curls, which Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective is currently producing at the Tina McGuire Theatre through Sunday, Feb. 18.
Authors and poets on writing and mental health
One of the challenges in writing about trauma, says Asheville-based author Rachel M. Hanson, is that sometimes trauma is used as a narrative hook or way to build suspense. Her approach is to describe the traumatic event or situation right away, “so it’s not used as a teaser. What I’m interested in is the aftermath.”
Guitar virtuoso Robin Bullock celebrates 30-year career on new retrospective
The Black Mountain-based multi-instrumentalist and composer looks back at his storied musical life.
Asheville artists discuss keeping pace with the rising cost of living
Local creatives find various means to afford staying in Asheville — but is it worth the effort?
Around town: Benefit to fight period poverty
‘Valenween’ benefit merges Valentine’s and Halloween to fight period poverty. Plus: Valentine’s Day card drive for senior citizens, Black History legacy month events and more!
Timber! A historic building method enjoys a local revival
Area builders take different approaches to capture the past in building timber-framed houses and barns.
Look Homeward: Tourism and gentrification in the time of Thomas Wolfe, 1900-38
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.