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    Author:   Mike Schoeffel

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    Costumed adventures allow locals to transcend time and space

    Posted on September 29, 2019September 30, 2019 by Mike Schoeffel

    Whether playing a role in an elaborate fantasy scenario or serving as historical interpreters, many adventurous souls in Western North Carolina say that dressing up as someone from another time and place helps transport them to a different reality.

    4.0 K views4Community NewsHistoryLivingOutdoorsSports

    Four-day Asheville Comedy Festival returns

    Posted on August 5, 2019August 1, 2019 by Mike Schoeffel

    The 51 comedians who made the cut for the 2019 Asheville Comedy Festival, previously known as Laugh Your Asheville Off, will perform at three venues (Diana Wortham Theatre, Highland Brewing and LaZoom Room) Wednesday-Saturday, Aug. 7-10.

    3.5 K views+ArtsComedy

    Diego Attanasio performs two nights at the LaZoom Room

    Posted on July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 by Mike Schoeffel

    “I tell myself, ‘If I’m going to do comedy the rest of my life, what’s the rush?’” Attanasio
 says.

    2.7 K views+ArtsComedy

    Asher Leigh seeks connection through making music

    Posted on May 22, 2019May 20, 2019 by Mike Schoeffel

    The show comes on the heels of Leigh’s debut album, Roots Alive, which was recorded in four days at Chris Rosser’s Hollow Reed Studio.

    1.8 K views1ArtsMusic

    Music Video Asheville returns to Diana Wortham Theatre

    Posted on April 18, 2019April 23, 2019 by Mike Schoeffel

    This year, 82 videos were reportedly turned in this year, and the anonymous selection committee has been working hard to decide which ones will make the cut.

    2.5 K views+ArtsMusicVideo

    Massachusetts-based indie-rockers return to Asheville

    Posted on March 26, 2019March 21, 2019 by Mike Schoeffel

    ‘When This Life is Over,’ which features Hannah Mohan’s dog on the cover, was a decided effort to shirk convention — or, in Mohan’s words, an exercise in “doing whatever the hell we want.”

    1.7 K views+ArtsMusic

    ReCONNECT to Community brings Institute for Emerging Issues forum to Asheville; event postponed

    Posted on September 13, 2018November 1, 2018 by Mike Schoeffel

    The Asheville forum kicks off the IEI’s broader ReCONNECT NC initiative. Over the next three years, a series of six forums in four different cities will focus on the overarching theme of reconnection. Maggie Woods, policy and program manager at IEI, says people across the state are feeling out-of-touch and that this sense of detachment needs to be addressed at length.

    4.5 K views+Community NewsEducationLocal GovernmentNewsNonprofits

    Minor league sports teams make major plays in Asheville

    Posted on March 10, 2018March 6, 2018 by Mike Schoeffel

    Asheville has seen numerous minor league teams come and go throughout the years, but its long-established baseball team is now joined by minor league soccer and football clubs that are redefining the local sports landscape.

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