April B. and The Cool performs as part of the local series on Thursday, June 21.
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UNCA’s Concerts on the Quad invites the community to the campus
Last year’s lineup brought in a greater number of Latino listeners, says Cori Anderson, assistant director of Cultural Events & Special Academic Programs at UNCA. That trend could continue, thanks to Making Movies.
Green and diverse: The importance of integrating our public lands
“In short, a culture that believes in ‘white-people things,’ creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. This is plainly evident when it comes to population demographics of public lands and green spaces.”
Q+A with Pritchard Park Songwriter Series artist Carly Taich
Taich performs as part of the free programming on Thursday, June 14.
Walking in Montford
Author and journalist Carol Polsgrove kicks off our series on urban rambles in Western North Carolina with a paean to her personal walking nirvana: Asheville’s Montford neighborhood.
Billy Graham’s last stand
“It’s either a horrendous twist of fate or long-deferred justice that some of Billy Graham’s last major acts put him glaringly on the wrong side of history.”
Beyond stereotypes: portrait of the rural mountain community of Spillcorn
“White, rural communities like Spillcorn are ignored at the risk of misunderstanding their agency and influence in America today.”
In photos: {Re}HAPPENING
The 8th {Re}HAPPENING, an annual fundraiser for Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, took place at Camp Rockmont on Saturday, March 31.
Kids Issue 2018: Earth
“Let your feelings fly to be a/part of this world”
Kids Issue 2018: Stopping racism
“There is a pretty big problem in Asheville. It’s racism.”
Kids Issue 2018: Warmth and comfort for children in need
“However, a problem that is often overlooked is children in hospitals or shelters without comfort. This is the problem I acted upon by volunteering for Project Linus and making a security blanket for a baby in need.”
Kids Issue 2018: Create compost at school
“We would attract more bugs like butterflies and bees to school, and we would waste less. It would help us and the animals.”
Kids Issue 2018: Darkness into light
“The glimmer of joy dances in front of you/you latch on with all your might:/maybe there’s a chance for a redo?”
Kids Issue 2018: Every living thing has rights!
“How to help: Don’t treat people based on how they look or who they are; respect them.”
Kids Issue 2018: Food waste
“Eat it up or when you’re through, compost it or give it to someone new!”
Kids Issue 2018: Ignorance isn’t bliss
“A theme I have heard before is ‘ignorance is bliss,’ but the truth is, it’s not, and people suffer from ignorance every day. Stereotypes, bigotry and prejudice are all a type of ignorance, and I refuse to accept these as any form of bliss.”
Kids Issue 2018: Share your light
“Making a difference is hard, but you can do it in your school, work or even your home. You don’t have to be famous to change the world. You can be 11, in school and just an average student.”
Billy Graham: An old soldier fades away
“Graham gave his blessing to every conflict under every president from Truman to the second Bush, and most of the presidents, pleased to enjoy public assurance of God’s approval, made him welcome in the White House.”
The surprising health benefits of WNC’s fermented foods
“Here’s to celebrating this important and diverse technique of food production in hopes that its products continue to proliferate locally for the health and well-being of everyone.”
Physicians must recognize that they need care, too
“We must first transform our culture to embrace the human side of medical providers, with all their vulnerabilities, and remember that physicians’ lives hold value and meaning separate from the role they play as care providers.”
Theater review: ‘The Mountain Political Action Committee’ reading
The play is also a blueprint for any aspiring Asheville leftists or progressives about how to work with the many contradictions in Asheville’s democratic party.