The 21st Annual Greening Up The Mountains Spring Festival fills the streets of Sylva, the backdrop of the Oscar-nominated film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” with thousands of visitors Saturday, April 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Greening Up The Mountains features more than 200 vendors including artisans, crafters, local schools,Continue Reading
October 6, 2017 – Claire Lynch has long been recognized as a creative force in acoustic music and at the forefront of women who have expanded the bluegrass genre. She has thrice earned the International Bluegrass Music Association’s “Female Vocalist of the Year” title, as well as three GRAMMY nominations. In 2012, LynchContinue Reading
Diving into the rich, vibrant and controversial history of bluegrass music, If You Can’t Play, Get Off the Stage: Bluegrass in Western North Carolina and Beyond is the debut work from Garret K. Woodward, arts/entertainment editor for The Smoky Mountain News. The book features interviews, profiles, quotes and conversations withContinue Reading
Hot Works’ inaugural Asheville Fine Art Show held May 20 & 21 at U.S. Cellular Center was a positive experience for the many families who call Asheville home, along with our patrons, sponsors, and last but not least, the artists. Inclement weather on Sunday notwithstanding, the show featured 100 professional, juried artists whoseContinue Reading
Coming to the Mark Bettis Studio & Gallery in the River Arts District Wedge building are the timeless and simple truths conveyed to generations by the Ancient Greek story teller Aesop through his beloved fables. Brought to life through paint and clayby Western North Carolina artists Mark Bettis and Christine Kosiba are the stories of Fox andContinue Reading
The Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville, North Carolina announces the 2017 Y.E.S. Emerging Artists Fund, a program to support young performers by providing scholarships for graduating high school seniors pursuing a career in the performing arts. A limited number of Emerging Artists Fund scholarships beginning at $1,000 each willContinue Reading
Aloft Asheville Downtown Live@Aloft Series to Continue September 25th featuring The Free Flow Band and Benefitting the LEAF Foundation ASHEVILLE, NC (September 8, 2016) – With the best rooftop venue in town, Aloft Asheville Downtown will host its next Sundays Live@Aloft event on September 25th from 5:00Continue Reading
Rating: 4 Stars Short Take: ‘Inspired by actual events,’ Florence Foster Jenkins is an off-key delight that tells the story of a middle-aged, wealthy heiress and patron of the arts who, possessing no vocal talents, aspires to become an opera singer in 1944. Directed by: Stephen Frears Stars: MerylContinue Reading
At a very young age, Todd Reed was introduced to the world of fine art. His mother, a renowned commercial illustrator, ensured that Todd’s childhood was filled with creative work. When Todd was 10 years old, he witnessed a silversmith at work and it forever changed his perception of design.Continue Reading
