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Rapid River Magazine: When did you first start painting and how did you start you art career? Jacqui Fehl: I have always been creative but have only been painting seriously for the last three years or so. I also work as a voiceover actress and record radio and TV commercialsContinue Reading

Mr. Sun and Company at Isis by James Cassara – When the esteemed fiddler Darol Anger calls you “one of (his) favorite musicians on earth” you know you’ve got the goods. Such is the case with mandolinist Joe K. Walsh, whose playing has been featured on dozens of records-including manyContinue Reading

Executive Producer of the Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival Interviewed by Dennis Ray Rapid River Magazine: So many of the main stream comics have passed through Laugh Your Asheville Off (LYAO) over the years; were there any comics who were not big at the time but you knew wouldContinue Reading

Interviewed by Dennis Ray Gavin Geoffrey Dillard is an iconic and internationally celebrated poet in both the gay community and the world of music and theatricals. On Thursday, October 30, Mr. Dillard will read from his own works, and baritone Roberto Flores will sing songs by the poet accompanied byContinue Reading

Mozart and More The Asheville Symphony Orchestra will open its season on Saturday, September 20, 2014 with a concert featuring works by Mozart, Dvorak, Rossini and Holst, along with a celebration of Music Director Daniel Meyer’s 10th season with the ASO. The season-opening program starts with Rossini’s overture to TheContinue Reading

Owner of Black Mountain’s Town Hardware & General Store Interviewed by Dennis Ray Experience the charm of an old-fashioned hardware and general store featuring hand-woodworking tools, toys, gardening supplies, gifts and practical house wares. Rapid River Magazine: Tell us a little about Town Hardware & General Store. Peter Ballhaussen: NotContinue Reading

Interview with Elizabeth Foley Interviewed by Dennis Ray Rapid River Magazine: What makes The Chocolate Fetish an Asheville destination? Elizabeth Foley: The Chocolate Fetish has been handcrafting our gourmet chocolates in our store in downtown Asheville since 1986. People come to taste our award-winning chocolates, watch our chocolates being madeContinue Reading

Fine Artist Interviewed by Dennis Ray Jenny Buckner is seldom without her camera as she travels around Western North Carolina, always on the lookout for a subject for a painting. Working from her photographs, Buckner applies her oil to canvas in a loose comfortable style suggestive of European impressionist painters.Continue Reading

Fine Artist Interviewed by Dennis Ray Rapid River Magazine: What are your favorite subjects to paint and why? Joyce Schlapkohl: That’s always an interesting question. I like what excites me about any subject. Often it’s the lighting on the image or an emotion that gets stirred or just a beautifulContinue Reading