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The Asheville Area Piano Forum (AAPF) will present its 18th Fall Benefit Concert at the Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville, on Sunday, September 23, 3pm.  With two grand pianos on the stage, an exciting variety of music is programmed (from classical and jazz favorites & even a few popular tunes performed with virtuosicContinue Reading

EXPLORING NEW HORIZONS… The Music Foundation of WNC is sponsoring its Sixth Annual World Masterwork Series – Exploring New Horizons…. The performance, an unprecedented and technically challenging piano concert is sure to sell out weeks prior before it comes to the Diana Wortham Theatre on Saturday, September 1, 6:45 pm. “WeContinue Reading

    Explore the Winter Wonder of Western North Carolina Winter doesn’t have to be for hibernating with the abundance of outdoor fun and festive events offered in Jackson County, North Carolina. The mountain towns of Sylva, Dillsboro, Cashiers, and Cherokee offer welcoming winter warmth for visitors and locals throughoutContinue Reading

  Wilkes County, also known as the “Moonshine Capital of the World,” was the leading producer of illegal liquor for decades. In 1965, Tom Wolfe’s article in Esquire —“The Last American Hero is Junior Johnson. Yes!”—made the area nationally famous. Ever since prohibition, the law has been restrictive on distillers in North Carolina. ButContinue Reading

Culture Vulture Film Festival Offers New Mountain Films, Dinner, Music The Center for Cultural Preservation, WNC’s mountain heritage cultural organization, presents a film festival featuring sumptuous local barbecue, great music and three mountain films including a preview of the Center’s new film on the roots of mountain music.  The Culture VultureContinue Reading

Five Great Crafts Made in the Mountains of WNC  Appalachian heritage in North Carolina spans beyond hand-made pieces of artwork. In Jackson County, local artisans and crafters tell tales of the mountains through pottery, paintings, fly rods, beer and chocolate. Take a piece of the mountains home with these five localContinue Reading