New Paintings Asheville Gallery of Art will feature the work of Elinor Bowman during August 2015. Her show, “New Paintings,” will reflect her exploration of the nature of watercolors. “I’m currently enjoying working with varied subject matter, as well as seeing how watercolor behaves (or doesn’t),” Bowman says. Some paintingsContinue Reading
Poems and Prose by Pasckie Pascua A new book reflects the often ragged but mostly warm wisdom of a journeyman who witnessed and experienced a life that defies his reserved demeanor and soft-spoken tact. Published by Loved by the Buffalo Publications, Red is the Color of My Night is writtenContinue Reading
Debut Album by Chris Stack “You’ve been playing synthesizers since the 70s; playing piano since 2nd grade lessons in a Catholic school convent; did printed circuit design for Bob Moog in the Big Briar days; have been playing oud and other stringed and woodwind instruments in the (surprisingly large) Asheville, NCContinue Reading
Written by Ronya Banks – The Buddah – We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. For a few days recently, my body felt like, well – Crud! I was tired, weak, a little dizzy,Continue Reading
The Mountain Dance and Folk Festival is the country’s longest running folk festival. Now in its 88th year of highlighting mountain culture, the festival returns this summer for three full evenings, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 6, 7 and 8, 2015, at the Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. WithContinue Reading
John Cram & the Village Art and Craft Fair by Petras Barcas – Thirty new artists will round out the nearly 120 total at the 43rd annual Village Art and Craft Fair, held August first and second at the grounds of the Cathedral of All Souls in Biltmore Village. JohnContinue Reading
Asheville Gallery of Art will feature the work of Frances Greenberg during the month of July. Her show, titled “Recent Works,” presents Greenberg’s focus on the use of bold, exciting color. Her subjects vary from landscapes, both plein air and imagined, to interiors and figurative subjects. She works in pastelsContinue Reading
By Townes Dylan York In Blue Handmade was founded in 2008 after a then 25-year-old Mary Lynn Schroeder quit her job in the Chicago music industry and relocated to a small farm in Southern Illinois. She bought a sewing machine to become more self-sufficient, learned how to work it, andContinue Reading
Creativity, ingenuity and a love for working with dogs brought Roni Davis, Owner & Operator of ‘The Soapy Dog,’ and Maryanne Pappano, creator of ‘The Artful Dog’, together as a progressive ‘pack’ of local entrepreneurs. Housed under one roof in the River Arts District, the ‘pack’ offers professional grooming, Asheville’sContinue Reading
