Macon couple donates works of art to WCU museum

A Macon County husband and wife already providing financial support of the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum in Cullowhee and…
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Book lust and ‘paradise as a kind of library’

Though I had assured my Smoky Mountain News editor I’d deliver a real book review this week — my to-read…
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HART presents ‘Peter & The Starcatcher’

A special stage production of “Peter & The Starcatcher” will be held on select dates and times from June 5-28.…
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Bluegrass legends return to Franklin

An award-winning bluegrass band with gospel, folk and country music influences, Dailey & Vincent will hit the stage at 7:30…
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‘Concerts on the Creek’

Classic rock/R&B act The V8s will perform as part of the “Concerts on the Creek” summer music series at 7…
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Mountain Voices Community Chorus

A special performance by the Mountain Voices Community Chorus will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, at the…
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Great Smoky Mountains Music Train

The inaugural Great Smoky Mountains Music Train will leave the station June 5-6 from the Bryson City Depot. Step aboard…
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Waynesville’s ‘Shop, Sip, Stroll’

The monthly “Waynesville First Friday: Shop, Sip, Stroll” will take place from 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 5, in downtown. The…
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'Cherokee People and the American Revolution’

A first-of-its-kind exhibition centering Native voices, perspectives and creativity in response to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the…
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Ready for dinner ‘Under the Stars’?

The popular “Under the Stars, On the Rocks” culinary series is currently underway at the Oak Steakhouse at the Skyline…
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Poetry reading at City Lights

Michael Hettich and Al Maginnes will read from their poetry collections, “Waking Up Alone” and “Second Line: a sequence,” at…
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Six strings of serenity: A conversation with Bryan Sutton

Hailing from Asheville, Bryan Sutton is one of the most intricately talented acoustic guitar players of the modern era. He’s…
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Humanity and kindness in the face of change

“In the new science, the new worldviews, we are not nouns, we are verbs.” Rebecca Solnit’s book “The Beginning Comes…
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Bluegrass legend at Cataloochee Ranch

An acclaimed Americana/bluegrass act, the Darren Nicholson Band will hit the stage for an intimate performance at 5 p.m. Wednesday,…
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Meade returns to Bryson City

Florida-based indie/soul singer-songwriter Shane Meade will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at Mountain Layers Brewing Company in Bryson…
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Relationship is more than just pillow talk

One May evening in Holt, Colorado, septuagenarian and widow Addie Moore makes her way to the home of Louis Waters,…
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Life after the mill: New film documents Canton mill closure

In the new documentary, “Papertown,” a film that immerses itself into the mountain community of Canton as it dealt with…
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‘On the Lawn at Yonder’

The “On the Lawn at Yonder” 2026 season will return with legendary singer-songwriter Ed Snodderly at 4 p.m. Sunday, May…
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Try another day: J & The Causeways to play Bear Shadow Music Festival

In a modern world seemingly gone mad, one of distraction and white noise, what emerges from J & The Causeways’…
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A spy story worth infiltrating
 

A spy story worth infiltrating

One of the reasons I love writing book reviews is it keeps me from getting stuck in a loop of…
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‘Conversations with Storytellers’ series

Prominent Latina storyteller Carolina Quiroga will join the “Conversations with Storytellers’ series at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 14, at Pigeon…
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Out on a limb: The Hip Snacks make WNC debut

With its latest album, “Out On A Limb,” Denver, Colorado-based rock-n-soul outfit The Hip Snacks are taking the leap into…
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Fruits of my labor: A conversation with Lucinda Williams

Lucinda. Before I even need to explain anything about people and things, time and place, you already know who I’m…
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Making a meal of daily life

“Some historians would say that ‘thinkers’ are behind the ideas and mythologies people live by. I think it also goes…
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Ready for dinner ‘Under the Stars’?

The popular “Under the Stars, On the Rocks” culinary series is currently underway at the Oak Steakhouse at the Skyline…
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Remembering what it means to be human

Sometimes a book appears which changes the course of our nation’s history and culture.  Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”…
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‘Concerts on the Creek’ nominated for award

The popular “Concerts on the Creek” summer music series at Bridge Park in Sylva has once again been nominated for…
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As Richard Baker looks back, the canvas still beckons

Richard Baker is in an interesting place, looking back at a prolific body of work while also staring down an…
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Coming together: Festival season kicks off in WNC

As the weather gets nicer and spring slowly transitions to those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, a bevy of…
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Stumbling upon science fiction with ‘I, Robot’

When I was growing up, my father had a bookshelf with glass doors. Behind the delicate handles were elegant hardcovers,…
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HCAC gets ‘Weird & Wacky’

The latest exhibit from the Haywood County Arts Council, “Weird & Wacky” is currently on display at HCAC’s Haywood Handmade…
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Intricate influences: Carolina Detour to play Merlefest

When she was just in elementary school, fiddler/vocalist Lake Carver graced the cover of the Down the Road magazine, an…
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The mind’s connection to chronic pain

I find that more often than not, you don’t find the books you need to read, they find you. A few…
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HCAC gets ‘Weird & Wacky’

The latest exhibit from the Haywood County Arts Council, “Weird & Wacky” will open Friday, April 17, at HCAC’s Haywood…
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Home is where the heart is

If you want to feel how lucky you are, just read Brian Barth’s “Front Street (Resistance and Rebirth in the…
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The Golden Rule: Biblical scholar says radical teachings of Jesus transformed altruism

When money, manpower and supplies from all over the world poured into Western North Carolina after the devastation wrought by…
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Chain Yer Dragon: Rick Mitarotonda of Goose

In October 2020, amid the shutdown and about halfway through the first set of the sold-out Goose drive-in show at…
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From Watergate to Lamontgate — ‘The Accident Report’

“On the day Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, Ronald Truluck drove the long way to work so he could smoke…
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Chords for Callum: Jon Stickley to lead powerhouse fundraising concert

Jon Stickley is a pillar of the Asheville and greater Western North Carolina music scenes. He’s also a nationally-renowned guitarist,…
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Shabbat Shirah brings music, meaning to Mountain Synagogue

A tambourine-lover with creative tactics meant to take congregants outside of their comfort zone, Rabbi RuthE Levy of Mountain Synagogue in…
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More strands for the tapestry

“Attention must be paid.” Linda Loman, wife of Willy Loman, delivers that well-known line in Arthur Miller’s play “Death of…
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Back to the Roots: Old Crow Medicine Show celebrates early years, returns to WNC

I first laid eyes and ears on Americana/roots act Old Crow Medicine Show at the 2005 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival…
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Indigenous wisdom through the ages

“All things are bound together. All things connect.” — Chief Seattle "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave."—…
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The space between: AyurPrana Listening Room offers transcendent music and spiritual exploration

Situated on the corner of Haywood Road and Swannanoa Avenue in West Asheville, the AyurPrana Listening Room has become a…
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Jimmy Lai’s extraordinary struggle for freedom

At the opening of a documentary on the life of Jimmy Lai, pronounced “Lie,” we hear words from a Chinese…
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Ramblin' woman: A conversation with Kelsey Waldon

The first time I ever spoke to renowned Americana/country singer-songwriter Kelsey Waldon was in the spring of 2020. I’d only…
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Frozen: Two survival sagas from Antarctica

In January, in the middle of the week-long subfreezing temps and the snow that froze into ice, one of my…
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'The Billy Effect': Reflecting on Billy Strings' recent Asheville run

Approaching the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in downtown Asheville last Wednesday evening, a mob scene had overtaken the sidewalks surrounding the…
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A deep dive into the world of art

Thomas Schlesser’s “Mona’s Eyes” is a slow motion read that will baffle readers looking for a conventional pathway to storytelling. …
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‘No plugs, no pedals, only bluegrass:’ Asheville Mountain Boys release new album

The Asheville Mountain Boys’ self-titled debut album drops on Feb. 12, heralding the arrival of a new era of old-school…
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