Arts + Entertainment
Tolstoy’s short stories are worth a read
Recently, I read an article about a Tolstoy short story. Curious if I had it, I pulled out Tolstoy’s, “Master and Man and Other Stories” (Penguin Classics, 2005, 293 pages) and found it. It was very short so I finished it in one sitting and moved on to the next story.
Local artists install new public sculpture
Earlier this summer, two Western North Carolina artists completed and installed a new public sculpture at a park in Virginia.
Metalsmith William Rogers designed the work and created steel elements that support hammered copper panels made by Nathan Bush.
Diving into the spirit of ’70s and ’80s music
For all of you ’70s and ’80s hipsters, I’ve got one for you. In his new book, acclaimed author Paul Elie (“The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex and Controversy in the 1980s,” Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025, 464 pages) takes a deep dive into the music and arts scene of the 1970s and 80s.
Folkmoot features Waynesville artist
The Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville will use its cafeteria to host a two-day show featuring the work of local painter Richard Baker.
Featuring over 200 works from Baker, the exhibition will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 8-9. In addition, there will be a reception from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9.
Dare to dream: A conversation with Mike Campbell
Iconic guitar riffs eternally burned into the walls of our memory. Songs that have remained the soundtrack to our lives for over a half-century. The sonic grace and stage swagger, the legend and lore of one of rock-n-roll’s greatest six-string aces — Mike Campbell.
Haywood Arts presents ‘Chiaroscuro’
The Haywood County Arts Council’s latest exhibition “Chiaroscuro” will run through Sept. 1 at HCAC’s Handmade Gallery in downtown Waynesville.
“Chiaroscuro” highlights the bold use of light and shadow to create depth, mood and movement in art.
Folkmoot lets festival go, pivots to next chapter
In a move that will raise some eyebrows and just as many questions, the decades-long dance festival put on by Folkmoot USA in Waynesville has quietly been eliminated.
Ode to Folkmoot, ode to the what’s next
July 2012. When I was in the running for the open position of arts and entertainment editor here at The Smoky Mountain News, I had to drive from where I was living at the time (Plattsburgh, New York) to Waynesville (1,100 miles each way) for the final interview.
Read this if you’re jonesing for your phone
By now, most Americans are aware that cell phones are addictive. The dopamine hits keep on coming, and huge numbers of Americans keep on getting the high those hits delivered. Social media users, the texting fanatics, news junkies and the rest of us, even those of us who only minimally slip that little device in our fingers, are all hooked.
