Tiffany Jackson muscled her way from opera houses to bodybuilding stages to Western Carolina University
Jackson's autobiographical one-woman show, “Rising of the Necessary Diva," is a mix of music and storytelling.
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20 episodesCommunity shares the byline at new Asheville venue Story Parlor
Erin Hallagan Clare opened Story Parlor last spring as a handful of other venues closed, fulfilling a longtime dream—opening a dependable co...
Even off the dance floor, Louise Runyon seeks movement in her poetry
"Where is Our Prague Spring?” is a sensory tour of Runyon’s lived experiences in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Lee Stockdale turns to poetry to work through and beyond family trauma
Fairview writer Lee Stockdale recounts several decades of memories in his new collection of poetry, titled "Gorilla.”
Multimedia installation in Pack Square amplifies local housing issues and the stories behind them
On and around the former Vance Monument’s pedestal are sculpture, video projection, and fragments of audio interviews with people who are or...
Asheville vocalist Jordan Scheffer has a clear vision about her emerging career
One of the most lauded performers at the past two LEAF Festivals, Jordan Scheffer is leaning into the music and inspiration of Black artists...
Dave Hartley of The War on Drugs gets local and vulnerable with his latest Nightlands album
"Moonshine" is the fourth album Hartley has released as Nightlands.
Taking similar paths to Western North Carolina, former soap opera actresses find comfort evolving from screen to stage
Callan White and Jennifer Gatti co-star in "Roommate" at NC Stage through Oct. 30
Many regard LEAF as a music festival, but founder Jennifer Pickering has always known it’s about community
Performances and workshops for the upcoming festival run October 20-23 at Lake Eden in Black Mountain.
Months into creating her latest work, sculptor Nina Kawar found she was marking her own journey
The solo exhibition "Journey Home" is on view through Oct. 9 at Continuum Art in Hendersonville.
Claude Coleman will play music ‘anywhere, everywhere, all the time.’ His latest venture helps others make music too
The drummer of Ween is also the co-founder of SoundSpace, a former motel converted into a band rehearsal studio.
‘Disruption’ is just the start of a shift in storytelling at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian
The museum removed culturally sensitive artifacts and replaced them with a range of media from contemporary Cherokee artists.
Ann Dunn, nearly 76, creates meditation on opacity and transparency for Asheville Ballet’s season opener
Two hip replacements haven't kept the matriarch of ballet in Western North Carolina off the dance floor.
Jon Stickley’s bluegrass band ditched vocals and found its voice
The Asheville guitarist has earned acclaim for his progressive musicianship and songcraft
Smoky Mountain Sirens have wrapped female empowerment into a big-sounding rock record
The women's trio performs their entire debut album, "Solid 8," at a record-release show Friday at Fleetwood's in West Asheville.
Founded as a platform for Black actors, Different Strokes founder wants to go further
Stephanie Hickling Beckman wants to develop work from Black playwrights writing roles specifically for Black actors.
Abby Bryant emerges from an upbringing in the church to define herself in secular music
Abby Bryant and her band are opening for Lucinda Williams Aug. 20 at Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain
For experimental guitarist Tashi Dorji, the song never remains the same
Tashi Dorji is a solo artist and experimental collaborator who has won a following with his improvisational music.
With Curatory Gallery, Ashten McKinney creates an outlet in Waynesville for underrepresented artists
Ashten McKinney is the owner and, currently, primary exhibiting artist of Curatory Gallery, which they launched to promote underrepresented...
Rising Appalachia is a band, but the founding sisters say it’s also a community
The pandemic cut the sisters off from their people, but not their muse. They formed a songwriting group with three other women, each of them...