Spectacular Southern Appalachians The Carolinas’ Nature Photographers Association – Asheville Region’s annual summer exhibit is on display at the Cradle of Forestry through July 31, 2012. The exhibit includes more than 50 images celebrating the beauty and wonder of western North Carolina’s landscapes, flora, and fauna. It conveys the group’sContinue Reading
– and Suggestions for What to Think by Michael Parker There is a joke that asks, “What’s Irish and comes out in the springtime?” The answer: patio furniture. There’s another joke, an unintentional one, spoken at wine tastings. “This is a nice patio wine.” Those who say it are notContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “Whenever you deeply accept this moment as it is – no matter what form it takes – you are still, you are at peace.” ~ Eckhart Tolle In Zen teaching, emphasis is given to embracing the present moment without holding conditions on the content of the moment.Continue Reading
Musings on the Delightfully Mundane by Greg Vineyard It’s truly summertime. Late nights on the porch, watching fireflies drift up and down with the temperature. Turkey hens and their broods roaming across the yard, the adults like mechanical, prehistoric creatures, followed by fluffy little children’s book illustration chicks. Rains, usuallyContinue Reading
James B. Johnston’s Memories of Northern Ireland by Ted Olson When he was a young man living in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the late 1960s, author and publisher James B. Johnston met his future wife Ann. He was Protestant and by background was culturally British, while she was Catholic andContinue Reading
Few theaters in the region take the kind of risks HART does and this summer is no exception. On July 6, the 1983 Broadway blockbuster La Cage Aux Folles opens in Waynesville for a four week run. La Cage Aux Folles, translated as The Bird Cage, won the Tony forContinue Reading
by April Nance For 65 years the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands has set the standard for fine crafts shows across the Southeast and the nation. Twice a year the finest craftspeople working in the Appalachian mountains come together in Asheville, to share their love of craft and sellContinue Reading
by James Cassara The name Aaron Freeman may not be a familiar one, but there’s a good chance you’re more than passing familiar with his former band Ween. Over the course of his twenty years with cohort Mickey Melchiondo – the pair adopted the names Dean and Gene Ween –Continue Reading
by James Cassara Welcome back to another “one to five stars” go round at sharing some of my favorite recent discs. Given the abundance of releases I am purposefully keeping my comments as concise as possible. As always be sure to legally purchase these albums from your local record storeContinue Reading
