Above Photo: David Holt For the last 19 years, A Swannanoa Solstice has brought music, joy, and light to winter’s darkest day — hosting a world-class lineup of musicians, dancers, and storytellers for an evening of Appalachian folk at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts in Asheville. After theContinue Reading
The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) will sponsor three performances at their downtown Waynesville gallery by Mental Health in Motion starting Thursday November 4 through Saturday November 6, 2021, 5:30-6:30pm. “The gallery is really going to come alive each evening with a short movie projected onto our gallery walls, liveContinue Reading
Calliope Stage Company, presents, Calliope Shorts: Firsts! at the Loading Dock Stage at 73 Landis Street, Sylva, NC, August 5-7 and 12-14. Calliope Shorts: Firsts! is the first new works development project commissioned by Calliope Stage, it focuses on the stories of WNC and the artists who hold theseContinue Reading
BLVCK BRILLIANCE: A Celebration of Melanin Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective presents Melvin AC Howell and Heart & Soul Dance Co. as part of Asheville Area Art Council’s “LIVE” Benefit Series to reignite the performing arts. BLVCK BRILLIANCE, a unique, and joyful evening-length production is performed by a talented and supercharged cast of local BlackContinue Reading
Hallelujah! Waynesville will be blessed by actors from Kids at HART presenting their “divine” production of Sister Act JR., which was announced on June 1, 2021, by Drew Cohen, president and Chief Executive Officer of Music Theatre International. The musical tells the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a high-spirited aspiringContinue Reading
Barter Theatre’s second year at the Moonlite Drive In Theatre is well underway. The scrappy idea from the veteran theatre company, that began as a response to the 2020 pandemic shutdowns, has evolved into a unique experience all of its own that appeals to the theatre’s established audience and new viewers alike.Continue Reading
2nd Annual Music Festival – Presented by the Music Foundation of WNC With a Dazzling Taste of French The music of France reflects a diverse array of styles. In the field of classical Music, France produced several prominent romantic composers, while folk and popular music have seen the rise of the chanson and cabaret style.Continue Reading
ABINGDON, Va.— Barter Theatre has been awarded the highly competitive Shakespeare in American Communities grant five times since 2015, and 2020 was no different. Shakespeare in American Communities is a national theater program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest bringing performances and related educationalContinue Reading
Interview By Dennis Ray • Downtown Asheville Rapid River Magazine: How are you and your family doing? Charlie Flynn-McIver: We’re doing fine. Angie (Flynn-McIver), also NC Stage co-founder, is doing a lot of online work with clients on presentation skills. The kids are both doing their online schooling and connectingContinue Reading
