Join us as we tell our stories of Asian-ness through a series of collaborative story-telling and table top gaming sessions. This channel is an affiliate of Banana Peel Radio Podcast
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In-depth features and special programs introducing you to Western North Carolina’s musicians, painters, sculptors, playwrights, dancers, writers, poets and more, as well as coverage of the social, cultural and economic issues connected to the arts.
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Tiffany Jackson muscled her way from opera houses to bodybuilding stages to Western Carolina University
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Jackson's autobiographical one-woman show, “Rising of the Necessary Diva," is a mix of music and storytelling.Por Matt Peiken
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Community shares the byline at new Asheville venue Story Parlor
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Erin Hallagan Clare opened Story Parlor last spring as a handful of other venues closed, fulfilling a longtime dream—opening a dependable co-op space dedicated to storytelling.Por Matt Peiken
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Even off the dance floor, Louise Runyon seeks movement in her poetry
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"Where is Our Prague Spring?” is a sensory tour of Runyon’s lived experiences in the mountains of Western North Carolina.Por Matt Peiken
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Lee Stockdale turns to poetry to work through and beyond family trauma
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Fairview writer Lee Stockdale recounts several decades of memories in his new collection of poetry, titled "Gorilla.”Por Matt Peiken
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Multimedia installation in Pack Square amplifies local housing issues and the stories behind them
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On and around the former Vance Monument’s pedestal are sculpture, video projection, and fragments of audio interviews with people who are or have been without housing.Por Matt Peiken
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Asheville vocalist Jordan Scheffer has a clear vision about her emerging career
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One of the most lauded performers at the past two LEAF Festivals, Jordan Scheffer is leaning into the music and inspiration of Black artists.Por Matt Peiken
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Dave Hartley of The War on Drugs gets local and vulnerable with his latest Nightlands album
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"Moonshine" is the fourth album Hartley has released as Nightlands.Por Matt Peiken
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Taking similar paths to Western North Carolina, former soap opera actresses find comfort evolving from screen to stage
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Callan White and Jennifer Gatti co-star in "Roommate" at NC Stage through Oct. 30Por Matt Peiken
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Many regard LEAF as a music festival, but founder Jennifer Pickering has always known it’s about community
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Performances and workshops for the upcoming festival run October 20-23 at Lake Eden in Black Mountain.Por Matt Peiken
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Months into creating her latest work, sculptor Nina Kawar found she was marking her own journey
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The solo exhibition "Journey Home" is on view through Oct. 9 at Continuum Art in Hendersonville.Por Matt Peiken
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Claude Coleman will play music ‘anywhere, everywhere, all the time.’ His latest venture helps others make music too
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The drummer of Ween is also the co-founder of SoundSpace, a former motel converted into a band rehearsal studio.Por Matt Peiken
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‘Disruption’ is just the start of a shift in storytelling at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian
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The museum removed culturally sensitive artifacts and replaced them with a range of media from contemporary Cherokee artists.Por Matt Peiken
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Ann Dunn, nearly 76, creates meditation on opacity and transparency for Asheville Ballet’s season opener
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Two hip replacements haven't kept the matriarch of ballet in Western North Carolina off the dance floor.Por Matt Peiken
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Jon Stickley’s bluegrass band ditched vocals and found its voice
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The Asheville guitarist has earned acclaim for his progressive musicianship and songcraftPor Matt Peiken
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Smoky Mountain Sirens have wrapped female empowerment into a big-sounding rock record
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The women's trio performs their entire debut album, "Solid 8," at a record-release show Friday at Fleetwood's in West Asheville.Por Matt Peiken
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Founded as a platform for Black actors, Different Strokes founder wants to go further
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Stephanie Hickling Beckman wants to develop work from Black playwrights writing roles specifically for Black actors.Por Matt Peiken
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Abby Bryant emerges from an upbringing in the church to define herself in secular music
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Abby Bryant and her band are opening for Lucinda Williams Aug. 20 at Pisgah Brewing in Black MountainPor Matt Peiken
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For experimental guitarist Tashi Dorji, the song never remains the same
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Tashi Dorji is a solo artist and experimental collaborator who has won a following with his improvisational music.Por Matt Peiken
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With Curatory Gallery, Ashten McKinney creates an outlet in Waynesville for underrepresented artists
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Ashten McKinney is the owner and, currently, primary exhibiting artist of Curatory Gallery, which they launched to promote underrepresented and marginalized creatives.Por Matt Peiken
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Rising Appalachia is a band, but the founding sisters say it’s also a community
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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 sharing new music with one another every week for the past two years and counting. They said they’re excited by what’s come from it—a collaborative album of new a capella music.…
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BPR Stories | Night of the Living Walking Zombies: Glenn's Revenge, Part 1
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In this special episode of BPR Stories, Grayson GMs the BPR cast through the start of a zombie apocalypse. Will Grayson successfully channel the spirit of George Romero? Will Allan find his true calling in the rubbles of a Z-calypse? Will Seungwoo finally learn to stop making self-referential humour that threatens to tear down the fabric of reality…
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