Madison County Arts Council executive director Brandon Johnson plays a version of "Nancy Rowland" by the late Madison County fiddler Tommy Hunter. Johnson builds and repairs violins in his spare time.
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VIDEO: Saving forests and old time music on Bluff Mountain

Bluff Mountain Music Festival started as a protest against deforestation and still is going strong 27 years later.

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Re-learn joy of reading at a Whaleastic Grown-Up Book Fair

The Whale is partnering with The POP Project to host the riff on the classic elementary school book sales on Saturday, June 15.

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Black Mountain Blues fest will be a jam of ‘resilience’

Fans of the blues can take their pick of 46 different acts at the inaugural Black Mountain Blues festival July 12 to 14 at eight different venues.

Michael Francis Reagan shows off one of his works, a map of southeast Asia, at his home studio. Considered the "Last Mapmaker" for his hand-made methods, his works will be shown this summer at Grovewood Gallery.
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‘Last Mapmaker’ leads the way to a lost art

In a high-tech era, Michael Francis Reagan keeps the art of hand-made mapmaking alive.

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Art in the Park is back for three Saturdays in June

Several hundred people turned out at Pack Square on Saturday, as Asheville Art in the Park series got underway for the first of three Saturdays this month.

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Artist threads the needle from SoHo to AVL

Nava Lubelski is threading the needle between New York’s competitive art scene and the traditional craft market of Asheville, N.C.

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Do you believe? Beam up to Spruce Pine for Alien Festival

The Spruce Pine Alien Festival offers speakers, vendors, music, food and fun.

Not all bees in Weaverville are as cute and gigantic as the ones on the walls of the Honey Hive.
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Buzz in Weaverville is a Craft Fair and Bee Fest

Events from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 8, are a fundraiser for Salem United Methodist Church in Weaverville.

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Asheville braces for the power of the arts at Connect Beyond Festival

The multidisciplinary arts and culture festival returns to Asheville this week, for events Friday, June 7, to Sunday, June 9.

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Young artists show their work at Kids Maker’s Market in Fairview

A Kids Maker’s Market is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at Root Cause Farm, 26 Joe Jackson Road, in Fairview.