March 25, 2012 – mountainx.com

Busk Break: Big Nasty performs “An Evening in Caroline”

March 25, 2012 by Steve Shanafelt

Local jazz band Big Nasty cover this classic Boswell Sisters tune.

Busk Break: Zoe performs “The Dying Californian”

March 25, 2012 by Steve Shanafelt

Busking banjo player Zoe performs a traditional tune.

Bold poetry, past and present

March 25, 2012 by Jen Nathan Orris

Poet Ekere Tallie is not afraid of sensitive topics, from her family’s experiences in the Jim Crow South to her life as an African American in a post-September 11 age.

Asheville Argus: Cats and Dogs

April 6, 2014March 25, 2012 by Max Cooper

Hippie cats, biker dogs: Collected street photos of pets and, indirectly, their owners.

Historical fiction contest for students

March 25, 2012 by Alli Marshall

The Thomas Wolfe Memorial’s “Telling Our Tales,” a short story competition for kids in grades 4-12, offers cash prizes to young writers. The deadline is April 27.

Art exhibit (part 2)

June 20, 2014March 25, 2012 by Alli Marshall

Three cocktail dresses at Asheville Art Museum’s Primed opening.

Swannanoa Journal: The significance of local (and global) watersheds

March 25, 2012 by Webmaster

In this edition of Warren Wilson College’s “Swannanoa Journal,” Warren Wilson College Professor Catherine Reid discusses learning that she lives in the Ross Creek watershed. What does it mean, living in a watershed? What area does it cover, where does it drain, and how do you educate students about watersheds and their significance.