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Grey Eagle supports local musicians with livestreams
Popular music venue Grey Eagle “will continue on with livestreams until we’re allowed to open and have people in attendance.”
Asheville’s social dance scene practices social distancing
But for social dance — including well-attended weekly offerings in salsa, zouk, blues, English country dance and much more — little could replace the cheek-to-cheek aerobic workout.
Choral Groups Struggle To Harmonize In Coronavirus Era
Everything we think about high-risk activities has shifted in the time of the Coronavirus. If you heed the warnings of leading epidemiologists, just about
Local art class leaders meet COVID-19 challenges with creativity
For three local makers and educators, keeping art available is important to the local economy and to the Asheville area’s need for creative outlets as part of recovery from COVID-19 and quarantine.

 

Local visual artists find inspiration during quarantine
Maxx Feist, Jen Toledo and Liz Williams discuss the challenges and rewards of making art in the age of COVID-19.

 

Local arts nonprofits continue toward their missions amid COVID-19 challenges
Leaders from the Asheville Area Arts Council, LEAF Global Arts and Open Hearts Art Center discuss their ongoing struggles to continue providing community services.

 

Asheville Sees Its First Post-Shutdown Art Show—Sort Of
Like every other gallery and arts center, Revolve in Asheville has been closed to the public throughout the quarantine. And like many artists in these

 

Among Asheville artists, a commitment to support one another during coronavirus pandemic
Dubbed #artistsupportpledgeRAD, the initiative involves artists selling their works on social media, then buying works of others after selling $1,000.
COVID-19 inspires creative instruction
The current pandemic, says local artist Cleaster Cotton, “has been one of the most sobering experiences I've had since being in New York when the towers came down on Sept. 11, 2001.”
LEAF Festival prepares to celebrate virtually for the first time
LEAF prepares to celebrate some of its greatest traditions, highlights, and community artists, as the 25-year festival goes virtual for the first time. Friday, May 15, 2020, to Sunday, May 17 - LEAF welcomes the global community to come together and digitally experience world music, culture, and com…
BPR Connects
The greater good has taken on a local and practical meaning since mid-March, not as a catch phrase anymore, but as a commitment that is shared widely
Asheville Symphony Keeping Executive Director, Looking To Next Concert in February 2021
The Asheville Symphony Orchestra is holding onto its executive director, after all. David Whitehill, who held his role with the orchestra since 2012, had

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