The 2012 election season is in full swing between incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. With just over a month until Election Day on Nov. 6, polls across the nation have shown a consistently tight race between the two candidates. Both campaigns have raised hundreds of millions of dollars in donations, much of […]
Archives for September 26, 2012
Election season in North Carolina
September 26, 2012 by Ben Haines
Filed Under: Community, Election 2014, Featured, Home, Navigation Tagged With: 11th District, 2012, Barack Obama, Election, General Assembly, Hayden Rogers, Heath Shuler, Mark Meadows, Mitt Romney, North Carolina, Politics, Todd Collins
38th annual Mountain Heritage Day to kick off on Saturday
September 26, 2012 by John-Luke Carter
Western Carolina University’s 38th annual Mountain Heritage Day will take place Saturday, Sept. 29, on the WCU campus in Cullowhee. The free festival will offer over 100 booths filled with arts and crafts along with over 30 vendors selling many different kinds of food. Music will be played continuously on three different stages from 10 […]
Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Community, Home, Navigation, News Tagged With: annual, art, Balsam Range, bluegrass, culture, entertainment, festival, food, Journey Stories, Mountain Faith, Mountain Heritage Day, Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, Smithsonian, The Bailey Mountain Cloggers, The Hominy Valley Boys
Dada: Expect the unexpected
September 26, 2012 by Marysa Burchett
“Cinema could relate to all classes,” Dr. Anna Vallye said in response to a question from WCU professor Ron Laboray. Artistic cinema is not just for an artist audience. WCU held its very first Dada Festival last week. On Wednesday, Sept. 19, in room 130 of the Bardo Arts Center, Dr. Vallye shared part of […]
Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Home, Navigation Tagged With: anna vallye, art, ballet mecanique, bardo arts center, Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center, DADA Festival, entr'acte, fernand léger, frances picabia, Western Carolina University