Archives for October 2012

Bluegrass bands draw large crowds at Mountain Heritage Day

The 38th annual Mountain Heritage Day saw a mild stretch of rain early in the morning but went onto see fair skies for the majority of the day. The day featured a combination of old-time mountain fair, traditional Appalachian folk showcases, and music that went on for the whole day. The exact attendance for the […]

A day of heritage

The 38th annual Mountain Heritage Day kicked off Saturday, Sept. 28 at Western Carolina University. The day consisted of music, food, and performances that celebrated the heritage sewn through Western North Carolina. Events started early with a 5K race at 8 a.m. Other events included a chainsaw competition, the Cherokee game Stickball and Fish, and […]

Review of “Since Midnight” art exhibit

“Since Midnight” is a collection of art by visiting artist Carrie Ann Baade in the Bardo Fine Arts Gallery. There are quite a few paintings in this exhibition. They were all so different, and frankly, walking in to the room was overwhelming. It is hard to know which work to look at first. One gets […]

The Dada Festival Orchestra Concert provides a fitting end to the Dada experience

Under the bright stage lights of the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center Theater, an introduction speaker was interrupted as he described the spirit of Dada by a lone trumpet player and proceeded to break into a seemingly random play-by-play of an imaginary horse race. The crowd erupted with laughter and with that, the concluding […]