Story co-produced with Scott Mitchell Ally Jones is a senior nursing student at Western Carolina University who also happens to be an artist. However, to most, her creations might not be the first thing to mind when you think of art. Jones creates fly fishing ties, a type of art many people don’t even know […]
The virtual Tunnel of Oppression
May 5, 2021 by
The Tunnel of Oppression has been an annual event at WCU since 2016. Its goal to raise awareness on important issues and explore different types of oppression, this year through a ‘pandemic lens’. The tunnel is a virtual tour hosted inside the Intercultural Affairs office and is available online to all WCU students until May […]
Easter Hat Parade returns to streets of Dillsboro
March 26, 2021 by
The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald, April 1 publication. Kids of all ages are invited for a day of fun during the Easter Hat Parade on Saturday in Dillsboro. Registration for parade entry will begin at noon, and the event will start from the Town Hall at 2 p.m. The town of […]
Latinx Speaks hosts speaker on Afro-Latina art
March 20, 2021 by
WCU community got a chance to see Miami culture and heritage from a perspective of Afro-Latina art during the talk from Dr. Allison Harris. Harris was hosted by Josefina Niggli speaker series. Harris has been an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the English department for a year now. Harris […]
Open mic is going live on the internet
March 8, 2021 by
This story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on March 3. City Lights Bookstore in downtown Sylva and the NetWest program of the N.C. Writers Network will be hosting their first virtual Open Mic Night at 7:30 p.m. Friday. “We waited for the pandemic to ease up; it hasn’t eased up,” City Lights explained […]
Songwriters in the round: an evening with Western Carolina Writers
December 19, 2020 by
That song that you’ve been playing on repeat; someone experienced the magic of crafting the words and designing the melody. Songwriting is a craft, and many spend their lives working towards the mirage of mastery. The Western Carolina Writers are a writers-in-the-round show that feature regional singer-songwriters. On Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, Elevated Mountain Distilling […]
