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 […]
Weekly old-time music at Lazy Hiker Brewing in Sylva
November 30, 2020 by
Rhythmic, rocking fiddle tunes that make a body want to tap their foot, if not break into dance; local musicians played these old-time tunes from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, at the weekly old-time jam at Lazy Hiker Brewing in Sylva, NC. Six local musicians sat in a circle on the stage, taking […]
WCU Film and Television Program practices anti-racism
November 20, 2020 by
It’s Friday morning in the middle of September and around 40 students in the Film and Television Program at Western Carolina University are watching the movie “Black Panther” on the big screen in the University Auditorium. With enough social distancing, they are among the rare people this fall to enjoy big screen movies and get […]
Toys in the Attic: A livestreamed show with Valerie Meiss
October 29, 2020 by
A raven flew across a full moon, and the light shone on blue hair and a big smile. She sipped from a wine glass and petted her cat before playing the piano, the ukulele, the kazoo, and singing like a Mary Poppins of the underground. Valerie Meiss, otherwise known by her stage name Valerie from […]
Welcome to the Picture Show! with Nicole Ellison & Hannah Fink
March 15, 2020 by
Warning: Brief Expletive Language Welcome to the Picture Show, where you’ll hear two unprofessional, untrained, completely unlicensed movie lovers give opinions nobody asked for on movies they like (and sometimes on ones that they don’t). In today’s episode, Western Carolina students Nicole Ellison and Hannah Fink discuss the recent award shows, specifically the Oscars, Golden Globes, […]
“Hamlet” gets a technological revamp in upcoming WCU performance
March 2, 2020 by
William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” has been performed for over 400 years, but never quite like this. Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen will be taking the stage to perform a revamped version of “Hamlet” from Wednesday, March 4, to Saturday, March 7, in the Bardo Arts Center Josephina Niggli Studio Theatre. Performances on March […]
