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Local non-profit weeds out invasive plants

April 21, 2019 Erika Williams 0 Comments arts and features, environment, Invasive, kudzu

Henry McGannon Contributor jmcganno@unca.edu Invasive species grow to be a

Female tattoo artists speak on industry

March 24, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments arts, Arts & Features, arts and features, Asheville, avl, features, female artists, tattoo

Being a largely male dominated industry, new waves of tattooing pave ways for female artists who go above and beyond for their clients.

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Nearly Naked Mile kicks off homecoming

March 17, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments arts, arts and features, features, Homecoming, homecoming 2019, nearly naked mile, unca, unca homecoming

The nearly naked mile, put on by the Student Alumni Association has taken place since 2012 and kicks off homecoming weekend.

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Local film companies join for networking mixer

March 17, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments arts, arts and features, Asheville, asheville film, avl, features, film, local film

Filmmakers, photographers, actors and movie-buffs gathered to network, share ideas and talk videography at the awaited monthly Asheville Filmmaker Mixer on Monday.

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival welcomes UNC Asheville drama department

March 17, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments arts, arts and features, features, fringe festival, unca

NC Asheville’s drama department, with the help of the world renowned Siti Company, sets out to create a devised theater production to showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival later this year.

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Local singer songwriter throws album release party

March 17, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments arts, arts and features, Asheville, avl, features, matt sellars, music

Emily-Ann Trautman Assistant Photography Editor etrautma@unca.edu Drinks clinking and chatter filled the halls of The Grey Eagle as patrons gathered

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Student artist grows following from her Etch A Sketch art

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments arts, Arts & Features, arts and features, Asheville, asheville artist, etch a sketch, features, student artist, unca

Psychology and French student Amber Hausle continues to be an artist of varying phases of interest throughout her life. With an underlying love for drawing, she experimented with watercolor, embroidery, knitting and now most recently, she’s perfecting her Etch A Sketch art.

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Associate professor discusses work on Disney’s Dinosaur

February 13, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments animation, arts, Arts & Features, arts and features, christopher oakley, dinosaur, Disney, features, UNC Asheville, unca

Director and associate professor at UNC Asheville, Christopher Oakley, has over 25 years of film, animation and television experience, including spending four years working on Disney’s animated film Dinosaur released in 2000, which he said helped pave the way for Disney’s future animation projects.

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Full of feelings: UNC Asheville responds to America’s Hallmark holiday

February 13, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments arts, Arts & Features, arts and features, Asheville, features, UNC Asheville, unca, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day approaches and overall the opinion of the holiday received mixed reviews from students on UNC Asheville’s campus.

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Arboretum presents “In the Dark” exhibit

February 13, 2019 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments arts, Arts & Features, arts and features, exhibit, features

Enveloped beyond the most beautiful natural greenery settings of Asheville, explore and reveal the mysteries of “In the Dark” exhibit at The North Carolina Arboretum , a 434-acre public garden just south of Asheville.

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