arts and features – The Blue Banner

Beat From the Street (April 17th, 2017)

April 23, 2017April 23, 2017 Larisa Karr 1 Comment arts and features, Asheville, Asheville style, avl, beat from the street, diversity, Dusty Albinger, fashion, Larisa Karr, local, nc, North Carolina, photography, profile, wnc

Derek Welch was originally a journalist who found himself prone to kicking along the roads in the Lower 48. Brett Morgan and Ashley Dillingham believe Asheville isn’t as freaky as it used to be.

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New art space creates community collaboration among residents

April 12, 2017April 19, 2017 Michaela Hall 0 Comment arts and features, community, River Arts District, studio

By Michaela Hall Assistant Photo Editor mhall3@unca.edu Surrounded by the revival and renewal developments taking place in Asheville’s River Arts

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‘Godfather of Gore’ visits campus to discuss his career in movies

April 6, 2017April 10, 2017 Karrigan Monk 1 Comment arts and features, dawn of the dead, george romero, godfather of gore, jarett lefler, lindsey yow, special effects, special effects makeup, tom savini

Legendary horror special effects artist Tom Savini visits UNC Asheville for a Q&A.

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UNCA student releases new EP ahead of Echofest

March 22, 2017March 24, 2017 Karrigan Monk 0 Comment arts and features, elevator music, elevator music vol 1, lipinsky, lipinsky auditorium, lipinsky studio, music, music technology, UNC Asheville, unca, william hinson

Music technology student William Hinson recently released his EP, Elevator Music, Vol. 1, which he recorded in Lipinsky.

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Asheville supports impoverished communities at OpenDoors of Asheville gala

March 22, 2017March 23, 2017 Maggie Haddock 0 Comment art, arts and features, Asheville, charity, maggie haddock, news, non-profit, opendoors, poverty, River Arts District

OpenDoors of Asheville, a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the lives of impoverished children, held their annual gala and auction, Art Affair 2017: Urban Canvas to raise money for the organization in order to further the continued efforts to end poverty in Asheville.

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It’s a Match!: Brother Wolf foster parents use Tinder to find “furever” home

March 8, 2017 Karrigan Monk 1 Comment arts and features, Brother Wolf, dogs, pets, tinder, tinder dog

One dog’s foster family turns to Tinder to try to find him a “furever” home.

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SeepeopleS to perform homecoming show at The Grey Eagle

March 8, 2017 Karrigan Monk 0 Comment arts and features, concert preview, music, seepeoples, The Grey Eagle, west asheville, will bradford

Will Bradford’s music experiment, SeepeopleS, will return to Asheville, their hometown of nearly seven years, to play The Grey Eagle.

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Ink of the Week – Leah Griffin

March 8, 2017 Karrigan Monk 1 Comment arts and features, ink of the week, Tattoos

Leah Griffin’s luna moth tattoo is Ink of the Week!

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In an attempt to help his future career, UNCA student leaves family in Germany to study in U.S.

March 2, 2017March 6, 2017 Maggie Haddock 0 Comment arts and features, germany, international, Kyle Jastram, maggie haddock, mechatronics, narrative, student, UNC Asheville, unca

Kyle Jastram, a mechatronics student at UNCA moved away from his family in Germany in order to pursue an education by studying in English, a vital move made to provide him with more career opportunities in the future.