Labor Day Weekend Means Happy Melodies in Happy Valley
Caldwell Arts Council sponsors 14th annual Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention HAPPY VALLEY – The Jones Farm at 3590 N.C. Hwy. 268 in historic Happy Valley will be the site of the […]
Wheeler’s Book a Colorful Appalachian Narrative
Many stories, but one theme – relationships are everything LENOIR, N.C. – Recently, as I wrote, I had the opportunity to hear Billy Edd Wheeler of Swannanoa, N.C. tell one […]
Hudson Issues Call for Artists
Interested artists and musicians wanted for the third annual ‘Festival of the Arts’ HUDSON, N.C. – The town of Hudson and the Local Bean Coffee Shop have issued a call […]
North Carolina ISAAC Wrong to Target Pipeline Opponents
It is Duke, Dominion and EQT that are terrorizing people By Michael M. Barrick RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina’s surveillance and counter-terrorism unit has conducted a “threat assessment” of […]
Junior Appalachian Musicians Camp Scheduled
CAC program offers instruction in traditional Appalachian music at CCC&TI LENOIR – Camp JAMCaldwell – the “Ultimate Music Camp” as described by the Caldwell Arts Council (CAC) – is being […]
Sweet Serendipity
Up close and personal with Appalachian legends Note: This is the seventh installment from “The Hillbilly Highway, Volume 2: Seeds, Songs and Streams.” Learn more here. By Michael M. Barrick BLACK MOUNTAIN, […]
Empiricism Exhibit Opens Friday at Arts Council
Collaborative work by five East Carolina University art professors featured LENOIR, N.C. – Five professors of art from East Carolina University (ECU) will be exhibiting their work beginning this Friday, […]
