Rising country music star Charley Crockett played a show at Hazel Robinson Amphitheater in Asheville recently, and WNCW’s Joe Kendrick and Sean Rubin travelled there to catch up with him for an interview and session with his band. In this interview and live session, recorded on the afternoon of his show, Charley talks about his experiences with the late James Hand, who Charley pays tribute to on his latest album, 10 For Slim, as well as how he spent his pandemic year, about comparisons to fellow Rio Grande valley native Freddie Fender, and more. Plus, Charley and his band play a couple of their go-to songs along with two James Hand covers in the session.
May 24, 2021
Who are Americans, and what do they believe? How does our history shape our future? Six exceptional picture books explore our complicated, captivating country and offer meaningful perspectives on these vital questions about the great American experiment.
America, My Love, America, My Heart
In the author’s note
of
America, My Love, America, My Heart, Daria Peoples-Riley recalls growing up as “the only brown girl” at school, which made her feel like she wasn’t “free to be myself. . . . My country, America, didn’t feel free to me.” Her book is a glorious gift that will reassure children that they don’t have to change to accommodate people who don’t love every part of who they are.
Artsline
The Latin Ballet of Virginia will perform
Mistica, the first in their
World Mythology Series, at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
Artsline: Virtual Edition || May 10, 2021
“Take a music-bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water-bath is to the body.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
Performers from around the region and around the world bring music to wash away the doldrums and bring in all the colors of Spring - starting with the Menuhin Competition beginning on May 14! With easing restrictions, enjoy live, in-person concerts at various venues, both indoors and outdoors. There are still many online opportunities as well, connecting the RVA to art around the world. Check out what’s going on this week!
Portraying 9/11 for Young Readers, Two Decades Later By Claire Kirch Apr 23, 2021 During this 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, childrenâs publishers are releasing at least a dozen fiction and nonfiction books that deal with the traumatic event in an age-appropriate manner. Portraying 9/11 for Young Readers, Two Decades Later By Claire Kirch | Apr 23, 2021
During this 20th anniversary year of the 9/11 attacks, children’s publishers are releasing at least a dozen fiction and nonfiction books that deal with the events, in contrast with previous milestone years that saw only a handful of titles. “On the 10th anniversary, the events were still so fresh,” says Scholastic senior editor Katie Woehr. “We have some perspective now.”
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