He said he had the idea at 6 p.m. on July 19. By 7 p.m., he was buying plywood, and he "pulled an all-nighter" painting the unusual looking raccoon.
- Mike Conley
This young-reader book is part of the state’s ongoing efforts to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States.
- Mike Conley
The new art show will be exhibited from Saturday, June 27, through Wednesday, July 29. The gallery is calling for artists to submit their works.
- WALT UNKS Staff Reporter
Best-selling author Virginia Evans spoke about her debut novel "The Correspondent" during a conversation with Charlie Lovett at First Baptist Church on Fifth on April 21. Her appearance was originally scheduled for the Forsyth County Public Library, but tickets were snapped up in five minut…
- LISA O’DONNELL Staff Reporter
"It's so good to be among neighbors," Virginia Evans told the crowd at First Baptist Church on Fifth Street.
- Sarah C. Johnson
Bobby Canipe Jr. mistakenly started a rumor that the Limp Bizkit frontman was performing at Roses. He commemorated it 10 years later.
Alvin Ward said a friend of his suggested he do a painting about the fake 2016 Fred Durst concert at a Roses Department Store in Morganton. In February, Alvin Ward tattooed a design inspired by the painting onto Bobby Canipe Jr.'s right leg. Canipe is the man that started to hoax on social media.
Bobby Canipe Jr. said the idea for the fake 2016 Fred Durst was intended to be an inside joke with friends. When his social media post garnered national attention he decided to keep the joke going.
The 2026 Spring Art Show was held in the commons area of McDowell High School on Monday, March 16. Students displayed their works in the visual arts such as painting and sculpture and performed music, singing and poetry.
Students displayed their works in the visual arts such as painting and sculpture and performed music, singing and poetry.
As the organization updates and organizes its archival materials, never-before-on-display pieces will be pulled out alongside long-beloved pieces from the permanent collection.
Learn more about the new displays.
"(My) teachers would encourage me to draw and paint. They would let me do murals on the chalkboard."
Randy Bell, one of Trade Alley Art's newest members, describes the inspiration behind five of his paintings.
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