The members of the Asheville band Secret Shame never really address the roots of their name. But when guitarist Nikki Gish talks about the music on the band's new album, "Dark Synthetics," Gish reveals a personal secret that could have broken up the band. "I have a major mental illness and I think that played a part in a lot of what shaped that album," Gish said, citing a bipolar disorder that causes simultaneous mania and depression. "During that time being untreated and then having this mental

The members of the Asheville band Secret Shame never really address the roots of their name. But when guitarist Nikki Gish talks about the music on the band's new album, "Dark Synthetics," Gish reveals a personal secret that could have broken up the band. "I have a major mental illness and I think that played a part in a lot of what shaped that album," Gish said, citing a bipolar disorder that causes simultaneous mania and depression. "During that time being untreated and then having this mental

The members of the Asheville band Secret Shame never really address the roots of their name. But when guitarist Nikki Gish talks about the music on the band's new album, "Dark Synthetics," Gish reveals a personal secret that could have broken up the band. "I have a major mental illness and I think that played a part in a lot of what shaped that album," Gish said, citing a bipolar disorder that causes simultaneous mania and depression. "During that time being untreated and then having this mental

The Asheville Art Museum 's long-awaited reopening is awaiting longer than anyone hoped or anticipated. Just a few months ago, museum officials gave area media a first look from inside the renovated galleries and announced an opening sometime in the summer. Now that summer has passed, leaders now are saying the museum won't welcome visitors again at least until October -- three years after the museum closed for its $24 million renovation.

The Asheville Art Museum 's long-awaited reopening is awaiting longer than anyone hoped or anticipated. Just a few months ago, museum officials gave area media a first look from inside the renovated galleries and announced an opening sometime in the summer. Now that summer has passed, leaders now are saying the museum won't welcome visitors again at least until October -- three years after the museum closed for its $24 million renovation.

The Asheville Art Museum 's long-awaited reopening is awaiting longer than anyone hoped or anticipated. Just a few months ago, museum officials gave area media a first look from inside the renovated galleries and announced an opening sometime in the summer. Now that summer has passed, leaders now are saying the museum won't welcome visitors again at least until October -- three years after the museum closed for its $24 million renovation.

The Asheville Art Museum 's long-awaited reopening is awaiting longer than anyone hoped or anticipated. Just a few months ago, museum officials gave area media a first look from inside the renovated galleries and announced an opening sometime in the summer. Now that summer has passed, leaders now are saying the museum won't welcome visitors again at least until October -- three years after the museum closed for its $24 million renovation.

Al Murray and Liz Williams met less than a year ago, but their pairing as artists in a new exhibition is two lifetimes in the making. The exhibition "Up/Rooted" is at Revolve Gallery , in Asheville's RAMP Studios building, through Sept. 3. The Campaign for Southern Equality supported the creation of this work and is presenting the exhibition. "I've always been drawn to metalwork as an expression of a working-class masculinity that I've never known how to embody," Murray said.

Al Murray and Liz Williams met less than a year ago, but their pairing as artists in a new exhibition is two lifetimes in the making. The exhibition "Up/Rooted" is at Revolve Gallery , in Asheville's RAMP Studios building, through Sept. 3. The Campaign for Southern Equality supported the creation of this work and is presenting the exhibition. "I've always been drawn to metalwork as an expression of a working-class masculinity that I've never known how to embody," Murray said.

Al Murray and Liz Williams met less than a year ago, but their pairing as artists in a new exhibition is two lifetimes in the making. The exhibition "Up/Rooted" is at Revolve Gallery , in Asheville's RAMP Studios building, through Sept. 3. The Campaign for Southern Equality supported the creation of this work and is presenting the exhibition. "I've always been drawn to metalwork as an expression of a working-class masculinity that I've never known how to embody," Murray said.