It's a Saturday afternoon at the Arthur Edington Center in Asheville's Southside. Two teenage girls are interviewing a woman named Charlotte, recording her observations and experiences growing up in this neighborhood. "What changes have you seen in your community?" "Well, changes I have seen ... Greens is a lot different from when I was back as a kid, when Mr. Green was alive ..." Youth of color are collecting stories from adults of color from this neighborhood through a project called Southside

You can imagine the first conversation between the musicians Keith Smith and the singularly named Sparrow: "Oh, you were 18 when you started hitchhiking around the country? I was 18 when I started hitchhiking." "I hopped freight trains for three years." "Well, I joined the circus." "And you're a songwriter? Well, So am I."

You can imagine the first conversation between the musicians Keith Smith and the singularly named Sparrow: "Oh, you were 18 when you started hitchhiking around the country? I was 18 when I started hitchhiking." "I hopped freight trains for three years." "Well, I joined the circus." "And you're a songwriter? Well, So am I."

You can imagine the first conversation between the musicians Keith Smith and the singularly named Sparrow: "Oh, you were 18 when you started hitchhiking around the country? I was 18 when I started hitchhiking." "I hopped freight trains for three years." "Well, I joined the circus." "And you're a songwriter? Well, So am I."

You can imagine the first conversation between the musicians Keith Smith and the singularly named Sparrow: "Oh, you were 18 when you started hitchhiking around the country? I was 18 when I started hitchhiking." "I hopped freight trains for three years." "Well, I joined the circus." "And you're a songwriter? Well, So am I."

About 50 people have gathered at a gallery inside the Refinery Building in Asheville's South Slope. It's a whos-who among people in local dance, theater, music, the visual arts. They're here as a nascent arts alliance, putting new effort behind a familiar message--that city and county officials should prioritize the arts in their annual budgets.

About 50 people have gathered at a gallery inside the Refinery Building in Asheville's South Slope. It's a whos-who among people in local dance, theater, music, the visual arts. They're here as a nascent arts alliance, putting new effort behind a familiar message--that city and county officials should prioritize the arts in their annual budgets.

About 50 people have gathered at a gallery inside the Refinery Building in Asheville's South Slope. It's a whos-who among people in local dance, theater, music, the visual arts. They're here as a nascent arts alliance, putting new effort behind a familiar message--that city and county officials should prioritize the arts in their annual budgets.

About 50 people have gathered at a gallery inside the Refinery Building in Asheville's South Slope. It's a whos-who among people in local dance, theater, music, the visual arts. They're here as a nascent arts alliance, putting new effort behind a familiar message--that city and county officials should prioritize the arts in their annual budgets.

About 50 people have gathered at a gallery inside the Refinery Building in Asheville's South Slope. It's a whos-who among people in local dance, theater, music, the visual arts. They're here as a nascent arts alliance, putting new effort behind a familiar message--that city and county officials should prioritize the arts in their annual budgets.