With new works, playwrights often work closely with the director to shape what happens on stage. But once Peter Lundblad finishes writing a play, his involvement with it ends. "I really like giving it to a director and seeing what they do with it, so I try not to interfere," he said. "I'm not a details a guy, so somebody else who knows that better. That's one example of really learning to trust a director." Lundblad is perfectly content to leave his new play, "Buncombe Tower," in the hands of

With new works, playwrights often work closely with the director to shape what happens on stage. But once Peter Lundblad finishes writing a play, his involvement with it ends. "I really like giving it to a director and seeing what they do with it, so I try not to interfere," he said. "I'm not a details a guy, so somebody else who knows that better. That's one example of really learning to trust a director." Lundblad is perfectly content to leave his new play, "Buncombe Tower," in the hands of

With new works, playwrights often work closely with the director to shape what happens on stage. But once Peter Lundblad finishes writing a play, his involvement with it ends. "I really like giving it to a director and seeing what they do with it, so I try not to interfere," he said. "I'm not a details a guy, so somebody else who knows that better. That's one example of really learning to trust a director." Lundblad is perfectly content to leave his new play, "Buncombe Tower," in the hands of

Here's a little perspective: This year's high school graduates haven't been able to set foot inside the Asheville Art Museum since early in their freshman year. That's how long the current, $24 million renovation and expansion is taking. But this past Friday, museum director Pam Myers and some of her staff walked BPR and other local media through three floors and a rooftop of new galleries and other features that, up to now, have never been part of the museum's 71-year history.

Here's a little perspective: This year's high school graduates haven't been able to set foot inside the Asheville Art Museum since early in their freshman year. That's how long the current, $24 million renovation and expansion is taking. But this past Friday, museum director Pam Myers and some of her staff walked BPR and other local media through three floors and a rooftop of new galleries and other features that, up to now, have never been part of the museum's 71-year history.

Here's a little perspective: This year's high school graduates haven't been able to set foot inside the Asheville Art Museum since early in their freshman year. That's how long the current, $24 million renovation and expansion is taking. But this past Friday, museum director Pam Myers and some of her staff walked BPR and other local media through three floors and a rooftop of new galleries and other features that, up to now, have never been part of the museum's 71-year history.

Here's a little perspective: This year's high school graduates haven't been able to set foot inside the Asheville Art Museum since early in their freshman year. That's how long the current, $24 million renovation and expansion is taking. But this past Friday, museum director Pam Myers and some of her staff walked BPR and other local media through three floors and a rooftop of new galleries and other features that, up to now, have never been part of the museum's 71-year history.

Peter Frizzante and Abby Amaya met seven years ago in New York City on the dating website OK Cupid. They were a musical match from the start. "We've always been jamming and writing things together, but it wasn't until 2018 when we really got serious," Amaya said. "It's 2018. We said 'This is it, we're on the hunt for musicians and we're gonna get this done," Frizzante said.

Peter Frizzante and Abby Amaya met seven years ago in New York City on the dating website OK Cupid. They were a musical match from the start. "We've always been jamming and writing things together, but it wasn't until 2018 when we really got serious," Amaya said. "It's 2018. We said 'This is it, we're on the hunt for musicians and we're gonna get this done," Frizzante said.

Peter Frizzante and Abby Amaya met seven years ago in New York City on the dating website OK Cupid. They were a musical match from the start. "We've always been jamming and writing things together, but it wasn't until 2018 when we really got serious," Amaya said. "It's 2018. We said 'This is it, we're on the hunt for musicians and we're gonna get this done," Frizzante said.