Imagine you're in a band performing at a club or even if you're just a solo artist with a guitar in a coffeeshop. You want to sense people are listening. You want engagement. You want applause. That is, unless you're one of the members of the longtime Asheville trio Free Planet Radio . They recall a recent show at the Light Center in Black Mountain that was one continuous flow of music for nearly 90 minutes. "Everyone is lying on their backs with their eyes closed," said guitarist and composer

Imagine you're in a band performing at a club or even if you're just a solo artist with a guitar in a coffeeshop. You want to sense people are listening. You want engagement. You want applause. That is, unless you're one of the members of the longtime Asheville trio Free Planet Radio . They recall a recent show at the Light Center in Black Mountain that was one continuous flow of music for nearly 90 minutes. "Everyone is lying on their backs with their eyes closed," said guitarist and composer

Melodie Galloway is bothered by what she sees every time she takes the podium at a rehearsal of the Asheville Choral Society . "We are very, very white," she said with a chuckle. "We have a few people of color, but we are heavily caucasian."

Melodie Galloway is bothered by what she sees every time she takes the podium at a rehearsal of the Asheville Choral Society . "We are very, very white," she said with a chuckle. "We have a few people of color, but we are heavily caucasian."

Melodie Galloway is bothered by what she sees every time she takes the podium at a rehearsal of the Asheville Choral Society . "We are very, very white," she said with a chuckle. "We have a few people of color, but we are heavily caucasian."

Melodie Galloway is bothered by what she sees every time she takes the podium at a rehearsal of the Asheville Choral Society . "We are very, very white," she said with a chuckle. "We have a few people of color, but we are heavily caucasian."

Melodie Galloway is bothered by what she sees every time she takes the podium at a rehearsal of the Asheville Choral Society . "We are very, very white," she said with a chuckle. "We have a few people of color, but we are heavily caucasian."

As Asheville's Magnetic Theatre prepares to open its new show, 13-year-old Cory Silver has two concerns. "Of course my main goal is to pull it off," he said. "But my second goal is definitely to not offend anybody."

As Asheville's Magnetic Theatre prepares to open its new show, 13-year-old Cory Silver has two concerns. "Of course my main goal is to pull it off," he said. "But my second goal is definitely to not offend anybody."

As Asheville's Magnetic Theatre prepares to open its new show, 13-year-old Cory Silver has two concerns. "Of course my main goal is to pull it off," he said. "But my second goal is definitely to not offend anybody."