Puppetry doesn't quite contain everything Lisa Sturz puts into her art. She builds elaborate sets, writes detailed narratives and, for the biography of her grandfather , she spent a year painting a 25-foot backdrop that unfolds from the scrolls of an oversized Hebrew Torah. "As a puppeteer, I could write the scripts, I could write the music, I could sing and build the costumes and characters and perform them," Sturz said. "It was a way of combining all those interests rather than choose between

Puppetry doesn't quite contain everything Lisa Sturz puts into her art. She builds elaborate sets, writes detailed narratives and, for the biography of her grandfather , she spent a year painting a 25-foot backdrop that unfolds from the scrolls of an oversized Hebrew Torah. "As a puppeteer, I could write the scripts, I could write the music, I could sing and build the costumes and characters and perform them," Sturz said. "It was a way of combining all those interests rather than choose between

Zeb Camp was studying Appalachian history and Southern literature four years ago, at UNC-Asheville, when he began writing lyrics for the Asheville band Bask . While folk, bluegrass and the iconic singer-songwriter are the soul of our regional music scene, guitar-driven heavy music is emerging here, and Bask is at the forefront. The music is soaked in heavy guitars, but the tone and lyrical sentiments are baked in this part of the south.

Zeb Camp was studying Appalachian history and Southern literature four years ago, at UNC-Asheville, when he began writing lyrics for the Asheville band Bask . While folk, bluegrass and the iconic singer-songwriter are the soul of our regional music scene, guitar-driven heavy music is emerging here, and Bask is at the forefront. The music is soaked in heavy guitars, but the tone and lyrical sentiments are baked in this part of the south.

Zeb Camp was studying Appalachian history and Southern literature four years ago, at UNC-Asheville, when he began writing lyrics for the Asheville band Bask . While folk, bluegrass and the iconic singer-songwriter are the soul of our regional music scene, guitar-driven heavy music is emerging here, and Bask is at the forefront. The music is soaked in heavy guitars, but the tone and lyrical sentiments are baked in this part of the south.

Zeb Camp was studying Appalachian history and Southern literature four years ago, at UNC-Asheville, when he began writing lyrics for the Asheville band Bask . While folk, bluegrass and the iconic singer-songwriter are the soul of our regional music scene, guitar-driven heavy music is emerging here, and Bask is at the forefront. The music is soaked in heavy guitars, but the tone and lyrical sentiments are baked in this part of the south.

Zeb Camp was studying Appalachian history and Southern literature four years ago, at UNC-Asheville, when he began writing lyrics for the Asheville band Bask . While folk, bluegrass and the iconic singer-songwriter are the soul of our regional music scene, guitar-driven heavy music is emerging here, and Bask is at the forefront. The music is soaked in heavy guitars, but the tone and lyrical sentiments are baked in this part of the south.

Jeanie Linders has inspired a lot of people to think they, too, can create or copy a hit stage show and change their own lives forever. "My show has been knocked off 14 times by other people," she said. "There's 'Weight Watchers: The Musical,' 'Assisted Living: The Musical,' all written by guys that think it's different. Because the show was a cash cow."

Jeanie Linders has inspired a lot of people to think they, too, can create or copy a hit stage show and change their own lives forever. "My show has been knocked off 14 times by other people," she said. "There's 'Weight Watchers: The Musical,' 'Assisted Living: The Musical,' all written by guys that think it's different. Because the show was a cash cow."

Jeanie Linders has inspired a lot of people to think they, too, can create or copy a hit stage show and change their own lives forever. "My show has been knocked off 14 times by other people," she said. "There's 'Weight Watchers: The Musical,' 'Assisted Living: The Musical,' all written by guys that think it's different. Because the show was a cash cow."