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p. 54 Vaudeville! Burlesque! Cabaret!
World Renowned Clairvoyant, Speaker Historian & Author
With an accordion player on many a downtown corner, it’s hard to remember that Asheville’s cabaret scene wasn’t always so thriving. Theatre reviewer Steven Samuels offers a glimpse of some local burlesque, vaudeville and cabaret performers — who reveal that it’s not as easy as they make it look.
Tricia McCannon
Cover design by Nathanael Roney
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22 askville A candid Q&A with the new Buncombe GOP chair,
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58 little french, little spain, little carmen Asheville Lyric
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60 steel yourself The Lee Boys bring sacred steel to the Garage 61 songs take flight For Matt Butcher, the words are important
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