Metro Spirit | Stacey Hudson

Change of Lifenew

Different endings bring similar new beginnings for local artists who forged their paths to art in separate ways.

Metro Spirit | Stacey Hudson | 05-13-2008 | Art

Tags: painter, child, daughter, Muse, photographer, Southern, Mother, artist, mother-daughter, sacred heart, toddler, visual arts

Malaika Favorite Captures Multifaceted Scenesnew

She was inspired to do a series of landscape paintings of the Augusta area when she moved here in 1986. So last year, she applied for a Porter Fleming Foundation Grant to create a series of collage paintings documenting local scenes including landscapes and old structures in the area.

Metro Spirit | Stacey Hudson | 03-12-2008 | Art

Tags: visual arts

Get Craftynew

Sandhills Writers Conference focuses aspiring authors on the craft and discipline required to achieve their goals of getting a book published.

Metro Spirit | Stacey Hudson | 03-12-2008 | Books

Marty Stuart Revisits Augustanew

He's looking forward to seeing the Imperial, JB's statue and the Easter finery along Broad Street.

Metro Spirit | Stacey Hudson | 03-12-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Marty Stuart

Going Greennew

From recent immigrants to established families, Augustans define what it means to be Irish in America.

Metro Spirit | Stacey Hudson | 03-12-2008 | History

Tags: history

Big Shotnew

Contemporary rock ballet by Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp puts audiences in a New York state of mind.

Metro Spirit | Stacey Hudson | 02-27-2008 | Theater

Tags: theater

A New Book from an Old Friendnew

Even after four successful books -- a trilogy of Bottom Dollar Girls novels and a collaboration with the Sweet Potato Queens -- Karin Gillespie got a flat rejection when she pitched her new book to her agent and her publisher.

Metro Spirit | Stacey Hudson | 02-27-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Earthly Pleasures, Karin Gillespie