ASHEVILLE - The Christmas Star set high in the Bethlehem ... illuminated star inspired by an art installation previously erected to encourage goodwill and cheer 95 years ago.

Other Asheville residents in the art department were Shane Meador, production designer; Scott Kinnebrew, leadman; and Joshua Sullivan and Justin Harbin (set dressers). “A Biltmore Christmas ...

Photo by Blake Madden The clear glass case against the plain white wall of the Asheville Art Museum’s Biltmore Avenue pop-up location makes an unlikely substitute for a Christmas tree.

President Obama and his wife head to Asheville, N.C., this weekend for a short vacation that is vastly different from last summer's trip to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts and the Christmas ...