If you happen to be around painter Beverly McIver when her cell phone rings, you'll get a nice little treat. Her ringtone is the song "At Last" -- and even though it's Beyonce's cover rather than Etta James' definitive 1961 version, it's a fitting sentiment for McIver these days. After a lifetime of struggle, things are finally falling into place for her art and her career, with an upcoming show at the NC Museum of Art and an acclaimed documentary film about her life airing on HBO later this year.

She's our Tar Heel of the Week, and you can read all about that here.