The White Buffalo of Farm Tours
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s big, two-day farm tour is this weekend, but only the separately coordinated Polk Farm Fresh Tour, gives drivers the opportunity…
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“Water Quality Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This”
It’s among the best places to see the amazing hellbender salamander, a North Carolina Species of Special Concern. The headwaters of the French Broad…
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Part of Your World
It spawned a generation of little girls named Ariel, billions in merchandise, and, arguably, the continued fascination with mermaid culture (witness the epic Coney…
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Sweet Deal
“It burns intensely for a few minutes,” admits David Stallings, president of the Henderson County Beekeepers Association, who gets stung quite a bit. But…
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All In
Studio tours in the meandering south mountains can be fun, if you’ve got a good map and a good amount of free time. Lacking…
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A Shared Vision
Under the direction of African-American art collector and activist John Wilkins of Tryon, the UNITY Project took shape this spring — a vibrant montage…
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Pursuing the American(a) Dream
Lee Ann Womack burst onto the music scene in the late 1990s, at a time when trends favored her classic-country sound. She was nominated…
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“Songs About Questioning”
Born and raised in Bristol, Tennessee, a town sometimes described as the birthplace of country, Amythyst Kiah grew up expected to play music. She…
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“Passion, Knowledge, Affection”
It’s not necessary to know that Honey and Salt is a work by Carl Sandburg to enjoy Honey and Salt, the namesake breakfast-and-brunch spot…
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Filling a Niche
Kirsten Fuchs just wanted a slice of pie and somewhere to sit and talk with her daughter. Maybe with a good cup of coffee. The…
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Shadow Show
Surges of technology and centuries of tradition merge in the work of Hendersonville artist Christopher Charles Curtis, whose visually arresting drawings in graphite and…
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That’s Their Motivation
Most theatrical hiccups — wardrobe malfunctions, mis-timed cues, choppy lines — go unnoticed by casual onlookers. But unfortunately, some gaffes are just too conspicuous….
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Building a Mystery
When Kathryn Pritchett met Pavel Gulov in the Monumental Art School at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University in Moscow, she spoke no Russian, and “zank…
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One Hundred Pounds of Honey
At 5:30pm on a Wednesday, most Hendersonville residents are fighting traffic or rustling up dinner. But just a few miles outside city limits in…
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Handling Sandy
Ever since the musical Annie premiered in the ’70s, choosing the young title character has proven suspenseful, sometimes even controversial. Veteran A-listers such as…
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Bow and Era
Few instruments are as synonymous with an emotion as the violin is with love. Certainly acclaimed violinist Anne Akiko Meyers knew that when she…
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