The Flowering Bridge’s Rainbow Connection
Recently, Bold Life checked in with the folks who run the popular Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, a historic structure transformed by volunteers into a…
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Closer Than They Appear
Full-time glassblowing and the road that leads there Twenty-five years ago, Larry Zapf was working at a high-stress, performance-driven job in Manhattan and feeling…
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The Statement Piece
How Hendersonville could be a key link in the Southeastern fashion scene By: Margaret Butler When it comes to events, Hendersonville’s biggest claim to…
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For the Birders
With its concentrated blend of meadows, forests, and wetlands, Hendersonville’s Oklawaha Greenway — a three-and-a-half-mile path connecting four parks — has long been known…
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Laid Back, On Fire
Randall Bramblett returns with a new album and no compromises The music business has a built-in tendency to categorize artists: they’re a rocker, a…
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Higher Expectations
New gallery steps up for the Boys & Girls Club By: Margaret Butler When Julie and Phil Wilmot moved to Hendersonville three-and-a-half years ago,…
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Batons and Ballots
Musicians and audience members will help choose new director/conductor By: Margaret Butler With a lift of the baton — or three — Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra…
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Cover Story
Members of WNC Quilters Guild reflect on 40 years In the 1700s, the first European settlers of Appalachia started quilting out of necessity. Much…
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Stitch by Stitch
Custom embroidery on a vintage machine makes a statement against “fast fashion” Fiber artist Paris Evans King can claim a long family connection to the…
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The Pipes of May
Spring concert features newly refurbished organ When the organ at St. John in the Wilderness bursts forth for this month’s American Guild of Organists concert,…
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