Open Tuning
Guitar expo is rare in highlighting both electric and acoustic models It’s equal parts shopping mall, museum, and Antiques Roadshow. At the spring installment…
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The Wood Spirit You Know
Carver’s work represents inaugural festival Chris Carroll looks at a just-fallen tree and sees a second chance. Maybe there’s a wood spirit in there,…
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The Inside Scoop
Competitive ice-cream-eating champs will try for a “three-peat” Showing up on a Tuesday to the North Carolina Mountain State Fair two years ago turned…
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Twenty Countries, Twenty Flavors
Festival encompasses a complex array of cultures Henderson County is rich in residents from Latin America, and Fiesta Hendersonville is the chance to experience…
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Grow Big or Go Home
The Southern Appalachians are known for a comfortable climate and for extreme biodiversity — including pumpkins without limits. Susie Zuerner has been cultivating up…
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A Matter of Justus
Pioneering U-Pick farm is finally a presence at Apple Festival For more than 70 years, Hendersonville has hosted the North Carolina Apple Festival, celebrating…
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Bigger Than a Bark
Young pups may find this hard to believe, but dogs used to haveit ruff. Their personal space was limited to house and yard, perhaps…
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Freewheeling Bandits
If your festival isn’t branded with a cute, quirky animal, it probably doesn’t have a jacklope’s chance in the rainforest of succeeding. Brevard hosted…
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The Message in the Cookie
Jewish cultural festival starts in the kitchen Agudas Israel Synagogue’s Balabusta Bakers have been rolling out treats for months straight, filling freezers across Hendersonville….
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Offstage There are No Solos
Stars and students are “conducted” behind the scenes by powerhouse coordination The Brevard Music Center Summer Institute & Festival has hit a high note…
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