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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Camelot Revisited
Jackie Kennedy to speak in Brevard Leslie Goddard makes her living bringing the deceased to life, combining her advanced degrees in American Studies,…
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Buzz Feed
Garden Jubilee, the largest gardening festival in the region, is held in downtown Hendersonville every Memorial Day weekend. This year, as part of the…
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Merrily Down the Lake
Leslie Rowland is a painter and tastemaker who cofounded London District Studios in Asheville. Not content to make a splash in just two areas,…
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Holding the Moment
One hundred years ago, to celebrate Christmas and the end of World War I, a ceremony of biblical readings and carols was held at…
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Counting on Transylvania
This Halloween, the inevitable finally happened: Count Von Count came to Transylvania County. At Halloweenfest 2018, Sesame Street in Communities and Transylvania County’s Get…
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Fiber Fair Hops on a Trend
Among animals known for their fiber, alpaca and sheep come first to mind, as well as goat for its cashmere. All have distinctive proteins…
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Unknown Lineage and Other Happy Endings
The fourth annual Tryon International Film Festival, held in Western North Carolina’s famous equestrian town, bursts onscreen with a rambunctious “woof” instead of a…
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Grow It, and They Will Come
“Make the people love the forest.” Those were Governor Hunt’s words of advice on the opening of DuPont State Forest some 20 years ago,…
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