Open up wide, I silently tell the tiny birds while gripping a tweezer to drop morsels of food into a throng of gaping beaks. It was my turn to feed the little critters as a volunteer for Appalachian Wildlife Refuge (AWR).
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UpMarket Gallery Brings Local Art and Historic Restoration to Asheville’s North Market Street
UpMarket Gallery, nestled in the heart of Asheville’s historic Market Street, is a unique fusion of art, history and community. Owner and artist Heather Davis restored three historic buildings at 66, 68 and 70 North Market Street to provide a space that supports both local artists and small businesses.
Fountain of Hope, Pillars of Strength: New Morning Gallery Artists Reflect on Post-Helene Creativity
At New Morning Gallery (NMG), the title of a painting by resident artist Amy Noack, Fountain of Hope, Pillars of Strength, speaks to where the gallery and its artists are nearly a year after Hurricane Helene.
The Art of Rising: Still Standing, Still Smiling ~ A Good Life on Wild East Farm
Driving the back roads to Wild East Farm in Marion, I passed landslides, shattered trees and grey boulders holding rivers and cliffs in place like fragile stitches. Nature certainly reminded us who’s in charge. But what I found at the farm, with Lyric East as my guide, was not destruction but devotion.
Home & Garden: Speckled Dog Pottery’s Robbie Bell Creates Useful, Beautiful Art for Kitchen and Table
Gardener, chef, musician and potter all describe Robbie Bell of Speckled Dog Pottery. His summer and fall gardens are profusely productive, and the tables he sets for meals shared with friends are equally abundant and visually inviting.
Home & Garden: New Waynesville Shop Offers a ‘Hodge Podge’ for the Home
Teresa Beck was working at an antique shop in the Hazelwood district of Waynesville when something outside caught her eye. “I saw some carpenters working in an empty building across the street,” she says. “After investigating, I did something impulsive and rented the building. It was one of those ‘just-got-to-do-it’ moments.”
Home & Garden: This Fall, Find Just What Your Garden Needs at Flat Creek Plant Farm
Ryan and Sarah Brower, the husband-and-wife duo behind Flat Creek Plant Farm, invite Western North Carolina gardeners to come out for fall planting advice and a wide selection of plants for every need.
Home & Garden: Earth & Sky Dwellings Creates Immersive, Storybook Weddings in Asheville
Sometimes, a wedding venue is just one part of the experience, but at Earth & Sky Dwellings, the venue becomes the experience. “What truly sets Earth & Sky Dwellings apart from other wedding venues is that we are not just a location but an immersive, magical experience,” says owner Caroline Parrish.
Annual Colorfest Brings Family, History and the Arts to Downtown Dillsboro October 4
From Helene and Back – Nature’s Wakeup Call: New Radio Documentary Shares Voices of our WNC Community
BRO Kicks Off 26th Season with Post Helene: Remembering, Rebuilding, Reimagining
Plays in Mud Pottery Invites Community to Create Leaves of Strength Plates at September 27 Event
John C. Campbell Folk School Kicks Off 100 Years With Reopening of the Log Cabin Museum
Embracing Tomorrow at Trackside Studios
Spotlight On: TOSS Builds Creative Pathways, Community Connections in Morganton
Asheville Symphony’s Masterworks 1: Eroica Features Pianist Emanuel Ax and New Work by Amber Ferenz
Artists Share Work, Connection at Art in Autumn
Long-Running Juniper Bends Reading Series Welcomes Writers and Listening Audiences
Stronger Than the Storm Book to Honor MANNA FoodBank with Resilience Award
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