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The story of how Asheville became a culinary destination will come to life during a lunch and learn presentation, The History of Food in Asheville, led by Heath Towson, Asheville historian and proprietor of Mountaineer Motor Tours. The event will be held Wednesday, August 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Hatchworks Coworking on South French Broad in downtown Asheville...


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Elias Hamilton, left, and Thomas L. Townsend

By Gina Malone

On Saturday, August 29, at 7:30 p.m., Missy Bell’s debut feature film Erased, a Mouse House Productions work, premieres at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. Doors open and the red carpet is rolled out at 7 p.m. The event will include live music and a comm...


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Photo courtesy of Destination McDowell

By Emma Castleberry

The WNC Bigfoot Festival returns to downtown Marion on Saturday, August 29, with a full day of music, educational programming, vendors and family activities centered around the legendary creature.

The free festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and has grown into one of...


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The Details Have It, a new Focus Gallery exhibition at the Folk Art Center, is on display through Sunday, September 6, showcasing the work of five Southern Highland Craft Guild members working in ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood and fiber. Through close attention to texture, pattern, surface, construction and finish, the artists demonstrate how meticulous craftsmanship...


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Photo by Mac Stone, courtesy of Open Space Institute

By Emma Castleberry

The Open Space Institute and Mainspring Conservation Trust recently completed the $23.3 million acquisition of 17 separate parcels in Cherokee, Graham and Swain counties. Together, the properties connect more than 1.65 million acres of protected lands spanning ...


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