Dance

A lifetime of cherished memories from the Campbell Folk School Fall Festival

After so many months of cancelled and postponed events, the urge to get together and celebrate is palpable. Here to satisfy is a season of great gatherings bursting with local culture: From woolly worms, elk, and Bigfoot to mountain arts, food, music, and more, these festivals truly have something for everyone.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! FROM FOOD AND DRINK FÊTES TO CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND MUSICAL BLOWOUTS...

Nantahala Outdoor Center set to showcase international wildwater championships

Detour off the Blue Ridge Parkway this summer to take in arts, outdoors, and small-town allure

A Mars Hill professor’s album notes nab a Grammy nomination

Set the tone for the holidays with a new show from Flat Rock Playhouse

Blacksmith Elizabeth Brim forges an exceptional body of artwork with an unconventional approach

From famous roots, Casey Kristofferson crafts her own musical path

Chill out with outdoor activities as well as indoor fun and games

From the practice room to the stage to the studio, WNC’s garage rockers forged an indelible sound

Arts & Humanities

Celebrate our anniversary with top 10 lists of local albums, books, fishing spots, movies, restaurants, and more

Asian-inflected comfort foods from around the globe find a home in Asheville

Heirloom fruit inspires chef Nicholas Figel’s fall culinary creations

For Page Ives Lemel, running a 100-year-old girls’ camp has always been a family affair

It’s gone to the birds at Duck Dance Farm, a waterfowl conservation venture in Burnsville

Throughout Western North Carolina sit dozens of public schools abandoned by time, consolidation, and changing demographics. In their heyday, they were community epicenters and veritable second homes for thousands of students. Today, some are boarded up, while others await imminent demolition and replacement by new state-of-the-art facilities. But there are also a handful of old schoolhouses tucked away in various corners of the mountains that have found new purpose as community centers, concert venues, historical beacons, and artists’ studios. Here’s a look at the past and present of eight of them.

Three nonprofits improve lives through creative expression