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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

This Easter, celebrate with eggs of all sizes

A native son brings his new York dance company home

Three local bands bring new albums to your ears

Pick your next bottle with an eye on label design

Author F. Scott Fitzgerald's frequent visits to the mountains yielded a turning point amid dark days

Whitney Deal: Whitney Deal Designs

There are endless reasons we all fall for the mountains, but one enchants us above all others: This place feels like home in our hearts. Here, five writers share how their deep connections to these hills were forged with Sunday drives, old-time music, wildflower hikes, and through the discovery of inspiration and strength.

For esteemed sculptor Michael Sherrill, the best is yet to come

From appearances by George Jones to performances of Madame Butterfly, WNC stages offer a wonderfully eclectic lineup

Get out on the floor with dance classes in ballroom, Salsa, clogging, and more

Along About Sundown, a play about the life of Bascom Lamar Lunsford, hits close to home

Asheville's Masonic Temple invites the world in

Hayes Performing Arts Center raises the curtain again