July/August 2015

July/August 2015

Three nonprofits improve lives through creative expression
While remaining true to its past, the world-renowned Penland School of Crafts never stops exploring the reaches of contemporary art
A rooftop cocktail party delivers newly minted libations by Asheville’s top beverage curators
Chef Andrew Long gives okra the Louisiana treatment with an Appalachian twist
The fusion of tap brews and bottling creates a new wave of beer service
The region’s first pawpaw orchard delivers a Southern delicacy to local dinner tables
Whether or not they fight for the title in the WNC Battle of the Burger, these joints are worth a visit
Tap the freshest of beer at the Hop Harvest Tour
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center welcomes its first official director
The High Country’s new aerial adventure park offers 50-foot thrills
The first full documentary on Nina Simone shows how she carried her talent, and rage, from Tryon to the world stage
Catch a musical tale of the Cone family and Flat Top Manor
Lend a hand to the arts this summer
Distance: 1.6 miles round-trip Difficulty: Moderate
After 30 years as a sculptor, Stoney Lamar is more prolific than ever
Forty years after Elvis rocked Asheville, the city’s still all shook up about it
A Cullowhee artist creates narrative jewelry that touches the spaces within