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Spring 2026
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Live from Asheville
20 Ways to Explore the City's Exploding Music Scene
Third Act
Boone’s Appalachian Theatre is headed for a multipurpose artistic revival
Grill Masters
Smart companions for your next cookout
A Trail Less Traveled
The new Farm Heritage Trail highlights North Buncombe’s scenic working landscape
Natural Wonders
Test your knowledge of WNC's nationally designated and protected areas under the National Park System.
Long Hungry Loop, Santeetlah Lake Trail
Distance: 3.5 miles round-trip Difficulty: Easy
High Country Headliners
Catch iconic performers and innovative arts at Appalachian Summer Festival
Road Trip: Lansing
Bluegrass Bros
Meet rising musical stars Jonah and Grayson Riddle
Play Me Some Mountain Movies
The scoop on Western North Carolina’s big-screen debuts
The Beat Goes On
Brevard Music Center’s 80th anniversary festival lures generations of musicians
Legalizing It?
While medicinal marijuana might be approved for the Cherokee, it won’t bring an all-access pass to puff
The Long & Winding War
A new history deconstructs post-Civil War mountain politics
Recompositions
Kehren Barbour and Michael Luchtan’s Post Piano Project explores sustainability through art and music
Unforgettable Rampage
Even a century later, the Great Flood of 1916’s watery depths haunt Western North Carolina
Ripe for the Pickin’
Posana’s Chef Peter Pollay dishes up fresh recipes using the season’s quintessential fruit
The Review: Rustique
Music Notes
How one musician found community through harmony
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Chicken Molé Pot Pie (aka Wish I Was a Molé in the Round!)
Bay & Black Pepper Poached Pear with Ginger-Molasses Cake
Stollen
U-Haul Shrimp Cocktail With Prawn Crackers
Piney Old Fashioned
Cauliflower with Tarator Sauce
Rabbit Two Ways
Grilled Kafta
Skillet-Fried Green Tomato Rings
Spring Asparagus & Baby Arugula Salad
Soft Pita with Fresh Sumac Za'Atar
Seabass en Croûte
Almond-crusted Baked Brie by Michael Gilligan
Seared Scallops with Black Limbertwig Apple Salad
Roasted Potatoes on Rosemary Skewers
Chai Tequila Sour
