More than 300 artists will perform on multiple stages at the North Carolina Folk Festival, held in Greensboro September 10-12, 2021. But even if you can’t make it to the front row at the annual celebration of music, dance, and crafts, you can still get a taste of the performances and enjoy tunes from some of this year’s talented featured musicians.
Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
Each May, spring climbs nearly 3,000 feet to the seat of Alleghany County. Here, as the rhododendrons blush, a beloved mountain town welcomes visitors with its food, art, and flourish of color and creativity.
Brief but delicious, soft-shell crab season is cherished by diners as well as the folks who work around the clock to put these native pinchers on our plates.
When it comes to poultry, the best is raised close to home.
