Follow along with us at this year's Farm Aid, which features the best music has to offer while remaining true to its ultimate mission: supporting farmers and strengthening American agriculture.
Preservation Villages: Old Salem Graveyard
We remember who came before us and what they did and where they lived. We respect our past, and we preserve it. We recognize those who spend their time restoring our heritage. In Old Salem, archaeologists bring respect to 131 lost graves.
Ken Tutterow’s Homemade Ice Cream
Make this ice cream in your favorite flavor by adding in instant pudding mix.
Old-Wall Overhaul
Architectural restorer Dean Ruedrich judges a society by how it treats the past. So when the North Carolina Museum of History asked him to restore some historic buildings for its new blockbuster exhibition, he did it — very carefully.
The Midwife’s Confession by Diane Chamberlain
The Midwife’s Confession is ideal for book-discussion groups, which offer an opportunity to ponder the multiple layers of family secrets, relationship drama, and nail-biting suspense.
Artistic Impression
Asheville resident Wendy Whitson took up art because of her uncle. Although life pulled her away, she now realizes art’s potential to comfort, heal, and revive.
Death of a Pinehurst Princess: The 1935 Elva Statler Davidson Mystery by Steve Bouser
All the elements of a blockbuster news story are here: a socialite bride, a $1 million inheritance, an older husband . . .
In the Celtic Tradition
Inspired by the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, Trip Rogers and Tom Eure team up as the Thistledown Tinkers, producing a sound that mixes old traditions with new interpretations.
