North Carolina Poet Laureate Cathy Smith Bowers travels the state as our literary ambassador.
Playing by Heart: The Story of Jim Avett
Jim Avett’s life is a song with many verses, but it always returns to the chorus — a hard-working father with a passion for music.
North Carolina’s Tin Man
Like his dad and his granddad, Peter Blum III can turn a piece of tin into art or a tool, or even a life.
Cub Reporter
Retired optometrist Stratton Murrell spends his days searching for the truth behind the small treasures that have shaped his native Onslow County, then and now.
Artistic Edge
Blending ancient practices with innovative approaches, Edward Wright and his artisans craft frames worthy of the objects they hold.
The Life and Art of Miller Pope
The desire to take a risk is in almost all of us. The willingness to follow through is in only a few. Miller Pope made decisions overnight and never regretted one, and in the process created a life full of rewards.
Chatham County Line
After pursuing country-rock and alt-country ventures, four men settle on a sound and a name that reflect where they’re from.
A Sense of the World
Students perceive the Martha Franck Fragrance Garden through touch, smell, and sound — experiencing nature’s wonders they’ll never see.
Piano Lessons
It’s a simple gift: to teach someone to play an instrument. But inside her west Charlotte home, Clara Jones gives instruction that goes beyond the music.
