For years, Cynthia Keller couldn’t finish watching The Wizard of Oz, for fear of the Wicked Witch. Now, as caretaker of Beech Mountain’s Land of Oz, she wakes up every day in a house at the center of the wonderful land.
Malaprop’s
While overcoming the literary persecution of her childhood, Emöke B’Racz established Malaprop’s, Asheville’s signature bookstore and pioneered the downtown business revival.
A Gracious Host
Arthur Smith, a homegrown Carolinian, is one of the most admired and influential country music singers, songwriters, and entertainers in . . .
Life As He Saw It
Talmadge Moose grew up in Stanly County in the 1930s and ’40s. He worked in his dad’s country store and for his uncles on their farms. Although his love of drawing led to a successful career that won him national acclaim, he never strayed far from his roots.
The People’s Poet
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.
