Once again, the 2016 Biltmore Summer Concert Series has us queueing for tickets and booking hotel rooms on the estate so we can listen to outstanding artists under the stars on the South Terrace of Biltmore House. We’ve seen quite a few memorable performances at Biltmore, made more so by the mesmerizing sunsets, views of […]
North Carolina Events
2016 North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame Inductees
On Sunday, October 16, at 2:00 pm, the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame will induct three new members: Clyde Edgerton, Margaret Maron, and Carl Sandburg. They will join the fifty-seven inductees currently enshrined in the Hall. The ceremony will be held the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines. North Carolina has […]
Romare Bearden — Beat of a Different Drum Exhibit
Black History Month is kicking off in Fayetteville this year with the Romare Bearden Beat of a Different Drum exhibit. Original prints from Bearden’s only published children’s book, Li’l Dan, The Drummer Boy: A Civil War Story, will be the highlight of the Fayetteville/Cumberland County Arts Council. Featuring twenty-six original watercolors created by Bearden for the […]
Charlotte Mini Maker Faire at Discovery Place #CLTMakerFaire
The first Charlotte Mini Maker Faire will take place at Discovery Place on Saturday, October 10, 2015. Makers call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth (and we’re not ones to disagree!). Maker Faire is part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new! As a celebration of the Maker Movement, it’s a […]
Carolina Jubilee to Benefit Carolina Farm Trust
Lisa and I are food people. We have recently also become farm people. Well, to clarify, we don’t own a farm or even work on a farm. But we have come to know many farmers and are pretty entrenched in the agriculture movement in America. We get that we need to balance sustainability with the […]