Go Behind The Scenes With Bob Timberlake For His 50th Anniversary
Lexington, NC A story that begins with a teenage boy in North Carolina building a chest in shop class and winning an industrial arts award now has chapters that span a 50-year professional art career. Those chapters include such accomplishments as a world-renowned furniture line, paintings and prints hanging in…
Carolina Craft Passport Digital Passport To Artisan Destinations
Are you daydreaming about the time you can get back out on the road to find new destinations to perk your pallet and soothe your soul? If you find it challenging to stay at home, but you want to do what’s best for the country, we have a suggestion. The…
Tasting Rooms Roll Out the Red Carpet for Cider, Wine & Dine
Hendersonville’s third annual Cider, Wine & Dine Weekend showcases some of Western North Carolina’s top cider and wine makers, April 16-19. The weekend involves tastings, new releases, orchard and vineyard tours, food events, music, and more. This year’s event — named a Top 20 April event by the Southeastern Tourism…
Sideways Farm & Brewery Cultivates A Different Way Forward
A new brewery has taken root in Western North Carolina that brings a different approach to the craft beer scene. Sideways Farm & Brewery opened this past August in the rural Henderson County community of Etowah. Although surrounded by dozens of craft breweries in the towns of Hendersonville, Brevard and…
Enjoy Yourself, Reward Yourself.
Enjoy yourself, reward yourself. The Carolina Craft Passport is a reward program to nudge you to get off the well-worn path and experience boutique craft beverage destinations across the State of North Carolina. Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville are all well-known craft beverage destinations. But did you know that award-winning wines, spirits,…
Bold Rock Cider – Mills River
The Bold Rock Mills River Cidery opened in October 2015 and is nestled in some of North Carolina’s most fertile farmland just 20 minutes from Downtown Asheville. Visit to learn about the process behind our cider crafted from locally sourced Henderson County apples and enjoy expansive views of the production…
Enjoy Shopping Small This Season In Uptown Lexington
On any given weekday, you’ll find parked cars lining Main Street in Lexington, people strolling the sidewalk with bags on their arms, and store doors swinging open and shut with customers going in and out. In an era of downtown revitalization, this small Piedmont town teems with activity. This time…
A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas In Hendersonville
Experience the hospitality and warmth of a Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas with Home for the Holidays in Hendersonville. This popular series of holiday events kicked off Thanksgiving weekend and continues through the New Year. Main Street shopkeepers festoon their storefronts with decorations, while a downtown skating rink is open from…