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Nickel Creek’s Sean Watkins

I know the beginnings of Nickel Creek go way far back – you heard bluegrass at a young age, but not anywhere close to the Appalachian mountains. I wondered if you could tell me about that first experience with bluegrass.

Photographing West Virginia Wilderness

Photographer Laura Moul spent a month at West Virginia's Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. A journal of her stay will appear in the next few Word & Image blogs.

Big Art in Point Pleasant

I went to Point Pleasant, W.Va. to check out Mothman, an A-list monster that appeared there in the 1960s – and in a Richard Gere movie 40 years later.

Photography Programs and a Mad Cat

Photographer Laura Moul spent a month at West Virginia's Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. This is the third installation of a journal of her stay appearing in our Word & Image blogs.

Carl Powell, Stained Glass

Inspired by the works of constructionist artists such as Kandinsky, Asheville-based glass artist Carl Powell crafts designs that draw the eye upward, above the mountains to the sky. “Solar Dream,” a piece Powell created for the Public Art Commission

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Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek’s Sean Watkins

I know the beginnings of Nickel Creek go way far back – you heard bluegrass at a young age, but not anywhere close to the Appalachian mountains. I wondered if you could tell me about that first experience with bluegrass.
Fiddlehead fern

Photographing West Virginia Wilderness

Photographer Laura Moul spent a month at West Virginia's Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. A journal of her stay will appear in the next few Word & Image blogs.
Robert Dafford's mural in Point Pleasant, W.Va.

Big Art in Point Pleasant

I went to Point Pleasant, W.Va. to check out Mothman, an A-list monster that appeared there in the 1960s – and in a Richard Gere movie 40 years later.
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Photography Programs and a Mad Cat

Photographer Laura Moul spent a month at West Virginia's Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. This is the third installation of a journal of her stay appearing in our Word & Image blogs.
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Carl Powell, Stained Glass

Inspired by the works of constructionist artists such as Kandinsky, Asheville-based glass artist Carl Powell crafts designs that draw the eye upward, above the mountains to the sky. “Solar Dream,” a piece Powell created for the Public Art Commission
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Knoxville Asian Festival, August 29-30,  Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Asian Culture Center of TN
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Fall 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026
4th of July Parade & Festival, July 4, Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
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Summer 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026

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