Cover Artist: Jacqui Fehl

Feature Artist: Holland Van Gores

On a Personal Note Elizabeth Meade

Energy Savers Network Helps Climate by Helping Homeowners

Bent Creek Bistro Opens at The NC Arboretum

Arts and Sciences Engage Students at Asheville School

Arts and Sciences Engage Students at Asheville School

Craft Schools Offer an Array of Opportunities

Craft Schools Offer an Array of Opportunities

Cooking Classes at The Farm

Cooking Classes at The Farm

Igniting That ‘Spark’ for Nature

Compleat Naturalist: Igniting That ‘Spark’ for Nature

The Latest Stories

Sustainability

Gardens That Give WNC Cultivates Caring

Giving gardens combine the efforts of many community groups, including churches, schools, cooperative extensions, health departments and individuals, to increase food sovereignty. Members share tools and resources and provide good, nutrient-dense food that is accessible to all.

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Arts • Lifestyle

From the Editor

A glance through a dictionary of quotations finds April praised for its youthful spirit (Shakespeare), called “the cruelest month” (T. S. Eliot) and compared to “an idiot, babbling and stewing flowers.” (Edna St. Vincent Millay)

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The Laurel of Asheville lifestyle magazineThe Laurel of Asheville lifestyle magazine is available in both print and digital editions

We are delighted you have chosen us to be your gateway—both through our popular print Asheville lifestyle magazine and our website—to the arts, culture, and communities that comprise the remarkable area that is Western North Carolina. In these pages, you will find behind-the-scenes stories about the region’s concerts, theatre and dance productions, festivals, restaurants, artists, and the multitude of locally-based businesses. We also enjoy bringing you features about the people and organizations who are caring for those in need, protecting our historic heritage, preserving our rich and diverse environment, and nurturing our cultural soul.