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In times when the news is often not good and disagreements drive people apart rather than show them common causes, the arts seem as good a place as any to gather round a hearth of harmony and let the warmth of imagination and crafted beauty\u2014whether it be song or sculpture, painting or poetry, drama or dance\u2014remind us of what makes us all the same: the human spirit.<\/p>\n

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Gina Malone, editor<\/p><\/div>\n

Autumn months are times of harvest as we move toward the days when colder temperatures and winter storms will drive us indoors more often. It\u2019s a bountiful time in the arts world as well, with announcements of new seasons that present world-class stage and concert hall performances, including those of Asheville Chamber Music Series, Asheville Symphony, NC Stage and Wortham Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forgo time outdoors, however, just because temperatures are cooler and days grow shorter. Even as we\u2019re preparing for winter months and spending more time within the cozy confines of home, we need nature. Timely and pleasurable still are activities like fly fishing, hiking, garden tours, watching plein air painters at work or simply sitting in your garden sanctuary.<\/p>\n

Artist Jeremy Russell\u2019s Forest Floor<\/em> on our cover this month captures all of the magic of an Appalachian forest\u2014the way light streams through the canopy and is scattered, touching form and texture alike with a beckoning glow, especially at this time of the year. A spiritual connection to nature sustains Russell\u2019s creativity. \u201cIt\u2019s simply inherent in all of us as animals and spirits,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

In Bob Turner\u2019s column, read about Dr. Suzanne Simard\u2019s pioneering research on mother trees and how it relates to healthy farmland at a time when, never mind the pessimism, many are striving to make things right with our Planet Earth. Take it from Simard: \u201cWe have the power to shift course. It\u2019s our disconnectedness\u2014and lost understanding about the amazing capacities of nature\u2014that\u2019s driving a lot of our despair.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keep in touch; we at The Laurel<\/em> love to hear how the arts\u2014and nature\u2014enrich your lives and give you hope.<\/p>\n

Gina Malone can be reached at gina@thelaurelofasheville.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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