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Summertime\u2014with its signature longest day of the year just weeks away. Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar\u2019s \u201cIn Summer Time\u201d is a lovely ode to the season we most equate with enjoyment, ease, Nature\u2019s full flowering. \u201cThe summer sounds, and summer sights,\/That set a restless mind to rights\/When grief and pain and raging doubt\/Of men and creeds have worn it out,\u201d writes Dunbar. It\u2019s a lovely poem. Go find it and lose yourself in the words if you haven\u2019t before.<\/p>\n

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

There\u2019s a lot that says carefree June hours in this issue: comfortable rockers, sweet berries, summer camp, and Highland Games. Wander through the blooming exhibition Wildflowers<\/em> at Wedge Studios (p. 49), and right now there are some lovely hydrangeas blooming in Judith\u2019s garden.<\/p>\n

What would summer be without concerts and music festivals in the fresh air and under the stars? The Brevard Music Center announces a season of delightful sound, and don\u2019t miss outdoor concerts including a lineup of bands in Weaverville for Music on Main and the Blue Ridge Orchestra\u2019s Summer Soir\u00e9e among grapevines in Fletcher.<\/p>\n

Wherever there\u2019s writing about the arts, there\u2019s always mention of hope and overcoming adversity through creativity as with Tiny Movements<\/em>, the film about dancer Jenn Green\u2019s journey to healing. And check out Emma\u2019s feature about how artists are turning trees felled by Hurricane Helene into works of beauty and usefulness symbolizing the resilience of our region.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll leave you with a few more words from Dunbar: \u201cTis wealth enough of joy for me\/In summer time to simply be.\u201d<\/p>\n

May you be wealthy in simplicity during this season of delight!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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