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Manna Foodbank, headquartered in Asheville, is known for fighting food insecurity across Western NC. They have now introduced a way to make locating and contributing food simpler through a food finder tool or app. Interviewed about this was Manna's Director of Network Strategy and Partnerships, Jennifer Lutz.
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The Greenville Jewish Film Festival's Co-Chairs, Helanie Meyers, and Caroline Warven joined us to discuss their upcoming events. Some time ago, the festival introduced pop-up screenings for attendees to check out one main film, instead of viewing multiple films over several days. At the time of this interview, the GJFF was taking part in Greenville's Shalom Fest.
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Small Woodruff, S.C., located in Spartanburg County, is home to the Stone Soup Storytelling Institute. Guests to the Friday Feature sharing the good news for storytelling lovers and performers were group President Karyn Page Davies and Storyteller and Board Member Cora Newcomb. From pop-up and virtual events to a yearly festival and the arts, Stone Soup is well-equipped for a storytelling good time.
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About The Tannery takes you to Wilkes County, N.C. in the year 1900, when the deceased body of the young daughter of the local tannery owner is discovered on the north bank of the Yadkin River. Who took her life and why? Retired North Carolina Attorney-turned-author, Michael Almond, visited with the Friday Feature to talk about his heralded book.
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It was a listen back to a few of the highlight features over the past year. WNCW shared information on the Blue Ridge Honor Flight, the book A Guide To The Appalachian Trail, TV and stand-up Comedian Tommy Davidson, and The Ava Gardner Museum.
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Isothermal Community College President Margaret Annunziata sat down with WNCW to talk about the recently completed fall semester and accomplishments for the school in 2022. She also talked about an ongoing strategic plan and other goals for 2023.
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For the third year in a row, a Butterball Turkey representative connected with the Friday Feature to go over the best way to handle and cook the bird during the 2022 Thanksgiving and Christmas season. This interview originally aired on Nov. 18, 2022.
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With the Christmas Season comes Winterfest, presented by Tryon Resort and the Tryon Equestrian Center. This holiday attraction for the entire family means Christmas lights, ice skating, the Winterfest Village, entertainment, a Christmas market, and Breakfast with Santa.
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Kidsenses, located in Rutherfordton, was the topic of this Friday Feature Interview on Nov. 4, 2022. Executive Director Willard Whitson sat down with WNCW to discuss the museum's ongoing expansion plans and how their demographic is expanding when it comes to children. Whitson says support from the community, local and regional industries, and new grants are helping the future only look brighter for Kidsenses.
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All about North Carolina, Our State Magazine was the focus of this Friday Feature, when we were joined by Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Hudson. Hudson shared that this October/Mountain issue of stories and beautiful photos is the largest edition in magazine history.
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"How Vibrant The Colors: The Fall Changing-Of-The-Leaves In The Mountains Of Western North Carolina"Professor Jonathan Horton, Chair of the Biology Department at the University of North Carolina Asheville, was our guest on this interview to set the stage for what fall 2022 was going to look like during the process of the changing leaf colors.
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The Annual Ava Gardener Festival marks what would have been her 100th birthday.