Executive Director of the Earl Scruggs Center, Mary Beth Martin shared details of several special events, including the summertime "Pickin' On The Square" series in Uptown Shelby and the second-ever Earl Scruggs Music Festival happening Labor Day weekend. This conversation originally aired on June 30, 2023.

Known to many as the "Music Guy", Peter Eisenbrown sat down with WNCW to go over Summer Tracks Concerts in Tryon. Organizers always present a different genre of music each month. From the beautiful park setting, to food and fellowship, there's something for everyone. This conversation originally aired on June 23, 2023.

The Center for Cultural Preservation and award-winning documentary filmmaker David Weintraub are back with a new film. Nature's Wisdom Thru Native Eyes is premiering across Western North Carolina. David discussed his latest project, which shares how Native American tribes have a longtime intuition about the many connections in the world, from trees to animals to man.

June marked the 90th birthday of Our State Magazine. It's the publication that celebrates North Carolina, from the mountains to the coast and country roads to big city streets. Editor-in-Chief, Elizabeth Hudson talked about the magazine's many accomplishments over those years, as well as this month's Coastal issue when she sat down with WNCW on June 9, 2023.

Yokefellow, located in Spindale, is a 501C-3 that receives some funds from area churches but makes the majority of its funds through a thrift store. Yokefellow Executive Director, Cherry Smith sat down with WNCW to discuss how their ministry helps those in need with things like rent, heating and air bills, medications, and much more. This is also a time when the need for volunteers to help the cause is vital.

RootEd - the ed is for education - is taking its message into various school systems across North Carolina. Its purpose is to remind students that education can go from inside a classroom to the outdoors, where many life-skill lessons can be learned.

Executive Director of Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center, Tevyn East, sat down with WNCW to talk about the center and its offerings. The center is located in Rutherford County. Tevyn previewed a part of the United States tour for Africa's "Dance of Hope" that came to the area for performances. A Dance of Hope Residency is ongoing. Learn about workshops, classes, arts, and events through the center.

Popular Western N.C. photographer, Tim Barnwell, talked with Paul Foster about his new video series, The Face of Appalachia. Tim's presentation takes YouTube viewers through three different episodes about the hard-working people of the Appalachians.

Head Curator for The Birthplace of Country Music in Bristol, VA Rene Rogers, spoke with The Friday Feature about their new exhibit, “I've Endured: Women In Old-Time Music." An incredible display about the women of yesterday, today, and the future of this historic style of music. It includes WNCW's own Carol Rifkin.

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