Day: August 15, 2010
Edgy Mama: Free-range kids, local-style
Free-range isn’t just for chickens anymore. Nowadays, free-range also refers to a way of raising kids. To briefly recap from a column I wrote a few weeks back: Free-range parents tend to give their kids lots of age-appropriate independence. They step back and let the young ‘uns learn from experience. The basic idea is to
Busk Break: Mary Sparks
Mary Sparks may not have a name for this new work, but she’s adamant that it was inspired by the creative atmosphere of Asheville. She should know. The hammered dulcimer player relocated here a few years ago, in large part because of the active local busking community. Here she is performing outside of Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe earlier this week.
