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The Power and Promise of the Arts

I understood that I must not paint that which I saw…not even that which I felt, but that which…was in my soul.” ~ Alexej von Jawlensky On the canvas, the colors flow, just as movement on a dance floor or notes from a guitar. Crossing the threshold into the...

Leading the Outdoor Code

“Be Prepared.” To most, it’s a familiar phrase and recognized as the motto of the Boy Scouts of America. Perhaps less widely known but just as crucial to scouting is the last tenant of the scouts’ Outdoor Code: “Be conservation minded.” A local scout, Bennett David,...

Thirtysomething

Around the time The North Carolina Arboretum began its existence in the 1980s, a popular television program entitled “thirtysomething” examined the makeover of baby boomers, from youth to yuppies. It highlighted the many societal changes that the baby boomer...