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Music and its Sense of Place: Bear Shadow Music Festival
Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: Whats News
The Bear Shadow Music Festival does not end at Base Camp. At the same time, a slew of smaller activities are offered – a chance for local participants to engage in the festivities.
Since its inception in 2015, the annual Highlands Food & Wine Festival has occupied a unique status on the culinary circuit –tickets are so coveted they sellout within hours. In that demand, savvy festival leadership recognized an opportunity to create a sister festival in the spring, and the Bear Shadow Music Festival launched in 2021. Entering its second year, April 29-May 1, it is both a means to engage a larger and more local audience and to articulate an appreciation for the unique charms and lure of the Plateau.
Bear Shadow is already well known for its ability to dazzle the music cognoscenti with an extraordinary line up of talent showcased on the main stage, known as “Base Camp”. Located at Winfield Farms, the venue is an opportunity to entertain a larger audience, and to showcase more than song and instrument. Also, in the line-up are tastes from some of the Plateau’s most gifted chefs along with exhibits of area crafts and displays by neighborhood retailers.
But the music does not end at Base Camp. At the same time, a slew of smaller activities are offered – a chance for local participants to engage in the festivities. New this year is Wine Women and Song – 3 female music virtuosi will be on stage at the Skyline Lodge to raise a glass of wine and their voices in song and conversation. At Hike and Mic, lovers of the outdoors can again this year immerse themselves in the beauty of the plateau and embark on a moderate hike that consummates in a musical performance by Wild Rivers on Friday and Jamestown Revival on Saturday. And, at Bearfoot at the Park, Yoga fans can indulge in a one-hour flow in downtown Highlands led by The Works – Charleston Sweat Studio.
Like Highlands Food and Wine, Bear Shadow Music Festival has thoughtfully linked its identity with the Highlands community, earning a special place on the Highlands calendar.
For ticketing and more information, visit bearshadownc.com
