Blue Ridge Muse

Lots of places to be this week

DOUG THOMPSON Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Music and dancing for the second week of September.

Thursday, September 3, 2026

“I think a woman has two choices. Either she’s a feminist or a masochist.”

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

For the first time in two years, I walked without a need for crutches or a cane. It felt good.

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Monday, August 31, 2026

Lots to do as fall approaches.

Sunday, August 30, 2026

Filming Windfall marks my return to shooting images and video after a long recovery from injuries, illnesses and heart problems.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

In what could be my last turn as a newspaperman and photojournalist, is also completion of a circle that began more than 60 years ago.

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

A successful season for the Small Town Summer events ends this Thursday.

Monday, August 24, 2026

Heath issues have kept me down and hospitalized for the last two years but the road ahead finally looks better.

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Our original 21-minute documentary of the Jamboree, shot in 2002 and 2003.