Internationally-known sculptor Thomas Dambo designed his giant trolls to show how you can make something beautiful out of recycled material. (Photo via Dix Park Conservancy)
This week’s Good News Friday features the internationally-traveled Thomas Dambo trolls, the return of the NC Apple Festival, and more.
What’s a better way to end your week than with good news?
With the start of fall around the corner, the North Carolina Apple Festival is in full swing in Hendersonville. This week, puppies and trolls are also brightening the lives of North Carolina residents.
If you’re looking for even more good news, look no further than our past editions of Good News Friday!
Apples for all in Hendersonville
Do you like apples? Then we picked the perfect event for you!
The 79th annual North Carolina Apple Festival returns to Hendersonville, NC, this weekend. The event will feature live music, a family-fun zone and all the apples your heart desires! Fourteen growers from across Henderson County will also be featured at the festival to share their apple treats with all in attendance.
The apple festival takes place from Friday to Monday at 10 a.m. and admission is free to all.
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Puppy playdates
The golden retrievers of Holly Springs have been eager to meet one local superfan.
According to ABC 11, Jennifer Dunsmore posted on local community pages in search of golden retrievers after her son Gordon said he wanted to use his allowance to meet one. Soon after, hundreds of messages from golden retriever owners flooded her inbox, hoping to set up playdates.
Gordon has since played with many enthusiastic puppies, yet he hopes to meet all of the golden retrievers who stole his heart.
Trolls take on North Carolina
A gang of giant trolls will soon find a new home across North Carolina.
The wooden sculptures, a project by artist Thomas Dambo, are made entirely from recycled materials to showcase how trash can be turned into something beautiful. From five new statues in Dix Park in Raleigh to a temporary exhibition at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, these trolls will be scattered across the state.
The sculpture will be coming to Dix Park, High Point and Charlotte in October. They will be joining a family of more than 150 other trolls across the globe.
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