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You've probably seen them around the southeastern United States: natural or artificial trees decorated with blue and green glass bottles attached to their branches. But did you know they're a practice from folk magic with over a millenium of history behind them? Join Michael and Charlie on a deep-dive into these and other, similar glass "decorations" with a magical kick!
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Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens (Goodreads) "A House with Bottle Trees" (Eudora Welty photograph) Upcoming Live Recordings
Carolina Fear Fest (May 26-28th, 2023 - Raleigh, NC) ConCarolinas (June 2nd-4th, 2023 - Charlotte, NC) ConGregate (July 14th-16th, 2023 - Winston-Salem, NC) Follow us!
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Join Michael and Charlie as they interview Stephanie Freas from Carolina Fear Fest and Tonya Denny from Winston-Salem Paranormal Society about a boatload of cool stuff to do in the Carolinas!
Links:
Carolina Fear Fest - use code ArcaneCFF for a discount on weekend passes! (external site) Winston-Salem Paranormal Society (external site)  
Upcoming Live Recordings
Carolina Fear Fest (May 26-28th, 2023 - Raleigh, NC) ConCarolinas (June 2nd-4th, 2023 - Charlotte, NC) ConGregate (July 14th-16th, 2023 - Winston-Salem, NC)  
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Join Charlie and Michael as they discuss a very old--perhaps even ancient--tale of a grim and inviting spirit said to reside in the depths of the French Broad River in the mountains of Western North Carolina! 
Also, if you're going to Carolina Fear Fest, discount code "ArcaneCFF" is good for 10% off weekend passes through May 5th, 2023. 
 
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Research Links:
Carolina Haints: an awesome podcast produced by a fellow ConCarolinas regular! North Carolina Ghosts: Stories, Legends, Folklore: amazing site run by a fantastically friendly expert on these and other stories! Mountain Lore: Tales from Appalachia: a site with tons of information! The Pine Barrens Institute: a site with tons of information about a wide variety of cryptids! Weird Carolinas (Amazon.com) Myths and Legends of Our Own Lands (Project Gutenberg) Southern and Western Magazine & Review (Internet Archive)  
Upcoming Live Recordings
Carolina Fear Fest (May 26-28th, 2023 - Raleigh, NC) ConCarolinas (June 2nd-4th, 2023 - Charlotte, NC) ConGregate (July 14th-16th, 2023 - Winston-Salem, NC)  
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Join Michael and Charlie as they discuss the daring and adventurous life and career of Robert Smalls, a Civil War hero from Beaufort, SC, whose public service continued for decades after the war and whose work still benefits students and residents of South Carolina to this day!
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The Audacity of Robert Smalls - TEDx Talk by Michael B. Moore (YouTube.com) Harper's Weekly story from June 14, 1862 (iowaculture.gov) The Escape of Robert Smalls - illustrated children's book (Amazon.com) Be Free or Die - nonfiction book by a Raleigh author (Amazon.com) Robert Smalls (1839-1915) - Facebook page about Robert Smalls and the various exhibitions "Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?" (PBS.org) Upcoming Live Recordings:
GalaxyCon Richmond (Richmond, VA - March 24th-26th, 2023) Follow us!
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Join Charlie and Michael for a timeline and discussion of the recent and very public experiences with balloons, UFOs/UAPs, and the US military. AC doesn't normally take on the news, but who could say no to stories like this? Links in the show notes for earlier episodes on related topics!
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AC 00015: To the Skies! AC 00034: Strange Skies Over Chimney Rock! AC 00048: The Carolinas' UFO Landing Pad US Representative Jeff Jackson's (NC-14) post about recent UAP shoot-downs US Representative Jeff Jackson (NC-14) on Substack Upcoming Live Recordings:
Ret-Con (Cary, NC - February 24th-26th, 2023) GalaxyCon Richmond (Richmond, VA - March 24th-26th, 2023) Follow us!
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Join Charlie and Michael for a deeper dive into the history and legends behind Stagecoach Rock, subject of our very first livestream in 2021!
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"Historic Mebane Rock Will Not Be Destroyed as Housing Development Is Built" (Chapelboro.com) Upcoming Live Recordings:
Ret-Con (Cary, NC - February 24th-26th, 2023) GalaxyCon Richmond (Richmond, VA - March 24th-26th, 2023) Follow us!
AC Monthly Arcane Carolinas on Patreon Arcane Carolinas on Facebook Arcane Carolinas on Instagram Arcane Carolinas on Tumblr Contact us!
arcanecarolinas@gmail.com