Most people associate the Brevard Music Center with summer classical concerts featuring world-class performers in an open-air auditorium. Away from the spotlight, about 400 teens and twentysomethings come from around the country to spend most of their summer studying classical performance at Brevard Music Center. "I'm totally illiterate when it comes to pop culture, because my head is in classical music," said Myles McKnight, an 18-year-old violinist from Hendersonville.

Most people associate the Brevard Music Center with summer classical concerts featuring world-class performers in an open-air auditorium. Away from the spotlight, about 400 teens and twentysomethings come from around the country to spend most of their summer studying classical performance at Brevard Music Center. "I'm totally illiterate when it comes to pop culture, because my head is in classical music," said Myles McKnight, an 18-year-old violinist from Hendersonville.

The remote, Western North Carolina town of Highlands is known for its leafy mountains, tony shops and pricey living. Only 941 people claimed it as their home on the last census. That doesn’t seem to deter some of the nation’s top young stage talent from spending their summers at Highlands Playhouse , building up their resumes and entertaining a largely senior audience with the tried and true in musical theater.

The remote, Western North Carolina town of Highlands is known for its leafy mountains, tony shops and pricey living. Only 941 people claimed it as their home on the last census. That doesn’t seem to deter some of the nation’s top young stage talent from spending their summers at Highlands Playhouse , building up their resumes and entertaining a largely senior audience with the tried and true in musical theater.

The remote, Western North Carolina town of Highlands is known for its leafy mountains, tony shops and pricey living. Only 941 people claimed it as their home on the last census. That doesn’t seem to deter some of the nation’s top young stage talent from spending their summers at Highlands Playhouse , building up their resumes and entertaining a largely senior audience with the tried and true in musical theater.

The remote, Western North Carolina town of Highlands is known for its leafy mountains, tony shops and pricey living. Only 941 people claimed it as their home on the last census. That doesn’t seem to deter some of the nation’s top young stage talent from spending their summers at Highlands Playhouse , building up their resumes and entertaining a largely senior audience with the tried and true in musical theater.

The remote, Western North Carolina town of Highlands is known for its leafy mountains, tony shops and pricey living. Only 941 people claimed it as their home on the last census. That doesn’t seem to deter some of the nation’s top young stage talent from spending their summers at Highlands Playhouse , building up their resumes and entertaining a largely senior audience with the tried and true in musical theater.

Robert Beatty was still in his 30s when he sold his tech company for millions of dollars and moved with his wife and three daughters from Michigan to 32 acres of green forest in Fletcher. Beatty never had to work again, and his story could have ended there. But success in business was just one of his two life goals. Beatty set a detailed, determined plan to fulfill the second.

Robert Beatty was still in his 30s when he sold his tech company for millions of dollars and moved with his wife and three daughters from Michigan to 32 acres of green forest in Fletcher. Beatty never had to work again, and his story could have ended there. But success in business was just one of his two life goals. Beatty set a detailed, determined plan to fulfill the second.

Robert Beatty was still in his 30s when he sold his tech company for millions of dollars and moved with his wife and three daughters from Michigan to 32 acres of green forest in Fletcher. Beatty never had to work again, and his story could have ended there. But success in business was just one of his two life goals. Beatty set a detailed, determined plan to fulfill the second.