From Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, the IBMA hosted its Bluegrass Live! music festival. Due to Hurricane Ian, all the musical acts were moved indoors to the Raleigh Convention Center and the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts — but guests still happily listened, jammed, shopped and enjoyed food and beverages, despite the deluge.

This article originally appeared in the November 2022 issue of WALTER magazine.