WATCH ONLINE Step into the Folkmoot Friendship Center to see the bustling creative arts hub that now occupies the century-old school building. See artists in action and hear from Folkmoot board president about the building’s transformation. Go to themountaineer.com.

The Folkmoot Friendship Center is finally standing on its own as a self-sufficient art hub after years of the century-old school building being a drain on the festival’s finances.