A crowd of dozens sits in folding camp chairs on a gravel lot, facing a small covered stage where a band performs for the Bynum Front Porch music series. The white clapboard Bynum General Store stands at right with vintage Coca-Cola signs, a covered porch, and a free book exchange visible through the doorway. A building painted with a colorful animal mural is at left, framed by tall green trees under a clear blue evening sky.