Jon Lalonde (painter and sculptor) and Mac Read (photographer) have a two man show at Trackside Studios, 375 Depot Street, Asheville. The show runs for the month of May. The exhibit is called “Opposites Attract”. Jon uses bold, vibrant colors in his paintings, but Mac limited his photographs to black and white.
The work is already in the atrium. A reception is planned for 4:30-7 pm on Saturday, May 12. Refreshments will be served.
Beginning at 10 am, a trolley will be available to take you to other galleries in the River Arts District.
Black Mountain Photo Arts 17 Delova Lane #404 Swannanoa NC 28778 (828) 412-5002
Folsom is a small village (ca. 56 people) in Union County, New Mexico. In 1918 a flash flood ravaged the town. It also swept soil from the banks of an arroyo 8 miles west. In the process it uncovered a monumental archeological find.
The massive storm on Johnson Mesa killed 18 people and nearly destroyed Folsom. People upriver saw the town was in danger and called to warn them. Sarah J. “Sally” Rooke, the telephone operator, stayed at her station and called to warn residents. Her body was found four miles down stream.
George McJunkin, ranch foreman and an ex-slave cowboy, discovered the bones of an extinct bison that had been unearthed by the flood. No one paid attention to McJunkin’s discovery until he and a rancher’s son dug more bones and found a fluted lance point embedded in one. They sent the artifacts to the Denver Museum of Natural History. Four years later the museum decided to investigate. McJunkin’s discovery provided what was, at the time, the earliest evidence of man in North America: between 9000 and 8000 BC.
McJunkin lived out his days in the back of the hotel. He died before the significance of his discovery was recognized.
The old hotel looks like it might have belonged to Norman Bates.
