Master craftspeople from the Southern Highland Craft Guild will be celebrating the medium of wood on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at the Folk Art Center. The annual event, held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., showcases a variety of tools and processes for creating bowls, brooms, flutes, chairs, carvings, treenware, asContinue Reading
Jim and Anita Earnest work with artists from all tribes and take great pride in every piece they bring into the store, sometimes traveling 5000 miles to carefully select pieces. Many different tribes are represented and most artists are longtime friends. Their first store was located in Calistoga, California (NapaContinue Reading
New Paintings Asheville Gallery of Art will feature the work of Elinor Bowman during August 2015. Her show, “New Paintings,” will reflect her exploration of the nature of watercolors. “I’m currently enjoying working with varied subject matter, as well as seeing how watercolor behaves (or doesn’t),” Bowman says. Some paintingsContinue Reading
Come celebrate the rapid growth of beer culture in Waynesville and all of WNC. 1993 saw the birth of craft beer in Waynesville. The Smoky Mountain Brewery opened in Waynesville one year prior to the Highland Brewery opening in Asheville. The small craft brewery remained open for just four years.Continue Reading
The revitalization of Hendersonville’s downtown reminds me of the downtowns in the Bay Area in California—bright, wide streets, with an assortment of shops, ice cream stores, and restaurants—only without the traffic. Champa is located in the middle of all of this on North Main Street. We walked in at 8Continue Reading
A View Into HCC’s Creative Arts Program, Part II by Greg Vineyard – In July’s issue, we started a conversation with Kari Rinn, Director of Creative Arts at Haywood Community College. HCC’s Mission is to “provide accessible, affordable, and high-quality education, workforce training, and lifelong learning.” This month, we continueContinue Reading
This summer, thanks to the Haywood County Arts Council, audiences in Western North Carolina need not look far for cultural opportunities. The final concert of the Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival takes place August 2, 2015, and the 10th year of the Young Artist Series premieres August 14, 2015. Each showContinue Reading
by Petras Barcas – For those looking nostalgically back at the summer camp years of yore, here’s a music festival located within two hours of Asheville that will bring out the kid in you. Campfest is a three-day music celebration that recreates the magic of childhood summer camp. Held atContinue Reading
A Culinary Circus of Drink, Food, Competitions & Fun The Asheville Wine & Food Festival is excited to present Elixir, a signature event of the three-day festival. Elixir takes place on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the Morris Hellenic Cultural Center Events Center. After two qualifying competitions (Amuse & Essence) eightContinue Reading
