Laurel Magazine's Local Event Calendar - Highlands and Cashiers Event Calender

Highlands Rotary, noon, Highlands Community Center, Highlands North Carolina

Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Dining Room on Wednesday mornings at 7:30 am.

Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, 8 a.m., at the Cashiers United Methodist Church, 743-2243 in Cashiers NC

Cashiers Quilters Guild, 12:30 p.m., Cashiers United Methodist in Cashiers, North Carolina

Planning Committee/Relay Rally Meeting
May 15th.Episcopal Church.
5:30pm, First Year Fighters,
6pm Team Captains,
7pm Planning Committee

Relay For Life Of Highlands will hold a Captains Team Meeting at The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, located at 5Th St. & Main in Highlands.

Come and listen to the stories at the Story Swap 7:30 pm, at the Ugly Dog Pub at 294 S. Fourth St. in Highlands. If you have a 5-7 minute story to tell or read, sign up at the pub or call 369-1927. Pre-registration is required.

Movies are free and projected onto an 8 x 10 ft. screen using an LCD projector.

Due to Production Studio guidelines the library may not include movie titles or studio names in its advertising. Please call the library at 526-3031 for title information and length of feature.

Children's films are all rated G or PG. Popcorn will be served; feel free to bring your own snacks and non-alcoholic beverages.

The bridge games are at 1:00 on Wed and Fri at the recreation center. No one should arrive later than 12:45.

For Nitrograss, the music is a matter of heart and heritage. Listen to the members of Nitrograss at The Ugly Dog Pub on Wednesday evenings.

Location: Highland Hiker and a one hour radius of the Town of Highlands
Website information: www.highlandsthreeriver.com
Description: Fishing, fellowship & philanthropy for ALL SKILL LEVELS, including beginners. An opportunity to fish a delayed harvest, a hatchery supported, & a native trout stream, win great prizes, attend an Opening Night Reception at The Farm at Old Edwards, as well as a closing night Dinner at Old Edwards, everyone gets a fishing goody bag, AND all proceeds to benefit the Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund for ALL Highlands School graduates.
Reservation deadline: May 1, 2012

Meets the first Monday of each month at the Highlands United Methodist Church. Beginner's lessons are available at noon.
Dues are $1 per meeting. For more information, call Paul Andry at (828) 787-1586, or email pandry1@frontier.com, or call Les Scott at (828) 200-9532, email les.h.scott@gmail.com

Emerging Artists: Frank Vickery March 24 ñ May 10 Atrium Gallery
Every year, we select a graduate student from Western North Carolina University to install his or her thesis exhibition at The Bascom. Frank Vickery, the honoree this year is no stranger to us. He has been with our institution as an intern and is currently The Bascomís Ceramics Program Manager. Frank has been selected for the quality of his work, his dedication to the field of ceramics and his enthusiastic ability to share his talent with others.

Sunday May 6, 2012 3 PM. performance of The North Georgia Children’s Chorus (during the Church’s morning Worship Service).
Featuring the Youth Choir and the Children’s Choir from N. Georgia (Dahlonega area). The Chorus is made up of talented young people singing a
Wide variety of gospel and secular music.
An abbreviated performance will be at 10:50 a.m. at the Church

For more information contact Les Scott at HUMC at 526-3376.

Calling all area golfers. It’s time to dust off those clubs and prepare to challenge your friends in the Highlands Rotary Club’s 23rd annual Golf Tournament. You’ll be able to show your skills as you play one of the premier golf courses of the area.

Gather at the Highlands Country Club practice green or the driving range at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 7th, to hone your skills and work out the kinks. The four-man teams will kick off the tournament at 11:00 a.m. Vie for prizes for the “closest to the pin” and “longest drive.”

Chicks: It's All Gone to the Birds
March 31- June 17
Member Reception, March 24, 5-6 pm
Opening Reception, March 24, 6-8 pm
Featuring a presentation from artist Susan Taylor Glasgow.
Join us in celebrating the fascinating world of our feathered friends. This exceptional collection of avian themed art showcases artists at their finest observing and creating images of the world around us through the eyes of scientists, environmentalists and conservators. A true celebration of the freedom of flight. Presented in partnership with the Highands Biolgical Station and the Highlands Plateau Audubon Society.
Sponsored by Delta Air Lines, the Official Air Line of The Bascom; Nancy and Larry Fuller; and the North Carolina Audubon Society.

May 5, 2012- Cashiers, NC – 20th Annual Tour de Cashiers, Ride for Health - presented by the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital’s Foundation, a road bicycle tour consisting of 3 exciting routes ranging from 25 to 100 miles. Proceeds are given to local community non-profits in addition to Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. All rides for the Tour de Cashiers start at the Village Green on Saturday morning May 5, at 9 a.m. To register, volunteer, become a sponsor, or for additional race details please visit www.tourdecashiers.com or call (828) 526-1313.

May 16 – 2:00 pm. Two inseparable friends in China exchange messages through a secret language inside the folds of a fan. Centuries later, their descendants discover the fan and the history of their own friendship.

June 20 – 2:00 pm. A housewife inherits her father’s Virginia horse farm and through grit and determination raises & trains the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and one of the greatest racehorses of all time.

July 18 – 2:00 pm. A southern society girl, returns to Mississippi from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives and their small town upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families.

Aug 15 – 2:00 pm. After inheriting the throne following his brother’s abdication, King George VI hires a speaking coach to help him with a stuttering problem so he can confidently lead his kingdom.

An after-school program designed to inspire a lifelong appreciation of the natural world through science, art, and technology. The program is created in partnership with MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS, an international photographic initiative designed to reveal the wildlife living amongst us in an extraordinary way and will draw upon the educational resources of the Highlands Nature Center. The 8 week Pilot program will begin March 19th and is designed for students in grades 5th-8th. The 5th & 6th graders will meet Mondays from 3-5. The 7th & 8th graders will meet on Wednesdays from 3-5. Transportation and Scholarships are available. For more information, or to register visit www.backyardnaturalists.com or contact Sonya Carpenter or Michelle Ruigrol at 828-526-2221.

The Town Ball field at the corner of Cashiers Highway (Hwy. 64) and Hickory will be brimming with beautiful, healthy plants on Saturday, May 26th for the Mountain Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale. Gates open at 9:00 a.m. Be there early for best selection. The sale will end at noon. If rained out on Saturday, the sale will be Sunday, May 27th from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

Cashiers Valley Preschool will stage its Cinco de Mayo Dance from 6:30 to 11:00 p.m. Saturday, May 5th, at The Gamekeeper’s Tavern in Sapphire.

Excitement builds for this year’s Collective Spirits festivities. Private Home Wine Dinners for benefactors are scheduled for Thursday, May 17th along with a “Meet & Greet” Tasting and Wine Market. Don’t miss the Collective Spirits Soul Dance Party, featuring “The Sensational Sounds of Motown” on Friday, May 18th. The Gala Benefit Dinner and Auction on Saturday, May 19th is an annual crowd-pleaser with lots to sample and savor.

The Betsy Paul art raffle for the Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department, will be held on April 30th. For more information, call (828) 743-0880.

It is about the time of year that the members of the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club, who go South for the winter, get “Spring Fever” and are longing to get to the mountains and get an urge for the taste of sausage and pancakes – “mountain style.” The “world famous” Pancake Breakfasts at Scaly Mountain’s historic old school house will start in May and be every 4th Saturday – May through October. The planning and the work begin in Spring. Susan Bankston is again in charge of this event that brings the community together. Put these 4th Saturday dates on your calendars, so you will not miss any of the Pancake Breakfasts. It will again be held at the Ole’ Scaly School House at 41 Buck Knob Road.

Pancake Breakfasts dates are May 26th, June 23rd, July 28th, August 25th, September 22nd and October 27th. Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

For Nitrograss, the music is a matter of heart and heritage. Listen to the members of Nitrograss, joined by Rebecca White, at The Ugly Dog Pub on Wednesday evenings.

May 26 & 27 from 10 to 5, the Village Square Art & Craft Show. Music, food, and face painting. Kelsey-Hutchinson Park, downtown Highlands. 828-787-2021

May 8 and 10, Tuesday and Thursday
Garden Whimsy: Building a French Garden Trough
$120 members $135 non-members

May 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, Tuesday and Thursdays 1:00-3;00
Painting Spring Wildflowers in Watercolor
$120 members, $135 non-members

This class is an introduction to the iPad and iOS 4. Participants will learn how
to set up email, view and transfer photos from your digital camera, set up
slideshows and email photos to friends and family. Also learn how to backup
and keep your iPad updated and running smoothly, configure MobileMe to
protect your iPad from theft and set up and use your Calendar/Contact List/
iPad applications. Other topics covered include: using the Applications store,
using the Map application to find out where you are and/or how to get anywhere
in the world, connecting to your Home WiFi network and downloading and
reading books from the iBook Store.
Instructor: Nigel Sixsmith was born in England and immigrated to the U.S. in the mid
90s, finally ending up in the Highlands/Cashiers area. Nigel has a long history of
teaching computer classes; and since he “saw the light” and switched to Apple, he has
enjoyed imparting his knowledge to beginners of all ages.
Date: Friday, May 18 (this class will be repeated on Fri., Aug 17)
Time: 10:30-3:30 (1 hour lunch break)
Place: Peggy Crosby Center Board Room
Cost: $60 members,

THE OTHER DARWIN:
The Remarkable Life and Times of Alfred
Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace was an amazing 19th century
naturalist who with Darwin co-discovered the
principle of natural selection. The largely self-taught
Wallace launched an audacious plan as a teenager
to explore the tropics and solve the mystery of the
origin of species. He actually realized his plan and
spent four years collecting in Amazonia only to lose
nearly all of his specimens and notebooks (and nearly
his life) when the ship burned and sank on the return trip home. Undaunted,
Wallace headed off to southeast Asia just a year later, spending a further eight
years traveling and collecting in the Malay Archipelago, modern-day Indonesia.
It was here that Wallace made his greatest discoveries. Widely considered the
father of the science of biogeography, Wallace discovered the line of demarcation between the zoological provinces of Indo-Australia and Asia,
today known as the Wallace Line, and he scooped Darwin by conceiving of
evolution by natural selection while in a malarial fever. By the end of his long
life, in 1913, Wallace was probably the most famous scientist in the world, yet
today he is barely remembered as a footnote to Darwin.
Presenter: James Costa, Ph.D., has been a popular CLE lecturer for several years. He
is Director of the Highlands Biological Station and Professor of Biology at Western
Carolina University. His recently published book is titled Darwin, The Annotated
Origin.
Date: Wednesday, May 23
Time: 10:00 -12:00
Place: Highlands Biological Station
Cost: $20 members, $ 30 non-members

CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE: Then and Now
This lecture will employ extensive visual images and explore the vocabulary of
classical architecture. The 2500 year old language of architectural details is
based on a flexible system of symbols that adapts
and endures as culture and technology change.
The first hour will introduce many basic elements
of classical architecture from the Greek, Roman
and Renaissance worlds, including the columnar
orders and their meaning. The second hour will
explore outstanding examples of current classical
design in America, Britain and Italy.
Presenter: Elizabeth Meredith Dowling is an
architectural historian and, until 2005, a registered
architect in Georgia. She received her Bachelor of
Architecture from Georgia Tech in 1971, a Master of
Architecture from the University of Illinois in 1972 and
a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1981. She now holds the title of Professor Emerita in Architecture at
Georgia Tech. She taught courses on Renaissance history and Classical design theory
and she developed the College of Architecture Summer Program in Italy and Greece.
Date: Wednesday, May 30
Time: 10:00-12:00
Place: Performing Arts Center
Cost: $20 members, $30 non-members

BEGINNING DRAWING
Basic to any art class, drawing is a learned skill which anyone can be taught.
With a minimum of supplies you will be able to record your travels visually
representing the things which matter in your environment and enjoy a lifelong,
relaxing hobby. Drawing is a necessary prerequisite to painting. You will learn
the basics of line, shading, contour, form and perspective.
Supplies: Uniball fine line waterproof pen, artist pencils: 2B, 4B, HB,
gum eraser, pencil sharpener, ruler, drawing pad 11x14” or 14x17”
Instructor: Freddie Flynt always has a sketchbook and pencils with her and draws
wherever her travels take her. She has taught many CLE art classes and just returned
from teaching Watercolor on the Queen Mary 2 exploring the gardens of Madiera, the
Canary Islands and South Africa.
Date: Tuesday and Thursday, May 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31
Time: 10:00-12:00
Place: Highlands Civic Center (Recreation Park)
Cost: $85 members, $95 non members
Limit: 12

Join Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust on a “Birding with the Audubon” Eco Tour. On Saturday, May 19th
enjoy a moderate, two-mile hike and learn about local birds as well as other plants and wildlife that call
our mountains home. A $10 donation for HCLT members and $35 for new friends includes the guided
Eco Tour, lunch and a membership to your Land Trust. The mission of Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust is
to protect valuable land resources for all generations. For details or to reserve your spot call (828) 526-
1111 or email Julie.hitrust@earthlink.net. Together we are saving mountains!

11th Hurricane Creek

25th and 26th August Christopher

Local Audubon Walks Start May 5

The Highlands Plateau Audubon Society has planned some great walks for this month. Three are coming up soon.

Saturday, May 5
HPAS bird walk around The Bascom in Highlands at 7:30 am, followed by a guided tour of the 'Chicks" exhibit at the museum.

Tuesday, May 8
HPAS birding outing at Southern Highlands Reserve Gardens at 7:30 am. Must register in advance.

Saturday, May 12
HPAS bird walk at Lonesome Valley, Cashiers. Meet at 8:00 am at Lonesome Valley or for carpooling from Highlands area, meet at 7:30 am in The Bascom parking lot.

Notes: For specific information on any of the above, call Michelle at 828-743-9670 or visit www.highlandsaudubonsociety.org.

Saturday, May 12
HPAS bird walk at Lonesome Valley, Cashiers. Meet at 7:30 am in The Bascom parking lot for car-pooling, or at 8:00 am at Lonesome Valley.

When: April 23rd and 24th
Where: Huntington Beach State Park SC
What: April Field Trip- Audubon Society
Our first field trip of 2012 will be to Huntington Beach State Park on April 23rd and 24th. This time of year we should find many residents and migrating warblers and shorebirds. The park boast excellent examples of freshwater lagoons, salt marsh, maritime forest and beach habitats. We plasn to stay at The Murrells INlet Hampton Inn. Please call 843-651-6687 and ask for the Highlands Audubon special rate. Plan to arrive Sunday April 22nd so you will be ready to go early Monday morning. Call Brock Hutchins at 770-486-3715 for additional information and a trip schedule.

The PAC Youth Theater production of “Flowers for Algernon” will open on Thursday, April 26th and continue through April 29th. For more information please call Highlands Performing Center at (828) 526-9047.

Singer and force of nature Libby Whittemore launches the season in her inimitable way May 24th-27th. Libby’s performed at the Playhouse before and her style – a beguiling blend of Rosemary Clooney and Ethel Merman, leavened with a healthy dose of Southern Sass and hints of Patsy Cline – proved as irresistible as catnip to Highlands audiences. This return to the mountains promises to deliver the same dynamic style and wit that’s become
her hallmark.

The Highlands-Cashiers Players’ production of “The Dixie Swim Club” will be performed at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, May 10th-13th, and May 17th-20th.

The Town Ball field at the corner of Cashiers Highway (Hwy. 64) and Hickory will be brimming with beautiful, healthy plants on Saturday, May 26th for the Mountain Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale. Gates open at 9:00 a.m. Be there early for best selection. The sale will end at noon. If rained out on Saturday, the sale will be Sunday, May 27th from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

The Rotary Club of Highlands, with assistance from the Rotary Club of Cashiers, will partner with the Blue Ridge Free Dental Clinic for Tooth Fairy Bingo, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10th, at the Highlands Community Building.

There’s a party at Buc Outdoor Center set for June 2nd, but really, every visit is a celebration.

So for the 2012 season, the Highlands Farmers Market will now be held every Saturday 8:00 a.m. – noon, June through October rain or shine in a new location – The Highlands School.

Saturday, May 19
Nature walk in Jones Gap with The Highlands Cashiers Land Trust. Sign up by calling 526-9938. Meet in The Bascom parking lot at 7:30 am.

Saturday, May 26
HPAS bird walk along Turtle Pond Raod, Highlands. Meet in The Bascom parking lot at 7:30 am to car-pool.

BEGINNING CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH
This is a beginning course in conversational Spanish. No previous experience
with the Spanish language is necessary, but it is helpful. The class will be a mix
of those who have studied Spanish before as well as those who have not.
Learn Spanish The Fast and Fun Way, third edition, by Gene Hammitt will be
used. The book comes in a set with a pull-out dictionary and two CDs. It is
available from most online booksellers and bookstores. This material will be
used in all four levels of our conversational Spanish curriculum. Please study
pages 1–7 for the first class. An additional recommended, but not required, text
is Just Enough Spanish Grammar by Gabriele Stobbe, for those who have
never studied Spanish before.
Presenter: Laura Denenholz is a retired professor of languages and linguistics. She
has degrees with honors in English, Spanish, and linguistics from Cornell University
and Harvard University, where she also taught. She was on the faculty of Essex County
College, Rutgers University, and Seton Hall University in New Jersey for over thirty
years. She presently teaches on a volunteer basis at the Lifelong Learning Academy at
USF, Sarasota, in the winter and lives in Highlands during the summer.
Date: Mondays, May 21, (skip May 28), June 4, 11, 18, 25
Time: 1:00-2:30
Place: Hudson Library (enter through back door)
Cost: $75 members, $95 non-members

Tuesday, May 22, 7pm Cashiers Library “Skins & Skulls: Mammal Diversity in the Southern Appalachians” with Patrick Brannon. Join your friends from Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and The Village Green as they kick of the sixth season the Village Nature Series, a free community program. No reservations are necessary but to learn more visit www.hicashlt.org or call your Land Trust at (828) 526-1111.

Sweettreats and it's all day not from 5-9pm.It will continue every Thursday until Aug.17th."HOPE FLOATS" fundraiser from "Just For You Team"
www.relayforlife.org/highlands

Cupcake For Caregivers is a casual gathering to honor & support our cancer caregivers.

B.E.A.R Talks aim to make sure Human-Bruin relations remain bearable.

The world-acclaimed Atlanta Boy Choir under the direction of Maestro Fletcher Wolfe will present their annual concert in Highlands on Sunday afternoon May 20th.

The Symposium will be 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on May 31st at the High Hampton Inn Pavilion and costs $50 per person. The ramble costs $5 for members of the Cashiers Historical Society and $30 for non-members. Both events include lunch.

On June 1st, renowned local historian, Jane Nardy, will lead a ramble to Civil War sites around Cashiers. Jane will take the group to significant historic sites around Cashiers and talk about what life was like in the Valley during the Civil War. Ramblers will be treated to stories of bushwackers and life on the home front. Even though no major battles were fought here, the War had a significant impact on the valley and its residents.

Monday 9:30 to 10:45 Hatha Yoga Level 1-2
Mon 3:30 to 4:45pm Slow Flow: Beginner Yoga

Mon 5:30 to 6:45 pm Body Mind Flow Level 2

Tues By Appointment Yoga Therapeutics

Wed 9:30 to 10:45 am Hatha Yoga Level 1-2

Thursday 3:30 to 4:45 Hatha Yoga Level 1

Sat 9:30 to 11:00 am All Levels

Steve Wohlrab performs at the Wine Garden Saturdays and Sundays through October

For Nitrograss, the music is a matter of heart and heritage. Listen to the members of Nitrograss, joined by Rebecca White, at The Ugly Dog Pub on Wednesday evenings.

The Highlands-Cashiers Players’ production of “The Dixie Swim Club” will be performed at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, May 10th-13th, and May 17th-20th.

18th and 19th Graham’s Number

The Highlands-Cashiers Players’ production of “The Dixie Swim Club” will be performed at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, May 10th-13th, and May 17th-20th.

Steve Wohlrab performs at the Wine Garden Saturday through October

18th and 19th Graham’s Number

The Highlands-Cashiers Players’ production of “The Dixie Swim Club” will be performed at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, May 10th-13th, and May 17th-20th.

The GCAMA organized popular concert series continues on selected Friday evenings. The schedule is:
June 1 Hurricane Creek
June 8 Honeycutters
The Mountain Film Festival and Groovin’ on the Hillside
Sponsored By Cashiers Village Council and GCAMA
Sat. June 9t Zorki & Friends
The Mountain Film Festival and Groovin’ on the Hillside
Sponsored By Cashiers Village Council and GCAMA
June 15 Rafe Hollister
June 22 Von Grey
July 6th Velvet Truckstop
July 13 One Leg Up
July 27 Leigh Glass & The Hazards
Aug 10 Hurricane Creek
Aug 17th Aaron Lefalce
Aug 31 Angela Reign

Concerts begin at 6:30
Contact (828) 743-2004 or(828)743-5858

Excitement builds for this year’s Collective Spirits festivities. Private Home Wine Dinners for benefactors are scheduled for Thursday, May 17th along with a “Meet & Greet” Tasting and Wine Market. Don’t miss the Collective Spirits Soul Dance Party, featuring “The Sensational Sounds of Motown” on Friday, May 18th. The Gala Benefit Dinner and Auction on Saturday, May 19th is an annual crowd-pleaser with lots to sample and savor.

Location: Highland Hiker and a one hour radius of the Town of Highlands
Website information: www.highlandsthreeriver.com
Description: Fishing, fellowship & philanthropy for ALL SKILL LEVELS, including beginners. An opportunity to fish a delayed harvest, a hatchery supported, & a native trout stream, win great prizes, attend an Opening Night Reception at The Farm at Old Edwards, as well as a closing night Dinner at Old Edwards, everyone gets a fishing goody bag, AND all proceeds to benefit the Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund for ALL Highlands School graduates.
Reservation deadline: May 1, 2012

Excitement builds for this year’s Collective Spirits festivities. Private Home Wine Dinners for benefactors are scheduled for Thursday, May 17th along with a “Meet & Greet” Tasting and Wine Market. Don’t miss the Collective Spirits Soul Dance Party, featuring “The Sensational Sounds of Motown” on Friday, May 18th. The Gala Benefit Dinner and Auction on Saturday, May 19th is an annual crowd-pleaser with lots to sample and savor.

Friday Evening, June 1
Birding Program
Local Audubon announces that Biologist Mark Hopey will be the featured speaker at the "Chicks: It's All Gone to the Birds" exhibit at The Bascom in Highlands at 7:30 pm. He will explain how monitoring birds connects them and their habitat with people. His talk will address what birds may be saying to Macon and Jackson County residents!

Saturday Morning, June 2
Bird Banding
This Audubon field trip to Tessentee Farms features observing and assisting in bird banding. The opportunity to see birds up close should not be missed! Assemble at 7:30 am in Highlands Town Hall parking lot to carpool to Otto. Beginners and children are welcome. 828-743-9670 or www.highlandsaudubonsociety.org.

Listen to songster Norma Jean while enjoying a wonderful dinner at Altitudes at Skyline Lodge.

For Nitrograss, the music is a matter of heart and heritage. Listen to the members of Nitrograss, joined by Rebecca White, at The Ugly Dog Pub on Wednesday evenings.

Alex Matisse: Ometto
May 12 - October 21
Campus
This installation of large ceramic vessels will be the signature work on The Bascom campus in 2012.

“In Italy, the word Ometto, meaning ‘little man’, is used to describe rock cairns that lead the way on hiking trails above the tree line, marking the path through barren landscapes. My own Ometti have a human quality with a large but unimposing stature, a defined head and broad shoulders...
The pots in the exhibition originate from the tradition of salt-glazed stoneware grave markers that were made in abundance in the counties of the eastern Piedmont of North Carolina...This project is my first step out of the comfort and familiarity of utility and defined function. But like all of my work, the Ometto project remains an exercise in repetition, refinement, and restraint.”
“The Ometti will convene on the front lawn of The Bascom, holding vigil for a few months, before being marshaled into the world to take up their posts.” Alex Matisse

Green Art
May 17 - July 8

Atrium Gallery
A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement and environmentally friendly art. Tracy Kirchmann, glass artist, aided in the establishment of a glass studio, which is powered by methane from a landfill, at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro, NC. Tracy’s love of teaching has led her to the After School Program for the Little Black Pearl Glass Lab in Chicago, IL. The students of the Little Black Pearl program represent the first glass studio on the south side of Chicago and through the lineage of Tracy, the students participating in this program are directly connected to Harvey Littleton, founder of Americas studio glass movement. Tracy Kirchmann was fortunate to have Joan Byrd, one of Harvey Littleton’s original students, as her mentor. Tracy and her students will be creating works of art from recycled glass wine bottles for this exhibition.

Tim Curtis: Suspended
May 26 - August 26

Loft Gallery
This large-scale kinetic sculpture of suspended ceramic discs that are mounted and hung from the ceiling provides gentle, undulating, invisible waves. This movement in the room provides a tangible experience with the art installation as opposed to just viewing a single work of art. The specific source of light, the background it is held in, and the magnitude of the art, creates an environment that is unlike any other. An exciting nontraditional exhibition, provides elements inclusive of the experience that the artist can use to invite the viewer in and this artist includes the viewer as writer and image maker.

Circus Mutt

Open 9 to 5 Monday through Saturday and Sunday 12 to 5
Fully furnished 3 bedroom Highlands Cottage

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