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Asheville, N.C.—The selection of works from the Asheville Art Museum’s Collection presented in Stained with Glass: Vitreograph Prints from the Studio of Harvey K. Littleton features imagery that recreates the sensation and colors of stained glass. The exhibition showcases Littleton and the range of makers who worked with him, including Dale Chihuly, Cynthia Bringle, Thermon Statom, and more. This exhibition—organized by the Asheville Art Museum and curated by Hilary Schroeder, assistant curator—will be on view in The Van Winkle Law Firm Gallery at the Museum from January 12 through May 23, 2022.
In 1974 Harvey K. Littleton (Corning, NY 1922–2013 Spruce Pine, NC) developed a process for using glass to create prints on paper. Littleton, who began as a ceramicist and became a leading figure in the American Studio Glass Movement, expanded his curiosity around the experimental potential of glass into innovations in the world of printmaking. A wide circle of artists in a variety of media—including glass, ceramics, and painting—were invited to Littleton’s studio in Spruce Pine, NC, to create prints using the vitreograph process developed by Littleton. Upending notions of both traditional glassmaking and printmaking, vitreographs innovatively combine the two into something new. The resulting prints created through a process of etched glass, ink, and paper create rich, colorful scenes reminiscent of luminous stained glass.
“Printmaking is a medium that many artists explore at some point in their career,” says Hilary Schroeder, assistant curator. “The process is often collaborative, as they may find themselves working with a print studio and highly skilled printmaker. The medium can also be quite experimental. Harvey Littleton’s contribution to the field is very much so in this spirit, as seen in his incorporation of glass and his invitation to artists who might otherwise not have explored works on paper. Through this exhibition, we are able to appreciate how the artists bring their work in clay, glass, or paint to ink and paper.”
Useful and Beautiful: Silvercraft by William Waldo Dodge
Useful and Beautiful: Silvercraft by William Waldo Dodge features a selection of functional silver works by Dodge drawn from the Museum’s Collection. Organized by the Asheville Art Museum and curated by Whitney Richardson, associate curator, this exhibition will be on view in the Debra McClinton Gallery at the Museum from February 23 through October 17, 2022.
William Waldo Dodge Jr. (Washington, DC 1895–1971 Asheville, NC) moved to Asheville in 1924 as a trained architect and a newly skilled silversmith. When he opened for business promoting his handwrought silver tableware, including plates, candlesticks, flatware (spoons, forks, and knives), and serving dishes, he did so in a true Arts and Crafts tradition. The aesthetics of the style were dictated by its philosophy: an artist’s handmade creation should reflect their hard work and skill, and the resulting artwork should highlight the material from which it was made. Dodge’s silver often displayed his hammer marks and inventive techniques, revealing the beauty of these useful household goods.
The Arts and Crafts style of England became popular in the United States in the early 1900s. Asheville was an early adopter of the movement because of the popularity and abundance of Arts and Crafts architecture in neighborhoods like Biltmore Forest, Biltmore Village, and the area around The Grove Park Inn. The title of this exhibition was taken from the famous quotation by one of the founding members of the English Arts and Crafts Movement, William Morris, who said, “have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” Not only did Dodge follow this suggestion; he contributed to American Arts and Crafts silver’s relevancy persisting almost halfway into the 20th century.
“It has been over 15 years since the Museum exhibited its collection of William Waldo Dodge silver and I am looking forward to displaying it in the new space with some new acquisitions added,” said Whitney Richardson, associate curator. Learn more at ashevilleart.org.
JOIN US ONSTAGE IN “HENRY V”
Jul 27 @ 11:30 am – 4:00 pm
Attic Salt Theatre Arts Space
In this history play, Shakespeare follows the life of King Henry V from the Hundred Years’ War to the Battle of Agincourt.
Rehearsals for “Henry V” will be from 11am-4pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting July 11, and performances will be July 29-31 and August 5-7.
Pools are open Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday from 1-6 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, pools may close for a short period of time or the entire day. Follow individual pools on Facebook for the latest information on closings.
Cost to swim is $3.00 per day. Visitors are welcome to bring their own chairs and lounging towels.
For many local families, our pool openings signal the beginning of summer and more relaxing days. They’re an affordable, fun, and healthy way to beat the heat. Thanks to their locations, they’re also surrounded by stunning views of our mountains.
Pools are located across the county, ensuring easy access for all kids and families. The facilities are managed through an agreement with Swim Club Management Group of Asheville which oversees maintenance, hires staff, and handles daily operations. Community members can sign up for swim lessons and book private parties on the management group’s website, buncombepool.com.
Sun safety information is available at each location, but pool visitors are reminded to apply water-resistant, broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher before putting on a bathing suit and reapply every two hours or after swimming. Other tips to avoid the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays include wearing high-UPF swim shirts, wide brim hats, and wraparound UV-blocking sunglasses. More sun safety tips are available from the American Academy of Dermatology.
Pool Locations
Cane Creek Pool
590 Lower Brush Creek Road
Fletcher, NC 28732 Like on Facebook
Erwin Pool
58 Lees Creek Road
Asheville, NC 28806 Like on Facebook
Hominy Valley Pool
25 Twin Lakes Road
Candler, NC 28715 Like on Facebook
North Buncombe Pool
892 Clarks Chapel Road
Weaverville, NC 28787 Like on Facebook
Come out to celebrate the Ribbon Cutting of Stuller Power Solution’s new building off of Asheville Hwy.
Stuller Power Solutions is a family owned electrical contracting company and full service generator dealer in Hendersonville, who have been in business since 2000.
Lunch will be catered by Hubba Hubba, and dessert will be cared by Our Recipe Roots!
Summer Animal Encounters
Jul 27 @ 2:00 pm
Chimney Rock State Park
Did you know our staff had a wild side? Join a Park naturalist to meet some of our live Animal Ambassadors and learn what kind of wildlife inhabits the Park and their important roles in the ecosystem. Some of our best teachers have feathers, fur, shells or scales!
West Side Story
Jul 27 @ 2:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse
The number one requested musical from our 2019 show survey: you asked for it, you got it! From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the ‘American’ Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of fear, violence, and prejudice remains one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching, and relevant musical dramas of our time. With a score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story is widely regarded as among the best musicals ever written.
Wednesday with Web3
Jul 27 @ 2:22 pm – 3:22 pm
online
Meet and greet based on # of participants
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🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.
Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!
Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/
Etowah Lions Club Farmers Market
Jul 27 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Etowah Lions Club Farmers Market
Etowah Lions Club Farmers Market, 3-6pm, On Wednesdays through October, check out the Etowah Lions Club Farmers Market,
which showcases local farmers, vendors and artisans and the delicious produce the area is known for, all items sold here are
made by or grown by the vendor, Free, Etowah Lions Club, 252-495-2808, EtowahLions.com
River Arts District Farmers Market
Jul 27 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
River Arts District Farmers Market
Located in the River Arts District, and surrounded by art galleries and breweries, come find out about Asheville’s favourite mid-week market!
Proudly serving the Weaverville community since 2009
“Get to Know Your Local YMCA”
Jul 27 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Enka-Candler Library
Gyms can be intimidating, scary, frustrating, or all of the above, but that’s not every gym. Join us in the community room to Get to Know the Ferguson Family YMCA! Located around the corner from our branch and next to the Food Lion. Meet the Youth and Family Director to learn about classes offered, equipment made available, and the mobile market.
Is there childcare? What is the sliding scale of payment or do they have one, are there scholarships? What’s happening there this summer and into fall? Learn all about it at this next program of our “Get to Know Enka-Candler” series.
This program is free and no registration is necessary.
Wine Wednesday
Jul 27 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar
Enjoy a $6 glass of wine and 1/2 off bottles every Wednesday night!
French Broad Valley Jam
Jul 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Oklawaha Brewing Company
Join us for a weekly mountain music JAM with players in a round, where the session is focused on regional fiddle tunes and songs! You are welcome to come and listen or to learn and join in. This event supports the Henderson County Junior Appalachian Musician (JAM) Kids Program. Free but donations are accepted. Weekly event takes place at Oklawaha Brewing Company.
Whiskers on Wednesday-Adoption Event
Jul 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
PetSmart
Join us Wednesdays at Petsmart , Bleachery Blvd, from 6:00-8:00 pm to meet some of MPR AVL’s finest felines!
All cats and kittens at the event are spayed/neutered, FIV/FELV tested, current on vaccines, microchipped, dewormed and started on flea preventative, so we encourage you to bring a carrier to take home your new furry friend(s)!
Read more about all of the adoptable cats and kittens at MPRAVL.org!
Doggies at the Diamond
Jul 27 @ 6:07 pm
McCormick Field
Doggies at the Diamond presented by Patton Avenue Pet Company. Bring your pooch to McCormick Field for some fun!
Jus’ Running Pub Run
Jul 27 @ 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm
Archetype Brewing
Join us every Wednesday, rain or shine, for the best Pub Run in Asheville! All ages and experience levels welcome! We you all!
Come for the run and stay for the beer at Archetype Brewing! The perfect way to make new connections or keep current ones fresh.
Asheville Tourists Game Highlight: Doggies at the Diamond
Jul 27 @ 6:30 pm
McCormick Field
Bring your pup to the park! All dogs welcome, thanks to our friends at Patton Ave. Pet Co.
Asheville Tourists vs. Aberdeen IronBirds
Jul 27 @ 6:30 pm
McCormick Field
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Game Night at Hi-Wire Brewing
Jul 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Hi-Wire Brewing RAD
It’s time again for EYLA to host our ever popular Game Night! We are proud and excited to have Hi-Wire Brewing RAD, in its newest location, to host our group.
Please bring your favorite games to share and your competitive spirit to make it a fun and exciting evening of game play.
Please be aware that this and all future Game Nights will be held at the River Arts District location. Please Venmo Norque Smith for fees (1.00) or pay in person Cash to the host.
Foodie Book Club
Jul 27 @ 7:00 pm
online
The Foodie Book Club is a club about food writing. The club meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM. Click here for details and monthly picks!
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 – 7:00pm
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 – 7:00pm
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 – 7:00pm
Music and Community: Irish Music Circle
Jul 27 @ 7:00 pm
White Horse Black Mountain
Hosted by Richard and Melinda Halford
Sessions are in many ways the heart and soul of Irish traditional music, a place for players to share tunes and socialize. It’s not a performance, but rather an informal situation in which listeners are welcome to participate, whether offering encouragement, singing along on a chorus, or asking questions about the music and instruments. White Horse sessions regularly draws players from as far away as Waynesville, Cullowhee, Rutherfordton and even Clayton, Georgia.
The sessions are hosted by Richard and Melinda Halford. Drop by for a beer or a cup of tea and get uplifted by some great traditional tunes and a few new songs.
Come join us in a long musical tradition spanning hundreds of years.
Joshua Bell Performs Tchaikovsky
Jul 27 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Iconic violinist Joshua Bell joins Artistic Director Keith Lockhart and the BMC Orchestra for Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto.
This performance is made possible by Legendary Artist Series Sponsors, Drs. Joanne and Tom Parker.
PERFORMANCE & ARTIST DETAILS Brevard Music Center Orchestra Keith Lockhart, conductor Joshua Bell, violinist
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D major
Stillhouse Junkies
Jul 27 @ 7:30 pm
Isis Music Hall--The Main Stage
Award winning Stillhouse Junkies bring their brand of Bluegrass/American Roots from Southwest Colorado to Isis Music Hall . Born in a distillery in Durango, CO, Stillhouse Junkies play a delirious, head-spinning mixture of original roots, blues, funk, swing, and bluegrass music. With all three band members sharing lead vocal and songwriting duties, the Junkies conjure a wide range of tonal landscapes that pay tribute to the iconic sounds of Gillian Welch, the Allman Brothers, Tim O’Brien, the Wood Brothers, John Hiatt, and countless others while breaking new musical ground with their genre-bending original material. Stillhouse Junkies are proud to be two-time Telluride Band Contest finalists.
West Side Story
Jul 27 @ 7:30 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse
The number one requested musical from our 2019 show survey: you asked for it, you got it! From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the ‘American’ Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of fear, violence, and prejudice remains one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching, and relevant musical dramas of our time. With a score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story is widely regarded as among the best musicals ever written.
10,000 Maniacs
Jul 27 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel
Celebrating their 40th Anniversary, 10,000 Maniacs has a lot in common with Jamestown, New York, the city that spawned them back in 1981. Both are honest and hardworking, a step outside the mainstream, and both possess a bit of magic. “It’s a city of blue-collar poetry,” says keyboardist Dennis Drew. “And that’s what we’re about, real-life stories. We’re a family, we do real work and we keep moving forward.”
The band has covered plenty of ground in its 40 years, from cult-stardom to international stardom, to their current status as a cornerstone alternative band. But the sound and spirit of 10,000 Maniacs remains consistent. The live shows embrace their entire catalogue, and the lineup is still anchored by four of the six original members. Drew, guitarist John Lombardo, and bassist Steven Gustafson co-founded the band in 1981. Drummer Jerome Augustyniak joined in 1982, solidifying the rhythm section. And the two “new” members have long been part of the family: Mary Ramsey toured and recorded with the Maniacs as a viola player and backup singer beginning in 1991 before stepping into the front woman’s role 27 years ago. And the new guy Jeff Erickson, the lead guitarist for a mere 19 years, came in at the behest of his friend and mentor, the late Rob Buck.
The band is still touring and are currently writing new material for a 2021 release.
Comedy Open Mic at Asheville Music Hall in downtown Asheville. Every Weds. 8pm. Doors and comic sign up at 7pm. Free
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus + Attack Attack! (with Kingdom Collapse + Astoria State)
Jul 27 @ 8:00 pm
Salvage Station
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus + Attack Attack! (with Kingdom Collapse + Astoria State) will be performing LIVE on the Indoor Stage at Salvage Station on Wednesday, July 27th, 2022! Doors open at 7PM and the music starts at 8PM. 18+ ONLY (no exceptions)! FREE ON-SITE PARKING! Root Down will be serving their delicious twist on Southern Soul food PLUS we will have our FULL bar open for you to enjoy!
CDC guidelines + band requirements + our venue policies are subject to change daily, so please keep your eyes on https://salvagestation.com/covid-policy/ for updates. We do not issue refunds based on our Covid-19 policies and reserve the right to change them at any time. Check out our FAQ page here to learn about parking options (FREE on-site parking available for this event), what you can and cannot bring inside the venue, and MORE!
Wednesday with Web3
Daily Meditation + Support (online)
Etowah Lions Club Farmers Market
River Arts District Farmers Market
Weaverville Tailgate Market
Doggies at the Diamond
Jus’ Running Pub Run
Asheville Tourists Game Highlight: Doggies at the Diamond
Asheville Tourists vs. Aberdeen IronBirds
Game Night at Hi-Wire Brewing
Foodie Book Club
Music and Community: Irish Music Circle
Joshua Bell Performs Tchaikovsky
you all!
