4-H Sewing classes for youth ages 10 – 18 will begin on March 1, May 10, July 5, Sept. 6 and Nov. 1. Classes are from 1:00 – 3:00 pm, or 3:30 – 5:30 pm. Each class will run for 4 weeks. The fee for each 4 week series is $25, and includes use of an individual sewing machine, a pattern, a basic sewing kit and an adult helper. Each class series will focus on a different garment or project. See the registration form for more information.
https://henderson.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Sewing-registration-2018_PDF.pdf?fwd=no

Asheville Gallery of Art’s March show features the work of Jane Molinelli. Known for expressive, colorful, non-objective paintings, the artist presents new works in a limited palette. The show runs March 1-31 during gallery hours, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The gallery, located at 82 Patton Avenue in Asheville, across from Pritchard Park, will host a reception for the artist on Friday, March 2, from 5-8 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to stop by.

“The idea for the show came when a collector wanted a commission in black, white, and shades of gray,” says the artist. “I hadn’t consciously worked in that way and was excited about the challenge.” Molinelli found it to be an incredibly rich world. She mixed her own blacks, rather than grab the standard tube of carbon or ivory black. “When I grayed the colors with white, I got a whole range of beautiful shades.”

As she painted, she focused on the expression and rhythm of the pieces. “It gave me time to reassess my values, in both an artistic and life sense, as I got to the core of the emotion I was hoping to convey.” The artist believes non-objective art is a spectrum of dialogue. “I start the dialogue by responding to the energy of the marks, lines, and colors I lay on the surface. I hope those who see my work start their own dialogues with the pieces and remain open to what each says during the encounter.”

The artist settled in Asheville after attending Penland School of Crafts where she studied weaving. “I spent years as a craft book editor, but realized my heart belonged back with the visual arts. Once I started painting, I knew I was truly home.” Molinelli lives in Asheville with her husband, Jim LaFerla. Her work is found both in private collections and corporate settings and can be found at Asheville Gallery of Art in downtown Asheville and at 310 ART in the River Arts District.

Molinelli’s work, as well as the paintings of the other 30 gallery members will be on display and for sale through the month of March. For further information about this show, you can contact Asheville Gallery of Art at (828) 251-5796, visit the gallery website at www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com, or go to the gallery Facebook page.

(3:00 PM – 4:30 PM)

Envisioning Your Eden: Planting the Way Nature Intended

Explore ways of creating a garden of color that is harmonious with nature. Patrice German of BeeHaven Gardens and BB Barns will guide us on how to provide, and what to expect from, an environment that will play “heavenly host” to our honeybees and pollinators. $12

Bullington Gardens

95 Upper Red Oak Trail

Hendersonville,   NC   28792            (828) 698-6104

Featuring Regina Connell, former Director of Communications at Heath Ceramics. Positioning is one of the most important “business” decisions you will make. This workshop will cover why positioning is foundational for your business, how to do it, and how it will inform everything from your strategy to your brand, your pricing, your partnerships and your communications. Tickets are limited!

This workshop is just one part of a series. The Center for Craft, UNC Asheville, and Mountain BizWorks announce Entrepreneur’s Workshop: Craft Your Commerce, a new pilot program to connect, elevate, and advance emerging and established makers/designers who have craft-inspired businesses. Using research responses from over 300 area makers/designers, the series is designed to address top identified craft business topics, share insights from professional makers with strong sector experience, and foster peer-to-peer learning. Workshop pricing is accessible ($20-40) and early-bird specials are currently available.

Opening Reception for the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit.

Juror’s Talk and Awards will start at 5:30pm. Please join us!

The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition will be on view March 1st-March 23rd.

(The gallery will be closed to the public over Spring Break March 10th-March 18th)

ESOL Tutor Training is offered to prospective volunteers who have attended a volunteer  orientation session and registered with the ESOL Program Director to attend training. 

Full Worm Moon Hike

Date: Thursday, March 1

Time:  Starting at 5:30pm

Difficulty:  Moderate (5-6)

Cost: This hike is free for SAHC members and $10 for non-members

Where: Bee Branch Farm

Come celebrate the Full Worm Moon! The full moon in March is called Worm Moon, because the ground begins to thaw and earthworms reappear. The softer ground also allows plant life to begin emerging from its winter slumber.    Please join the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy for a beautiful hike on the Bee Branch Farm in the Sandy Mush Township of Buncombe County, NC.  The beautiful 500 acre farm is part of over 10,000 acres that SAHC has helped conserve in the Sandy Mush Community! Terri Wells, one of the family members of the Bee Branch Farm will be our guide as we make a three mile loop, including moonlit panoramic views of the entire valley.  We will be hiking on an active farm, so be prepared for muddy feet!

Registration for this hike is now full. To be placed on the waitlist, or if you plans have changed and you can no longer join us, please contact [email protected]. Thank you!

Mixing It Up: Drawing & Mixed Media
Thursdays — February 1, 8, 15, 22, March 1 + 8 — 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
$220 Museum Members, $240 non-members (includes some materials)

Ignite or expand your drawing skills by combining layers of mark-making with acrylic paint, collage, ink, transfer, and transparency, and by drawing on a painted three-dimensional object.

WHAT: Screening of Fattitude followed by 30 min. Q & A with documentary directors, Lindsey Averill and Viridiana Lieberman

WHEN: March 1, 2018 @ 6pm

WHERE: Grail Moviehouse, Downtown Asheville

COST: $25, limited seating

Fattitude examines how popular culture perpetuates the fat hatred and fat-shaming that results in a very real cultural bias and a civil rights issue for people who are living in fat bodies. The documentary is very conscious and attentive to the idea that fat hatred crosses the lines of race, class, sexuality, and gender. Fattitude features a diverse variety of voices such as academic scholars, activists, Hollywood types (directors, writers, and actors), and psychologists including Ricki Lake, Rebecca Phul, Jackson Katz, Marilyn Wann, Sonya Renee Taylor, Virgie Tovar, Jen Posner, Lindy West, Winne Holzman, Guy Branum, Tess Holliday, Andrew Walen, and others.

Ultimately, Fattitude’s goal is to change the national conversation about body image so that it focuses not only on issues of self-acceptance, but also on legitimate questions of systemic cultural prejudice.
http://fattitudethemovie.squarespace.com/

T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, founded in 2004 and located in the heart of Asheville, is a support network for individuals and families, health care providers, educators, and the general public. T.H.E. Center is the only nonprofit in North Carolina serving thousands through community and professional outreach and education, advocacy, resource development and referral, a lending library, and support groups. http://www.thecenternc.org/

The theme for NEDAwareness Week this year is ‘Let’s Get Real’ and the goal is to expand the conversation and highlight stories we dont often hear.

“The Paper Crowns have this aura of honesty in their music that’s genuine, easy to grasp, yet also not a complete giveaway.” (Waleed Rashidi – IE Weekly)

“The Paper Crowns…songs cross so many genres that all you need to know is that if you like music, there’s something for you there.” (Vanessa Franko – Press Enterprise)

The Paper Crowns’ Spiro and Nicole are one of the premier duos on the Southeast music scene.  They have returned to their jam and psychedelic roots with their full on electric ensemble –  The Paper Crowns Electric Band.  Their sound is a medley of blues, psychedelic and Southern rock, American folk and jazz, Gospel and funk.  The Paper Crowns sound is dynamic and soulful featuring original songs and fearless improvisation.

The Paper Crowns have played such events as: Warren Haynes Christmas Jam by Day, LEAF Downtown, Echo Sessions, Mountain Sports Festival, Soulshine Farm Music Festival, South By South East, Sawdust Festival, Hangar 24 Airfest, Pappy & Harriet’s and more. Their music has found placement in major network TV campaigns and online ad campaigns including the Olympic Games, Visa, Court TV and Pepsi.  The Paper Crowns have been featured on Local Color Live WNCW, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Dead Show of the Month, KUCR Vinyl Hours Radio, PE Live with Vanessa Franko, 880 The Revolution with Jeff Messer, Asheville FM, WBTV Charlotte and 98.1 The River.

Pisgah Brewing, 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711

The 2018 Parson’s Lecture will given by Christine Darden who worked at NASA to research sonic boom minimization. on Thursday, March 1 at 7:00pm in Lipinsky Auditorium. Darden grew up in Monroe, NC and attended Allen High School in the 1950’s where a love of math developed. Darden’s story is told in part in the book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. 

“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”

by Julie Marie Myatt, is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

Directed by Lise Kloeppel

Reintegration into society after the experiences of war is oftentimes very difficult for those in the military. After all the action, devastation and noise, everyday life may be quite the challenge. For U.S. Marine Jenny Sutter this is certainly true. Haunted by her war experience and not quite ready to pick up where she left off, Jenny takes a side trip to Slab City – “The Last Free Place on Earth,” a place for societal misfits who prefer to live outside the norm, do as they please and not interfere with the liberty of others.  It is here where the permanent residents help Jenny heal her internal war wounds and gently persuade her to rejoin society and return to her children.

Performances: March 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 7:30pm and March 4th at 2:00pm.

Ticket prices:

$12 General Admission,

$10 Faculty/Military Veterans/Senior Citizens,

$7 students/ OLLI members

(taxes and fees not included).

Carol Belk Theatre

1 University Heights

Asheville, NC 28804

Box Office: 828-232-2291

Tickets available online at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/9477

LINING: SHEATHING
Exhibition: January 16 – May 4
Reception: Thursday, April 19 from 5-7pm
Lining: Sheathing is a large-scale installation about the tactile and protective qualities of textiles by collaborators Denise Bookwalter and Lee Running. The artists have been working together for five years, creating installations and artist books that include printed fabric, handmade paper, woodblock prints, custom garments and embroidery. This installation has been developed in residencies at Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC, Constellation Studios, Lincoln NE, and Small Craft Advisory Press, Tallahassee FL. The focal point of the installation is a room-size tent suspended beneath a skylight. The tent is made from large printed and dyed textile panels which create a space that viewers can enter. Viewers are invited to try on one of the handmade garments and view the series of eight queen bed sized woodblock prints on handmade paper. For the exhibition at the WCU Fine Art Museum, Bookwalter and Running will also create a three-story site-specific window installation for the atrium of the Bardo Arts Center.

MUSEUM HOURS: Tues-Fri 10am-4pm/ Th 10am-7pm
Closed weekends & University holidays
828.227.ARTS

Image Caption: Detail: Denise Bookwalter, Lee Emma Running, “LINING:SHEATHING”, 2011

To mark the 10th Anniversary of the Windgate Fellowship, the Center for Craft awarded a total of ten, $10,000 Project Grants. This exhibition showcases how the next generation of craft artists used their funds to explore scale, installation, and community practice.

Artists: Andrea Donnelly (Richmond, VA), Josh Copus (Marshall, NC), Dustin Farnsworth (Montreal, QC), Brian Fleetwood (La Mesilla, NM), Ani Geragosian (Salem, MA), Adam Ledford (Philadelphia, PA), Rebecca Manson (Bedford Hills, NY), Rachel Mauser (Louisville, KY), Aaron McIntosh (Richmond, VA), and Mark Reigelman II (Brooklyn, NY).

School of Art & Design Alumni Invitational Exhibition
Exhibition: February 13 – May 4, 2018
Reception: February 15, 2018

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the College of Fine & Performing Arts, the WCU Fine Art Museum invites 12 accomplished alumni of the School of Art & Design back to campus for this exhibition. Exhibiting artists include Amy M. Anderson, Connie Bostic, Mary Charles Griffin, Luzene Hill, Sally Jacobs, Cole Johnson, Dakota Ling, Jeff Marley, Olivia Mears, Tom Pazderka, Byron Tenesaca, and Preston Tolbert.

Image Caption: Tom Pazderka, Angels of the New Light, 2017, ash, charcoal, and oil on burned panel, 43 x 43 in

Willie Cole: Soles and Boards 
Exhibition: January 16 – May 4, 2018

Since 1989, Willie Cole has employed the image of the clothes iron in his work. Cole morphs this utilitarian object to represent and reference a range of associations from African masks to scarification to slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. This exhibition presents prints from Cole’s time working at Highpoint Editions in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 2011-2012.

Image Caption: Image Courtesy of Highpoint Editions and Willie Cole

Asheville Gallery of Art’s March show features the work of Jane Molinelli. Known for expressive, colorful, non-objective paintings, the artist presents new works in a limited palette. The show runs March 1-31 during gallery hours, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The gallery, located at 82 Patton Avenue in Asheville, across from Pritchard Park, will host a reception for the artist on Friday, March 2, from 5-8 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to stop by.

“The idea for the show came when a collector wanted a commission in black, white, and shades of gray,” says the artist. “I hadn’t consciously worked in that way and was excited about the challenge.” Molinelli found it to be an incredibly rich world. She mixed her own blacks, rather than grab the standard tube of carbon or ivory black. “When I grayed the colors with white, I got a whole range of beautiful shades.”

As she painted, she focused on the expression and rhythm of the pieces. “It gave me time to reassess my values, in both an artistic and life sense, as I got to the core of the emotion I was hoping to convey.” The artist believes non-objective art is a spectrum of dialogue. “I start the dialogue by responding to the energy of the marks, lines, and colors I lay on the surface. I hope those who see my work start their own dialogues with the pieces and remain open to what each says during the encounter.”

The artist settled in Asheville after attending Penland School of Crafts where she studied weaving. “I spent years as a craft book editor, but realized my heart belonged back with the visual arts. Once I started painting, I knew I was truly home.” Molinelli lives in Asheville with her husband, Jim LaFerla. Her work is found both in private collections and corporate settings and can be found at Asheville Gallery of Art in downtown Asheville and at 310 ART in the River Arts District.

Molinelli’s work, as well as the paintings of the other 30 gallery members will be on display and for sale through the month of March. For further information about this show, you can contact Asheville Gallery of Art at (828) 251-5796, visit the gallery website at www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com, or go to the gallery Facebook page.

The Asheville Area Arts Council is excited to announce its 2018 Juried Members Exhibit, February 23 – March 30, 2018. Cash prizes for best in show and two honorable mentions will be selected by juror Candace Reilly. The winners will be announced at the opening reception on Friday, March 2, 2018.
All artists participating in the Juried Member’s Exhibit must have a current membership. Annual individual memberships are $35 and must be purchased before the submission.
Juror:
Candace Reilly is the assistant director and curator at Blue Spiral 1 gallery in Asheville, NC.  She has a BFA in art history from St Mary’s College, University of Notre Dame and an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design. In the past, she has worked in museums, curated in galleries, taught art history, and volunteered for numerous non-profits. A career advocate for the arts, Candace believes that successful communities, like Asheville, are those which are enriched by passionate and active artists.
Selected artists include: Alyssa Sacora, Bee Adams, Carrie Wagner, Cheryl Barnes, Cleaster Cotton, David Sheldon, Erin Keane, Gretchen Chadwick, Jan Widner, Jen Gordon, Karen Keil Brown, Larry Turner, Leslie Rosenberg, Lisa De Girolamo, Lisa Natasha Sousa, Melanie Norris, Ron Adolph, Sandee Johnson,

James is a lonely, orphaned boy living with his two horrible and nasty aunts in a ramshackle house on the top of a high hill in the south of England. His aunts make James do all the cleaning and never let him away from the house to meet other children or make friends. But James’ luck starts to change when he meets a mysterious old man who hands him a magical gift. That gift will change his life and introduce James to some of the most unusual friends a young boy could ever have, leading to the most fantastical adventure one could only imagine! Told through the magic puppetry, eye-popping special effects and filled with lots of laughs, this classic story based on the work of Roald Dahl, will delight every dreamer of every age. Approximately one hour in length.

Presented by the Overlook Theatre Company

“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”

by Julie Marie Myatt, is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

Directed by Lise Kloeppel

Reintegration into society after the experiences of war is oftentimes very difficult for those in the military. After all the action, devastation and noise, everyday life may be quite the challenge. For U.S. Marine Jenny Sutter this is certainly true. Haunted by her war experience and not quite ready to pick up where she left off, Jenny takes a side trip to Slab City – “The Last Free Place on Earth,” a place for societal misfits who prefer to live outside the norm, do as they please and not interfere with the liberty of others.  It is here where the permanent residents help Jenny heal her internal war wounds and gently persuade her to rejoin society and return to her children.

Performances: March 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 7:30pm and March 4th at 2:00pm.

Ticket prices:

$12 General Admission,

$10 Faculty/Military Veterans/Senior Citizens,

$7 students/ OLLI members

(taxes and fees not included).

Carol Belk Theatre

1 University Heights

Asheville, NC 28804

Box Office: 828-232-2291

Tickets available online at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/9477

9 to 5 The Musical

Music and lyrics by Dolly Parton; Book by Patricia Resnick; Directed by Jerry Crouch

February 9-March 4, 2018

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 2:30 pm; Additional Thursday performances at 7:30 pm

Working 9 to 5, three female employees team up to dream up ways they could rid themselves of their horrible chauvinistic boss. These ladies live out their wildest fantasy to give him the boot and, while he is out of commission, take control of the company. There’s nothing these ladies can’t do!

An Evening w/ The Ellingtons feat. Jelly Ellington & Special Guests Live at Ellington Underground

Doors: 9pm // 21+
Jelly Ellington (w/ Special Guests): 10pm
Alex Heisey DJ Set: 12am

Jonathan “Jelly” Ellington is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter based in Austin, TX by way of the mountains of Asheville, NC. His vocals are smooth and soulful, with a guitar style that chimes in elements of raw and expressive blues and rock n’ roll. Jelly has developed a reputation for exciting and untamed live performances, and has shared the stage and recorded with Grammy Award-winning artists. Jelly recently released his debut album All In, and is tearing it up across the country on tour with his band.

LINING: SHEATHING
Exhibition: January 16 – May 4
Reception: Thursday, April 19 from 5-7pm
Lining: Sheathing is a large-scale installation about the tactile and protective qualities of textiles by collaborators Denise Bookwalter and Lee Running. The artists have been working together for five years, creating installations and artist books that include printed fabric, handmade paper, woodblock prints, custom garments and embroidery. This installation has been developed in residencies at Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC, Constellation Studios, Lincoln NE, and Small Craft Advisory Press, Tallahassee FL. The focal point of the installation is a room-size tent suspended beneath a skylight. The tent is made from large printed and dyed textile panels which create a space that viewers can enter. Viewers are invited to try on one of the handmade garments and view the series of eight queen bed sized woodblock prints on handmade paper. For the exhibition at the WCU Fine Art Museum, Bookwalter and Running will also create a three-story site-specific window installation for the atrium of the Bardo Arts Center.

MUSEUM HOURS: Tues-Fri 10am-4pm/ Th 10am-7pm
Closed weekends & University holidays
828.227.ARTS

Image Caption: Detail: Denise Bookwalter, Lee Emma Running, “LINING:SHEATHING”, 2011