Make It So: American Craft Week
Volume
26
/ Issue 10
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Chris Aluka Berry, courtesy of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership
The 10th annual American Craft Week takes place Friday, Oct. 4-Sunday, Oct. 13, when studios and craft centers around WNC will hold special exhibits and events. On the cover: Artist David Dick works on a piece of concrete pottery at Sweetwater Gallery & Studio in Hayesville.
arts
Starving Artists
ASHEVILLE, N.C.$125K grant expands Blue Ridge Craft Trails
Thanks to new grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission and Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, says BRNHA Executive Director Angie Chandler, counties in WNC's High Country are next…Smart Bets: Delicious
The Asheville-based instrumental rock trio plays The Odditorium with Night Beers and Toke on Oct. 9.When local craft studios meet the interior design industry
“I wish I could make a proclamation for Asheville: If you move here, you have to buy local art,” says Sherry Masters of Art Connections.Amythyst Kiah brings her hard-earned musical momentum to Isis
The Johnson City, Tenn.-based artist discusses her lyrical and sonic inspirations and working with Rhiannon Giddens in the Our Native Daughters supergroup.Smart Bets: Rickie Lee Jones
The rock legend plays Asheville Music Hall on Oct. 7.AIC hosts Asheville’s inaugural improv festival
Asheville-based improvisers are a key part of the festival. “You’ll get to see a lot of the talent that’s already here in Asheville,” says Clifton Hall, the dean of AIC.…Smart Bets: Lunsford Festival
The 52nd celebration of authentic mountain music and dance returns to Mars Hill University on Oct. 5.American Craft Week events around WNC
The 10th annual American Craft Week takes place Friday, Oct. 4-Sunday, Oct. 13.Smart Bets: NC Dance Festival
The 29th season kicks off Oct. 4-5 at the BeBe Theatre.food
Inaugural Chow Chow culinary festival sets the table for growth
Organizers reflect on the highs and lows as they consider planning for future events.Carolina Beer Guy: Asheville’s popular fall beer festivals evolve
Organizers of Brewgrass, Asheville Oktoberfest and Burnpile 2019 discuss their popular events.Small bites: WNC Garlic Fest returns
From garlic honey to garlic ice cream, attendees can expect a culinary adventure at the sixth annual WNC Garlic Fest. Also: Asheville Oktoberfest, Bears Bees + Brews, Cooking with Plants…living
Unwanted Attention
ASHEVILLE, N.C.Mark Cohen presents a workshop on regenerative agriculture
"Healthy soil and the biodiversity that generates and maintains it is key in simultaneously improving food security, watershed health, preventive medicine and climate mitigation," says farmer, ethnobotanist and educator Mark…movies
Screen Scene: Local film news
The latest Silent Sundays features adventure films while two venues host a recent documentary about combatting climate change.news
Asheville Archives: The Southern Exposition brings local arts and crafts to the Big City, 1925
In 1925, the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, along with many organizations throughout the South, headed north to participate in the Southern Exposition, held in the Grand Central Palace in New…Christopher Hickman’s controversial plea deal and what it means for Asheville
Community response is mixed over the recent plea deal for former Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman. What exactly will the next 12 months look like and how will the restorative…Green in brief: Recycle Right NC campaign kicks off, climate change predicted for WNC fall
Using the slogan “When in doubt, throw it out,” the statewide Recycle Right NC initiative aims to reduce contamination and improve the economic value of recyclables. Additionally, according to the…Wise Women gather at Kanuga
“The focus of the conference is woman to woman, kind of kitchen to kitchen,” explains Byron Ballard, who will present a workshop on traditional Appalachian healing methods at this year's…Work begins on I-26 widening
Beginning next week, contractors will begin installing roadside signs and safety barriers on an approximately 18-mile stretch of Interstate 26, the first step in a $534 million project that will…Council viewpoints differ on impact of district elections on minority voters
Asheville City Council members clashed over whether a state-imposed district election system would negatively impact black voters during Sept. 24 meeting.Council members say no to new hotels for one year
Asheville City Council voted to halt hotel approvals for one year and will use the time to examine the impact of hotels on the community and develop new guidelines for…opinion
Letter: Can we emulate Eastern Band’s syringe program?
"Check out what the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has done about syringe and hypodermic needles (still laughing, Brent!!) disposal with its magnificently successful and fully integrated Syringe Services Program:…Letter: What does beer have to do with art?
"What on Earth does an art gallery and museum need a brewery in it?"Letter: Patrick McHenry and the NRA
"As part of his $3.73 million re-election war chest last year, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-District 10, accepted $42,070 from the National Rifle Association."Letter: We owe artists an opportunity, not a living
"Can their industry seek a profitable and sustainable level without community funding? We owe them an opportunity, but not a living."Letter: How hearing assistive dogs can help
"How does all that work in practice? The Asheville Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America will host someone who knows at their meeting at CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek…