Each year wildlife rehabilitators, vet offices, wildlife centers, zoos and other like places see more and more animals brought through their doors from interactions with humans. As the numbers of wildlife needing help increase the need for a facility that can provide the expert care in our area grows greater. Continue Reading
42 Master Potters Showcase Their Work at WNC Pottery Festival On November 5, 42 potters from across the country will come to the Western North Carolina town of Dillsboro for the 12th Annual WNC Pottery Festival. Jackson County’s own Joe Frank McKee of Tree House Pottery co-founded the festival. “I can’tContinue Reading
In conjunction with my feature article this month on Universal’s Silent Horrors, it’s only fitting that the DVD selection be a film from that genre. Plenty has been written about the original The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the original Phantom of the Opera so my choice isContinue Reading
Haywood County Arts Council Hosts Studio Tour Artists This October Beginning October 7, the Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) will proudly host artists from the Haywood Art Studio Tour in the HCAC Gallery & Gifts space at 86 N. Main Street. The show will offer a sampling of work fromContinue Reading
Five Great Crafts Made in the Mountains of WNC Appalachian heritage in North Carolina spans beyond hand-made pieces of artwork. In Jackson County, local artisans and crafters tell tales of the mountains through pottery, paintings, fly rods, beer and chocolate. Take a piece of the mountains home with these five localContinue Reading
Artists, RiverLink and Zealandia Holding Company Celebrate the French Broad River Asheville’s premier landscape painters celebrate the French Broad River’s rise from polluted obscurity to the defining element of the South’s most exciting city at Of Time and the River: the Third Annual Art Show and Gala to Benefit RiverLink.Continue Reading
“We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. We need to awaken ourselves. We need to practice mindfulness if we want to have a future, if we want to save ourselves and the planet.” —Thich Nhat Hanh Dharma is a Sanskrit word; its root word,Continue Reading
You have probably heard that old adage that goes ‘You are what you eat.’ When it comes to maintaining a healthy and radiant skin, nothing could be closer to the truth. Of course, we all have that favorite face cream and beauty regiment, but if you want to ensure thatContinue Reading
The Golden Age of American horror films begins with Universal’s Dracula and Frankenstein in 1931 and ends in 1936 with the release of Dracula’s Daughter. While other Hollywood studios made horror films in the 1930s (like Paramount’s Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Warner Brothers’ Doctor X, and MGM’s Freaks), noneContinue Reading
