Fine Jewelry Designer Roberto Vengoechea’s 43 years of experience inspires him to create sophisticated, contemporary fine jewelry, hand fabricated and cast, incorporating fine gemstones and diamonds. Vengoecheo focuses on making timeless pieces. He describes his work as reflecting a futuristic quality that is reserved for those looking for the unusualContinue Reading
A great way to start your morning! At Blue Ridge Biscuit Company, bakers create sweet and savory treats to satisfy any craving. A spread of baguettes, biscuits, scones, and cakes arrive fresh from the oven, while gourmet biscuit sandwiches delight tastebuds with morsels of sausage, egg, fresh greens, and cheese.Continue Reading
Fabulous Fakes Most highly respected schools of Art require their students to copy masterworks to further learn color, tone, figure and interpretation of a subject, forcing the students to see what is before them. The Swannanoa Valley Fine Art League annually challenges its members to create masterful works of artContinue Reading
Friday, October 2 Art After Dark Downtown Waynesville. For more details call Twigs and Leaves at (828)456-1940 or find us online at www.waynesvillegalleryassociation.com. Friday, October 2 Art After Dark Ceramic artist Danny Mclain demonstrates wheel thrown pottery at the Mahogany House Gallery, 240 Depot Street, Frog Level, Waynesville. Friday, OctoberContinue Reading
Cheryl Keefer is painting Cafe 64! Not the building, or the kitchen, but she is painting a canvas en plein air at Cafe 64, two Saturdays in October. Keefer’s luscious local plein air landscapes and rainy street scenes of Asheville, have been likened to the Impressionists who painted outdoors inContinue Reading
Paint the Town Saturday, October 10, 2015 Watch talented artists capture the essence of life, culture, the mountains, and the scenic views of our awesome mountain town, en plein air, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Black Mountain. Visitors and residents can see our town through the eyesContinue Reading
Above the Waterfall written by Ron Rash reviewed by Lauren Harr Spare and taut, Ron Rash’s work is always a pleasure. He is able, in a few well chosen words, to simultaneously create devastation and awe. His new novel, Above the Waterfall, may be his most lyrical yet. Rash, aContinue Reading
The Swannanoa Valley Museum hosts the fourth annual Historic Haunted House Tour of one of Asheville area’s best kept secrets on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24, 2015. Museum volunteers will lead tours of In the Oaks, a Prohibition-era county manor house on Montreat College’s campus in Black Mountain,Continue Reading
What’s the Buzz About Bees? Awareness Event What’s the Buzz About Bees? involves the whole Black Mountain, NC community in an effort to bring awareness to the decline of bee populations throughout the valley and the world. This is a problem that has made it very rapidly into our ownContinue Reading
