“I so look forward to the beauty of the old trees and the mist rising off the lake during morning meditation.”
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Goldenrod is Summer’s Gold
Summer is on the wane when you see the gold of goldenrod flowers at the edges of roadsides and in open fields.
Please…Don’t Move the Rocks
“The hellbender is this wonderfully weird, almost dinosaur-like salamander that needs very cold, very clean water with really big rocks to survive.”
Wanderlust at Gallery at Flat Rock in September
“This year I became involved with a photography print critique group which has compelled me to begin looking at photographers’ work again and to begin examining my own images. The series of photos that I’ll be presenting at the Open Studio Tour is called Wanderlust, images taken with my phone on explorations locally and when traveling,” Camarata says.
Spruce Pine Hosts Autumn Art Show
“Attendees will be surprised and delighted to find so many takes on art depicting autumn and Halloween and to have the opportunity to purchase items that are a bit different from what is commercially available,” says participating artist Dorann Nelson.
Wortham Center Opens New Season with Kronos Quartet
Tickets are now on sale for The Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 2019/2020 season featuring more than two dozen shows by top touring performers in music, theatre, dance, comedy and other arts. San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet kicks things off with a concert on Tuesday, September 17, at 7 p.m.
From Here and Far Gallery Opens in Biltmore Village
From Here and Far Gallery opened in Biltmore Village in July. “I feel the purpose of From Here and Far Gallery is to promote passion between the artist and the customer,” says Hayes.
From the Editor
With another school year beginning, it’s a good time to reflect on how we all constantly educate ourselves with the many exhibitions, symposiums, literary events, festivals and stage productions in Western North Carolina.
River Arts District Artists Host Second Saturday
Spoonin’ at Grovewood Gallery
In Bloom: Snakeroot
Second RADfest Set for September 14 & 15
September is Monarch Month at the NC Arboretum
Two September Productions at Flat Rock Playhouse
Buckminster Fuller Comes to Life at BMCA
Green Built Alliance Regenerative Design Workshops
Explore (Un)common Ground at Blue Spiral 1 in September
Cat Portraits on Display at Woolworth Walk
Realism and Abstraction at Asheville Gallery of Art
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