2010 Schedule of Upcoming Events


On Going—Art Workshops with   Doreyl

      Tuckasegee—Out in Nature on the Mountain in Spring, Summer and Fall
                                    In the Yurt during bad weather
       First Saturday of every month
      Call Doreyl at 828-293-2239 to reserve your spot                              
      For more information:           http://www.spiritofappalachia.org/9.html

On Going—Creative Writing Workshops with   Amy

      "Writing From the Heart"
      29 Regal Avenue, Sylva
     (Second Saturday of each month)                                                      
                       
Call Amy at 828-631-4587 to reserve your spot
Go to Writing Wkshps   


Up Coming—2010 SCHEDULED EVENTS

                
April 24, 2010    Greening Up the Mountains Festival, Downtown Sylva 
                           (SunTrust Bank Parking Lot)
10am-4pm          CSA presents 12 demonstrating crafters/artists/writers 
                           dressed in period  clothing in the "Traditional Heritage Walk"
10am-1pm          CSA presents the 9th annual Heritage Alive! Youth Talent                               Contest—#1 (youth up to age 18 participating)


June 1-5, 2010    Patchwork Folk & Fabric Classes—Jackson County
                            Recreation Center in Cullowhee, NC, featuring traditional
                            Traditional Heritage classes scheduled for the week before
                            the festival-- quilting,tin punching corn shuck dolls, red sock
                            monkey dolls , crocheting,  cross-stitching , dulcimer, ballad
                            singing , children's cultural activities, gourd art, botanical
                            illustration & wood carving. (2 rooms per day for a week).
                            The items completed in the classes will be displayed at the
                            festival on June 5.  Call 828-399-0958 to register.      

June 5, 2010       Patchwork Folk & Fabric Festival—Jackson County
                            Recreation Center in  Cullowhee, NC
9am—4pm          Featuring 35 vendors.  Festival Features Hand Made
                            Traditional Arts &  Crafts of Our Local Area with
                            demonstrations of quilting/spinning, fabric arts/weaving,
                            blacksmithing, chair caning, wood carving/turning, old time
                            wash day & more.
                            Vendor Application: 2010PatchorkF&Fapp.pdf
                             Vendor Policies:  2010PatchworkF&FPolicies.pdf


July 17, 2010       Franklin Folk Festival—Downtown Franklin, NC, at the
                             Gazebo
1:30 -3pm            CSA presents the Heritage Alive! Youth Talent
                             Contest—#2 (youth up to age 18 participating)


Aug.  28, 2010    Saunooke Village Folk Festival—Saunooke Village,
                            Cherokee, NC, featuring traditional crafts  
11am-5pm           SPECIAL SHOWCASE:  Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth
                            Talent


Sept. 18-19, 2010  Great Smoky Mountain Railroad's RAILFEST 
                             Depot at Bryson City, NC, featuring Mtn Craft Fair and
10am-12noon       CSA presents the Heritage Alive! Youth Talent
                             Contest—#3 (youth up to age 18 participating)


Sept.  25, 2010    Mountain Heritage Day—WCU in Cullowhee, NC
                            SPECIAL SHOWCASE:  Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth                                Talent Best of Show Winners on WCU Heritage Stage


Oct. 23, 2010      Colorfest! Art of the Blue Ridge—Main & Mill Streets
                            in Downtown Sylva, NC—Local Visual Artists Demonstrate
                            in Street Fair
10am-4pm          Beginning October 1st, each participating artist will be given
                            a prime location inside the shops in Downtown Sylva where
                            his/her work will be spotlighted during the beautiful fall
                            color season in Western North Carolina. On the day
                           of ColorFest, Art of the Blue Ridge, Saturday, October 23rd,
                           the artists will set up easels on the street outside the shops,
                           under awnings & colorful umbrellas, where they will
                           interact with the public.
                           Vendor Application:  2010colorfestartistapp.pdf

Nov. 9, 2010      CSA Writers Performance—Jackson County Library,
                           Main Street, Sylva, NC
7pm                    Catch the Spirit of Appalachia’s writing program will open
                           with stories, poetry and song in a fast-paced production,
                           showcasing the creative talents  of local & regional writers.
                           Immediately following will be the booksigning and reception
                           with refreshments.

                
Dec. 4, 2010        Live Nativity—Saunooke Village, Cherokee, NC
6pm                     Featuring live camels & other animals, This nativity will
                            come alive on the cobbled streets of Saunooke village. The
                            Star of Bethlehem will shine down on four scenes to be
                            presented: Gabriel, the angles, and the shepherds; Mary, 
                            Joseph, and baby Jesus; King Herod & his court; and the
                            wise men who traveled two years to find the child Jesus. The
                            Live Nativity will feature songs of the season sung a cepella
                            within each scene, live camels lead by the wise men, a
                            donkey at the stable, and sheep led by the shepherds. Over
                            35 community members are involved in bringing alive the
                            oldest story ever told.



Ongoing Projects for 2010

    1. Stories of Mountain Folk Radio Show & Blog—Now receiving 400 hits
        per week on the blog...13,991 listened for the year (downloaded 7,762)
        storiesofmountainfolk.com
    2. Publishing—CSA has now published 40 books, with 2 more in the wings.
        Shopping Cart—Exciting! Now up and running:   CSAbooks.com

      
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Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent CONTESTS & SHOWCASES

April 24       TALENT CONTEST — GREENING UP THE MOUNTAINS
                     FESTIVAL—Downtown Sylva—10am - 1pm
                     Download Application:  2010TalentGUM1.pdf

July 17        TALENT CONTEST — FOLK FESTIVAL
                    Downtown Franklin, Main Street—1:30pm - 3:00pm

August 28    SHOWCASE—SAUNOOKE VILLAGE FOLK FESTIVAL  
                     Saunooke Village, Cherokee,
                                                         
Sept 18       TALENT CONTEST—GSMR RAILFEST Mtn Heritage Fair
                    Depot & Everett Sts, Bryson City—10:45am—Noon  CSA Stage
                                   
Sept  25      SHOWCASE—MOUNTAIN HERITAGE DAY
                   Western Carolina University
                   Best of Show Winners to play on Traditional Heritage Stage


     
 

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