Development Association Of Marshall Kickoff!

Come and hear what the

Development Association of Marshall

Is all about.

SAVE THE DATE!

Saturday, May 30

5:00pm to 6:30pm

156 S. Main Street, downtown Marshall

RSVPs are not necessary but helpful for planning. Please call 649.3444 or email

Connie.marshallncstep@gmail.com

By Friday, May 29.

Eat! Drink! Be Marshall!!

Lois Simbach Featured In WNC Woman Magazine

Marshall's one of a kind, Lois Simbach, is prominently featured in the May 2009 issue of WNC Woman Magazine. There is a nice profile of Lois on pages 42-44, accompanied with photos taken by Marshall's superb documentarian Rob Amberg. Check the May issue of WNC Woman Magazine out before it disappears (available at Zuma Coffee among other places). Congratulations Lois!

(photo of Lois by Ben Walters from the Madison County Arts Council's "Found Art Fashion Show" in April of 2009)

Downtown Marshall Consumer Survey

Help Marshall collect important data! As part of the Town's Comprehensive Planning process, we need to gather information from current consumers. Please fill out the attached consumer survey and return it to Town Hall, Studio 106 of Marshall High Studios, or many of the retail establishments of downtown Marshall. All information is anonymous and confidential, and will be used to help the town make plans for the future.

You can print out the two pages of the survey. Click on the images on the left side of this post and they'll open in a separate window. Thanks for your participation!

Madison Celebrates Art - Next Saturday, May 16th

Next Saturday, May 16th, is the seventh annual MADISON CELEBRATES ART street festival and market in downtown Marshall. Each year, the variety and quality of the vendors is yet another reminder of the many talented craftspeople we have among us here in Western North Carolina. There are over 40 vendors participating this year - familiar faces and newcomers alike. Come take a stroll through historic Marshall and find yourself a treasure - or munch on some delicious food (or both!) The hours of the festival are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. On main street in downtown Marshall.

Register For Arts Camp Now!

It is time to plan for the summer folks!

Arts Camp is back for the summer of 2009. Camp will be held on Blannahasset Island at the Marshall High Studios again this year.

June 15-19
June 22-26

You can pick up registration forms at your child's school, the library, Good Stuff in downtown Marshall, or send us an email and we can get a brochure to you.

We offer age appropriate classes taught by real artists in an artistic setting.
Classes are offered for children aged 4-13

Classes:

Clay- Ist Session-Taught by Rob Pulleyn
Music-Ist Session-Steve Davidowski
Dance-Ist Session-Erin O'neal

Art- 2nd Session-Sara Penninga-Travis
Sing and Write-2nd Session--Erich Hubner
Drama-2nd Session-Karen Moriarty

$60 per session
Scholarships available!

French Broad Friday 2009 Updates

Dad-gummit, there's so much stuff going on around here I can't begin to even keep up with it. Make sure and scope out the French Broad Friday Blog from time to time as things start to heat up for the season.

Farmers In Motion

The Marshall Farmer's Market has sprouted. Every Sunday from 12 - 4pm there will be a growing selection of produce, baked goods, flowers, herbs, plants and crafts on Blannahasset Island in Downtown Marshall. If you're fortunate, the Mystery Men may magically appear and serenade shoppers and saunter's with an impromptu performance and rock your socks. Check out the great organic produce starting to roll in.

Poster by Katie Graham!

Community Garden on the Island

This is a snapshot of seeds donated to the community garden by Amy Moore (:

Howie is bringing some plants by this week... and I will be out there with the CS kids Wednesday and Friday afternoon. A big fat thank you to Gary Davis for tilling up the garden spot in 45 minutes flat!!

Donations needed for the garden: organic fertilizer, perlite, seeds, plants, hose & mulch

Flowers are nice too! Love you!

Marshall Artists Head North!

"Same View Different Window" Ceramics by Rob Pulleyn & Jewelry by Deb Karash

Artist Reception: Saturday May 2nd 6:00 PM

Location: Crimson Laurel Gallery

Bakersville, NC. 28705

(828)688-3599

Crimson Laurel Gallery proudly presents new work from artists Rob Pulleyn and Deb Karash. This unique and inspiring mix of ceramics and jewelry is the first dual artist exhibition to emanate from the historic Marshall High Studios, Marshall, NC.

"Same View" - Artist Rob Pulleyn and Deb Karash create work with a shared appreciation of rich surface and elegant form. Each artist uses multiple layers of color to create deep transparent hues of color. Rob uses high fire clays decorated with multiple layers of under glazes, stains and oxides. This means most of his pieces are fired many times. The surfaces are manipulated both before and after they are fired. Deb uses sterling silver, copper and prisma color (colored pencil) to create her nationally recognized art jewelry with a distinctive look. The copper is textured and treated to hold the multiple layers of rich color. Brass rivets and sterling tubes hold the components together creating a dimensional and wearable masterpiece.

"Different Window" - The historic Marshall High Studios in downtown Marshall, NC. house these two artists in separate studios in the massive refurbished old high school building. The close proximity of these two under the same roof has helped create a close friendship while allowing the them to influence each others work. Two of the pieces on exhibit are collaborative works that include both ceramic and metal elements. Others include jewelry forms that pay homage to Pulleyn's forms along side clay vessels adorned with Karash's surface elements. The show is truly a collaboration between friends.

Please Join us for an artist reception Saturday May 2nd at 6:00PM at Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC. The show will also be available to view online the morning of the opening at http://www.crimsonlaurelgallery.com/. Running time for the exhibition is May 2nd - June 27th.

David Trophia
Crimson Laurel Gallery