Kids Saving History Project- Tell Us Your Story

Call To Tell Your Story!

Kids Saving History, A video history project funded by Project Challenge and the Madison County Rotary Club is asking you to tell us a story! Project Challenge is a local, non-profit agency dedicated to helping youth serve their community. Project Challenge believes this is best done through making connections and building worth in the children it serves.

Earlier this year, the Rotary Club granted Project Challenge funding to purchase a video camera for the participants in the program to collect local histories throughout the county. Kids Saving History is a regional program that builds confidence and understanding through interviewing people in the community.

Project Challenge is asking for your stories, tales and tours of what Madison County should not forget. So give us a call, and let the kids interview you about growing up in the county, or what it was like to move here. Tell us words of wisdom about growing up, or how you have served your community, funny or sad, just tell the tale!

Contact Natasha Shealy @ 380-9759.

All video footage will be donated to Mars Hill College .

Arts Camp Rocks

The Madison County Arts Camp has started its two week run at Marshall High Studios. This camp is really special as I found out last year when I hung around to take some photos. Arts Camp this year is full up but if you have children between 4 and 13 keep it in mind for next year.

Arts Camp is a non profit and the teachers are all exceptionally committed to expanding horizons. The half day sessions include art, music, drama, samplers (for the younger children), ceramics and movement arts. For daily photos, postings and reflections visit the Arts Camp Blog.

Lapland Bookshop and Arts

Finally made it into Lapland Bookshop & Arts. Wow! Stacey and Mick have done a fantastic job with the building. What a beautiful space - the reading room by the train tracks and the river will inspire your mountain dreams. My photographs don't do it any righteous justice. This is Marshall's perfect space to mellow down easy.

Lapland has wireless internet service and I'll be spending some quality time there. This is a place that speaks to you from the heart of Marshall's beautiful valley. Did I mention the incredible view across the railroad tracks and French Broad River looking out towards Blannahasset Island? Awesome!

Vicki Lane has written her typical great post about the Bookshop on her blog. Mick & Stacey are up and running with a nice blog of their own with some great pictures of the Mermaid Parade and the Bookshop. The parade kicked off from the shop on June the 12th's French Broad Friday. Do yourself a favor and stop in and visit this special place.

Lapland Bookshop will be closed from June 16th through 29 and will reopen Tuesday June 30th.

More Marshall Magic.

Evolver Spore Potluck & Film - Wednesday 6/17/09

EVOLVER SPORE is a series of regional events sponsored by the EVOLVER social network, happening in cities across America on June 17th, 2009.

EVOLVER SPORE will celebrate locally in the Asheville area with a pot luck dinner starting at 7:30 pm and a screening party starting at 8:30 pm at The French Broad Institute (of Time and The River) on the main street of Marshall, NC.

The film program will include a portrait film of author Daniel Pinchbeck, filmed by Tony Torn in the spring of 2006, which capture the writer and Evolver Co-Founder at a fascinating juncture just prior to the publication of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. Group Discussion to follow, along with special musical guests.

AS ALWAYS, this FBI event is FREE, with donations welcomed.

For more on the event, on the film, and Evolver, go to: http://www.evolver.net/evolver_spores_spreading_network

June 12th French Broad Friday Schedule Up!

June 12th's French Broad Friday schedule is up on the French Broad Friday Blog at http://madfbf.blogspot.com. Check, check check it out!

Mermaid Parade - June 12th FBF!

Marshall Farmers Market Grand Opening!

Join The Development Association of Marshall!

The Development Association of Marshall had its kickoff on Saturday May 30th. Here's a copy of the membership form. Please join the community effort to expand Marshall's commerce. Click on the image to the left for a printable version of the form. All for one and one for all!