Marshall Handmade Market this Saturday - November 21st, 10am - 5pm - at Marshall High Studios

For more Marshall Handmade Market Artist images please visit the Handmade Market website.

Suzanna Biro

Madison Co.

Jewelry & Sculpture

Beth & Poncho Bond

Ceramics

Buncombe Co. 

Tracy Booth

Mitchell Co.

Painting 

Lisa Bruns

Mitchell Co.

Silver & Ceramics 

Melisa Cadell

Ceramics

Mitchell Co.

Dawn Dalto

Ceramics,

Buncombe Co.

Nancy Darrell

Madison Co.

Printmaking

Doubletree Farm,

Sorghum Syrup

Madison Co.

Cathie Fitzjohn

Glass

Buncombe Co.

Firefly Farm

Apple Preserves & Soup

Yancey Co.

John Flovin

Wood & Brooms
Buncombe Co.

Kim Flovin

Fiber
Buncombe Co.

Becca Floyd

Madison Co.

Ceramics

Kathlene Ford-Walters

Handmade Paper & Books

Madison Co.


Fyre Glas

Simona Rosasco & JJ Brown

Mitchell Co.

Glass

Lisa Gluckin

Yancey Co.

Ceramics

Mark Hanf

Madison Co.

Clay Hooker

Madison Co.

Pendulums

Kanna Kreations

Kristen Flournoy

Paper & Ceramics

Mitchell Co.

Katie Graham

Ceramics

Madison Co.

Korey Hampton

Ceramics/ Jewelry

Madison Co.

Ann Hartline
Painting / Stained Glass
Buncombe Co.

Matt Jacobs

Felt & Ceramics

Buncombe Co.

Meredith Janssen

Painting

Catawba Co.

K4 Glass Art

Alicia and Beatriz Kelemen

Glass

Buncombe Co.

Deb Karash

Jewelry 

Madison Co.

Matt Kelleher

Ceramics

Madison Co.

Vicki Kelley

Madison Co.

Jewelry

Meg Kelly

Wool Dolls

Madison Co.

Katie Keyes

Massage Therapy & Aroma Therapy Products

Madison Co.

Tyrone and Julie Larson

Ceramics

Buncombe Co.

Cynthia Lee

Ceramics

Buncombe Co.

Loaf Child Bakery

Madison Co.

Baked Goods

Frank Lombardo

Painting

Madison Co.

Kathie Mace-Warner

Madison Co.

Knitting

Timothy Maddox

Wood

Buncombe Co.

Marshall Community Center

Christmas Craft

Madison Co.

Marshall High School Art Club

Cards, Calendars & Face Painting

Courtney Martin & John Geci

Ceramics / Glass

Mitchell Co.

Sandy Melton

Fiber

Madison Co.

Mary Mikkelesen & Henry Pope

Ceramics

Madison Co.



Connie Molland

Wood

Madison Co.

Amy Moore

Jewelry

Madison Co.

Esther Moriarty,

Fiber

Madison Co.

Nathalie Mornu

Buncombe Co.

Jewelry

New Direction Farm

Bridgett Walls

Madison Co.

Wreaths & Wood

Brit J. Oie

Buncombe Co.

Mixed Media-Painting

Orb Clothing & Design

Maria Musngi

Fiber

Gayle Paul
Painting / Prints
Madison Co.

Les Powell

Ceramics

Buncombe Co.

Rob Pulleyn

Ceramics

Madison Co.

Emily Reason

Ceramics

Madison Co.

Lindsay Rogers

Ceramics

Yancey Co.



Lois Simbach

Madison Co.

Painting

Justine Slueter

Buncombe Co.

Felt

TTS Creations

Buncombe Co.

Leather & Silver

Ben Walters

Madison Co.

Photography & Cards

Patti Waltz
Madison Co.
Cards & Jewelry

Sarah Westeus-Owen

Madison Co.

Jessica White

Buncombe Co.
Books & Cards

Marshall Handmade Market - November 21st 10am - 5pm at Marshall High Studios

Marshall Auricular Hour - November 17th at 7pm, at The FBI

The Marshall Auricular Hour music and literary series returns to Downtown Marshall NC, with a reading by Local Poets Laura Hope Gill, Rose McLarney, and Local Novelist Ed Krause on Tuesday November 17th at 7pm, at The FBI, 68 North Main Street in Marshall. The performance will be followed by a reception and book signing down the street at Lapland Bookshop & Arts, 147 North Main St, Marshall. Refreshments provided by Zuma Coffee.

THE MARSHALL AURICULAR HOUR marks the partnership of three cultural destinations in Marshall, North Carolina, thirty minutes from Downtown Asheville. The FBI (The French Broad Institute of Time and The River) is an arts venue and residency program founded by poet Lee Ann Brown and actor/director Tony Torn. Lapland Bookshop & Arts offers new and gently used books and select handcrafts in a storybook cottage setting. Zuma Coffee is Marshall’s meeting place for Coffee, Tea and Fresh Baked Goods.

Laura Hope-Gill is the Executive Director of the Asheville Wordfest Media Outreach Project, a poetry project which includes an annual festival as well as public access television, public radio, and internet presentation of poetry. Her book The Soul Tree: Poems and Photographs of the Southern Appalachians, which is a collaboration with photographer John Fletcher, is currently available from Grateful Steps Press. She offers classes and one-on-one support in creativity and poetry the The Healing Seed.

Rose McLarney works for the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, and is completing her MFA in Poetry from Warren Wilson College, as well as a collection about changing landscapes. She is WNC Native, living in Madison County, NC. Upcoming Auricular Events include Wintersongs, a singalong evening of seasonal songs from around the world, scheduled for Tuesday, December 22nd at 7pm.

For Additional Information and Press Photographs, contact; Stacey Glasgow at Lapland Bookshop at 828-649-0099 or laplandbookshop@verizon.net.

Last Call - Join us Friday November 13th for the Last French Broad Friday of 2009!

Here's the latest on what to expect this Friday in downtown Marshall. The final program of events will be available on Friday at all of the events and open venues. See you then!


~Program of Events~

5-9 p.m. — Indoor flea market and jam with Joe Penland; 148 South Main.

5-9 p.m. — Madison County Arts Council, 90 South Main. Rob Amberg exhibit: “The New Road” I-26 and the footprints of progress in Appalachia.”

6-8 p.m. — Back by popular demand! Visit the historic rail car offices of the News Record & Sentinel on Back Street and view archives of a century’s worth of storied Madison County newspapers and photographs.

6:30-8:30 p.m. — Zuma Coffee. Live music with the Twilite Broadcasters from Weaverville. Two-part harmony, old-time country music. Tom Plaut’s International Photographs also on display.

7:00 p.m. — Good Stuff: Chair massages AND performance hair cuts.

7:00 p.m. — The Depot: Traditional, country, bluegrass, & mountain music, dancing, a cakewalk, and more.

8:30 p.m. — Annual Thanksgiving Spitball Tofurkey shoot….at Good Stuff, of course!


~Studios & Galleries~

Firewalker Gallery 14 South Main, open till 9 p.m. Showcasing local pottery, artisan furniture, woodworking and jewelry.

Hill Street Studios: Studios located at the back door/second floor on the corner of Main Street and Hill Street. Open 5 to 9 p.m.
Gale Eads Sprinkle: Historical photographs of Marshall;
Meredith Adler: Acrylic and pastel landscape paintings;
Dixie Damron: Pastels and color pencil paintings.

Pope-Mikkelsen Pottery Marshall High Studios, Studio 107 open 6 to 9 p.m. Pottery to enhance your daily living. Wheel thrown and hand built by seasoned crafters.


~Food, Drinks & Stores~

Ain’t That Cuticle 63 South Main, open until 9 p.m. First floor features antiques, gifts and oddities.

AliGators 32 North Main, open until 2 a.m. Pool Tournament starting at 7:30. Coldest beer in Madison County!!.

Bacchus Bistro 18 North Main, open until 10 p.m. Friendly folks serving pizza, pasta burgers, beer and wine.

Good Stuff… happens in Downtown Marshall 133 South Main, open until…… All large format beers (22 oz size) 10% off.

French Broad Deli & Café 798 Walnut Creek. Open until 9 p.m. Newly opened family style restaurant.

Lapland Bookshop and Arts 147 North Main, open until 9 p.m. New and used books and regional art in a storybook setting on the French Broad River.

Nature’s Coloring Book 156 South Main open until 9 p.m. Featuring “photos of Nature.”

Penland’s Department Store 50 South Main, open till 9 p.m. Old time department store – Carhartts, clothing, books from local authors and much more! 10% off all Carhartt items Friday 5-9pm only!

Zuma Coffee 7 North Main, open till 9 p.m. Marshall’s meeting place! Creative healthy comfort food.

Town Council Replaces Statue With Dirty Dancer - Strips Courthouse Dome of Gold Leaf - Town Rattled

In a late night vote the Town Council voted to replace the statue of "Justice" on top of the County Courthouse with a new statue of a "Dirty Dancer". Town attorney Tort Reform admitted the secret over the table deal was part of the settlement in a contentious lawsuit over whether justice was or wasn't blind and whether Home Depot had stolen the name of their chain from Marshall's own Depot.

8 of the five council members voted in favor of the hush, hush deal. "We're tired of fightin' it, there's football on TV tonight and I'm sick of missing games" one council member confessed in an a exclusive off off the record comment to the Marshall Blog. One council member, recently deceased, abstained from voting.

The group "ACORN" was apparently involved in late night lobbying where they joined forces with "WALNUT" and formed a super lobby which seemingly overwhelmed popular sentiment. State Senator Slow Jam Queen promised to look into the propriety of the matter.

Longtime resident Zumwalt Pondering lay in the middle of Main Street shaking his head. "They took the Bridge from Bridge Street, they put Back Street in front of the river and now this". He took a long slow drag off his cigarette and then added "my family goes back here eight generations that I can count on one hand but with this kind of fol-der-all we may not make it to the ninth".

The dome of the Courthouse was already stripped of its Gold Leaf by the following morning. A prisoner escaping from the town jail stopped to talk with this reporter. "They took the 'Bacca Leaf, then the Gold Leaf - seems about the only leaf around here anymore is durned illegal and against the law too, as in also".

UNC-TV feature on Marshall, North Carolina's Rennaisance

Click here to view the UNC-TV feature on Marshall, North Carolina's renaissance.

Linking Lands & Communities

Land-of-Sky Regional Council has been working with individuals, local governments and organizations across our four-county region to learn where the most valuable natural resources and working lands are located in the region. We have gathered a lot of data and utilized partners’ expertise to develop a set of science-based maps that identify lands that are valuable for wildlife habitat and maintaining biodiversity; producing clean water; and for farming and forestry. We also have maps showing the many recreational and cultural resources in the region.

We will share these maps with you at the Open House, as well as some context for the project and what to expect from the next steps and final products. We want your feedback on the maps and project and hope you will share your values and concerns related to our region’s natural systems.

The next steps of the project include identifying ways to be more proactive about maintaining a network of these natural systems in order to sustain the valuable services nature provides to our communities. Future development patterns will then be compared to this network of natural systems. The goal is to develop a valuable set of data, maps and other tools that can help local governments, land trusts, developers, and landowners make land use and development decisions and inform future planning. We will be bringing the results of each major step of the project to regional leaders and the public to promote understanding and seek feedback.


November 4, 5 at Marshall High Studios (the old high school) in downtown Marshall
Wednesday, November 4, 4 – 8 pm – Presentations at 4:30, 5:30, and 7:00 pm
Thursday, November 5, 10 am – 1 pm – Presentations at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, and 12:15 pm

November 9, 10 at the Transylvania County Library in Brevard
Monday, November 9,  4 – 8 pm – Presentations at 4:30, 5:30, and 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 10, 10 am – 1 pm – Presentations at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, and 12:15 pm

November 19, 20 at Land-of-Sky Regional Council in Asheville
Thursday, November 19,  4 – 8 pm - Presentations at 4:30, 5:30, and 7:00 pm
Friday, November 20, 11 am – 2 pm - Presentations at 11:30 am, 12:15 pm and 1:00 pm

For more information and directions, please visit the project website at www.linkinglands.org

Rob Amberg Opening at the Arts Council, 11/7/2009 6 - 9pm

An opening reception for Rom Amberg's book "The New Road" will be held at The Madison County Arts Council Saturday, November 11th 2009 from 6 to 9pm. "The New Road", a photographic documentary, chronicles the path and impacts of the construction of I-26 and consequent destruction through the small communities and valleys of Madison county.