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IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall. SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Tell it to the wind. Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. The concept behind it is that you can “speak” with deceased family and friends, sending your messages on the wind to the spirits of thoseloved ones.
SUSTAINABILITY: MATING FOR LIFE Sustainability: Mating For Life. Male Eastern Bluebird feeds a grub to a female. Photo by Scott Ellis. Humans like to think of themselves as monogamous with aspirations (at least) of lifelong fidelity to a single mate. But other species in the animal kingdom are MOMENTUM GALLERY OPENS IN NEW SPACE AT 52 BROADWAY Momentum Gallery Opens in New Space at 52 Broadway. 1 month ago. Following a two-year construction period, Momentum Gallery has opened its new 15,000-square-foot space in a 100-year-old building in downtown Asheville’s Broadway Arts District. The gallery will represent nearly 70 world-class artists across many disciplines,including world
VIRTUAL SERIES INVITES VIEWERS INTO AN EXPLORATION OF Discussions of short stories by hometown literary lion Thomas Wolfe have been held annually January through April since 2015. The program will continue virtually this year, offering participants a choice of two time slots on the second Thursday of each month. THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE The true story of these continually busy creatures—foraging for food, building burrows, stockpiling provisions for the winter months spent underground, raising young—is amazing reality. Take their burrows, for instance. “Chipmunks have a complicated burrow system,” says wildlife educator and rehabilitator Carlton Burke ofCarolina
TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES Ley lines are said to give off high-frequency vibrations, which can be felt by people and animals alike. A sense of contentment and an unexplainable connection to the land are both signs that you could be tuning into a line’s vibrational energy. The longer you’re around them, the more easily you can tap into their healing properties. GROVEWOOD GALLERY PRESENTS SUSAN LENZ: IN STITCHES Grovewood Village is located at 111 Grovewood Road, adjacent to and below the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free parking is available onsite. To learn more, visit grovewood.com orcall 828.253.7651.
SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING Sean Collinsworth Puts Edge Back in Beekeeping. Thanks to campaigns aimed at reversing ebbs in pollinator numbers, honey bees have lost their edge. Marketing materials feature adorable drones urging farmers to abandon insecticides or install hive boxes. But these six-legged creatures aren’t warm and fuzzy, and beekeeper Sean Collinsworth ANNUAL AIRING OF THE QUILTS TO BE VIRTUAL EVENT FOR 2021 Annual Airing of the Quilts to be Virtual Event for 2021. In the interest of safety, the Appalachian Women’s Museum in Dillsboro will host its Annual Airing of the Quilts as a month-long, virtual event this year. Various content will be released online throughout the month at the Museum’s website, AppWomen.org, and will be announcedon the
IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall. SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Tell it to the wind. Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. The concept behind it is that you can “speak” with deceased family and friends, sending your messages on the wind to the spirits of thoseloved ones.
SUSTAINABILITY: MATING FOR LIFE Sustainability: Mating For Life. Male Eastern Bluebird feeds a grub to a female. Photo by Scott Ellis. Humans like to think of themselves as monogamous with aspirations (at least) of lifelong fidelity to a single mate. But other species in the animal kingdom are MOMENTUM GALLERY OPENS IN NEW SPACE AT 52 BROADWAY Momentum Gallery Opens in New Space at 52 Broadway. 1 month ago. Following a two-year construction period, Momentum Gallery has opened its new 15,000-square-foot space in a 100-year-old building in downtown Asheville’s Broadway Arts District. The gallery will represent nearly 70 world-class artists across many disciplines,including world
VIRTUAL SERIES INVITES VIEWERS INTO AN EXPLORATION OF Discussions of short stories by hometown literary lion Thomas Wolfe have been held annually January through April since 2015. The program will continue virtually this year, offering participants a choice of two time slots on the second Thursday of each month. THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE The true story of these continually busy creatures—foraging for food, building burrows, stockpiling provisions for the winter months spent underground, raising young—is amazing reality. Take their burrows, for instance. “Chipmunks have a complicated burrow system,” says wildlife educator and rehabilitator Carlton Burke ofCarolina
TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES Ley lines are said to give off high-frequency vibrations, which can be felt by people and animals alike. A sense of contentment and an unexplainable connection to the land are both signs that you could be tuning into a line’s vibrational energy. The longer you’re around them, the more easily you can tap into their healing properties. GROVEWOOD GALLERY PRESENTS SUSAN LENZ: IN STITCHES Grovewood Village is located at 111 Grovewood Road, adjacent to and below the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free parking is available onsite. To learn more, visit grovewood.com orcall 828.253.7651.
SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING Sean Collinsworth Puts Edge Back in Beekeeping. Thanks to campaigns aimed at reversing ebbs in pollinator numbers, honey bees have lost their edge. Marketing materials feature adorable drones urging farmers to abandon insecticides or install hive boxes. But these six-legged creatures aren’t warm and fuzzy, and beekeeper Sean Collinsworth THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE The Steady Collective, a harm reduction nonprofit based in Asheville, started in November of 2015. The founder, Conner Adams, facilitated support group meetings and, with the help of friends, delivered naloxone (a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose) and needles throughout Western NC to people who use drugs and theirfriends and family.
THE GRAPEVINE: VIRTUAL WINE ANYONE? Every week, we pick a theme and three wines to taste. Then, over the span of about 30 minutes, we explain the wines in great detail. Customers can purchase the wines before the tasting and even after because we always record our tastings. Before COVID, our wine tastings would pack the house. Now, customers are staying in the comfort of their own homes and tasting right along with us. VIRTUAL SERIES INVITES VIEWERS INTO AN EXPLORATION OF Discussions of short stories by hometown literary lion Thomas Wolfe have been held annually January through April since 2015. The program will continue virtually this year, offering participants a choice of two time slots on the second Thursday of each month. BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL & MEGAN HILTY The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar. If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.. The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context. If your event occurs over several daysRUDY’S FURNITURE
Rudy’s Furniture was founded in 2003 by local businessman Rudy Pelle. Rudy was a people person and based every business transaction on treating others as he would want to be treated. OUR LARGEST OWL IS NESTING Here in the Asheville area, there are four species of owls that you are most likely to encounter: the Great Horned, the Barred, the Screech and the Barn Owl. SHOP TALKS: H. H. WALKER AND COMPANY Nestled in historic downtown Waynesville, H. H. Walker and Company has been serving the needs of its customers for almost five years. The store is an emporium featuring an antiques gallery, a women’s boutique and a garden room. Store owner Holt Isom brings many years of experience in the antique and textile industries to offer COVER ARTIST: MITCH KOLBE Today, Kolbe is a signature artist of the Kessler Collection, a group of luxury hotels developed by community-minded visionary entrepreneur Richard Kessler. Asheville’s Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village was the first to use his work to decorate the entire hotel. Kolbe’s monumental-size works are part of the permanent collectionsof
SHOP TALKS: BROCK BUILDERS “Solid relationships with some excellent local trade partners are invaluable in our industry. At the same time, nurturing our relationships with clients through plenty of communication, collaboration and transparency makes for an overall experience of building together that’s just as comfortable and satisfying as the end result,” says Chris Brock. NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT AT BARDO ARTS CENTER EXPLORES “This project goes beyond the existing bilingual signage and other architectural elements in the building to contextualize this site, Western Carolina University, as both an important ancestral homeland of the Cherokee people and our role as a current site that highlights vibrant contemporary Cherokee arts and culture,” says Denise Drury. ANNUAL AIRING OF THE QUILTS TO BE VIRTUAL EVENT FOR 2021 Annual Airing of the Quilts to be Virtual Event for 2021. In the interest of safety, the Appalachian Women’s Museum in Dillsboro will host its Annual Airing of the Quilts as a month-long, virtual event this year. Various content will be released online throughout the month at the Museum’s website, AppWomen.org, and will be announcedon the
IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall. SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Tell it to the wind. Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. The concept behind it is that you can “speak” with deceased family and friends, sending your messages on the wind to the spirits of thoseloved ones.
SUSTAINABILITY: MATING FOR LIFE Sustainability: Mating For Life. Male Eastern Bluebird feeds a grub to a female. Photo by Scott Ellis. Humans like to think of themselves as monogamous with aspirations (at least) of lifelong fidelity to a single mate. But other species in the animal kingdom are MOMENTUM GALLERY OPENS IN NEW SPACE AT 52 BROADWAY Momentum Gallery Opens in New Space at 52 Broadway. 1 month ago. Following a two-year construction period, Momentum Gallery has opened its new 15,000-square-foot space in a 100-year-old building in downtown Asheville’s Broadway Arts District. The gallery will represent nearly 70 world-class artists across many disciplines,including world
VIRTUAL SERIES INVITES VIEWERS INTO AN EXPLORATION OF Discussions of short stories by hometown literary lion Thomas Wolfe have been held annually January through April since 2015. The program will continue virtually this year, offering participants a choice of two time slots on the second Thursday of each month. THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE The true story of these continually busy creatures—foraging for food, building burrows, stockpiling provisions for the winter months spent underground, raising young—is amazing reality. Take their burrows, for instance. “Chipmunks have a complicated burrow system,” says wildlife educator and rehabilitator Carlton Burke ofCarolina
TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES Ley lines are said to give off high-frequency vibrations, which can be felt by people and animals alike. A sense of contentment and an unexplainable connection to the land are both signs that you could be tuning into a line’s vibrational energy. The longer you’re around them, the more easily you can tap into their healing properties. GROVEWOOD GALLERY PRESENTS SUSAN LENZ: IN STITCHES Grovewood Village is located at 111 Grovewood Road, adjacent to and below the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free parking is available onsite. To learn more, visit grovewood.com orcall 828.253.7651.
SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING Sean Collinsworth Puts Edge Back in Beekeeping. Thanks to campaigns aimed at reversing ebbs in pollinator numbers, honey bees have lost their edge. Marketing materials feature adorable drones urging farmers to abandon insecticides or install hive boxes. But these six-legged creatures aren’t warm and fuzzy, and beekeeper Sean Collinsworth ANNUAL AIRING OF THE QUILTS TO BE VIRTUAL EVENT FOR 2021 Annual Airing of the Quilts to be Virtual Event for 2021. In the interest of safety, the Appalachian Women’s Museum in Dillsboro will host its Annual Airing of the Quilts as a month-long, virtual event this year. Various content will be released online throughout the month at the Museum’s website, AppWomen.org, and will be announcedon the
IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall. SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Tell it to the wind. Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. The concept behind it is that you can “speak” with deceased family and friends, sending your messages on the wind to the spirits of thoseloved ones.
SUSTAINABILITY: MATING FOR LIFE Sustainability: Mating For Life. Male Eastern Bluebird feeds a grub to a female. Photo by Scott Ellis. Humans like to think of themselves as monogamous with aspirations (at least) of lifelong fidelity to a single mate. But other species in the animal kingdom are MOMENTUM GALLERY OPENS IN NEW SPACE AT 52 BROADWAY Momentum Gallery Opens in New Space at 52 Broadway. 1 month ago. Following a two-year construction period, Momentum Gallery has opened its new 15,000-square-foot space in a 100-year-old building in downtown Asheville’s Broadway Arts District. The gallery will represent nearly 70 world-class artists across many disciplines,including world
VIRTUAL SERIES INVITES VIEWERS INTO AN EXPLORATION OF Discussions of short stories by hometown literary lion Thomas Wolfe have been held annually January through April since 2015. The program will continue virtually this year, offering participants a choice of two time slots on the second Thursday of each month. THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE The true story of these continually busy creatures—foraging for food, building burrows, stockpiling provisions for the winter months spent underground, raising young—is amazing reality. Take their burrows, for instance. “Chipmunks have a complicated burrow system,” says wildlife educator and rehabilitator Carlton Burke ofCarolina
TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES Ley lines are said to give off high-frequency vibrations, which can be felt by people and animals alike. A sense of contentment and an unexplainable connection to the land are both signs that you could be tuning into a line’s vibrational energy. The longer you’re around them, the more easily you can tap into their healing properties. GROVEWOOD GALLERY PRESENTS SUSAN LENZ: IN STITCHES Grovewood Village is located at 111 Grovewood Road, adjacent to and below the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free parking is available onsite. To learn more, visit grovewood.com orcall 828.253.7651.
SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING Sean Collinsworth Puts Edge Back in Beekeeping. Thanks to campaigns aimed at reversing ebbs in pollinator numbers, honey bees have lost their edge. Marketing materials feature adorable drones urging farmers to abandon insecticides or install hive boxes. But these six-legged creatures aren’t warm and fuzzy, and beekeeper Sean Collinsworth THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE The Steady Collective, a harm reduction nonprofit based in Asheville, started in November of 2015. The founder, Conner Adams, facilitated support group meetings and, with the help of friends, delivered naloxone (a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose) and needles throughout Western NC to people who use drugs and theirfriends and family.
THE GRAPEVINE: VIRTUAL WINE ANYONE? Every week, we pick a theme and three wines to taste. Then, over the span of about 30 minutes, we explain the wines in great detail. Customers can purchase the wines before the tasting and even after because we always record our tastings. Before COVID, our wine tastings would pack the house. Now, customers are staying in the comfort of their own homes and tasting right along with us. VIRTUAL SERIES INVITES VIEWERS INTO AN EXPLORATION OF Discussions of short stories by hometown literary lion Thomas Wolfe have been held annually January through April since 2015. The program will continue virtually this year, offering participants a choice of two time slots on the second Thursday of each month. BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL & MEGAN HILTY The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar. If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.. The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context. If your event occurs over several daysRUDY’S FURNITURE
Rudy’s Furniture was founded in 2003 by local businessman Rudy Pelle. Rudy was a people person and based every business transaction on treating others as he would want to be treated. OUR LARGEST OWL IS NESTING Here in the Asheville area, there are four species of owls that you are most likely to encounter: the Great Horned, the Barred, the Screech and the Barn Owl. SHOP TALKS: H. H. WALKER AND COMPANY Nestled in historic downtown Waynesville, H. H. Walker and Company has been serving the needs of its customers for almost five years. The store is an emporium featuring an antiques gallery, a women’s boutique and a garden room. Store owner Holt Isom brings many years of experience in the antique and textile industries to offer COVER ARTIST: MITCH KOLBE Today, Kolbe is a signature artist of the Kessler Collection, a group of luxury hotels developed by community-minded visionary entrepreneur Richard Kessler. Asheville’s Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village was the first to use his work to decorate the entire hotel. Kolbe’s monumental-size works are part of the permanent collectionsof
SHOP TALKS: BROCK BUILDERS “Solid relationships with some excellent local trade partners are invaluable in our industry. At the same time, nurturing our relationships with clients through plenty of communication, collaboration and transparency makes for an overall experience of building together that’s just as comfortable and satisfying as the end result,” says Chris Brock. NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT AT BARDO ARTS CENTER EXPLORES “This project goes beyond the existing bilingual signage and other architectural elements in the building to contextualize this site, Western Carolina University, as both an important ancestral homeland of the Cherokee people and our role as a current site that highlights vibrant contemporary Cherokee arts and culture,” says Denise Drury. THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE The Steady Collective, a harm reduction nonprofit based in Asheville, started in November of 2015. The founder, Conner Adams, facilitated support group meetings and, with the help of friends, delivered naloxone (a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose) and needles throughout Western NC to people who use drugs and theirfriends and family.
ANNUAL AIRING OF THE QUILTS TO BE VIRTUAL EVENT FOR 2021 Annual Airing of the Quilts to be Virtual Event for 2021. In the interest of safety, the Appalachian Women’s Museum in Dillsboro will host its Annual Airing of the Quilts as a month-long, virtual event this year. Various content will be released online throughout the month at the Museum’s website, AppWomen.org, and will be announcedon the
IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall. FROM THE EDITOR: APRIL 2021 From the Editor: April 2021. Who doesn’t love this fairest of months? “April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks Go,” wrote poet and journalist Christopher Morley. We’ve all been staring at the yellow light for the last twelve months and, whileit’s too soon in
FABULOUS FAKES
The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar. If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.. The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context. If your event occurs over several days THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE The true story of these continually busy creatures—foraging for food, building burrows, stockpiling provisions for the winter months spent underground, raising young—is amazing reality. Take their burrows, for instance. “Chipmunks have a complicated burrow system,” says wildlife educator and rehabilitator Carlton Burke ofCarolina
SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Tell it to the wind. Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. The concept behind it is that you can “speak” with deceased family and friends, sending your messages on the wind to the spirits of thoseloved ones.
PINSTRIPING AND SOAPS AT WOOLWORTH WALK IN JANUARY Woolworth Walk will highlight the work of Mark Peters Pinstriping and Forage Soaps by Lisa Smith from Saturday, January 2, through Saturday, January 30. Smith’s bath and body products are deeply influenced by the Southern Appalachian landscape: she forages wildflowers, herbs and botanicals from local forests for use in her soaps. Her FEATURE ARTIST: BILLY GUILFORD & GEOFFREY KOSLOW OF By Paul M. Howey. With a commonality of purpose and a shared love for glass—and with complementary yet distinctly separate skillsets—Geoff Koslow and Billy Guilford are Lexington Glassworks. Billy has worked on the technical side of the industry, building and maintaining equipment, and Geoff has worked on the retail aspects focusing on marketing and selling direct to customers. SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING At age 13 or 14, Collinsworth’s eighth-grade chemistry teacher got him interested in bees. He gave his colony away before college, only to revisit the business later in adulthood. THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE The Steady Collective, a harm reduction nonprofit based in Asheville, started in November of 2015. The founder, Conner Adams, facilitated support group meetings and, with the help of friends, delivered naloxone (a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose) and needles throughout Western NC to people who use drugs and theirfriends and family.
ANNUAL AIRING OF THE QUILTS TO BE VIRTUAL EVENT FOR 2021 Annual Airing of the Quilts to be Virtual Event for 2021. In the interest of safety, the Appalachian Women’s Museum in Dillsboro will host its Annual Airing of the Quilts as a month-long, virtual event this year. Various content will be released online throughout the month at the Museum’s website, AppWomen.org, and will be announcedon the
IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall. FROM THE EDITOR: APRIL 2021 From the Editor: April 2021. Who doesn’t love this fairest of months? “April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks Go,” wrote poet and journalist Christopher Morley. We’ve all been staring at the yellow light for the last twelve months and, whileit’s too soon in
FABULOUS FAKES
The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar. If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.. The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context. If your event occurs over several days THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE The true story of these continually busy creatures—foraging for food, building burrows, stockpiling provisions for the winter months spent underground, raising young—is amazing reality. Take their burrows, for instance. “Chipmunks have a complicated burrow system,” says wildlife educator and rehabilitator Carlton Burke ofCarolina
SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Tell it to the wind. Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. The concept behind it is that you can “speak” with deceased family and friends, sending your messages on the wind to the spirits of thoseloved ones.
PINSTRIPING AND SOAPS AT WOOLWORTH WALK IN JANUARY Woolworth Walk will highlight the work of Mark Peters Pinstriping and Forage Soaps by Lisa Smith from Saturday, January 2, through Saturday, January 30. Smith’s bath and body products are deeply influenced by the Southern Appalachian landscape: she forages wildflowers, herbs and botanicals from local forests for use in her soaps. Her FEATURE ARTIST: BILLY GUILFORD & GEOFFREY KOSLOW OF By Paul M. Howey. With a commonality of purpose and a shared love for glass—and with complementary yet distinctly separate skillsets—Geoff Koslow and Billy Guilford are Lexington Glassworks. Billy has worked on the technical side of the industry, building and maintaining equipment, and Geoff has worked on the retail aspects focusing on marketing and selling direct to customers. SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING At age 13 or 14, Collinsworth’s eighth-grade chemistry teacher got him interested in bees. He gave his colony away before college, only to revisit the business later in adulthood. THE GRAPEVINE: VIRTUAL WINE ANYONE? Every week, we pick a theme and three wines to taste. Then, over the span of about 30 minutes, we explain the wines in great detail. Customers can purchase the wines before the tasting and even after because we always record our tastings. Before COVID, our wine tastings would pack the house. Now, customers are staying in the comfort of their own homes and tasting right along with us. ANNUAL AIRING OF THE QUILTS TO BE VIRTUAL EVENT FOR 2021 Annual Airing of the Quilts to be Virtual Event for 2021. In the interest of safety, the Appalachian Women’s Museum in Dillsboro will host its Annual Airing of the Quilts as a month-long, virtual event this year. Various content will be released online throughout the month at the Museum’s website, AppWomen.org, and will be announcedon the
NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT AT BARDO ARTS CENTER EXPLORES “This project goes beyond the existing bilingual signage and other architectural elements in the building to contextualize this site, Western Carolina University, as both an important ancestral homeland of the Cherokee people and our role as a current site that highlights vibrant contemporary Cherokee arts and culture,” says Denise Drury. EARTH DAY 2021: A TIME FOR OPTIMISM Earth Day, an annual event rooted in promoting environmental awareness and sustainability policies throughout the world, will be celebrated on Thursday, April 22. While the 51st anniversary of this global event takes place during a time of deepening concern about the health of our planet and its people, a sense of optimism abounds. WELCOME TO THE SALAMANDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD By Hal and Laura Mahan. Welcome to the Southern Appalachians, salamander capital of the world. These small slimy amphibians are fascinating critters that have made our area famous to herpetologists the world over, since there are more species here than anywhere else—some that are found only here in the Southern Appalachians and nowhere else in the world. SHOP TALKS: H. H. WALKER AND COMPANY Nestled in historic downtown Waynesville, H. H. Walker and Company has been serving the needs of its customers for almost five years. The store is an emporium featuring an antiques gallery, a women’s boutique and a garden room. Store owner Holt Isom brings many years of experience in the antique and textile industries to offer SHOP TALKS: BROCK BUILDERS “Solid relationships with some excellent local trade partners are invaluable in our industry. At the same time, nurturing our relationships with clients through plenty of communication, collaboration and transparency makes for an overall experience of building together that’s just as comfortable and satisfying as the end result,” says Chris Brock. AT HOME: CASTLE ROCK At Home: Castle Rock. When asked why he chose to spend 18 years building the elaborate home he calls Castle Rock, Bruce McTaggart answers simply: “I was born into a trailer and I wanted to live in a castle.”. Born in Honolulu, McTaggart spent his childhood moving to several states as an Air Force brat before settling in North Carolina. CAMP HOLLYMONT FOR GIRLS MOVES TO NEW CAMPUS Camp Hollymont for Girls is moving to a new campus for the summer of 2020. The camp will lease the facilities at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School on the border of Georgia and North Carolina. This campus includes air-conditioned housing, food services, a private lake and 1,400 acres of natural grounds. “Our top priority is the physical, social and WHAT HAPPENED TO CHABLIS? Gina Trippi is the co-owner of Metro Wines, 169 Charlotte Street in Asheville. Committed to the community, Metro Wines offers big shop selection with small shop service—and the real thing, Chablis from France. Gina can be reached at gina@metrowinesasheville.com or828.575.9525.
THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE The Steady Collective, a harm reduction nonprofit based in Asheville, started in November of 2015. The founder, Conner Adams, facilitated support group meetings and, with the help of friends, delivered naloxone (a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose) and needles throughout Western NC to people who use drugs and theirfriends and family.
ANNUAL AIRING OF THE QUILTS TO BE VIRTUAL EVENT FOR 2021 Annual Airing of the Quilts to be Virtual Event for 2021. In the interest of safety, the Appalachian Women’s Museum in Dillsboro will host its Annual Airing of the Quilts as a month-long, virtual event this year. Various content will be released online throughout the month at the Museum’s website, AppWomen.org, and will be announcedon the
IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall. SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Tell it to the wind. Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. The concept behind it is that you can “speak” with deceased family and friends, sending your messages on the wind to the spirits of thoseloved ones.
SUSTAINABILITY: MATING FOR LIFE Sustainability: Mating For Life. Male Eastern Bluebird feeds a grub to a female. Photo by Scott Ellis. Humans like to think of themselves as monogamous with aspirations (at least) of lifelong fidelity to a single mate. But other species in the animal kingdom are THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE The true story of these continually busy creatures—foraging for food, building burrows, stockpiling provisions for the winter months spent underground, raising young—is amazing reality. Take their burrows, for instance. “Chipmunks have a complicated burrow system,” says wildlife educator and rehabilitator Carlton Burke ofCarolina
TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES Ley lines are said to give off high-frequency vibrations, which can be felt by people and animals alike. A sense of contentment and an unexplainable connection to the land are both signs that you could be tuning into a line’s vibrational energy. The longer you’re around them, the more easily you can tap into their healing properties. SHOP TALK: HOPPY DREAMS SLEEP COMPANY Reagor resides in Charleston, with her husband Randy and their teenage daughter Ava. “Brevard is my home away from home,” says Reagor, who visits monthly. Natural Elements at 60 West Main Street in Brevard is home of the Hoppy Dreams Sleep Company. For more information, visit HoppyDreamsSleepCompany.com, call 866.884.0427 or find the SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING At age 13 or 14, Collinsworth’s eighth-grade chemistry teacher got him interested in bees. He gave his colony away before college, only to revisit the business later in adulthood. FEATURE ARTIST: BILLY GUILFORD & GEOFFREY KOSLOW OF By Paul M. Howey. With a commonality of purpose and a shared love for glass—and with complementary yet distinctly separate skillsets—Geoff Koslow and Billy Guilford are Lexington Glassworks. Billy has worked on the technical side of the industry, building and maintaining equipment, and Geoff has worked on the retail aspects focusing on marketing and selling direct to customers. THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE The Steady Collective, a harm reduction nonprofit based in Asheville, started in November of 2015. The founder, Conner Adams, facilitated support group meetings and, with the help of friends, delivered naloxone (a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose) and needles throughout Western NC to people who use drugs and theirfriends and family.
ANNUAL AIRING OF THE QUILTS TO BE VIRTUAL EVENT FOR 2021 Annual Airing of the Quilts to be Virtual Event for 2021. In the interest of safety, the Appalachian Women’s Museum in Dillsboro will host its Annual Airing of the Quilts as a month-long, virtual event this year. Various content will be released online throughout the month at the Museum’s website, AppWomen.org, and will be announcedon the
IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall. SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Tell it to the wind. Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. The concept behind it is that you can “speak” with deceased family and friends, sending your messages on the wind to the spirits of thoseloved ones.
SUSTAINABILITY: MATING FOR LIFE Sustainability: Mating For Life. Male Eastern Bluebird feeds a grub to a female. Photo by Scott Ellis. Humans like to think of themselves as monogamous with aspirations (at least) of lifelong fidelity to a single mate. But other species in the animal kingdom are THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE The true story of these continually busy creatures—foraging for food, building burrows, stockpiling provisions for the winter months spent underground, raising young—is amazing reality. Take their burrows, for instance. “Chipmunks have a complicated burrow system,” says wildlife educator and rehabilitator Carlton Burke ofCarolina
TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES Ley lines are said to give off high-frequency vibrations, which can be felt by people and animals alike. A sense of contentment and an unexplainable connection to the land are both signs that you could be tuning into a line’s vibrational energy. The longer you’re around them, the more easily you can tap into their healing properties. SHOP TALK: HOPPY DREAMS SLEEP COMPANY Reagor resides in Charleston, with her husband Randy and their teenage daughter Ava. “Brevard is my home away from home,” says Reagor, who visits monthly. Natural Elements at 60 West Main Street in Brevard is home of the Hoppy Dreams Sleep Company. For more information, visit HoppyDreamsSleepCompany.com, call 866.884.0427 or find the SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING At age 13 or 14, Collinsworth’s eighth-grade chemistry teacher got him interested in bees. He gave his colony away before college, only to revisit the business later in adulthood. FEATURE ARTIST: BILLY GUILFORD & GEOFFREY KOSLOW OF By Paul M. Howey. With a commonality of purpose and a shared love for glass—and with complementary yet distinctly separate skillsets—Geoff Koslow and Billy Guilford are Lexington Glassworks. Billy has worked on the technical side of the industry, building and maintaining equipment, and Geoff has worked on the retail aspects focusing on marketing and selling direct to customers. THE GRAPEVINE: VIRTUAL WINE ANYONE? Every week, we pick a theme and three wines to taste. Then, over the span of about 30 minutes, we explain the wines in great detail. Customers can purchase the wines before the tasting and even after because we always record our tastings. Before COVID, our wine tastings would pack the house. Now, customers are staying in the comfort of their own homes and tasting right along with us. SUBSCRIBE TO THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE 1 Year Subscription. The Laurel of Asheville Magazine. $12.95. 2 Year Subscription. The Laurel of Asheville Magazine. $24.95. 3 Year Subscription. The Laurel of Asheville Magazine. $32.95. SHOP TALKS: H. H. WALKER AND COMPANY Nestled in historic downtown Waynesville, H. H. Walker and Company has been serving the needs of its customers for almost five years. The store is an emporium featuring an antiques gallery, a women’s boutique and a garden room. Store owner Holt Isom brings many years of experience in the antique and textile industries to offer NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT AT BARDO ARTS CENTER EXPLORES “This project goes beyond the existing bilingual signage and other architectural elements in the building to contextualize this site, Western Carolina University, as both an important ancestral homeland of the Cherokee people and our role as a current site that highlights vibrant contemporary Cherokee arts and culture,” says Denise Drury.RUDY’S FURNITURE
Rudy’s Furniture was founded in 2003 by local businessman Rudy Pelle. Rudy was a people person and based every business transaction on treating others as he would want to be treated. SHOP TALKS: BROCK BUILDERS “Solid relationships with some excellent local trade partners are invaluable in our industry. At the same time, nurturing our relationships with clients through plenty of communication, collaboration and transparency makes for an overall experience of building together that’s just as comfortable and satisfying as the end result,” says Chris Brock. VIRTUAL SERIES INVITES VIEWERS INTO AN EXPLORATION OF Discussions of short stories by hometown literary lion Thomas Wolfe have been held annually January through April since 2015. The program will continue virtually this year, offering participants a choice of two time slots on the second Thursday of each month. COVER ARTIST: MITCH KOLBE Today, Kolbe is a signature artist of the Kessler Collection, a group of luxury hotels developed by community-minded visionary entrepreneur Richard Kessler. Asheville’s Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village was the first to use his work to decorate the entire hotel. Kolbe’s monumental-size works are part of the permanent collectionsof
ON A PERSONAL NOTE: MARY ELLEN LOUGH Mary Ellen calls her writing classes and workshops poetic medicine. “It is a very liberating way of approaching poetry,” she says, “as we are discarding the frameworks of trying to write a good versus a bad poem, and are simply reading and writing poems as a way to illuminate the interior.” WHAT HAPPENED TO CHABLIS? Gina Trippi is the co-owner of Metro Wines, 169 Charlotte Street in Asheville. Committed to the community, Metro Wines offers big shop selection with small shop service—and the real thing, Chablis from France. Gina can be reached at gina@metrowinesasheville.com or828.575.9525.
THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE The Steady Collective, a harm reduction nonprofit based in Asheville, started in November of 2015. The founder, Conner Adams, facilitated support group meetings and, with the help of friends, delivered naloxone (a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose) and needles throughout Western NC to people who use drugs and theirfriends and family.
IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall.FABULOUS FAKES
The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar. If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.. The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context. If your event occurs over several days THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE The true story of these continually busy creatures—foraging for food, building burrows, stockpiling provisions for the winter months spent underground, raising young—is amazing reality. Take their burrows, for instance. “Chipmunks have a complicated burrow system,” says wildlife educator and rehabilitator Carlton Burke ofCarolina
SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Tell it to the wind. Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. The concept behind it is that you can “speak” with deceased family and friends, sending your messages on the wind to the spirits of thoseloved ones.
TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES Ley lines are said to give off high-frequency vibrations, which can be felt by people and animals alike. A sense of contentment and an unexplainable connection to the land are both signs that you could be tuning into a line’s vibrational energy. The longer you’re around them, the more easily you can tap into their healing properties. SHOP TALK: HOPPY DREAMS SLEEP COMPANY Reagor resides in Charleston, with her husband Randy and their teenage daughter Ava. “Brevard is my home away from home,” says Reagor, who visits monthly. Natural Elements at 60 West Main Street in Brevard is home of the Hoppy Dreams Sleep Company. For more information, visit HoppyDreamsSleepCompany.com, call 866.884.0427 or find the FEATURE ARTIST: BILLY GUILFORD & GEOFFREY KOSLOW OF By Paul M. Howey. With a commonality of purpose and a shared love for glass—and with complementary yet distinctly separate skillsets—Geoff Koslow and Billy Guilford are Lexington Glassworks. Billy has worked on the technical side of the industry, building and maintaining equipment, and Geoff has worked on the retail aspects focusing on marketing and selling direct to customers. GRAND BOHEMIAN WELCOMES ARTIST STEFANO CHECCHINI 5 years ago. Italian master Stefano Cecchini is adept at integrating hyperrealism, realism, and impressionistic techniques. He will be unveiling his new wildlife collection at a special reception from 6–7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 14, at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. The reception will immediately be followed by the annual Cecchini Art& Wine
SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING At age 13 or 14, Collinsworth’s eighth-grade chemistry teacher got him interested in bees. He gave his colony away before college, only to revisit the business later in adulthood. THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE The Steady Collective, a harm reduction nonprofit based in Asheville, started in November of 2015. The founder, Conner Adams, facilitated support group meetings and, with the help of friends, delivered naloxone (a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose) and needles throughout Western NC to people who use drugs and theirfriends and family.
IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall.FABULOUS FAKES
The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar. If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.. The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context. If your event occurs over several days THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE The true story of these continually busy creatures—foraging for food, building burrows, stockpiling provisions for the winter months spent underground, raising young—is amazing reality. Take their burrows, for instance. “Chipmunks have a complicated burrow system,” says wildlife educator and rehabilitator Carlton Burke ofCarolina
SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Tell it to the wind. Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. The concept behind it is that you can “speak” with deceased family and friends, sending your messages on the wind to the spirits of thoseloved ones.
TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES Ley lines are said to give off high-frequency vibrations, which can be felt by people and animals alike. A sense of contentment and an unexplainable connection to the land are both signs that you could be tuning into a line’s vibrational energy. The longer you’re around them, the more easily you can tap into their healing properties. SHOP TALK: HOPPY DREAMS SLEEP COMPANY Reagor resides in Charleston, with her husband Randy and their teenage daughter Ava. “Brevard is my home away from home,” says Reagor, who visits monthly. Natural Elements at 60 West Main Street in Brevard is home of the Hoppy Dreams Sleep Company. For more information, visit HoppyDreamsSleepCompany.com, call 866.884.0427 or find the FEATURE ARTIST: BILLY GUILFORD & GEOFFREY KOSLOW OF By Paul M. Howey. With a commonality of purpose and a shared love for glass—and with complementary yet distinctly separate skillsets—Geoff Koslow and Billy Guilford are Lexington Glassworks. Billy has worked on the technical side of the industry, building and maintaining equipment, and Geoff has worked on the retail aspects focusing on marketing and selling direct to customers. GRAND BOHEMIAN WELCOMES ARTIST STEFANO CHECCHINI 5 years ago. Italian master Stefano Cecchini is adept at integrating hyperrealism, realism, and impressionistic techniques. He will be unveiling his new wildlife collection at a special reception from 6–7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 14, at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. The reception will immediately be followed by the annual Cecchini Art& Wine
SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING At age 13 or 14, Collinsworth’s eighth-grade chemistry teacher got him interested in bees. He gave his colony away before college, only to revisit the business later in adulthood. SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Tell it to the wind. Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. The concept behind it is that you can “speak” with deceased family and friends, sending your messages on the wind to the spirits of thoseloved ones.
CAMP HOLLYMONT FOR GIRLS MOVES TO NEW CAMPUS Camp Hollymont for Girls is moving to a new campus for the summer of 2020. The camp will lease the facilities at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School on the border of Georgia and North Carolina. This campus includes air-conditioned housing, food services, a private lake and 1,400 acres of natural grounds. “Our top priority is the physical, social and MONTFORD HOLIDAY TOUR OF HOMES By Emma Castleberry. The 24th annual Montford Holiday Tour of Homes will be held on Saturday, December 7, from 1–5 p.m. This year’s tour will feature nine homes, including restored historic homes and new homes crafted in historic styles. MISSION RATHBUN HOUSE In 2013, Rathbun House became a department of Mission Health and is now owned and operated by Mission Health. The following year, Key passed away and, in 2015, Dr. Rathbun died at the age of 101. “As they envisioned, Rathbun House is all about the people,” says Dean. “We receive some of our guests within 24 hours of their familyhealth
WHAT HAPPENED TO CHABLIS? Gina Trippi is the co-owner of Metro Wines, 169 Charlotte Street in Asheville. Committed to the community, Metro Wines offers big shop selection with small shop service—and the real thing, Chablis from France. Gina can be reached at gina@metrowinesasheville.com or828.575.9525.
GRAND BOHEMIAN WELCOMES ARTIST STEFANO CHECCHINI Italian master Stefano Cecchini is adept at integrating hyperrealism, realism, and impressionistic techniques. He will be unveiling his new wildlife collection at a special reception from 6–7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 14, at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES Ley lines are said to give off high-frequency vibrations, which can be felt by people and animals alike. A sense of contentment and an unexplainable connection to the land are both signs that you could be tuning into a line’s vibrational energy. The longer you’re around them, the more easily you can tap into their healing properties. SPREADING BEAUTY: THE STORY OF THE LUPINE LADY The Literary Gardener. By Carol Howard. Barbara Cooney’s Miss Rumphius (1982) is a picture book sure to charm gardeners and artists who enjoy reading to children or grandchildren. There is a vicarious pleasure in lingering over Cooney’s illustrations of an eccentric, middle-aged heroine, Miss Rumphius, hiking with her cat along fields brimming with spires of the pink, purple and blue PINSTRIPING AND SOAPS AT WOOLWORTH WALK IN JANUARY Woolworth Walk will highlight the work of Mark Peters Pinstriping and Forage Soaps by Lisa Smith from Saturday, January 2, through Saturday, January 30. Smith’s bath and body products are deeply influenced by the Southern Appalachian landscape: she forages wildflowers, herbs and botanicals from local forests for use in her soaps. Her MURAL PROJECT COMES TO DOWNTOWN HENDERSONVILLE Now, Hendersonville will be home to a mural for this amazing and far-reaching project. “This goes way beyond the bees,” says Willey. “It is about bringing people together and the power of human connection when we all come together around the issues of soil, air, water and pollination.”. Willey describes Kim Bailey, coordinator ofBee
THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE The Steady Collective, a harm reduction nonprofit based in Asheville, started in November of 2015. The founder, Conner Adams, facilitated support group meetings and, with the help of friends, delivered naloxone (a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose) and needles throughout Western NC to people who use drugs and theirfriends and family.
IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall.FABULOUS FAKES
The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar. If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.. The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context. If your event occurs over several days THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE When you think of chipmunks, what’s your first reaction? “Awwww!” or “Arrgghh!”? While you may not be enamored with them in your garden, you might grudgingly SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES By Kayla Maneen. There is a magical energy surrounding Asheville that is undeniable to its residents. Just ask the dozens of creative people who call the city home—there is something in the air GRAND BOHEMIAN WELCOMES ARTIST STEFANO CHECCHINI Italian master Stefano Cecchini is adept at integrating hyperrealism, realism, and impressionistic techniques. He will be unveiling his new wildlife collection at a special reception from 6–7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 14, at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. FEATURE ARTIST: BILLY GUILFORD & GEOFFREY KOSLOW OF By Paul M. Howey. With a commonality of purpose and a shared love for glass—and with complementary yet distinctly separate skillsets—Geoff Koslow and Billy Guilford are Lexington Glassworks. Billy has worked on the technical side of the industry, building and maintaining equipment, and Geoff has worked on the retail aspects focusing on marketing and selling direct to customers. SHOP TALK: HOPPY DREAMS SLEEP COMPANY Kristi Reagor and Cindy Wilson are both natives of Charleston, SC, with a deep appreciation for good sleep. “Sleep is one of three ingredients for a quality life,” says Reagor. SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING At age 13 or 14, Collinsworth’s eighth-grade chemistry teacher got him interested in bees. He gave his colony away before college, only to revisit the business later in adulthood. THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE The Steady Collective, a harm reduction nonprofit based in Asheville, started in November of 2015. The founder, Conner Adams, facilitated support group meetings and, with the help of friends, delivered naloxone (a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose) and needles throughout Western NC to people who use drugs and theirfriends and family.
IN BLOOM: SPICEBUSH
By Suzanne Wodek. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit, which typically grows 6’–12’ high. This is a dioecious shrub with amazing garden interest. The male plants have small, showy, pale yellow flowers in early spring, while the females are the stars in early fall.FABULOUS FAKES
The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar. If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.. The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context. If your event occurs over several days THE WILD TRUTH: CHIPMUNKS ARE COMPLEX ANIMALS THAT DESERVE When you think of chipmunks, what’s your first reaction? “Awwww!” or “Arrgghh!”? While you may not be enamored with them in your garden, you might grudgingly SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Nestled on the side of a private, one-lane road in Marshall rests a British-style phone booth with a disconnected 1940s rotary dial telephone known as the wind phone. TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES By Kayla Maneen. There is a magical energy surrounding Asheville that is undeniable to its residents. Just ask the dozens of creative people who call the city home—there is something in the air GRAND BOHEMIAN WELCOMES ARTIST STEFANO CHECCHINI Italian master Stefano Cecchini is adept at integrating hyperrealism, realism, and impressionistic techniques. He will be unveiling his new wildlife collection at a special reception from 6–7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 14, at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. FEATURE ARTIST: BILLY GUILFORD & GEOFFREY KOSLOW OF By Paul M. Howey. With a commonality of purpose and a shared love for glass—and with complementary yet distinctly separate skillsets—Geoff Koslow and Billy Guilford are Lexington Glassworks. Billy has worked on the technical side of the industry, building and maintaining equipment, and Geoff has worked on the retail aspects focusing on marketing and selling direct to customers. SHOP TALK: HOPPY DREAMS SLEEP COMPANY Kristi Reagor and Cindy Wilson are both natives of Charleston, SC, with a deep appreciation for good sleep. “Sleep is one of three ingredients for a quality life,” says Reagor. SEAN COLLINSWORTH PUTS EDGE BACK IN BEEKEEPING At age 13 or 14, Collinsworth’s eighth-grade chemistry teacher got him interested in bees. He gave his colony away before college, only to revisit the business later in adulthood. SENDING MESSAGES OF LOVE ON THE WIND Marshall resident Susan Vetrone installed the phone booth in mid-October, a week after her mother died. Inspired by a podcast about the original installation in Ōtsuchi, Japan, Vetrone wanted to bring the wind phone to Western North Carolina. CAMP HOLLYMONT FOR GIRLS MOVES TO NEW CAMPUS Camp Hollymont for Girls is moving to a new campus for the summer of 2020. The camp will lease the facilities at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School on the border of Georgia and North Carolina. MONTFORD HOLIDAY TOUR OF HOMES By Emma Castleberry. The 24th annual Montford Holiday Tour of Homes will be held on Saturday, December 7, from 1–5 p.m. This year’s tour will feature nine homes, including restored historic homes and new homes crafted in historic styles. MISSION RATHBUN HOUSE Rathbun House is a hospitality house for relatives of patients receiving care at Mission, St. Joseph, Care Partners & the Charles George VA Medical Center. WHAT HAPPENED TO CHABLIS? The Chablis situation is a little like Champagne. French controls say that only wine from the region of Champagne can be labeled as such. The same is true for Chablis. The varietal is Chardonnay and the region of origin is Chablis. GRAND BOHEMIAN WELCOMES ARTIST STEFANO CHECCHINI Italian master Stefano Cecchini is adept at integrating hyperrealism, realism, and impressionistic techniques. He will be unveiling his new wildlife collection at a special reception from 6–7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 14, at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. SPREADING BEAUTY: THE STORY OF THE LUPINE LADY The Literary Gardener. By Carol Howard. Barbara Cooney’s Miss Rumphius (1982) is a picture book sure to charm gardeners and artists who enjoy reading to children or grandchildren. There is a vicarious pleasure in lingering over Cooney’s illustrations of an eccentric, middle-aged heroine, Miss Rumphius, hiking with her cat along fields brimming with spires of the pink, purple and blue TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF ANCIENT LEY LINES By Kayla Maneen. There is a magical energy surrounding Asheville that is undeniable to its residents. Just ask the dozens of creative people who call the city home—there is something in the air PINSTRIPING AND SOAPS AT WOOLWORTH WALK IN JANUARY Woolworth Walk will highlight the work of Mark Peters Pinstriping and Forage Soaps by Lisa Smith from Saturday, January 2, through Saturday,January 30.
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