Volunteers needed. If you have an hour to spare the weekend of the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival, please email Mike Hoskins at terrellhouse@hotmail.com and let him know.  Mostly what are needed are session coordinators.  Go to www.cmlitfest.org click on 2010 Authors, then read about some of the authors and what they’ll be presenting. Tell Mike which author(s) you’d like to coordinate for, and he’ll match you up, and tell you what’s involved.

ARTs CENTERed Fall Lineup is out. Wheel, handbuild starts Sept 7 with 10 week classes. Some of the classes are part of Mayland Community College’s Continuing Education. Registration forms are in the studio in Bakersville. For a special session, Lisa Clague will teach sculpture this fall. For more info on all the classes, dates and times, contact Jann at jannwelc@aol.com or call 877-688-6012.

Oct 1-2, 10-4pm: PASTEL WORKSHOP with Master Pastellist Suzanne Karnatz, “Create Your Best”. 999 Old US 70 W Black Mountain. $200. For more info,  call Denise Geiger, 828-669-5947

I’m currently accepting new students into my studio. All ages, all levels, all styles. I teach any and everything piano related. Styles include classical, jazz, pop, church music, music theory and composition, and different improvisational styles. I teach during the week, gig on the weekends and perform as a solo piano artist. Please call 828-279-9729 or email brian@btkeys.com for available slots. 1/2hour-$25. Brian Turner

Classes for adults at River’s Edge Studio this Fall season. River Arts District of Asheville at 191 Lyman St, Ste 310. Call Fleta at 828-776-2716 or email fleta@fletamonaghan.com  Complete schedule can be found at   www.fletamonaghan.com. River’s Edge Studio was founded in 2006 and continues to provide quality arts education for adults.
Beginning Watercolor, 6 weeks, Starts Sept 16th, 1:30-4:30pm, $200 Intermediate Watercolor 6 weeks Starts Nov 4th, 1:30-4:30pm, $200
Advanced Painting Intensive, Sept 13-15, 10-3pm, Tuition $100 
Working From A Model, 6 weeks. Starts Fri, Sept 10, 1:30-4:30pm, $200
Color Mixing Basics, Sept 22 & 27
Landscape on Location, Sept 24, Oct 1, 8 & 15, $45/class; $155/4 classes
Painting Basics with Oils and Acrylics, Starts Oct 13 for 6 weeks, $200, 
Miniature Art Workshop, Starts Sept 18-Oct 16, 9-1pm, $200 
Exploring Mixed Media and Assemblage, Starts Oct 6 for 6 consecutive weeks 1:30–4:30pm, $200 + $25 mat  
Advanced Encaustic Demo, Oct 30, 1-3pm, $55
From Field to Folly, Painting Seminar, Oct 31-Nov 2, 9:30-4pm, $285
Who’s Afraid of Modern Art, History of art, slide lectures and discussion 
Starts Oct 23, 10-12:30pm for 4 consecutive weeks
Landscape Sumi-e Techniques, Oct 23, 10-3:30pm, $75

Sat, Sept 25, 10-4pm: Writing Your Memoirs with Anne Barnhill. Participants will discuss what a memoir is, how it might be shaped and how to get started.  Excerpts from several published memoirs will be discussed, and writing exercises will be given to jog the memory and expand that memory into an episode or chapter. $75/$70 members.Writers’ Workshops are for any level writer, and meet at 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville. They include a brown-bag lunch break.  Registration is in advance only, by mail or at www.twwoa.org. For more info, contact writersw@gmail.com/828-254-8111. $75/$70 members.

Fri-Sat, Sept 24-25: “Drawing From The Inside Out” with Glen Miller. Balancing the Intuitive and the Analytical in Figure Drawing. Workshop based on applying analytical as well as anatomical information to the often intuitive figure drawing process. All skill levels. Methods designed to give participant useful tools for their own creative endeavors with the human form. $95-members/$125-non. Contact Tryon Painters and Sculptors tps@tryonpaintersandsculptors.com  or call 828-859-8322  ext. 212

Tues, Sept 14-Nov 2: The Parkway Playhouse has announced that it will be holding classes for area youth who are interested in the performing arts.
“The Parkway Playhouse is a teaching theatre and we are looking to create more opportunities for people to learn and explore.  Whether students are interested in persuing the performing arts professionally or not the creative skills that go into  performing are skills that are highly desirable in any business sector” commented Parkway Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Andrew Gall.
Sessions for students aged 6-10 meet from 4 to 5pm/tuition-$80.00. Sessions for students aged 11-18 meet from 5:15-6:45pm/tuition-$100. Students will be immersed in games and exercises designed to help them develop as performers and all students will get experience in singing, dancing, and acting. The program is being coordinated by Mary Katherine Smith, who has worked at the Parkway Playhouse and has extensive experience in teaching the performing arts to young children. Students who are interested should contact the theatre at 828-682-4285 or send an email to info@parkwayplayhouse.com.

Mon, Sept 13, 6-9pm: FREE SEMINAR: HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN. A business plan has two purposes; it serves as an operational road map and it is a tool to find capital to finance your business. Students receive copies of The Business Plan Workbook and How to Write a Business Plan. Burnsville Town Center. Call 828-765-7351 x249 to preregister or x227 for more info.

Writers’ Workshops are for any level writer, and meet at 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville. They include a brown-bag lunch break.  Registration is in advance only, by mail or at www.twwoa.org. $75/$70 members. For more info, contact writersw@gmail.com, 828-254-8111.
Sat, Sept 11, 10-4pm: Fiction Writing Workshop with Brenda McClain. Class will explore such elements as story arc, characterization, voice, point of view, and dialogue. Publishing tips will also be given, and students may bring five pages (double-spaced) to the class for discussion.