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.
The Parkway Playhouse has announced that it will hold open auditions for its 2010 Holiday production of A Christmas Carol. The auditions will be held at the Parkway Playhouse/Mountain Heritage Center campus located at 113 Green Mountain Dr on Sept 25 at 10-3pm and on Sept 26 from 2-5pm. Performances of the production will be Dec 17-19 at Mountain Heritage High School’s Tomberlin Auditorium.
The cast for the production calls for a cast of 20-30 performers aged 6 and up. There are numerous speaking roles and singing roles for adults and children. Children 6-15 audition on Sat, Sept 25, 10am and should be prepared to sing a few lines of a well-known Christmas song, read scenes , and potentially learn a short dance. Adults 16+ (speaking role) audition Sat, Sept 25, 1pm. Adults should be prepared to read, sing, and move as well. Children and adults for ensemble/chorus roles come on Sun, Sept 26, 2 pm. No advance preparation or experience is required or necessary. Being familiar with the original story and its colorful characters is beneficial. For more info, call 828-682-4285 or go to www.parkwayplayhouse.com.
Deadline Oct 15: 2011-12 The Raleigh Chamber Music Guild and the NC Museum of Art invite proposals for the 2011-12 acclaimed chamber music concert series, Sights and Sounds on Sunday, featuring NC-based ensembles in programs reflecting exhibitions or the permanent collection at the Museum. We encourage proposals of all instrumental and vocal combinations from groups across the state. In general, this means classical music, but consideration will also be given to other genres that can be classified as “chamber music.” Questions? Please contact Nancy Lambert, Exec Dir at 919-821-2030 or go to www.rcmg.org.
Deadline, Sept 25/25: Gateways to the South 2010-Celebrate our Heritage through Art! Judged Art Competition and Exhibit. Artwork must relate to Southern history and culture, ie: landscapes, historical sites, people, events, still life and scenes of our past. $15 members/$20 non. Reception Sun, Oct 3, 1-4pm; show closes Nov 12. For more info, call 704-739-5585 or go to www.southernartssociety.org.
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.
Photography Workshops with Kelly Culpepper at Wildacres.
Oct 8-10: Primarily a crash course that functions as a great practical/field experience for beginners, but could also be very beneficial for more advanced photographers who have limited time.
Oct 5-10: 6-day workshop generally for more experienced folks who have a basic competency level and want time to stay in the region. Participants are guided and critiqued by Kelly and on one day they work with a guest photographer. For more info, www.carolinacaptured.com/
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Roots + Wings School of Art in Asheville offers a unique opportunity for children to develop their visual art skills through our monthly art sessions for ages 3-6 and 7-12. 4-week sessions, one hour, once a week. $50 per child/per session. For more info, go to www.rootsandwingsarts.com or contact Ginger Huebner at 828-545-4827
Thurs, Aug 19-Sept 23, 12:30-2:30pm: Art Class with Barbara Kahn at Little Switzerland Books & Beans. Learn to tap into your own artistic self with a variety of techniques and materials. Start an artist’s journal, draw from nature, paint from the imagination, make collages, sketch landscapes, do group art projects and much more. New Journal, pen & pencil paid for at first class: $25. $125 (incl most mat)
Thurs, Aug 19-Sept 23, 3-5pm: Herb & Aromatherapy 101 with Barbara Kahn at Little Switzerland Books & Beans.
HERBS-Learn to identify herbs that grow locally and use them for health and beauty. We will go on nature walks to find herbs, bring some back to the bookstore and craft them into useful products.
AROMATHERAPY-Discover the art of combining botanical essential oils to make your own natural perfumes, therapeutic smelling salts, moisturizing skin drops, spritzers and bath salts. $125 (incl most mat). For more info about either workshop, call 828-765-9070.
FineArtAmerica is very pleased to announce that we’ve been selected to provide artwork for ABC’s television series, Desperate Housewives, as part of a pilot program that’s going to revolutionize the way that artwork is licensed for use on television. For more info about how to participate, go to www.fineartamerica.com
Registration Deadline Sept 17: The NC Arts Council would like to invite you to become a part of Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation competition for high school students, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation and the NC Arts Council.
This year, all across NC, high school students will memorize poetry to recite in front of friends, family, teachers and total strangers, and we’d like you to be part of it. Students can choose from an amazing selection of poetry that can be found at www.ncarts.org/poetryoutloud. This program is open to all high schools: public, private and home schools.