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Lesson Title:	2013 4th Annual WNC Foto Fest
Offered By:	Focused Marketing for Photographers
Description:	The 4th Annual WNC Foto Fest is September 12-15 at Montreat, NC. Enthusiastic nature and outdoor photographers will enjoy this full weekend – speakers on adventure photography in the Appalachians, photographing wild horses of the Outer Banks, coastal photography, making a difference with your images, light painting photo shoot on Lake Susan, fundamentals in the field, post-processing, vendor tables, even a photo contest! Great photo locations nearby - Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, metro Asheville. Informative and fun. Learn more and register at: www.wncfotofest.com

Lesson Title:	Learn to make all natural body products
Offered By:	Blue Ridge Naturals
Description:	Would you like to learn how to make body butter, sugar scrub, salt scrubs, body sprays, or lotion? Than I will show you how to make one of your choice. Class are available on weekends only. Price is 35.00 an hour. You will also get to keep the items you make.

Lesson Title:	Learn how to make all natural liquid soap from scratch
Offered By:	Blue Ridge Naturals
Description:	Learn how to make all natural liquid soap from scratch. I will show you how to make liquid soap using the crock pot method. Can show you how to make dish soap, washing detergent, shower gel or shampoo. You get to choose. Classes are available on weekends only and need two weeks notice ahead of time. Class price is 125.00 for 1 day class. 75.00 each additional per day class.

Lesson Title:	Cold process soap making class
Offered By:	Blue Ridge Naturals
Description:	Learn to make beautiful handmade artisan soaps. Learn the safety behind soap making. Learn how to make, design, cut, cure, and wrap soap. Learn the difference behind natural coloring and using essential oils. Lessons are available on weekends by appointment. Cost is 125.00 1 day class. Each additional day class is 75.00. I would need your appointment made two weeks before hand. Thanks

Lesson Title:	Pottery Camp with Mtn. Roots at TC Arts 2103 (July 22-26)
Offered By:	Transylvania Community Arts Council
Description:	July 22-26 Pottery Camp with Mountain Roots @ TC Arts Morning Session 9:00 am-Noon Ages 6-10 Afternoon Session 1:30-4:30—Ages 10-15 Cost--$225 per camper During this week of pottery camp, students will have the opportunity to learn and practice basic hand-building skills including the pinch, coil, and slab techniques. This experiential camp provides half-day hands-on opportunities to be creative, meet other campers, and create some really cool and useful art. Students will have the opportunity to paint on several of their own glazes (underglazes in various colors), and choose from a variety of colors for their other projects. All ware will be glazed in our dinnerware safe glazes and will be available for pick-up within 2 weeks of camp. Shipping may also be arranged. Visit www.MountainRoots.org for more information or contact Ali Lien at Ali@MountainRoots.org or 828-329-7298. The camp will be held at the Transylvania Community Arts Council located at 349 S. Caldwell Street in Brevard, NC. 828-884-2787.

Lesson Title:	Pottery Camp with Mtn. Roots at TC Arts 2103
Offered By:	Transylvania Community Arts Council
Description:	July 8-12 Pottery Camp with Mountain Roots @ TC Arts Morning Session 9:00 am-Noon Ages 6-10 Afternoon Session 1:30-4:30—Ages 10-15 Cost--$225 per camper During this week of pottery camp, students will have the opportunity to learn and practice basic hand-building skills including the pinch, coil, and slab techniques. This experiential camp provides half-day hands-on opportunities to be creative, meet other campers, and create some really cool and useful art. Students will have the opportunity to paint on several of their own glazes (underglazes in various colors), and choose from a variety of colors for their other projects. All ware will be glazed in our dinnerware safe glazes and will be available for pick-up within 2 weeks of camp. Shipping may also be arranged. Visit www.MountainRoots.org for more information or contact Ali Lien at Ali@MountainRoots.org or 828-329-7298. The camp will be held at the Transylvania Community Arts Council located at 349 S. Caldwell Street in Brevard, NC. 828-884-2787.

Lesson Title:	Summer Art Camp 2013
Offered By:	Transylvania Community Arts Council
Description:	June 24 – 28 Summer Art Camp The Transylvania Community Arts Council invites youth ages 5-12 years old to explore visual arts, music, dance and pottery. Morning and afternoon sessions are available. Morning session goes from 9 am – 12 noon and the afternoon session goes from 1 pm – 4 pm. Cost for the weeklong art camp is $75 per child. To register call TCArts Council at 828-884-2787 or email tcarts@comporium.net.

Lesson Title:	SPRING BREAK AND WEEKEND ART CAMP!!1
Offered By:	Blue Moon Mountain
Description:	Your children will discover how creative they can be. Ages 5 to 14. We make everything from sculptures to Tile Art. Creative Writing, Poetry, Painting, Desktop Publishing and much more. Sign up for spring break soon. Half or full days. Contact: Mona Lisa Whitfield 828-577-5269 Connesstee Falls See Off Mountain area.

Lesson Title:	One-Day Pottery Workshop with Wendy Elwell
Offered By:	Carwile-Dodson Studio for Pottery Instruction
Description:	One Day Pottery Workshops with Wendy Elwell from 1-4 p.m. Learn some tricks of the trade and watch Wendy Elwell demonstrate some tried and true techniques. Cost per participant: $10 each. January 7 – Covered Forms, February 11 – Mugs and Handled Objects and March 31 – Bowl Forms.

Lesson Title:	Knitting on a Shoe String
Offered By:	Momentsandmusings
Description:	beginners knitting class , priceof class by donation, and the First ever Stash Bash!!!! trade out those balls of yarn needles and patterns you arent using , we will donate the rest to Brevard Humane Society store craft section~ Saturday, October 15 · 11:00am - 3:00pm rsvp 828-862-3866 Ginger

Lesson Title:	Bird and Hummingbird Photography Workshop
Offered By:	Rob Travis
Description:	Date: Throughout the year, call 828-883-9088 to schedule. Time: All Day Cost: $175, Lunch included. 2 person minimum. Location: Around the Brevard and Cedar Mountain areas Led by: Rob Travis Fine Art Photography Description: We’ll travel to selected locations around the area to stake out positions to photograph these and other birds. Session includes image review and demonstration of post processing techniques using Lightroom and Photoshop. Telephoto lenses, tripods and DSLRs highly recommended but not required. Bring your laptop (recommended but no required). Intermediate to advanced. Beginners welcomed. Please contact me on “Contact” page if interested and we’ll coordinate the trip so you can take home some winners

Lesson Title:	Better Macro Photography – Flowers become Mountains!
Offered By:	Rob Travis
Description:	Date: 4/13/13; 5/18/13; 6/29/13; 7/27/13; 9/28/13 Time: 8:30am to 10:30 am Cost: $55 Location: Glass Feather Studio Gallery, 200 Glass Feather Drive, Cedar Mountain Led by: Rob Travis Fine Art Photography Description: “Getting close” to your small subject in a different way. This class will demonstrate the macro landscape in all its glory. Special equipment demonstrated. Classroom session and time in the field. Intermediate to advanced. Beginners welcomed Please call to register (828.885.8457)

Lesson Title:	Better Landscapes – Images that Sing!
Offered By:	Rob Travis
Description:	Date: 7/13/13; 8/24/13; 9/14/13; 10/26/13; 11/9/13; 12/7/13 Time: 8:30am to 10:30 am Cost: $45 Location: Glass Feather Studio Gallery, 200 Glass Feather Drive, Cedar Mountain Led by: Rob Travis Fine Art Photography Description: Landscapes photography takes on a new meaning when considered thoughtfully. Explore using light as an element; learn about selecting meaningful foregrounds; making portraits of the land using the zoom or telephoto lens. Classroom session and time in the field Intermediate to advanced. Beginners welcomed. Please call to register (828.885.8457)

Lesson Title:	Thoughtful Photography – Creating Compositions with Feeling
Offered By:	Rob Travis
Description:	Date: 4/27/13; 6/15/13; 8/10/13; 10/12/13 Time: 8:30am to 10:30 am Cost: $45 Location: Glass Feather Studio Gallery, 200 Glass Feather Drive, Cedar Mountain Led by: Rob Travis Fine Art Photography Description: Learn how composition techniques combined with capturing the critical moment of light, movement and time can create images which invite you in to explore and linger. Lens selection and focusing; using your polarizer and filters in imaginative ways and more. Classroom session and time in the field. Intermediate to advanced. Beginners welcomed. Please call to register (828.885.8457)

Lesson Title:	Begining Wheel with Wendy Elwell
Offered By:	Carwile-Dodson Studio for Pottery Instruction
Description:	This five-day class will be held on March 12-15 and 23 from 6-9 p.m. This course is geared toward the novice potter and is recreational in nature. Students will learn about the properties of clay and beginning wheel- throwing techniques. Students will learn how to transform basic cylinders into a variety of forms for both function and fun. Students will be given the opportunity to watch demonstrations, ask questions and then practice at their own pace. All levels of experience welcome. Cost per participant: $125. Minimum number of participants: 5. Registration is required.

Lesson Title:	Handbuilt Earthenware with Mary Murray
Offered By:	Carwile-Dodson Studio for Pottery Instruction
Description:	This five-day class will be held on May 7-10 and 18 from 6–8 p.m. In this class students will learn how to make lanterns both large and small out of earthenware clay by piercing and cutting the surface to create a multitude of designs from simple to intricate that will dance when illuminated by a candle. All levels of experience welcome. Minimum number of participants: 5. Registration is required. Cost:$100

Lesson Title:	Intermediate Wheel with Wendy Elwell
Offered By:	Carwile-Dodson Studio for Pottery Instruction
Description:	This five-day class will be held on January 9-12 and 20th from 6-9 p.m. This class is designed to help beginning wheel-throwers fine-tune and expand their skills while examining form and function. Students will learn how to collar in and expand forms while throwing, and create lidded vessels and goblets. Using tools to help with compression, consistency and design will be discussed. Students will review glazing basics and learn how to use wax resists and stains to create surface decorations. Students should be familiar with basic throwing techniques and have some experience on the wheel. The ability to center is a must. Minimum number of participants: 5. Registration is required. Cost:$125

Lesson Title:	Featured Artist at Land of Waterfalls Art Gallery
Offered By:	Artistry and More/Linda Richardson Barrick
Description:	Saturday * March 13th - featured from 2pm - 4pm

Lesson Title:	Oil Painting for beginners through advanced
Offered By:	Land of Waterfalls Art Gallery
Description:	Local artist Elaine Bailey offers oil painting classes. Call Elaine at 828-885-7115 for further information

Lesson Title:	Our Work is Our Diary - A Record of Our Journey
Offered By:	MARY ALICE BRAUKMAN, N.W.S.
Description:	Imagination is the beginning of creation. Layering with Mixed Media, Collage, & Assemblage. The classes are for intermediate and advanced level students and teachers. 2010 Workshops: February 22 - 26 the Morean Arts Center St Petersburg, Fl sherri@theartscenter.org April 11 - 16 Kanuga Watermedia Workshops Hendersonville, NC Robbie@kanuagaww.com May 24 - 28 Hudson River Valley Art Workshops Greenville, NY info@artworkshops.com (date to be determined) Central Avenue Art Supply St Petersburg, Fl pat@centralartsupplyco.com Questions concerning these workshops: Contact the above listings or the instructor, Mary Alice Braukman, ebraukma@verizon.net

Lesson Title:	Colored Pencil Classes
Offered By:	Rose Haynes
Description:	You will learn how to use colored pencils to create different techniques such as: blending, layering,and burnishing. I teach both beginners and advanced students. You will learn basic skills and/or ways to improve your current skills. For more information, call me at 828.884-9606.

Lesson Title:	Drawing Classes
Offered By:	Rose Haynes
Description:	Learning how to draw can be easy and fun. You will learn the basic shapes of objects and how to develop drawing skills. Classes can be made by appointment. Call me for more information at 828.884-9606.

Lesson Title:	Gourd Artist Gathering
Offered By:	Gourds by Design
Description:	We will be in Cherokee the first week in june teaching classes on different gourd techniques. Check the website www.gourdgathering.net for more information on this fun event.

Lesson Title:	Independent Study with Kim Skeen
Offered By:	Carwile-Dodson Studio for Pottery Instruction
Description:	Feb. 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23 & 26 - Cost: $105 April 1, 5, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26 & 29 - Cost: $105 This course is open to former Carwile-Dodson Studio students who have completed a multi- week course at our studio with instructor approval. This is a non-instructional studio time for experienced students to continue creating with clay. Students participating in the Independent Study Studio Time will be allowed to use the studio two days a week. Thursdays from 6 - 9 p.m., and Sundays from 2-6 p.m.

Lesson Title:	Family Clay Day
Offered By:	Carwile-Dodson Studio for Pottery Instruction
Description:	Come to the Carwile-Dodson Studio for Pottery Instruction and get your hands dirty. We offer one-time pottery classes on Saturday mornings from 9-11 a.m. All Ages Welcome. Cost Per Participant: $40. You create it, pick your glaze colors and leave the rest to us. Creations are ready for pick up in two to three weeks time. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. Registration is required. Please register by noon, the Friday before the class is offered. Participants will be notified if a class does not make, the Friday before it is scheduled to run. Jan. 21 - Valentine’s Gifts, Feb. 18 – Personalized Mugs and Bowls, March 10 – Yard Art, April 28 –Mother’s Day Gifts, May 12 – Toadstools and Fairy Houses, May 26 – Father’s Day Gifts.

Lesson Title:	Try Pottery for a Night
Offered By:	Carwile-Dodson Studio for Pottery Instruction
Description:	Come to the Carwile-Dodson Studio for Pottery Instruction to learn the basics and have some fun. You create it, pick your glaze colors and leave the rest to us. Creations are ready for pick up in two to three weeks time. One-time classes are offered Saturdays from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Adults Only. Cost: $40 per person. Registration is required. Please register by noon, the Friday before the class is offered. Participants will be notified if a class does not make the Friday before it is scheduled to run. Jan. 21 – Hand-Building, Feb. 18 - Wheel-Throwing, March 10 – Hand-Building, April 28 - Wheel-Throwing, May 12 – Hand-Building, May 26 - Wheel-Throwing.

Lesson Title:	Go Green With Moss! Moss Gardening in the Mountains!
Offered By:	Mossin' Annie
Description:	Go Green With Moss! Friday, April 24, 1:00 pm, 59th Annual Wildflower Pilgrimage, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN. To register, visit http://www.springwildflowerpilgrimage.org/

Lesson Title:	Easy Harmonica Play Songs Right Away! House Calls! (Brevard)
Offered By:	Charlie Story - Harmonica In Schools
Description:	Charlie Story's Very Popular INSTANT harmonica for beginners! Available for private lessons -All Ages! Contact Charlie! (School residencies through the North and South Carolina State Arts Councils.) Songs Or Blues! 828-862-7973

Lesson Title:	Rehearsals
Offered By:	Transylvania Choral Society
Description:	Rehearsals for TCS 2009 December 6th Concert run August 25 - December 2. They are held at the Brevard/Davidson River Presbyterian Church weekly on Tuesday evenings 7:00 - 8:45. To perform with the chorale in the December Concert, members must be signed up by September 8th. Call for information 828-883-4422.

Lesson Title:	Advanced Stained Glass
Offered By:	Dave's Stained Glass
Description:	Looking for an environment in which to improve your skill and learn new and advanced techniques in stained glass? Look no further. Dave's Stained Glass offers open workshop on Monday evenings from 6:30-9:30 pm ($8/per session) where you can work on your next stained glass project. Advice and assistance are available and you can use our tools and equipment. The only prerequisite is that you have completed a beginners stained glass class or worked with stained glass in the past. For more information call 828-862-8554.

Lesson Title:	Stained Glass for Beginners
Offered By:	Dave's Stained Glass
Description:	An introductory stained glass class designed for beginners. paritipants will work with etching, lead came and copper foil methods. Five projects will be completed during the six classes. Enrollment will be limited to eight students to allow time for individual coaching ans assistance. All tools provided. Tuition is $55. Materials available from the instuctor for $40. Classes are taught in the spring and fall semesters at the instructor's studio. Registration is through Creekside at Brevard College (828-884-8251/8256). For more information, call 828-862-8554

Lesson Title:	I teach in my studio on Wednesdays and several times a year at Brevard College's Creekside studies.
Offered By:	Martha Towler
Description:	Studio classes are "free form". I'll teach you to make almost any basket of your choice. See the Creekside catalogue for the basket type, time and place I will be teaching.

Lesson Title:	Pre-Pointe- Monday 3:45-4:45pm
Offered By:	The Turning Pointe School of Dance
Description:	Pointe work for ages 11+ who have adequate demi-pointe experience.

Lesson Title:	Intermediate Ballet- Monday 5-6:30pm
Offered By:	The Turning Pointe School of Dance
Description:	Ballet for ages 13+ for those students who have adequate ballet experience. Emphasis on more difficult barre exercises and longer center variations.

Lesson Title:	All Wired Up #2 at Tryon Arts Center
Offered By:	Sonia C. Arnold
Description:	Wire-wrapping class for persons who have had a least one class in wire-wrapping. Students will complete a pendant, bracelet, earrings, & ring. August 24-25.

Lesson Title:	Appalachian Vine Baskets
Offered By:	Joe Bruneau
Description:	Classes are available through private instruction of groups of 5 or more. Contact me for more information.

Lesson Title:	Composition Lessons
Offered By:	Bob Hamilton
Description:	Composition for all skill levels. Call now to schedule lessons! (884-4476)

Lesson Title:	Lessons in Improvisation for All Instruments
Offered By:	Bob Hamilton
Description:	Call now to schedule lessons! (884-4476)

Lesson Title:	Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Piano and Woodwinds
Offered By:	Bob Hamilton
Description:	Welcoming students of all ages. Classical and American music techniques. Call now to schedule lessons! (884-4476)