December Issue 1999
Holidays at the Folk Art Center Include Festive Entertainment And Activities
During the Christmas season, the Southern Highland Craft Guild provides music and entertainment for shoppers at the Folk Art Center. Each Sunday through Dec. 19 the Guild hosts afternoons of live music, and on Dec. 12, children's activities will take place in the Folk Art Center's Auditorium.
Inside the Folk Art Center, the Allanstand Craft Shop offers an extensive variety of unique gifts, hand made by Guild members from throughout Southern Appalachia.
For those who appreciate fine woodwork, exquisite hand-blown glass, sumptuous hand woven wearables, unique dinnerware, or limited edition prints, the Folk Art Center is an ideal place for finding the rare gem sure to delight the senses. One doesn't need an art collector on his list to shop with the Guild, however. Small gift items such as ornaments, kitchen utensils, casual jewelry, ceramic mugs, tiles and candle lanterns are inexpensive ways to share some art from the region.
Shoppers can plan on the following entertainment schedule:
Sun., Dec. 5, 2-4pm - Morningstar
King Goslin performs on guitar and Joane Logan Cooper on bass in this acoustic duo with a decidedly Scottish flavor. From Little Switzerland, NC, these talented women have entertained descendants of Scottish clansmen at Grandfather Mountain's Highland Games. It was at this festival that they were honored as the first musicians to perform the newly proposed National Anthem of Scotland on this side of the 'big pond'. At the Folk Art Center, they will entertain us with joyful Scottish folk music appropriate for the holidays.
Sun., Dec. 12, 1-4pm - Children's Handmade Christmas
This year, vivacious art and craft educator Nora Mosrie will join Guild member Sandra Rowland in providing children with exciting craft projects for the holidays. From 1-4pm, kids can leave their parents to shop while they enjoy holiday craftmaking and are entertained by puppeteer Ms. Jan and her puppet friends.
Sun., Dec. 19, 2-4pm - The Dowden Sisters
These three young women are bursting with homegrown talent, singing, playing and engaging the audience with their old-time American music. Laura, Hannah and Emily Dowden sing three-part harmony while playing fiddle, banjo and guitar. Their well-tempered, energetic performance has won awards in their native Ozark mountain area, and since their move to Asheville, has become a favorite at Guild events.
For further information check our NC Institutional Gallery listings or call the Guild at 828/298-7928.
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