The Arts in Western North Carolina

Asheville Community Theater, 35 Walnut Street

Asheville Art Museum and Diana Wortham Theater

November 3, 1999

"Experience being alive." Joseph Campbell

8:30          Coffee and Muffins

8:45          Making and Enjoying Music: What's Possible in Asheville/ Buncombe County
                 Mary Byrd Daniels, concert master, Asheville Symphony Orchestra
                 Steve Hageman, general manager, Asheville Symphony Orchestra

9:30          Arts and Crafts in Western North Carolina
                Andrew Glasgow, director of programs and collections, Folk Arts Center

10:00        Break

10:15        Entertainment in the New Downtown
                Tony Kiss, entertainment editor, Asheville Citizen Times

10:45        On Stage in Asheville and Theater Tour
                Derek Evans, director, Asheville Community Theater

11:45        Walk to Pack Place

12:00        Lunch in Pack Place Board Room

12:45        Asheville Art Museum
                Pam Myers, director, Asheville Art Museum
                Elizabeth Davis, educator, Asheville Art Museum

1:30         Break and Walk to Diana Worthan Theater

1:45         Movies in Western North Carolina
               Mary Nell Webb, Film Commissioner, WNC Film Commission

2:15         Diana Wortham Theater and Pack Place
               John Ellis, executive director, Diana Wortham Theater

3:00          Graduation
                Larry Fincher (LAS XI), Leadership Asheville Forum president

 

Suggested Activities:

                Participate in Gallery Walk
                Visit Penland
                Take a Handmade in America Craft Tour
                Visit the Folk Arts Center

                                                                                  

Special thanks to:
 Jack Anderson, Rick and Linda Ricordati (LAS XII), Ellie Miller
and Phyllis Eisnitz (LAS XI)

 

Leadership Asheville Seniors XIII