The State of the Arts

 Asheville Community Theater and Broadway Arts Building

November 5, 1997

    "Experience being alive." Joseph Campbell

 

8:30          Coffee and Muffins

8:45          Our Heritage: Mountain Music and Dance
                  Jo Herron, Buncombe county native

9:30          The Role of Community Theater in Asheville and a Tour of ACT
   Deborah Austin, managing director

10:30         Break

10:45         Supporting the Arts: What's Possible in Asheville
                   Robert Hart Baker, director, Asheville Symphony Orchestra
                   Linda Wilkerson, executive director, Arts Alliance

11:45        Walk to Broadway Arts Building

12:00              Lunch

12:30        The Future of the Civic Center as a Performance Center
                   Edward Hay, chair, Civic Center Task Force  

1:00          Downtown Arts: Performances and Galleries
                   Bonnie Hobbs, manager, Broadway Arts Building

1:30          The Artist's View
                  John and June Hillyer

2:00          Why Asheville and WNC is the Craft Mecca?
                  Andrew Glascow, education director, Folk Arts Center

2:30           Break, Gallery Stroll

3:00           Coffee and Dessert

                 Is This the End or the Beginning?"  Ron Manheimer

3:30           Leadership Asheville Forum and Diplomas
                    Beth Lazer, president, Leadership Asheville Forum

 

Suggested Activities:

                Gallery Walk, November 14

                Visit Penland, Campbell

                Talk a Craft Tour

 

Special thanks to Barbara Hodgsen, Barbara Gargiulo, Lois Dossey, John and Betty McClung (LAS X)

 

 

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