You’re invited to a free workshop on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Weaverville Town Hall (30 South Main Street), where we will discuss updates on issues affecting farm and forest landowners.  Topics of discussion will include tax information, insurance and financial options, forestry management plans, conservation easements, value added and new enterprises, and farm transition programs.  Commissioner David Gantt will discuss the Buncombe County Strategic plan and the goal to sustain farming livelihoods.  Lunch will be provided.  On November 13, 2009, one on one consultations will be available at the same location.  To register, contact Erin Bonito at the Buncombe Co. Cooperative Extension office at (828) 255-5522.  Registration is limited to 100 people.

David Swing, a spiritual counselor who offers intuitive faerie readings and spiritual counseling in Weaverville, will be leading this workshop on Saturday, August 29, 2009:

FAERIE WORKSHOP
The Re-Enchantment of Our Lives: Communicating with the Faerie
Presented by David Swing and Avalon Grove
Saturday, August 29, 2009
2-4 p.m. at Avalon Grove
Tickets are $10/person

Details available at http://www.celticwisdom.net/workshop.html

Discover Italian’s Wally Maria offers Italian cooking classes each month in her home kitchen. In each class students prepare and eat a complete meal, and are given a copy of all the recipes prepared in the class.  Classes vary in length, but average 3 hours.  Cost is $50/person and advance payment is required.  Class menus and additional information are available on the Cooking Classes page of her website.  To enroll or if you have questions call 658-8928 or email wmaria@discoveritalian.com.  Here’s the dates and menus for this summer’s classes:

Saturday, June 20
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Father’s Day Special – bring your father and he’ll receive a $5 discount on the class.

Menu
Gelo di anguria e Campari: watermelon and Campari daiquiri
a frozen and refreshing bitter-sweet aperitif

Gnocchi di patate con fagiolini e gamberi al burro di basilico: Little potato dumplings with green beans and shrimps in a basil infused butter sauce
we’ll make the dumplings and pick the green beans from the garden

Filetti di nasello al succo di arancia: Fish fillets served with orange, sage and almonds flavors
it used to be typical to serve fish with orange rather than lemon

Torta di mele alla Grappa: Grappa infused apples in custard
a moist and delicious cake, rich with apples slices infused in Grappa liqueur (an alternative to apple pie)

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Saturday, July 18
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Vegetarian

Menu
Cecina: Garbanzo bean focaccia
cecina is a traditional snack made with garbanzo beans flour

Insalata con rotolini di caprino: Salad with goat cheese rolls
salad picked from my garden, served with little rolls of goat cheese and herbs

Linguine al pecorino, limone e olive: Linguine with  pecorino from Toscana cheese, lemon and olives
the perfect summer pasta

Tatin di pesche e pistacchi: Peaches tart
a version of the famous French dessert using peaches instead and pistachios nuts

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Saturday, August 15
10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Menu
Pappa al pomodoro con crostoni di capperi: Tomato soup with bruschetta
we’ll use tomatoes from the garden to make this specialty from Tuscany

Finocchi con la mortadella: Fennel baked with mortadella and Parmigiano
Fennel spears baked in a bechamel sauce , incredible flavor

Insalata di melanzane: Salad of roasted eggplant with lemon and aromi
cubes of eggplant dressed with lemon and herbs

Gelato alla panna con lamponi: Homemade gelato with raspberries in Grand Marnier
the perfect summer dessert

Discover Italian has published their Winter/Spring 2009 schedule of cooking classes.  Classes are held on Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.  Cost is $50 per person and payment is required in advance.  Gift certificates are also available For more information or to enroll contact Wally Maria at 658-8928.  Here’s the schedule through May:

January 17, 2009
Cannelloni alla piemontese: Baked cannelloni made with crepes and stuffed with veal and ham and topped with besciamella
Costolette alla milanese: Milanese style veal chops
Erbette agli Amaretti: Greens with dry porcini mushrooms and Amaretti
Bonet: Molded chocolate cream

February 21, 2009
Verdure in pinzimonio: appetizer of raw vegetables with dipping sauce
Cappelletti di Romagna in brodo: homemade tortellini in a made from scrath broth
Salmone al sale: salmon in salt crust
Insalata di patate e rucola: potatoes and arugola salad
Crostata di marmellata: short bread pie filled with marmalade

March 21, 2009
Ossobuco alla milanese con gremolata: veal shanks in tomatoes sauce with gremolata
Risotto alla milanese: risotto Milan style with saffron
Fricassea di funghi: saute mushrooms
Biscotti di Prato: almond biscotti (Cantucci)

April 18, 2009
Minestrone al pesto: Genoa style minestrone with homemade pesto
Pollo alla romana: chicken roman style with roasted peppers and prosciutto
Gnocchi alla romana: semolina gnocchi
Torta Barozzi: almond cake

May 9, 2009
(Mother’s Day Special: bring your mother and she’ll receive a $5 discount)
Rotolo di pasta agli spinaci: homemade pasta filled with spinach and baked (my mother’s recipe)
Saltimbocca alla romana: veal cutlets with prosciutto and sage
Insalata di rucola, pera e pecorino toscano: arugola, pear and pecorino from Tuscany salad
Torta di fragole e mascarpone: Fresh strawberry and mascarpone cake (we’ll pick the strawberies from my garden)

Reems Creek Valley Nursery and Landscaping (70 Monticello Rd.)is hosting a seminar on butterflies Saturday, July 19 at 10 a.m.  It’s free, but they ask that you please preregister by calling 645-3937.  Details:

Winged Wonders: Butterfly Gardening Basics
Saturday, July 19 at 10 a.m.
Free. Preregister at 645-3937

Even a few well-chosen plants invite these winged beauties into your yard to delight you and your family. Butterfly nectar & host plants including natives, simple backyard habitat requirements, and the life cycle of butterflies will be discussed.

The Weaverville Police Department is hosting a Drug Awareness Seminar on July 19. Here’s the details:

WEAVERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
DRUG AWARENESS SEMINAR
July 19th, 2008
2:00 p.m.
Weaverville Community Room (30 South Main Street)

This FREE seminar will help concerned parents or anyone that wants to learn more about illegal drugs.

It will provide you with information to:

• Recognize illegal drugs
• Understand the life destroying- long term effects of drug abuse
• Recognize the different signs of drug abuse
• How you can help someone recover from drug abuse

Working TOGETHER we can help those that are suffering from DRUG ABUSE!

We look forward to seeing you on July 19th at 2:00 p.m.!

Questions? Call 645-5700

Joyful Noise Community Music and Arts Center has a number of new musical offerings beginning July 17. Here’s the details about what’s coming up:

In addition to classical music instruction, Joyful Noise Community Music and Arts Center also offers lessons, classes, and workshops in other genres. Beginning July 17, Joyful Noise is expanding their musical offerings to include more of the traditional mountain folk music indigenous to Western North Carolina. Individual lessons are available for banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass, and singing, as well as group lessons for studying Appalachian ballads, folk rhythm workshops for guitar and bass, and a weekly ’slow jam’ where players can try out their tunes. Joyful Noise Community Music School is located at the First Presbyterian Church (30 Alabama Avenue). To register for any of these classes call 337-6467 or email caryfridley@gmail.com.

Thursday Adult Mountain Music Classes with Cary Fridley
Thursdays starting July 17*
5:30–6:30 p.m. (old time slow jam to follow)
$10 advanced registration, $15 registration day of class
*No classes July 31st

Old Time Slow Jam
Thursdays starting July 17*
6:30-8 p.m. (immediately following the Adult Mountain Music Classes)
Family friendly
$5 suggested donation, jam instruction provided
*No classes July 31st

Singing Appalachian Ballads
July 17, August 7, August 21
Int./Adv: basic singing proficiency and ability to match pitch required.
This class will learn to sing 2-3 ballads in each session, drawing from traditional ballads of Western North Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia. Words, pitch map, and source information provided. Instruction will be provided on full voice singing, phrasing, breathing, finding your natural voice, and Cary’s proven method of “How To Learn A Song From A Recording.” Ballads covered include Silk Merchant’s Daughter, Young Emily, Early Early In The Spring, A Roving On A Winter’s Night, My Love Has Brought Me To Despair, and others.

Mountain Guitar and Acoustic Bass Rhythm Workshop
July 24, August 14, August 28
Int/Adv: strumming/playing ability and knowledge of common chords in the keys of G, D, A, and C required.
This class will involve playing a slow rhythm to a traditional fiddle tune or song with constant coaching and instruction about how to provide the most solid rhythm in a traditional music setting. Topics covered include accompanying fiddlers and singers, hearing chord progressions and tune forms of unfamiliar songs/tunes, finding tasteful runs and walks, and helpful music theory advice for traditional rhythm playing.
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Instructor Credentials
Cary Fridley has a Masters in Music Education from UNCG and has provided professional workshop instruction at Mars Hill Old-Time Music Week, LEAF, Dusty Strings Traditional Workshops in Seattle, WA, and at the Augusta Heritage Center in West Virginia. She made her mark in the 1990’s as guitarist and singer with Freight Hoppers, and currently plays bass and sings with Asheville bands Down South and One Leg Up. She is available for private lessons at Joyful Noise in guitar, singing, bass, banjo, and flute.

The Weaverville Wildlife Habitat project is sponsoring a Gardening for Wildlife workshop 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12 at the Weaverville Library (41 North Main Street). The workshop will take place after the Weaverville Garden Tour and includes programs on how to certify your backyard as wildlife habitat, how to attract birds and butterflies to your property, and how to convert unused lawn areas to natural meadows. There is no cost to attend, although donations to the Weaverville Wildlife Habitat project are appreciated.  Participants can come to any or all programs scheduled during the afternoon.  Here’s the full schedule:

1:30–2 p.m. Elements of a Certified Wildlife Habitat
Alicia V. Hulse, Weaverville Wildlife Habitat Team Leader
To share your property with birds, butterflies and other small creatures, you need to provide them with food, water, cover, and places to raise young. Using native plants in your landscaping will also benefit wildlife and provide you with a sustainable landscape that requires minimal effort.

2–2:30 p.m. Creating Habitat for Butterflies
Art Hulse, Board Member, Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Butterfly gardening is easy, can be done in a relatively small space, and provides almost instant gratification. This session will focus on butterfly natural history, garden design and plant selection for the garden.

2:30–2:45 p.m. Break

2:45–3:30 p.m. Creating Habitat for Songbirds
Herman Lankford, Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society
Gardens can be beautiful while providing humans with great opportunities to view birds from the convenience and comfort of home. In this presentation, you will learn about songbird habitat needs, with a focus on some of the best choices of native plantings for food and cover.

3:30–4:30 p.m. Converting Lawns to Meadows
Randy Burroughs, Landscape Architect
Revitalizing the unused areas of your lawn provides habitat, attracting more birds & butterflies to enliven the scene. Local case studies will show several processes which you can adapt to your particular situation. Maintenance and labor-saving strategies will be discussed to help make this adventure easier to enjoy.

Wally Wyatt with Discover Italian has published her Italian Cooking Classes schedule for the remainder of the year on her website. Classes are held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. one Saturday each month, cost is $50 per class and payment is required in advance. Classes are held at Wyatt’s home in Weaverville. To enroll or for more information call her at 658-8928. For updates or the latest class information, check out the Cooking Classes page of her website. Here’s what’s on her summer schedule:

Saturday, May 24
Conchiglioni con spinaci e pancetta (stuffed, baked pasta)
Arista (tuscan pork roast)
Gatto’ (neapolitan savory potato cake)
Tiramisu’ alle fragole (strawberry tiramisu)

Saturday, June 14
Linguine al pesto alla genovese (linguine with pesto sauce Genoa style)
Agghiotta di spada (sicilian sword fish)
Gratinata di asparagi (asparagi and zucchini blossoms gratin)
Cannoli (sicilian cannoli)

Saturday, July 19
Aperitivo al Basilico (basil infused aperitif)
Pasta alla Norma (pasta with tomato and eggplant crisps)
Saltimbocca alla Romana (veal cutlets with prosciutto and sage)
Insalata di Peperoni Arrosto con Riduzione di Basilico e Vino (roasted peppers salad with basil-wine reduction)
Cassatine di Ricotta con Sedano Caramellato (almond paste, ricotta and chocolate bombe with candied celery bits)

Saturday, August 16
Cocktail alla Rosa (cocktail with rose petals)
Sushi Mediterraneo (grilled vegetable strips stuffed with rice salad)
Conchiglioni Farciti al Tonno (pasta shells stuffed with tuna and garden flavors)
Insalata di Riso allo Zafferano con Frutti di Mare (seafood and saffron rice salad)
Granita all’Anguria e Campari (Watermelon and Campari sorbet)

Intuitive Animal Communicator Denise Anthes, RN will hold a Level 1 Animal Communication Workshop 1-5 p.m. at the Weaverville Pet Pantry on Saturday, May 17. Tuition is $60 if you register by May 12, or $75 day of event. Tuition fee includes workbook with extensive bibliography. Registration forms are available at Weaverville Pet Pantry, or you can contact Denise at 275-5949.

Have you ever wondered what your dog is trying to tell you when it sits down patiently and stares at you with those huge eyes?

What caused the sudden outbreak of aggression in your animal family?

What is happening when animals start to soil in the house?

Does your old (or sick) animal want to stay here, or is it time to move on?

These questions can be answered once you learn the simple techniques of communing with animals. They are certain that we are intelligent enough to hear and speak with them. They are just waiting for us to listen!

The Level 1 Class will teach you how to:

• Create a climate for clear communication
• Link your mind and heart with animals
• Initiate two-way communications

Poster at Curtis Wright Outfitters advertising their Fly Fishing Schools for Beginners. The one-day schools are scheduled for May 10, June 7, September 6, and October 4. Curtis Wright also offers 3 1/2 hour in-store Fly Fishing Classes for Beginners. For more information or to register for a school or class, contact the Weaverville location at 645-8700. They’re located at 24 North Main Street.

Upcoming classes, presentations, and demonstations at Reems Creek Nursery & Landscaping (check out their newly redesigned website). Pre-registration is required for all classes. You can register at the nursery or by calling 645-3937.

Dealing with Drought ~ Tough Plants & Drought-proofing Techniques for your Garden
Wednesday, April 16, at 10 a.m.
Maintain a beautiful garden despite dry conditions. Drought-tolerant plants, natives, and water-wise cultural practices will be discussed. Master Gardener credit for this class. Free.

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Organic Gardening Basics
Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m.
Great soil produces plants that are healthier and more naturally resistant to insects and diseases. Learn about soil building, good cultural practices, and planning a season of bountiful harvest.

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Tree / Shrub Planting Demo
Saturday, April 26 at 2 p.m.
Proper planting goes a long way toward your gardening success. Aftercare of your trees & shrubs will also be discussed. Hands-on demonstration. This seminar is co-sponsored by the Town of Weaverville Tree Board.

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Go Wild – Plant Natives
With Peter Loewer ~ The Wild Gardener
Saturday, May 3, at 2 p.m.
Peter Loewer is a garden writer, artist, passionate plant-person, native plant authority, and author of many gardening books including “Native Perennials of the Southeast”. This lecture and slide show is sure to be inspiring. Free.

Upcoming classes, workshops, and events at The Essence Center, a Day Spa and Natural Health Retreat Center located at 530 Upper Flat Creek Road.  For more information or to register visit their website, www.theessencecenter.com, or call 658-8198.

Holotropic Breathwork Weekend Workshop
with Brack Jefferys, Ph.D. 
Friday, April 18-Sunday, April 20
The workshop begins Friday at 5 p.m. 

Holotropic Breathwork™ is an experiential process grounded in over forty years of research by Christina and Stanislav Grof, M.D. This workshop offers participants an opportunity to access an entire range of human experiences for personal and spiritual growth, including family of origin issues, psychological surrender and renewal, spiritual experiences, creativity and compassion for self and others. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Center for Transpersonal Resources. The Center for Transpersonal Resources is recognized by the National Board of Certified Counselors to offer continuing education hours. We adhere to NBCC Continuing Education Guidelines (Provider #5861).

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Guided Meditation with Chris Spheeris
May 2
7:30-9 p.m.
Cost: $15

Emmy Award winning, internationally-acclaimed recording artist Chris Spheeris will be at The Essence Center in Weaverville. On Friday, May 2, at 7:30 pm, Spheeris will lead a meditation focused on “Expanding your identity beyond the conditioned mind”. Against a backdrop of specially arranged and recorded music, this meditation utilizes Spheeris unique logic-based method to short-circuit self-limiting assumptions and open new pathways to expanded awareness. It is recommended to bring comfortable clothing, a yoga mat and/or a meditation pillow. Please arrive early, no late admittance allowed.

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Chris Spheeris in Concert
Saturday, May 3
8-10 p.m.
Cost: $25

Emmy Award winning, internationally-acclaimed recording artist Chris Spheeris will be at The Essence Center in Weaverville.  On Saturday, May 3 at 8 p.m., Spheeris brings his music to the stage for a concert performance. This show will consist of original vocals as well as the instrumental songs that have earned him Gold, Platinum, and Emmy Awards. Sharing insights from his personal inner and outer journeys, Spheeris’ approachable manner and tongue-in-cheek humor create an informal, soulful and warm atmosphere. 
www.chrisspheeris.com.

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Yoruba Ancestral Healing
May 16-18

This workshop is a beginning step to understanding Yoruba terminology and technologies for bringing health and happiness to the individual and the family. Ancestors are the open door to healing of self and the planet. We will work in silence unless expressly asked to sing or talk to one another.

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Speaking With Spirit
May 30-June 1

Anything with a life force can communicate. To understand and open a dialogue may require having the appropriate sensitivities and tools. The Pendulum, Core Current Testing & Advanced Muscle Testing are valuable tools that can guide us through unfamiliar conversations and realms. These techniques can navigate our awareness through the heart and soul of our Nervous System, where we can discover the root cause of any disease, as well as the optimal treatments.  Learn: • To Use A Pendulum • Advanced Muscle Testing Techniques • To Test The Nervous System & The Core Current • How To Apply Techniques • Charts For Diagnostic & Treatment Readings • Skills To Expand Your Healing Practice and Intuitive Awareness • To Speak With Those That Do Not Speak- Infants, Animals, Plants, Bees, Birds, Water, Soil, Spirits, Angels……

Weaverville resident Carol Morton will be hosting two April Stampin’ Up workshops at her home.  Workshop dates are 6:30-9 p.m. on Friday, April 4 or 6:30-9 p.m. on Saturday, April 5.  Each workshop costs $10 to attend and you need to pre-pay before Sunday, March 30 to hold your spot.  The April projects are:

• Mother’s Day tote with goodies inside
• card using pastels
• party favor (by request)
• reversible four-photo frame

Snacks and door prizes will also be available, and she’ll have discounts on in-stock retired stamp sets.  To register, call Carol at 658-1003.   FYI:  The May workshop dates will be May 2 and May 3.

“Appalachian Xeriscaping: Landscaping Ideas for Water Efficient Gardens” will be presented at 10:30 a.m.-Noon on Saturday, April 5 at the Weaverville Library.

The presentation features a slide lecture by Randy Burroughs, Landscape Architect & Naturalist, and a walk through the Main Street Nature Park.

The focus of this talk will be useful ways for homeowners to have healthy attractive gardens in a time of low rainfall. We’ll discuss plants, garden planning, soil ammendments, water catchments systems, and things you can do to make a lower maintenance, more entertaining garden.

In the park we’ll see how nature sorts out plants into communities and what you can learn about the place you live from reading these patterns.

The talk should last about an hour, with the Main Street Nature Park walk until Noon. This event is provided by the Weaverville Tree Board.

The Weaverville Library is located at 41 North Main Street. The talk will take place in the Program Room.

Carol Morton will be hosting two Stampin’ Up workshops in Weaverville this month: Friday, February 8 and Saturday, February 9.  They run from 6:30-9 p.m. (both workshops are the same, so you only have to attend one).  Feburary’s workshop projects include:  an Easter card, candy pounch, windowed gift box for cookies and a mini book.  Snacks and door prizes will also be available.  Workshops are $10, and you’ll need to pre-pay by February 2 to reserve your spot.  For more information or to register contact Carol at 658-1003.

This month is also Sale-A-Bration month — with every $50 purchase you receive a free stamp set.  Contact Carol for more info.

Upcoming Classes and Workshops at The Essence Center™, located at 530 Upper Flat Creek Rd.  For more information or to register for any of the classes call Jennifer at 658-8198.

Marketing Skills Training for Body/Mind Conscious Business Owners
This workshop series is designed for people in the healing arts and sciences, which have great talent, but lack the skills necessary to create a successful practice or business. This workshop series is designed for people in the healing arts and sciences, who have great talent, but lack the skills necessary to create a successful practice or business. We will cover the following important topics: market research/target market development; marketing necessities; establishing yourself as an expert; media relations; online marketing; and community involvement. Two-Part Series, February 6th and February 13th, 6-9PM with Jonathan Poston – $120 per person.

Sacred Sensuality for Women
This workshop will teach people how to use the difficulties and joys that arise in their sexual and intimate relationships and interactions as doorways to deepen the love between them. It will help facilitate a deepening of their understanding and care for themselves, and their connection to the divine. The workshop offers the tools, information and practices, for individuals/couples in their exploration of sacred sensuality, finding deeper intimacy and increasing passionate communication and fulfillment. Saturday, February 9, 2008 with Rabbi Asherah, D. Div., M.S., LHT, LC 8AM-5PM, including lunch: $160.

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Joyful Noise Community Music & Arts Center begins their latest session of dance classes Monday, January 28.  Classes are held at 30 Alabama Avenue.  Here are the current offerings:

• Beginning clogging (ages 5-11) from 6-7 p.m
• Beginning Irish Step dance (ages 8-adult) from 7-8 p.m
• Beginning clogging (ages 12-adult) from 8-9 p.m.

Classes are $12/class if you pre-register for the session, or $15/class if you do not want to register for the entire class session, which lasts through Memorial Day.  To register or for more information, contact instructor Heidi Kulas at cloggerina@charter.net or (410) 212-3215.

Wally Maria Mazzucco Wyatt’s Discover Italian Cooking Classes continue with her “Best Italian Dishes Series”.  Classes will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on these Saturdays: January 26, February 23, March 15, April 26, May 24, and June 14.  Cost is $50 per class or sign up for all 6 and receive 1 free.  Additional information is available at her website, www.discoveritalian.com (check out the Cooking Classes page for class menus) or you can call her at 658-8928

The Essence Center is a Natural Health Retreat Center located at 530 Upper Flat Creek Road.  For more information about any of their classes or workshops, contact them at 658-8198 or visit their website at www.theessencecenter.com

Daily Yoga/Movement Classes & Breakfast at Essence
After a morning movement class (either yoga, Nia or Tia-Chi), help yourself to a yummy continental-styled breakfast of homemade granola, fresh fruit, juice, coffee & tea.  Sunday through Saturday. Please call first to reserve, 658-8198.
7 a.m.: Morning yoga or other movement class
8 a.m.: Breakfast with homemade granola, muffins, fresh fruit & juice

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Shamanic Dance Temple with Rabbi Asherah at The Essence Center
Friday, January 11, 2008, 7-10 p.m.
$30 per person
Shamanic Dance Temple is a sacred space which will allow you to delve inside yourself through movement and reach ecstasy.  A  passion for moving the body emerges, allowing the soul inside to awaken. Call 658-8198 for reservations or visit www.TheEssenceCenter.com.

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Experience the Wisdom of Winter Through the Eyes of the Natural World at The Essence Center
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 10 a.m.- 6p.m.
$85 per person
Includes light lunch
Explore the essence of the winter season and how you can align with it. Receive optimum food/ herb choices & cooking methods that support this alignment. Learn to make a simple winter soup to nourish the kidneys & build life force. Participate in a traditional sweat lodge in the Bear Tribe tradition, including building the fire to heat the rocks ceremony. Participate in a Sacred Pipe Ceremony. Call 658-8198 for reservations
or visit www.TheEssenceCenter.com.

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Holotropic Breakthwork Workshop
with Brack Jefferys, Ph.D.
Thursday, January 17, 2008, 7-9 p.m.
$20 per person.
Holotropic Breathwork™ is an experiential process grounded in over forty years of research by Christina and Stanislav Grof, M.D. This is a brief workshop that will introduce you to the technique and its uses. Please call 658-8198 for reservations or visit www.TheEssenceCenter.com.

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Alpha to Omega: The Gamut of Sound at The Essence Center
with Daniel Barber – Musician, Sound healer
Sunday, January 20, 2008, 3-6 p.m.
$30 per person
This workshop will take you on a sonic and somatic journey through drumming, movement and vocalizing.  We will explore how and why we respond the way we do to various rhythms, consider how ancient chants are “hidden wide open” in our modern language, and experience the power of group “sounding.”  Please call 658-8198 for reservations or visit www.TheEssenceCenter.com.

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INNERSOULSPEAK: Creating Original Solo Performance Pieces
with Rabbi Asherah, D.Div., M.S., LHT, LC
Monday Night Series from January 21-February 25, 2008 (6 class series)
$180 per person
This special workshop series utilizes improvisational techniques and exploratory autobiographical writing to generate original monologue while delving into the inner realm of the conscious and unconscious. The body holds wisdom, trauma, and memory, much will surface while working with and through movement, voice, spoken word, and meditation.This workshop culminates in a performance of all students. Please call 658-8198 for reservations or visit www.TheEssenceCenter.com.

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Sacred Sensuality for Women at The Essence Center
Saturday, February 2, 2008
with Rabbi Asherah, D.Div, M.S., LHT, LC
8 a.m.-5 p.m., including lunch: $TBA
A day workshop on the women’s sensuality and expression. Please call 658-8198 for reservations or visit www.TheEssenceCenter.com.

Each month Weaverville resident Carol Morton hosts two Stampin’ Up workshops.  At each workshop you’ll make four projects which you get to keep at the end of the session.  Previous projects have included gift bags, ornaments, placecards, gift card holders, and more.  She also offers snacks and door prizes.  Each workshop costs $10 to attend.  For information or to register, call Carol at 658-1003. 

Upcoming Workshop Schedule
Friday, December 7, 6:30-9 p.m.
Saturday, December 8, 6:30-9 p.m.
Projects: A set of three gift cards in a holder, a classic desktop calendar, a bookmark, and a photo wallet

Friday, January 18, 6:30-9 p.m.
Saturday, January 19, 6:30-9 p.m.
Projects: TBA

Friday, February 8, 6:30-9 p.m.
Saturday, February 9, 6:30-9 p.m.
Projects: TBA

Friday, March 7, 6:30-9 p.m.
Saturday, March 8, 6:30-9 p.m.
Projects: TBA

Here’s some photos from a workshop I attended in November…
 
Putting the finishing touches on a Christmas ornament

Santa gift bag

Gift box with caramels

Participants work on creating gift card holders