Carol Clay, Broker/REALTOR Brevard NC Real Estate Specialist

Brevard, North Carolina is popular with outdoor enthusiasts because of the hiking trails, bike trails, rivers, and a myriad of other activitivies. But Brevard also has a rich and vibrant arts community. Numerous art studios and galleries, the Brevard Little Theater, Bevard College's Porter Center, and of course, the Brevard Music Center are just a few of the jewels you'll find here.

If you find yourself in Brevard during the month of April, here are a few of the arts related activities that you can take advantage of.

Brevard's 4^th Friday Gallery Walk
April 24
Enjoy an evening stroll in downtown Brevard as you enjoy visiting the art galleries, art stores, retail stores and restaurants that are staying open late from 5-9 pm. Most galleries have new artwork each month, while you enjoy wine, munchies and music. Be sure to look for the 14 sculptures and five murals located in downtown as well. Galleries participating include: TC Arts Council, Number 7 Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Red Wolf Gallery, Bluewood Gallery, Drew Deane Gallery, Gallery on Main and Hollingsworth Gallery. Be sure to stop by and have dinner in one of our downtown restaurants. A brochure for the gallery walks can be found at any of the participating galleries or at the chamber of commerce. For more information call TC Arts at 884-2787 or go to www.artsofbrevard.org and click on Art Tours.

April 25 & 26
Scenic 276 Studio Stroll

Explore the studios and galleries located on Hwy. 276 in Brevard and Transylvania County. On Saturday, April 25th studios and galleries will be open from 10 am - 5 pm. On Sunday, April 26^th studios and galleries will be open from 1-5 pm. Brochures can be found at the Chamber of Commerce or at any of the studios and galleries located on Hwy. 276. For more information call Mud Dabbers Pottery at 828-884-5131 or Glass Feather Studio and Gardens at 828-885-8457. Brochures can printed out from www.artsofbrevard.org click on Art Tours.

Porter Center for Performing Arts at Brevard College.
For ticket information, visit the Porter Center online or call the box office at 1-828-884-8330

• Luciana Souza
  Friday, April 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM
  Tickets: $25 / $10 students
  Three-time Grammy nominee Luciana Souza was raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where she grew up in a family of Bossa Nova composers. A respected composer and vocalist, she defies categories bringing her outstanding musicianship and unique sound to any project. Whether performing works by Osvaldo Golijov and Manuel de Falla, singing with the big bands of Maria Schneider and Kenny Wheeler, or performing in small jazz groups, Souza brings something to the music that has been called "transcendental".
  
• Cashore Marionettes
  Monday, April 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM
  Tickets: $5 adults / FREE for students
  The Cashore Marionettes are unmatched in artistry, grace, and refinement of movement. The internationally acclaimed Cashore Marionettes redefine the art of puppetry. The moving and humorous performances have astounded audiences in Europe, the Far East and across North America including sops at the Kennedy Center, Annenberg Center, Kravis Center, and many others.The program, Simple Gifts, is a series of touching portrayals and poignant scenes from everyday life set to stunning music by such composers as Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, and Copland. The original vignettes presented in Simple Gifts, through a combination of virtuosos manipulation, beautiful music, theatrical illusion, and artistic insight, provide a sensitive vision of what it is to be human. From humorous to tragic, the performance spans the range of emotions with characters and actions that are amazingly convincing. The marionettes are engineering marvels and the quality of movement is extraordinary.
  
• Intersection Trio
  Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 3:00 PM
  Tickets: $20 adults / $10 students
  Formed in 1998, the group's numerous recordings have been best-sellers in Asia and have topped the classical and crossover charts. In Japan alone, CD sales have been well in excess of 100,000. In addition to their best selling CDs, Intersection has released over half a dozen DVDs, and have become a familiar presence in the popular media, through numerous magazine covers, high-profile appearances on television (including CNN International), and even through their much-loved cameos on TV commercials.
  
  For more information about things to see and do in the Brevard, NC area, visit us online today at www.brevardncproperty.com.

I've had enough...and apparently so have others. Today in over 40 cities across the US, including Asheville, North Carolina, organizations are staging the 2009 version of the Boston Tea Party in protest of what is happening in our government and to us as citizens. We have been silent for too long and consequently, the very people we elected to represent us, have sold us and generations to come up the river, enslaving us with record breaking debt, stripping us of any real power, and slowly but surely injecting the government control into our every day lives. This isn't a statement for or against any one party. They're both hypocrites and our opinions as US citizens no longer matters....Unless..we find our collective voices and begin to make our thoughts and opinions matter again.

If there is a tea party in your community, and you are compelled to lend your voice to this please attend. If there isn't one being organized, I hope you'll consider taking the lead or at the very least encouraging an organization in your community to organize one.

If you're looking for homes or land in the Brevard, North Carolina area...or if you want professional help selling property, call the Clay Team. Robert and Carol Clay are leaders in property marketing in western North Carolina.

Visit us online and search for properties 24/7. Or give us a call to find out how we can help you find that perfect home...or that "just right" piece of land.

In todays tough economic times, this is no time to go it alone. Call Robert or Carol today.

If you're looking for homes or land in the Brevard, North Carolina area...or if you want professional help selling property, call the Clay Team. Robert and Carol Clay are leaders in property marketing in western North Carolina.

Visit us online and search for properties 24/7. Or give us a call to find out how we can help you find that perfect home...or that "just right" piece of land.

In todays tough economic times, this is no time to go it alone. Call Robert or Carol today.

If you're like most people, 2009 started with a resolution to get in shape. If you're in the Hendersonville or Brevard area, there's no better place to make that resolution a reality than the Brevard Athletic Club. There's tons of great work out equipment, classes like Body Pump and Yoga, two pools, racquet ball, and 11 tennis courts! Find out more in this video!

To learn more about the Brevard, NC area, drop in today for a visit with the Clay Team. We'd love to hear from you!