RiverLink is excited to announce the 11th annual Voices of the River Art and Poetry
Contest! Voices of the River provides an opportunity for pre-K to 12th grade students within the French Broad
River Watershed to express their creativity and engage with their watershed
outside of the science classroom. Students may submit stories, poetry, 2D
or 3D art to RiverLink by March 19th. All participants are invited to Earth
Day Kids' Fest at Salvage Station, where winners for each category will be
announced on April 21st.
This year's theme
is "What do you value about your watershed?". Teachers and
parents are invited to encourage students to reflect on their experiences
in or around the French Broad River and create a work of art that showcases
what they value about those experiences.
Submission forms
and contest guidelines can be found on RiverLink's website.
Submissions are judged by local artists, community volunteers and RiverLink
Staff. Prizes are awarded by age group and submission category. Artwork
will be displayed at local business around the watershed in May.
Anyone with
questions about the contest or who is interested in volunteering should
contact Robert Brown, RiverLink Education Coordinator, at robert@riverlink.org.
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018
RiverLink's 11th Annual Art and Poetry Contest is underway
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
WCU to offer 4-day grant writing certificate
Western Carolina University will offer a four-day Grant Writing Certificate program Tuesday, March 6 through Friday, March 9, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the Biltmore Park instructional site in Asheville, North Carolina.
"As a result of completing the workshop, participants will gain a better understanding of the entire grant development process--from planning through writing--and, thus, improve their chances of winning competitive grants," said Jack Smith, a nationally recognized trainer and consultant who will lead the workshop.
“Grant writing has been described as a ‘frustrating’ and ‘overwhelming’ experience,” said Jill Thompson, associate director of professional development at WCU. “Our goal is to demystify this process and provide concrete strategies for success.”
The workshop will proceed step-by-step through the proposal development process, including identifying and evaluating the most appropriate funding sources, researching a problem, and supplying the documentation and statistics necessary for supporting a grant proposal. Smith will review the many different categories of grants, and will teach timesaving techniques and shortcuts in the grant-writing process.
Smith is founder of and principal consultant for the Smith Group, which offers management and project development training and technical assistance to public and private organizations. Over the course of his career, Smith has consulted with more than 200 organizations and has taught more than 1,500 grant writing classes.
In the afternoon on the third day (March 8), a panel of experts representing several local foundations will discuss grant opportunities and the funding process for these projects.
On the final day, Andrea Moshier, director of sponsored research at WCU, will cover one of the most difficult parts of the grant submission—developing a budget. Mosier will discuss indirect costs, allowable vs. non-allowable costs, in-kind donations, government vs. non-government grants, and time reporting and reporting scenarios.
Moshier holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and has held numerous budget-related posts, including stints as assistant dean for administration in UNC-Charlotte’s College of Education and as administrative manager for the City of Charlotte’s Department of Transportation, Street Maintenance Division.
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) professional development credits (PDC) and National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) continuing professional education (CPE) credits will be awarded upon completion of the entire training program.
The cost for the program is $425. Participants registering by Feb. 15 may receive a 10% discount by using the promotional code, Grants2018.
To learn more about the program, including trainer biographies, and to register, go to www.pdp.wcu.edu, and click on Certificate Programs. Or, contact Jill Thompson at jcthompson@wcu.edu or call 828-227-7397.
WCU's Division of Educational Outreach extends access to education and training through innovative courses, programs, and services for individuals and communities both locally and globally. For more information, go to www.wcu.edu.edoutreach
Conductor Garry Walker leads Asheville Symphony on musical tour of Scotland - Feb. 10th
To celebrate his homeland and its
historical connections to the North Carolina mountains, Walker presents a
program of Scotland-themed classical works on Saturday, February 10 as he
conducts his audition concert for the Asheville Symphony’s music director
position.
The program includes Malcolm
Arnold’s Four Scottish Dances,
Debussy’s Marche écossaise (Scottish
march), Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with guest violinist Elena Urioste, and
Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, known as “the Scottish.” The concert takes place
at 8 p.m. in downtown Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.
Walker is the third of six finalists
for the Asheville Symphony’s music director position to conduct an audition
concert. The audience will be asked to give feedback via a survey after the
concert. The three remaining finalists will conduct concerts in March, April
and May.
Malcolm Arnold’s 1957 composition
Four Scottish Dances opens the
evening’s program. Originally composed for the BBC Light Music Festival, the
music strongly suggests Scottish folk song origins. However, three of the
dances are Arnold’s own original tunes, and the fourth is based on a melody
composed by Scottish poet Robert Burns.
Following Arnold is Debussy’s Marche écossaise or Scottish March,
which was commissioned by a Scottish officer. Though markedly Scottish in sound,
the work also includes some of Debussy’s own French musical style. His Scottish
theme uses an oboe and muted trumpet to imitate the sound of bagpipes.
Next guest soloist Elena Urioste
joins the symphony for Bruch’s rich and seductive Violin Concerto No. 1. While
Bruch was not Scottish, his interest in Scotland ran deep—one of the works for
which he is best known is the Scottish
Fantasy for violin and orchestra. Urioste, hailed by The Washington Post
as “a drop-dead beauty who plays with equal parts passion, sensuality, brains
and humor,” was a BBC New Generation Artist from 2012 to 2014 and a first-place
laureate in both the Junior and Senior divisions of the Sphinx Competition. She
has given acclaimed performances with major orchestras throughout the United
States and abroad. Urioste made her debut at Carnegie Hall's Isaac Stern
Auditorium in 2004 and has returned frequently as soloist. She is also the co-founder
and artistic director of Intermission Sessions & Retreat, a new program
that combines music and yoga.
The final work of the evening is
Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, known as the Scottish Symphony. Mendelssohn came
from a wealthy family and as a young man was able to tour Western Europe,
including a visit to Scotland in 1829. It was during this visit that he was
inspired to write both his popular Hebrides
Overture and the Scottish Symphony. The symphony evokes the wild landscapes of
the Scottish Highlands, pulls in the jaunty sounds of Scottish folk music, and ultimately
concludes with powerful optimism.
Single tickets for all concerts
are $24-69, depending on seating section (reduced youth pricing is available).
Single tickets and season ticket packages can be purchased online at
ashevillesymphony.org, by phone at 828-254-7046, or in person at the U.S. Cellular
Center box office at 87 Haywood Street.
The Asheville Symphony Orchestra
performs and promotes symphonic music for the benefit, enjoyment and education
of the people of Western North Carolina. The ASO presents concerts in the
2,300-seat Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville’s U.S. Cellular Center. Related
organizations include the Asheville Symphony Guild, Asheville Symphony Chorus,
Asheville Symphonettes, and education initiatives such as the Asheville Symphony
Youth Orchestra, Music in the Schools, Spotlight on Young Musicians, Symphony
Talks, and pre-concert lectures.
Masterworks 4: Scot Free
Saturday, February 10, 2018 • 8 p.m.
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Garry Walker, conductor
Elena Urioste, piano
Program:
Arnold Four Scottish Dances
Debussy Marche écossaise
Bruch Violin
Concerto No. 1
Mendelssohn Symphony
No. 3, “Scottish”
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