June 27, 2006 Vol. 10 No. 1


Community News


30th anniversary of Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers

The MFA program’s summer residency has special meaning this year, as it celebrates the 30th anniversary of the acclaimed program’s founding. Program founder Ellen Bryant Voigt is among the faculty scheduled to read at a series of public readings and lectures beginning July 5, after an Anniversary Gala on July 4. The readings and lectures, each lasting about one hour, are free of charge. Info: 771-3715. Following is the complete public schedule:

Readings (8:15 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall behind the College Chapel unless otherwise indicated).

July 5 – Kai Maristed, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, T.M. McNally, Stuart Dischell, Diana Wagman.
July 6 – Andrea Barrett, Thomas Lux, Robert Boswell, C. Dale Young, Steve Schwartz.
July 7 – Robert Cohen, Heather McHugh, Grace Dane Mazur, Dean Young, Kevin McIlvoy.
July 8 – Judy Doenges, Reginald Gibbons, David Haynes, Brooks Haxton, Megan Staffel, Alan Williamson.
July 9 (Canon Lounge of the Gladfelter Student Center) – Joan Aleshire, Charles Baxter, A. Van Jordan, C.J. Hribal, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Peter Turchi.
July 11 – First night of graduating student readings: Marnie Cobbs, Leslie Bahr, Sarah Fay, Stan Yarbro, Debra Gitterman.
July 12 – Beverley Bie Brahic, Kevin Krell, Elizabeth Haukaas, Cynthia Reeves, Jynne Dilling Martin.
July 13 – Marsha Janson, Diane Arieff, Kristen Rembold, Catherine Tynan, Jillena Rose.
July 14 (4:30 p.m., followed by graduation ceremony) – Idris Anderson, Paula Belnap, Peter Gaines, Larry Bingham, Donna Henderson.

Lectures (10:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall unless otherwise indicated)

July 6 (11:15 a.m.) – Brooks Haxton, “Schrodinger’s Cat.”
July 7 – Charles Baxter, “Sonia’s Last Speech.”
July 8 – Heather McHugh, “Suspense.”
July 9 (Canon Lounge) – Kevin McIlvoy, “Laughter & Laws of Nature.”
July 11 – Grace Dane Mazur, “Getting Back to Basics.”
July 12 – Alan Williamson, “A Forgotten Modernist: St.-John Perse.”
July 14 (9:30 a.m.) – Stuart Dischell, “State of Alert.”
July 14 (10:45 a.m.) – Robert Cohen, “Emblem, Essence, Naming and its Discontents.”

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Warren Wilson selected 2006 Outstanding Conservation Farm Family

WWC has been selected as the 2006 Outstanding Conservation Farm Family for the 16 westernmost counties of North Carolina (Area 1). The selection came after the College was chosen by the Buncombe Soil & Water Conservation District as its county-level Farm Family of the year. Although the award focuses mainly on the College Farm under the direction of John Pilson and Chase Hubbard, many other aspects of the College are part of the recognition, notably Natural Resources, Garden, Landscaping, Recycling and the Environmental Leadership Center. In making its selection, Buncombe Soil & Water noted that the College serves as a role model for improving water quality and wildlife habitat, in using agricultural best-management practices extensively, reducing/reusing and recycling a large portion of the campus waste stream, and acting as stewards to the environment. Specific examples include buffers on stream banks, limited use of pesticides and herbicides, use of biodiesel and propane in many vehicles and equipment, total livestock exclusion from streams, crop rotation to reduce erosion and increase soil quality, use of organic gardening methods, and extensive community outreach. Regional judging will occur in July for the entire mountain region, comprising 40 counties. The statewide competition will be held in August.

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Campus conference schedule

June 29-July 5 - MFA alumni
July 5-16 - MFA for Writers
July 9-15 - Swannanoa School of Culinary Arts

Swannanoa Gathering dates

July 9-15 - Sing & Swing
July 9-15 - Dulcimer
July 16-22 - Celtic
July 23-29 - Old-Time
July 23-29 - Performance Lab
July 30- August 5 - Guitar
July 30- August 5 - Contemporary Folk
August 6-12 - Fiddle
Info: http://www.swangathering.org

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WWC Garden market

The Warren Wilson Garden Market runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday in front of Gladfelter. The Tuesday Farmer's Market is held at the Garden from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Info: Karen, ext. 3066.

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Safety Tip of The Week – pump up the tires

It's a common misconception that keeping less air in tires improves traction in hot weather, on snow or when you're carrying a heavy load. In fact, the opposite is true. Under-inflated tires are much more likely to blow out, come off the rims or hydroplane on wet roadways. For better handling and millage, you should inflate tires to the maximum air pressure recommended by the manufacturer. Please feel free to call Susan Quigley, the Safety and Training Office, ext. 3017 for any safety related questions.

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Town Meeting on the Future of Media in Asheville Wednesday Night

The event offers the first chance for the public to speak out on new media ownership rules. Federal Communications Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps will visit Asheville, N.C., on June 28, at 6 p.m. at the Ferguson Auditorium in the Laurel Building, A-B Tech, to listen to local concerns about media consolidation. The “Town Meeting on the Future of Media” will be the first public forum since the FCC launched its latest review of media ownership rules. The meeting, free and open to the public, will feature panel discussions on how media concentration affects local news and information. Presenters will include Wally Bowen, executive director, Mountain Area Information Network; James F. Goodmon, president and CEO, Capitol Broadcasting Company; John Hayes, executive director, Empowerment Resource Center; David McConnville, founder, Media Arts Project; Ken Sayler, general manager, Clear Channel Communications; Gustavo Silva, Coalición del Organazaciones Latino Americanas (COLA); and Virgil Smith, publisher, Asheville Citizen-Times. The forum will also include an open microphone session for the public to offer testimony on media issues to Commissioners Copps and Adelstein. Info: http://www.freepress.net/future

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Stealing Experience: A Collaboration in Friendship – Collage Art by Charles Farrell & Sebastian Matthews

Art opening with live music, spoken word. Book Works Studio, 428 1/2 Haywood Road, West Asheville. Thurs., July 13, 7-9 p.m. At core of this unique show are 11 pairs of postcard collages exchanged by two artists over a year and a half period. The 22 pieces have been selected from over 80 original collages that, in total, literally embody a stage in a friendship. As a body of work, they display collaboration and creative play in all its awkward grace, demonstrating a gradual deepening of craft and sharpening of skill. By the end of the collaboration, both artists were using 100% of both sides of the card. As one of the collaborators exclaimed, “It’s amazing that the post office even got them to our boxes! In addition to this collaboration project, Book Works will display in its gallery old and new collage work by the two artists, as well as their new postcard collaborations. Visitors will be free to try their hand at the open collage table. Stealing Experience will run at Book Works Gallery through Mid-August. Info: Laurie Corral, 255-8444 or info@ashevillebookworks.com.

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The Design Science Lab Problem-Solving Boot Camp Comes to Asheville

Next month, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, motivated students and citizens from around the US and the world will converge in Asheville to address some of the biggest challenges facing humanity. The Design Science Lab, held at UNC Asheville July 19-28, will focus on developing strategies to address energy, environment, health and education issues of the Southern Appalachian region in a global context. Applications are now being accepted for the Design Science Lab, and anyone interested in regional and global issues is encouraged to apply. Scholarships are available for qualified applicants. For information or to apply, visit http://designsciencelab.org

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WorldWide
Upper Dodge
Ext. 3057

WWC WorldWide travelers are finished up their courses abroad between June 1 and 7 in China, Italy, Tibet, Scotland, and South Africa. All are reported to be in good spirits. We are looking forward to chatting with all returnees here in the new WorldWide Office/International Center in lower Laursen. Welcome back and come on over!

We encourage all students and instructors planning to travel abroad in 2006-2007 to apply for their passports this summer. To obtain a passport for the first time, you need to apply in person at a passport office with two photographs of yourself, proof of U.S. citizenship (such as an original birth certificate), and a valid form of photo identification such as a driver’s license. You may download a passport application and read more about the application process at www.travel.state.gov/passport.

Chile and Thailand WorldWide travelers, flight information request forms are due back in the WorldWide office no later than July 1.

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Hooray for . . .

The Horse and Natural Resources Crews, who are featured in an article titled “Partners ‘team up’ to prep arboretum exhibit site” in the summer issue of the North Carolina Arboretum’s newsletter. The crews assisted the Arboretum in selective removal of trees from a future exhibit site. Dean of Work Ian Robertson, an Arboretum board member, helped coordinate the project.

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