** Evan Couzo of the University of North Carolina at Asheville will present some guiding principles for an economic look at the environment. ** Anne Keller of RiverLink will present findings from the recent Economic Impact Study of the French Broad River. ** Kathy Newfont of the University of Kentucky will discuss "The Political Economy […]

Speakers Leah Mathews Professor and Chair of Economics @Uuniversity of North Carolina Asheville Dr. Leah Greden Mathews is an applied environmental economist. Her research focuses on estimating the value of those things you can't buy on grocery store shelves – like water quality, scenic quality and cultural heritage. Leah is a founding member of the Food […]

The next installment of our Seasonal Paint and Sip class at the Old Rock Cafe is coming up quickly on June 2nd. Local artist Tiffany Fry will be back to help attendees create their very own painting of a summer tree and the Old Rock crew will be serving local beer, wine, and appetizers. This wine-and-design style […]

Speakers Jackson Ewing Senior Fellow @Duke University's Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions Jackson Ewing is a senior fellow at Duke University's Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions as well as an adjunct associate professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy. He works closely with the Duke Kunshan University Environmental Research Center and International Masters […]

Speakers Kathleen Lawlor Professor of Social Relations and Assistant Professor of Economics @UNC Asheville Kathleen Lawlor is Professor of Social Relations and Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina Asheville. She is an applied microeconomist specializing in development economics, environmental economics, and impact evaluation. Prior to academia, Dr. Lawlor worked on international environment […]

Ol’ 74 Jazz—an 18-piece big band—kicks off Summer Tracks on Jun 3. A mix of professional and amateur musicians from throughout our region, Ol’ 74 delights audiences of all ages with selections from wide array of genres—everything from Swing, Bebop, Rock, Funk, Latin and others, including classics from Glenn Miller to Earth, Wind & Fire.

In the lower level parking lot of the Folk Art Center, Guild members will have an opportunity to share their creative efforts with the public in an outdoor carefully-spaced layout. Visitors can shop for a variety of fine craft of different disciplines: bladesmithing, glassblowing, wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramics, woodturning, metalsmithing, leatherwork, and furniture making. The […]