Canoe, Kayak & Tubing in Brevard

Headwaters Outfitters continues to offer canoeing, kayaking and tubing river trips on the beautiful French Broad River in Western North Carolina. The canoeing and kayaking river trips can last from 3 hours and up to a two day canoe camping trip, or you may choose to cool off with a lazy float down the French Broad on our tubing river trip. All of our trips are self-guided with the exception of our seasonal special events.

Headwaters Outfitters also carries a great selection of canoes and kayaks for sale in our RIVER SHOP. Test paddle canoes by Old Town, Mad River & We-no-nah or kayaks by Current Designs, Wilderness Systems and Perception. At our River Shop north and west forks form the French Broad River meet making Headwaters Outfitters an excellent location to test paddle canoes or kayaks before your purchase.

Headwaters Outfitters, conveniently located just outside of Brevard NC, and one hour west of Asheville, is an easy one day trip from Charlotte, Greenville, or Raleigh, and a great weekend get-a-way from Atlanta. Regardless of where you are coming from Transylvania County has lots to offer those looking for a mountain style get away. Whether you stay a night or a week Headwaters Outfitters Adventure Village offers you a range of accommodation options including cabins, RV hookups and camp sites. (Directions)

So when planning your next vacation to the mountains of North Carolina, a quick weekend getaway, or just something fun to do outdoors, pack a picnic lunch, bring your fishing pole, gather your friends and family and join us for an adventure.

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Posted on 6/30/2008 2:34:10 PM

Huge 4th of July Celebration in Brevard

Where else can you catch the hometown spirit, but in Downtown Brevard for Independence Day!
We start off with a bang early in the morning with the 5K/10K Firecracker Run, organized by the Brevard Rotary Club.
 
And by the end of the evening we are treated to a fireworks spectacular that will leave you wanting to spend the rest of your holidays in the mountains.  New community-wide sponsor partners of the Fireworks Extravaganza:  City of Brevard, Transylvania County, Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce, Transylvania Tourism Development Authority, and the Heart of Brevard.
During the day, downtown streets are closed to an overflowing crowd. This year, the Transylvania Community Arts Council hosts its 36th Annual Fine Arts & Craft Showcase. Not only is this a great way to showcase the artists of the region, but what better time to come and shop for those special gifts?!
Our Classic Automobile Show stretches for blocks and delights even the casual aficionado of 1920s to 1970s vintage vehicles. Organized by the Transylvania AACA, entertainers like Elvis and the Blues Brothers have been known to show up and croon while you swoon over these classic beauties.
The music doesn't stop with the cars. Our Courthouse Gazebo is center stage for day-long musical entertainment.
 

Downtown Brevard has its own special July 4th Parade. This one is just for children, and they can decorate and ride their favorite bicycles. Children can compete for the Most Patriotic, Most Creative, and the Most Unusual. The 1st and 2nd place winners of the three categories are awarded ribbons, while the first place winner in each category wins a gift certifcate to Sycamore Cycles. 
If riding in the Bicycle Parade you must wear a helmet.
Other activities for children include Par-T-Perfect’s Kid Zone of Inflatables, Pisgah Climbing Wall, Little Blue Choo, and Eurobungee. 
And an important tradition is the reading of the “Declaration of Independence." During the day’s festivities we take time to reflect on the incredible document created in 1776 that has made so much possible in our wonderful nation.
4th of July Celebration schedule
4th of July
Celebration
Downtown Brevard
July 4, 2008
9:00am – 5:00pm
             
 
Firecracker 5K/10K Run – Brevard Rotary Club 
                                             Check-in 6:30am -7:45am, Race begins at 8:00am
                                             South Gaston Street (near Trans. Co. Library)
 
All Star Pet Show – Humane Society
                                Registration 8:45am – 9:30am, Judging 9:30am – 11:30am
                                Silvermont (East Main Street)
 
36th Annual Fine Arts & Crafts Showcase – Tcarts
                                            4th of July hats & sunglasses (children’s activity)
                                            West Main Street
 
Classic Car Show – Transylvania Cruisers
                                 West Main Street:  9:00am – 3:00pm
 
Bicycle Parade – Sycamore Cycles
                           Water Oak Suites (East Main Street)
                           1:00pm  *must have helmet
 
Children’s Activities – Little Blue Choo, Par-T-Perfect Inflatables,
                                      & Pisgah Climbing Wall
                                      (East Main Street)
 
Declaration of Independence – Elected Officials
                                                Main Intersection of Main/Broad Street:  3:00pm
                                                   
3rd Annual Duck Race for Kids – Communities in Schools
                                                       Kings Creek (Brevard College):  5:00pm
 
Fireworks Extravaganza – Brevard College:  9:30pm
 
WSQL Fireworks Music Program – Brevard Piano
                                                        9:15pm – 9:45pm Other july 4th activities
After 5:00pm, when the street festival is done, you can head down to the
Communities in Schools
3rd Annual Duck Race
Located at Brevard College, Kings Creek
(before the fireworks begin)

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Posted on 6/24/2008 2:34:46 PM

GlenLaurel Preserve Evergreen Brevard North Carolina

As an authorized seller of Glen Laurel Preserve, Call me for the latest pricing on the newly constructed houses and townhouses now available. You won't be sorry!

Watch this video and then be sure and return to my site! 

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/glenlaurel-preserve-evergreen-brevard-north-carolina/2137744217

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Posted on 6/21/2008 10:18:02 AM

epsinc Pisgah National Forest

Another fantastic video from our Rangers and managers of our Pisgah National Forest. Enjoy and be sure to come back to my site so I can find you a new home or land in this fabulous part of the country!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDHjYVrmq90&feature=related 

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Posted on 6/21/2008 9:57:50 AM

Great Destinations: Brevard, North Carolina

Enjoy this 9 minute YouTube on BrevardNC. After you watch this video, be sure and return to my site for more great blogs. Don't forget to send your comments and request for property information and area info. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxq5Y17uo28

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Posted on 6/21/2008 9:51:10 AM

Transylvania County Arts

The Transylvania Community Arts Council in Brevard is proud to bring together two artists from WNC for its next gallery show: Sandy Webster with mixed media and Steven Forbes-deSoule with Raku pottery. The show will run from June 9- July 11. An artist reception will be held on June 27 during Brevard's 4th Friday Gallery Walk from 5-9 pm. This art exhibit is sponsored by Red Wolf Gallery.

Sandy Webster is an artist currently working in mixed media. She enjoys producing works for the body, mind and home that evoke ideas of memory and containment, revealing and concealing space and thought. "My art is narrative, a story retold with paints, pencil, collage and collections. Each work is a personal expression of time, place and thought. It is what I call “evidence of experience” garnered from my writings, sketchbooks and the things I gather that have meaning beyond their intended purpose.

 

After several years working with basketry as her primary medium she went on to receive her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Western Carolina University and her Master of Fine Arts from Norwich University at Vermont College. She lives with her husband in western North Carolina. In addition to her studio work, Sandy Webster has written articles and served as a juror of fiber-related exhibitions while teaching and exhibiting internationally. To learn more about her go to: www.sandywebster.com .

 

American raku pottery is a unique and magical form of pottery where the glowing hot vessel or sculpture is pulled from the kiln and placed in combustibles in a metal container. The can is then covered, smothering the flames. The results are always serendipitous and the pieces are truly one of a kind! Steven Forbes-deSoule has been focusing on raku pottery exclusively for over 24 years and during that time has created a style which is genuinely distinct. His work has been featured in books and magazines and has been represented by galleries and museums nationwide. “Recently, I have been melting stained glass and glass rods on my unique "halo/opal" glaze, creating a variety of colors and textures.” To learn more about him go to: www.stevenforbesdesoule.com .

 

The public will have the opportunity to meet both artists at an artist reception on Friday, June 27 from 5-9 pm at TC Arts. This reception will be sponsored by the Red Wolf Gallery. The TC Arts Council gallery is located at 349 S. Caldwell Street in Brevard. Gallery hours are Monday – Friday from 10 am – 4 pm. For more information call 828-884-2787 or go to www.tcarts.org.

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Posted on 6/18/2008 5:52:30 PM

The Brevard Community Band

About The Band

The Brevard Community Band is a summer band composed of 60 volunteer musicians (professional and amateurs) ages 16-80 from Brevard and surrounding areas.  The band is under the direction of Jamie Hafner, Director Emeritus of Education of the BrevardMusic Center.  The purpose of the band is to promote band music and provide an outlet for instrumentalists to express their musical talents.  The band is also a philanthropic organization by providing music scholarships to local students and grants to schools to promote music education. 

 We are not the ordinary community band.  We play very high level (challenging) band literature. The band has a high percentage of professional musicians including 14 retired band directors, four music professors, and a world famous composer.  Our conductor is highly renowned for his conducting and is one of the top tuba players in the country.

 For the 2008 season the band will be performing four concerts: June 15  featuring Charlie Vernon, trombonist with the Chicago Symphony; July 4 at the Gazebo; an outreach program for College Walk residents on July 7; and a season finale on August 24. 

2008 Events Schedule

Summer Concert
Sunday, June 15 (Father's Day Special) at 3 pm
The Porter Center at Brevard College
Featuring Charlie Vernon, Trombonist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra     

4th of July Celebration
Friday, July 4 at 11 am
Gazebo Downtown
Featuring Copland's Portrait with Mayor Jimmy Harris 

Outreach Program at College Walk (for College Walk residents only)
Monday, July 7 at 7 pm
College Walk Auditorium

Season Finale Concert
Sunday, August 24 at 3 pm
The Porter Center at Brevard College 

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Posted on 6/12/2008 7:26:19 AM

Mud Dobbers Potter in Brevard

The Studio
The Carwile-Dodson Studio, opened in April 2004, is located in a renovated  mill building next door to Mud Dabbers Pottery & Crafts.  Both buildings were built in 1922.  The studio is equipped with nine electric wheels, one being a handicap-accessible wheel.  Handbuilding equipment includes a slab roller and two extruders.  Stoneware clay will be used in the classes; it will be fired in an electric oxidation kiln.
3621 Greenville Hwy
(Next to Mud Dabbers Pottery)
PO Box 1162
Brevard, NC 28712
(828) 884-5771
(828) 884-5131

Hand Building with Suzanne Jones This three-week class will run from April 22 through May 7.
Class meets Tuesdays for instruction and Wednesdays for practice from 6 - 9 p.m.  Experiment with various hand- building techniques and learn how to add creative embellishments to your ware. Raku with Rick Compton & Amy Biamonte This three-week class will run from May 9 through May 28.
Class meets Fridays for instruction and on Wednesdays for practice, both from 6 - 9 p.m.  Students will learn basic hand building techniques to create a variety of projects that will be raku fired.  They also will learn about the properties of raku clay and glaze. 
Raku is one of the most exciting and immediately gratifying firing techniques in pottery.  Pieces are removed from the kiln when glaze is molten hot and placed into a container of combustibles and allotted time to carbonize.  This process turns black any surface that has not been glazed, while glazed areas have a one-of-a-kind metallic or clear crackle finish. Six-Week Courses Wheel Throwing with John Dodson   This six-week class will run twice this spring. First Opportunity:  March 3 through April 9
Second Opportunity:  April 21 through May 28  Class meets Mondays for instruction and on Wednesdays for practice, both from 6 - 9 p.m.  In this class students will learn about the properties of clay and beginning wheel- throwing techniques.  Students will learn how to transform basic cylinders into bowls, goblets, vases, mugs, and lidded vessels.  Students also will learn glazing basics and will glaze their own work. Hand Building with Suzanne Jones This six-week class will run from March 4 through April 9.
Class meets Tuesdays for instruction and Wednesdays for practice from 6 - 9 p.m.  Experiment with various hand-building techniques and make boxes, vases, bird feeders, garden ornaments and much more.  This course is an excellent introduction to working with clay and understanding its properties.   Independent Study with Rick Compton   March 2 through April 10(Tuesdays from 9 a.m.- 12 p.m., Thursdays from 6 - 9 p.m., and Sundays from 2-8 p.m.) April 20 through May 29 (Tuesdays from 9 a.m.- 12 p.m., Thursdays from 6 - 9 p.m., and Sundays from 2-8 p.m.) June 8 through  July 17 (Thursdays from 6 - 9 p.m., and Sundays from 2-8 p.m.) July 27 through September 4 (Thursdays from 6 - 9 p.m., and Sundays from 2-8 p.m).

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Posted on 6/12/2008 7:23:26 AM

Brevards June Calender of Events

June 2008
Ongoing Events:
Transylvania Tailgate Market Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 7-10am located on Varsity Street near the Library on Broad Street.
6/14 Family Pottery Class - Garden Creations & Creatures - 9-11 am - Cost: $35/person Contact:
884-5771 or www.muddabbers.com - Carwile-Dodson Studio. Registration required.
6/14 Family Pottery Class - Basic Wheel Throwing - Try Pottery for One Night - 6-8:30 pm - $40/person 
Contact: 884-5771 or www.muddabbers.com - Carwile-Dodson Studio.  Registration required.
6/14 Firefly Twilight Tour - www.cradleofforestry.org - 7:30-9:30 pm - Meet at the Pink Beds for a ranger-led tour and children's craft - $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for youth.
6/15 Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Summer Concert - Brevard Community Band - 3pm - The Porter Center at Brevard College - All seats $10 - Tickets available at the door beginning at 2pm or at Celestial Mountain Music, Rockin’ Robin Records & CD’s, and College Walk.  www.brevardcommunityband.org. 
6/16-6/20 Play in the Clay Pottery Camp - 9 am - 12 pm for ages 6-10; 1:30-4:30 pm for ages 11-16 -
Cost: $160/person. Contact: 884-5771 or www.muddabbers.com. 
6/16-6/20 Wheel Throwing Adult Pottery Camp - 6-9 pm Cost: $140/person Contact: 884-5771 or www.muddabbers.com - Carwile-Dodson Studio. Registration required.
6/21 Bird Baths & Feeders Pottery Class for children and adults 9-11 am - Cost: $35/person Contact:
884-5771 or www.muddabbers.com - Carwile-Dodson Studio Registration required.
6/21 Basic Hand Building- Pottery class for adults - Try Pottery for One Night - 6-8:30 pm Cost: $40/person Contact 884-5771 or www.muddabbers.com - Carwile-Dodson Studio.  Registration required.
6/23-6/27 Summer Art Camp - Kids will have the opportunity to work with local artists in three art classes each day. 9am-noon or 1-4pm. Registration Required.  Cost $50. TC Arts Council Contact 884-2787 or www.tcarts.org.
6/27 Brevard Music Center Opening Night Special Event - Keith Lockhart & Yo-Yo Ma 7:30pm $55 - $85 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium Contact http://www.brevardmusic.org or 888-384-8682.
6/27 Main Street Alive Concert-Firecracker Jazz Band - 7:30 pm Main Street, Brevard. Contact Heart of Brevard at www.brevardnc.org, 884-3278 or Looking Glass Entertainment at 243-3496 or http://www.lookingglassentertainment.net/.
6/27 Art in the Yard - Transylvania Handcrafter’s Guild Show - 10-7 pm - Free - Contact TC Arts
Council at 884-2787 or www.tcarts.org.
6/27 Main Street LTD Wine Tasting - During Gallery Walk from 6-8 pm. Contact 884-4974.
6/27 Brevard’s 4th Friday Gallery Walk - Enjoy the downtown galleries from 5-9 pm Contact TC Arts Council at 884-2787 or www.tcarts.org.
6/27-7/4 Arts & Culture Week, Downtown Brevard experience local artwork, mountain music, street dances and the opening of the world renowned Brevard Music Center.  TC Arts Council & Transylvania Arts Promotion (TAP) Contact 884-2787 or www.tcarts.org.
6/28 Brevard Music Center Louisiana Jazz Ensemble - 7:30 pm - $25-$35 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium Contact http://www.brevardmusic.org/ or 888-384-8682.
6/28 Wind Chimes & Wall Art - Pottery Class for children and adults - Family Pottery Class. 9-11 am.   Cost: $35/person Contact: 884-5771 or www.muddabbers.com.  Carwile-Dodson Studio. Registration required.
6/28 Basic Wheel Throwing - Pottery class for adults- Try Pottery for One Night. 6:00-8:30 pm.     
Cost: $40/person Contact: 884-5771 or www.muddabbers.com.  Carwile-Dodson Studio. Registration required.
6/29 BrevardMusicCenter Musical Insights - 2 pm - Thomas Hall - Free. Contact www.brevardmusic.org or 888-384-8682.
6/29 Brevard Music Center Viennese Violin with Robert McDuffie - 3pm - Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium 
$40-$50 Contact www.brevardmusic.org or 888-384-8682.
6/30 BrevardMusicCenter Celebratory Concert - 7:30 pm - PorterCenter at BrevardCollege - $15.     Contact www.brevardmusic.org or 888-384-8682.
6/30 Open Mic Nite for Writers - calling all writers poetry or fiction to share your work with others - 7-8:30pm  Donation requested. Contact TC Arts Council 884-2787 or www.tcarts.org.
6/30-7/4 Play in the Clay Pottery - Pottery day camp for children. 9 am - 12 pm for ages 6-10; 1:30-4:30 pm
for ages 11-16 - Cost: $160/person Contact: 884-5771 or www.muddabbers.com - Carwile-Dodson Studio. Registration required.
6/30-7/4 Adult Pottery Camp - HandBuilding - Pottery course for adults - 6-9 pm - Cost: $140/person Contact: 884-5771 or www.muddabbers.com - Carwile-Dodson Studio. Registration required.

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Posted on 6/11/2008 7:28:26 AM

One of Brevards Finest Chefs does it again

Last week the Executive Chef of Poppies market (Julius) hosted several culinary demonstrations using local trout. Chef Julius has years of experience in fish from all over the world. Not to mention that Brevard's Poppies Gourmet Market carries only fresh, never frozen seafood’s.

Chef Julius demonstrated the art of preparing a fresh pineapple mango salsa featuring fresh cut pineapple, red peppers, mango, red onion, and jalapeño peppers served over fresh filets of Brevard rainbow trout.

Now I know who to get to cater my next party!

 

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Posted on 6/10/2008 11:51:14 AM

Downtown Brevard at White Squirrel Festival

Brevard’s White Squirrel Festival was a huge success. In fact I talked with folks that came from 3 states just to enjoy the festivities and they haven't missed the last few years’ events. Now you know why I love Brevard and why I feel you will too.
The City of Brevard and our TransylvaniaCounty is geared around the Arts, Crafts, Music and just having good clean fun on the streets. Not to mention the fabulous food. I ate some of the finest grilled corn I have ever put in my mouth at the Poppies food stand. Thanks Chef Julius for the cuisine. Don't pass along that I had 3 ears!
Don't miss next year’s event and stay tuned for more local events on this web site. Brevard's 4th of July and the fireworks are not to be missed.
 

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Posted on 6/10/2008 11:38:12 AM

Brevard Music Festival

Brevard students perform on lawn of the White House, summer 1961. Photo courtesy Brevard Music Center Brevard Music Festival In the cool Blue Ridge mountain-lake setting of Brevard, North Carolina, musicians from all over the world come to study at the Brevard Music Center (BMC), founded 64 years ago, one of the oldest and finest summer music institutions. Its 145 buildings are spread over 140 beautiful mountainside acres. Each year, more than 370 students, ages 14 through post-college, join professional musicians to devote themselves fully to music for seven weeks. In addition to a rigorous schedule of instruction, students also play side by side with faculty and guest artists in the presentation of more than 70 public concerts, staged operas, and musicals for a paying audience. Because there is an emphasis on performing with professional musicians in addition to instruction, Brevard is unique in giving students the opportunity to understand the world of the professional musician. During 2000, students will perform, and visitors will see performances diverse as, Verdi's Aida, Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondolier,Strauss' Die Fledermaus, Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon, Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F and Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Brevard began in 1936 as a summer band camp for boys on the campus of Davidson College. Transferring to the campus of Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina during WWII, the "Transylvania Music Camp" finally opened its doors in 1945 on a beautiful site just outside the town of Brevard in western North Carolina, thus becoming known as the Brevard Music Center. Its primary mission, from the very beginning, has been to promote quality music education. Today Brevard concentrates on training in performance and music theory under repertory conditions. Brevard Music Center's five orchestras, three bands/wind ensembles, plus piano, classical guitar, composition, conducting and chamber music programs offer numerous performance opportunities for every student. Throughout BMC's history, numerous guest artists, such as Frederica von Stade, who have come to perform have extended their stays to give master classes for students. To study at Brevard, young musicians must have completed a competitive audition and selection process. During the summer of 2000, participants from approximately 40 states and 10 foreign countries will take part in BMC's intensive educational programs. BMC succeeds in living up to its motto: Mentoring - Our Mission; Performing - Our Passion. The project is documented with nine pages of text, a press release, a 2000 season brochure, a booklet on BMC entitled Theme and Variations, a brochure describing 2000 season classes and application form, a glossary magazine, Overture: Your Guide to the Brevard Music Festival, 1999 season, and a magazine article on BMC from Southern Living. Also included are 46 color slides and two videotapes: "Blue Ridge Summer Serenade," and "Impressions," featuring the 1999 Brevard Music Festival. Originally submitted by: Jesse Helms, Senator.

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Posted on 6/4/2008 12:37:12 PM

Brevard Music Center Prelude: A Night In Casablanca

2008 Season Artists include

Andres Cardenes Roberto Diaz Diaz Trio JoAnn Falletta Leila Josefowicz

Grant Llewellyn Yo-Yo Ma Robert McDuffie Daniel Meyer Jon Kimura Parker

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Posted on 6/4/2008 9:00:14 AM

Cooking Demos with Chef Julius at Poppies

Cooking Demos with Chef Julius
4:30pm Friday and Saturday: Cooking demo with Julius. Meet our new chef Julius Kaiser and learn some great techniques for creating a easy dinner dish. He will feature trout from local Sunburst Trout.

Be sure and consider Poppies for any catering needs you have this season as Julius has extensive experience in catering. Julius holds a culinary degree from Johnson & Wales

 
Julius holds a culinary degree from Johnson & Wales

 

Here are some of the weekend highlights at Poppies

Friday, May 30^th
4 - 7pm, we’ve invited local artists and craftspeople to display their talents in the Garden. Look for jewelry makers, watercolors, oils, sewing & crochet work, garden art and copper work.


6:30pm – Rose & Summer Beer Tasting. We love a nice, dry rose wine. It's the perfect food wine for lighter dishes. This event will feature several roses from around the world and some of our favorite craft brewery’s summer ales and lagers. Appetizers will be included. Reservations required, cost $10.
 
Saturday, May 31^st
11am: John Paul McNeil from Asheville Integrative Medicine is back for his monthly talk. He will discuss issues around fatigue and how to improve with natural ideas. 


1pm: Carl Pitts will talk about cardiovascular health and a new tool designed to analyze problems. Screenings will be available after his talk for a charge.  


12-3pm: Grilling in the Garden. Julius will be serving grilled chicken sandwiches and we'll have a keg of beer on tap. Kick back and listen to music by The Moonshine Babies, a great local folk group that just performed at the White Squirrel Festival will be perfect on a lazy, summer Saturday afternoon

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Posted on 5/26/2008 2:19:44 PM

Brevard is the Crossroads to Exceptional Outdoor Recreation

Crossroads to Exceptional Outdoor Recreation

Downtown Brevard is the crossroads between Pisgah National Forest, Dupont State Forest, Gorges State Park, Bracken Mountain Nature Reserve for
Crossroads To Exceptional Outdoor Recreation.hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking, and climbing.

Vibrant Hub for the Arts

For 71 years the Brevard has been home to the world-renowned Brevard Music Center. Downtown Brevard is also home to The Porter Center of Performing Arts (Brevard College) and the Transylvania Community Arts Council bringing diverse programs, concerts, and exhibits to our mountain community.

A Rich Mountain Heritage

Four annual street festivals capture our hometown feeling: White Squirrel Festival, Fourth of July Celebration, Halloweenfest, Twilight Tour. They’re just a part of why people visit City of Brevard, Land of Waterfalls, Transylvania County.

Thanks you Heart of Brevard for the Above Post

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Posted on 5/23/2008 2:02:41 PM