FLASHBAX...
featuring vintage and retro clothing, will hold its grand opening this Saturday, Sept. 22, at 230 Asheville Highway across from the Sylva BP station. Owner Alyssa Bauman, who says she "loves animals," will donate 10 percent of Saturday's proceeds to ARF. Flashbax will offer student and group discounts, as well as clothing rentals. Bauman also will use her store to display and sell work by local artists and plans a sitting area where people can browse through fashion magazines to help re-create outfits they like. "I love unique, vintage clothes and the fact that they allow the wearer to be so expressive," said Bauman. "Clothing has always been my creative outlet." She opened the store, she said, to "create a fun place to shop with fun clothes to wear." A 1995 Western Carolina University graduate, Bauman lives in Whittier with her dog, Eddy.
LOCAL ARTIST...
Linda Kotila has released five new prints. "Smoky Mountain Christmas" depicts Santa in a quilted coat delivering toys on his rustic sled pulled by a pair of friendly black bears. Her other new prints include "Rainy Day Blues," Waterrock Know," "First Time Up" and "To All a Good Night." These prints are available at Kotila's gallery in Dillsboro and at the Village Studio, also in Dillsboro.
OUR REGULAR ...
state columnist, Paul O'Connor of Raleigh, has been replaced this week by his son, Michael, a freshman at New York University. Michael's column describes what he saw and heard last Tuesday in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center. Alert readers may remember that the elder O'Connor called his son by his middle name, George, in his column last week.
HORSES AND WAGONS...
are needed to take part in the Sunday, Oct. 7, Heritage Parade, the first featured county sesquicentennial event. The parade will begin at 3 p.m. with gospel music beginning at 2 p.m. Motorized vehicles will not be allowed Oct. 7 but will be welcome to participate in the Sesquicentennial Parade on Saturday, Oct. 20. To register to ride in the horse parade on Oct. 7, call Sylva City Hall at 586-2719. To find out more about joining the Oct. 20 parade, call Betty Foxx at 586-2512.
Another musical event...
has been added to Jackson County's monthlong sesquicentennial celebration. Sylva First Presbyterian Church will present a program of Stephen Foster songs on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. Carol Lynn and Balfour Knight will perform along with guest musicians. Foster composed many songs during the period of Jackson County's inception, and most celebrations during the 1850s featured performances of Foster's music. Foster is remembered for tunes such as "Camptown Races," "Oh, Susannah," "Old Folks at Home," "My Old Kentucky Home" and "Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair."
DUSTIN DEMOS...
has opened a new real estate agency in his home on Toy Cove Road in Sylva. A native of Buncombe County's Leicester community, Demos is married to the former Sherry Wilkes of Cullowhee. See his ad in the classified pages for more information.
WYNONNA...
will return to Harrah's Cherokee Casino tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m. After phenomenal success as one-half of The Judds, the country music star has sold more than 9 million albums as a solo act. Wynonna played two sold-out shows in Cherokee in 1999. Tickets for the performance are still available, starting at $50. For information, call 1-800-HARRAHS.
WHITTIER'S...
second annual Maple Leaf Festival will be Saturday, Oct. 20. The event is a community fund-raiser, with proceeds going to improve and maintain the Whittier Historical Center exhibits and to support New Century Scholars. Entertainment and crafters are still needed. For information, call Gloria Nolan at 497-7589 or 497-2393.
ALLISON'S...
Chevrolet of Sylva will bring the Chevrolet Soccer Festival, featuring a 50-foot trailer, tents, banners and signange, soccer history wall, interactive skills challenge area, radar kick, virtual reality goal kick and more to the Jackson County Recreation Department's annual Soccerfest. The Chevrolet Soccer Festival will be available both Friday, Sept. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. For more information, call 586-6333 or 586-PLAY.
A BALDWIN ORGAN...
has been donated to SMART's low- or no-cost spay/neuter program. The organ is for sale for $500, which will benefit the program. Since its beginning in June 2000, SMART has spayed or neutered more than 500 privately-owned area dogs and cats. For more information, call 631-4357 and leave a message or call 631-3473.
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