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SUMMER ART CLASSES AT HIDDENITE CENTER

The Hiddenite Center is pleased that the summer months are busy times for the staff and supporters of the Hiddenite Center. Students and Adults will find many new opportunities at the Center’s Educational Complex.

Children are encouraged to join classes in the arts on Tuesdays. These classes are designed for ages 4-8 from 10 a.m. until 12 Noon, ages 9 over from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. These offerings are for the months of June and July. The classes are a part of the Center’s on-going educational programs to strengthen the artistic opportunities within the region.

These classes are being designed to spark the imagination and open the minds of students to the world around them. Students will be given the freedom to explore their mind’s eye and have fun! Opportunities will be available to explore a variety of medium including watercolors, drawing, and other arts experiences.

Martha Burgin, well-known and talented local artist has agreed to serve as the instructor for this new venture. Ms. Burgin’s experiences with children are numerous. She has taught for a number of years and annually conducts the summer art classes for children at the Hiddenite Center.

This series of classes will be offered at the Hiddenite Center’s Educational Complex, which located 70 Hiddenite Church Road in Hiddenite.

Should you have questions about this workshop series, you are invited to contact Ms. Martha Burgin at 828.632.2256 for additional information, or contact the Hiddenite Center’s offices and we’ll have Ms. Burgin contact you!

Evening pottery classes are moving forward throughout the summer as well. A new pottery program begins on Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. This is an adult pottery class and the class will run for six weeks. Robin Beckett is the pottery instructor for these sessions, and students have the opportunity to work with hand built and wheel thrown pottery. To register, simply phone the Hiddenite Center (828.632.6966) or come to the first class.

Pottery isn’t strictly for adults! There will be a six week class for hand building pottery for children ages 9 years of age and older. These classes will be held on Wednesday, beginning on July 9. Classes will meet from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. Cost of the class is $45 for non-Friends of the Center and $40 for Friends of the Center. There will be a $15 clay fee for the class to cover the costs of clay and firing.

These series of classes are sponsored by the Hiddenite Center’s Educational Department and are financially supported by the support of the North Carolina Arts Council's General Support Grant which is funded by the North Carolina Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

FREE MOVIES COME BACK TO THE HIDDENITE CENTER

Enjoy the fun, fellowship, and excitement of a recent movie in your own neighborhood! The Hiddenite Center is pleased to offer a number of FREE movie offerings within the next few weeks for boys and girls. These movies will shown at the Center’s Educational Complex on the Center’s LARGE screen with all of the fun of a movie theatre.

These MOVIE EVENTS are designed for children and begin on July 8 at 12 Noon. This is a movie designed for boys and girls (even though parents are encouraged to join their children in this fun event!) The cost for the movie is FREE (although donations will be warmly accepted.) Visit our snack stand hot dogs, chips, popcorn, sodas, and candy to make your movie experience complete!

These MOVIE EVENTS for CHILDREN will continue through August every other Tuesday at Noon. We are making another effort to provide a service to the public; however, IF response is not worth the investment of time and money, the movies will be cancelled, SO participation and support are essential for this FREE MOVIE EVENT to continue. We will try to have the movies completed by 1:30 p.m.

Doors open at 11:45 a.m. and lunch will be available in the form of a hot dog, chips, cookie, and drink (for $3.00) with the movie to start at Noon. Visit our snack stand for popcorn, sodas, and candy to make your afternoon at the movies complete!

Again according to our contract, we are not allowed to announce the movie titles to the general public but we can announce titles to persons who call, pick up our Friendsletter, etc. Friends of the Center will soon know the title of the amazing films. The public is encouraged to contact the Center for a complete listing of all the movies at 828.632.6966.

The Hiddenite Center is pleased to dig into the huge volume of films that are being produced to find movies that will become classics that will bring joy and fun to the Alexander County audience. Several special movies have been scheduled for moms, dads, and children! You will NOT want to miss this special event! We hope you will join us for our movie series!

Bring the friends and join us for Movies at the Hiddenite Center’s Educational Complex. Don’t miss a single one!

HIDDENITE CENTER GALLERY PROUD TO PRESENT
“SENIORS STRUT THEIR STUFF”

The Hiddenite Center was founded in 1981, when a senior adult (Mrs. Eileen Lackey Sharpe) had a dream of providing an enriching experience for the people of her hometown and county. Beginning this feat in her seventies was a major undertaking, but accomplishing her dream should serve as an inspiration to us all. Mrs. Sharpe’s accomplished more in her senior years than many of us do in a lifetime. Mrs. Sharpe had a special place in her heart for seniors, and she was touched that a large portion of the Center’s supporting public and volunteers were senior adults. She firmly believed in life-long learning and dedicated herself to making the Hiddenite Center “learner friendly” to provide people with experiences throughout their years. It is appropriate that the Center’s staff celebrates the work, accomplishments, and talents of senior adults with an exhibit entitled “Seniors Strut Their Stuff” in the Lucas Mansion Gallery. There is no admission charge for the gallery exhibitions of the Hiddenite Center. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

In the Lucas Mansion Gallery during the months of June and July, visitors will find the visual arts work of people who have never had a lesson, and some who got their start at the Hiddenite Center’s Educational Complex with classes. The weekly painting classes are attended by a number of senior adults who are working hard at putting their feelings and thoughts into paint. We are very proud of the fine work which these students produce. There are artists who find it difficult to believe that anyone who care about seeing their work. There are artists whose work now hangs in their small rooms at the nursing or retirement centers, reminiscent of times gone by. The Center hopes that this exhibit will celebrate the work of our senior adults and remind each of us to value and keep things that represent more than can be contained in a picture frame.

The Center’s Board and Staff encourage the public to make the Hiddenite Center a place for life-long learning, a dream begun by the Center’s founder Eileen Lackey Sharpe. Medical science insures us that keeping the mind challenged and working is the way to keep sharp and young! Classes at the Hiddenite Center’s Educational Complex are available throughout the year in drawing, painting, pottery, square dancing, and quilting. Exhibits can be viewed in the Lucas Mansion Gallery for FREE for education and inspiration. The Local Artists Competition held annually in March is a place to share what you have done and learned. Dinner theaters, programs, concerts, and much more make the Educational Complex a place for learning opportunities for enjoyment and inspiration.

The exhibit of work by seniors is available in the Lucas Mansion Gallery during the months of June and July from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is no admission charge for this or other gallery exhibits. Join us!

This exhibit is possible in part through the generous support of the North Carolina Arts Council’s General Support Grant which is funded by the North Carolina Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts and the Alexander County Commissioners.

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