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content from jacksonvillecenter.org & ideapark.org

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Welcome to our community.

Located in the town of Floyd, Virginia, just a few miles north of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Jacksonville Center for the Arts offers a wide variety of arts & cultural activities for visitors and community members, including contemporary & folk art exhibits, educational programs for kids & adults, music and social events throughout the year.

The Jacksonville Center's class schedule offers over 50 classes for 2006. The center has three fully functional studios for pottery, blacksmithing, and glass-working. Lodging is available in an on-site dormitory for our visiting students.

Contact Information

http://www.jacksonvillecenter.org/contact.html
(540) 745 - 2784

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Below is a list of shops, businesses, studios etc. in the Jacksonville Center's Cultural Business Incubator.
This information can also be found @ ideapark.org > neighbors

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Doug Thompson, “Blue Ridge Creative”, Studio # 122 at the Jacksonville Center

Photographer, journalist, web design, custom photo printing, photo gallery.

www.blueridgecreative.com, www.floydcounty.com .

phone: 540.745.3433

suggested query - blue + ridge + muse

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Suzy Nees, Traces & ideapark.org. Studio # 124 at the Jacksonville Center.

Traces is an art space and reading room located on the first floor of the Jacksonville Center in Floyd. Currently on display at Traces: ink drawings, stone sculpture, rock samples, art cards, and reading material related to the conservation of culture and resources. Also on display: work by Phanie Gapinski, Melody Wolfe Thomas, and Billy Miller.

suggested query - literacy + art

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Linda Osborne, “Feel The Heat” Glass Beads, Studio #121

A shop featuring work by glass artist Linda Osborne

suggested query - glass + art

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George Lipson, “Green Label Organic”, Studio #125 at the Jacksonville Center

organic cotton apparel, design and production

www.greenlabel.com , 540.745.6161

suggested query - biodiesel

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Sarah McCarthy/Karl Yost

pottery studio and gallery, Studio 120 at the Jacksonville Center

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suggested query - pottery + floyd

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Jacksonville Artists Cooperative Shop, Studio #118, retail shop featuring works from Jacksonville Center member artists,

540-745-2784

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suggested query - shopping + floyd

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Erika Johnson & Chris Hodges, Studio # 110 “Across the Way Productions:/”Blue Cow Arts” Producers of “Floyd Fest”, www.floydfest.com 540.745.3378

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suggested query - music + floyd

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Billy Weitzenfeld, “Association of Energy Conservation Professionals” (AECP), located in the Sustainable Living Education Center (SLEC) Building

Billy Weitzenfeld helps to facilitate networking opportunities for persons interested in energy conservation and sustainable living. AECP partners with The Jacksonville Center and Architecture Alternatives in developing the Sustainable Living Education Center, AECP@swva.net 540.745-2838

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suggested query - green + building

Culture at the Sun Music Hall

Here are some scenes from the Culture show last night at the Sun Music Hall in Floyd.

Snake Hollow Stringband at the Jacksonville Center

here is a photo of the snake hollow stringband at the Jacksonville Center's community picnic on April 22, 2006.
photo credit: Suzy Nees

suggested queries for this page: music, floyd, virginia, snake hollow stringband

a list of upcoming music events in Floyd VA

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Jugbusters - Saturday April 22 - evening

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Culture - Sunday, April 23 - evening

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Billy Miller - Saturday, April 22 - evening
Snake Hollow String Band - April 26 - evening

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Billy Miller - Saturday, April 22 - early afternoon
Snake Hollow String Band - April 22 - late afternoon

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ideapark.org news for April 14, 2006 - there will be a community picnic and Earth Day celebration at the Jacksonville Center in Floyd, Virginia on Saturday, April 22. All are welcome!

Please call the Jacksonville Center at (540) 745-2784 for more information on this event.

Things to bring: picnic items, music instruments, lawn seating, friends!

Events planned so far for this day include:

- An open house at the SLEC (Sustainable Living Education Center)

- art reception for the spring exhibit at Traces

- lawn games

- music under the oak tree, featuring Billy Miller at 2 pm and Snake Hollow String Band at 4 pm

- faerie house building workshop with Patricia & Cori Woodruff (please see the Jacksonville Center website at http://www.jacksonvillecenter.org/ for details on this class)

other things to see at the Jacksonville Center on April 22:

- a recycled art exhibit in the Hayloft

- an exhibit of work by students at the Blacksburg New School and the Blue Mountain School in Floyd

- Leon Davis will be leading a work day to help complete the Jacksonville Center's straw bale building

- (?) ...please contact the Jacksonville Center if you are interested in helping to add to the April 22 festivities.

Hope to see you there!

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ideapark.org loop news for April 6, 2006 - The Traces Spring exhibit is a collaborative show featuring work by Stephanie Gapinski, Billy Miller, Melody Wolfe Thomas, and Suzy Nees. This exhibit will continue until June 1, 2006 at the Jacksonville Center in Floyd, Virginia. A reception will be held at the gallery on Saturday, April 22 from 3 to 5 pm.

Stephanie Gapinski, an interior designer currently working in Washington, DC, will be exhibiting digital artwork. Billy Miller, a musician and artisan living in Floyd, will be exhibiting bamboo flutes and music samples. Melody Wolfe Thomas, who works as an art teacher at the New School in Blacksburg, will be showing ceramic work along with work by her students. Suzy Nees will be exhibiting sculpture, illustration, and work from her web design portfolio.

For details on this exhibit, and for directions to the Traces art space and reading room, please visit ideapark.org > neighbors .

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EASTER EGG HUNT AT MATTHEWS FARM

MATTHEWS LIVING HISTORY FARM MUSEUM will open its 2006 season on Saturday, April 8, 2006, from 2-5pm with an Easter Egg Hunt, garden preparation and planting and baby animals.

Hilda Bauer of “Heavens View Farm” in Galax, VA will be providing the naturally colored (hard boiled) eggs, for our Easter Egg Hunt. The eggs come from Araucana, Black Giants and Dominique chickens. Araucana chickens are known for their ability to lay colored eggs of shades varying from turquoise to a deep olive as well as shades of brown. If you have not seen these eggs before you will be amazed. Hilda will also be bringing along some of her chickens to the farm and giving a little talk and answering questions. These naturally colored eggs will be hidden in the yard around the house and the hunt for the eggs will begin at 3 pm.

Garden preparation and early planting will be led by the Master Gardeners of the Blue Ridge. The Master Gardeners will be demonstrating and encouraging others, especially children, to help with the planting of onions, peas and lettuce.

A special pen will be set up for our baby animals. The public will be allowed to come in and enjoy the babies. Susan Story of Matthews Farm will be in the pen with the babies to help out and answer any questions.

In celebration of Easter, Hot Cross Buns will be baked by Matthews Farm volunteers and will be available while supplies last.

To reach Matthews Farm travel U. S. 58 to Meadow Creek Road, travel down Meadow Creek Rd about 2 miles and turn left on White Pine Road, and go about a mile. Matthews Farm is located at 476 White Pine Road, Galax.

For more information please call 276-238-1217 or visit our website at www.matthewsfarmmuseum.org