Here is what f/32 tells you about themselves.

f/32 is a diversified group of photographers who share an appreciation and love of photography.  Members range from the young to the young at heart, from the amateur to the advanced, from those who like to just take pictures to the professional photographer. The members of f/32 use a wide range of equipment to produce images, including traditional film cameras, digital cameras and flatbed scanners.
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4th ART IN BLOOM in Black Mountain to Honor
Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary
The 4th Annual Art in Bloom is scheduled for June 17-20 at the Black Mountain (NC) Center for the Arts, located in the renovated original City Hall at 225 W. State Street. Art in Bloom is a celebration of art and flowers similar to events held in museums and galleries throughout the nation since 1976, where it started at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.  The theme for this year’s Art in Bloom in Black Mountain is “Naturally Blue Ridge,” as the Center for the Arts collaborates with the Blue Ridge Parkway to celebrate its 75th anniversary amidst local natural beauty.  The Town of Black Mountain lies in the Swannanoa Valley south and east of one section of the Parkway, where its crosses from Asheville to the area in and around the Black Mountains and Mount Mitchell.
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Suzuki Violin Lessons Offered at BMCA
Starting in the Fall of 2009, we have Suzuki violin lessons for children ages 4-6. Since the 1960's, the Suzuki Method has grown in acceptance and success worldwide and is used to teach all stringed instruments, flute and piano. Taught by Alice Keith “Keithie” Knowles, lessons will be offered on Tuesday afternoons. Knowles, currently a violinist with the Symphony of the Mountains, the Asheville Symphony, and the Paramount Chamber Players, and a graduate of Oberlin College, has taught the Suzuki method since 1984. She is retired from the faculty at East Tennessee State University, and has taught in the Suzuki Institute at Furman University since 1998.

The Suzuki Method or "mother tongue approach", also called Talent Education or Ability Development, is an educational philosophy used in teaching instrumental music (originally violin) to young children. It was developed by Shinichi Suzuki, a traditional violinist who was searching for ways to enrich the lives of Japanese children so devastated by World War 2. Observing that children as young as two or three years of age speak their native tongue fluently, Dr. Suzuki used the principles of language development to teach the violin. Initially, learning is by hearing or rote, with many repetitions. Reading comes later.

Suzuki students listen daily to recordings of music to be performed, beginning with simple folksongs. A parent must attend weekly private lessons with the student, acting as the "home teacher" and supervising daily practice. Skills are mastered in small steps, always with the support and encouragement of the parents and teacher. For additional group lessons, included for reinforcement and the joy of playing together, students are grouped according to their performance levels.

Photos from Art in Bloom 2009 now posted
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Additional Information in our Archives
Art in Bloom Honorary Chair Ann Vasilik Will Participate with Garden Tour Painters
AIB 2009 Pam Beck Best Garden Plants for NC Press Release
2009 Art in Bloom set for Black Mountain Center for the Arts June 18-21
A Spring Afternoon of Flowers and Tea at Art in Bloom in Black Mountain
AIB 2009 Brochure

Current Pottery Class Schedule
Attend a pottery class this fall in our newly renovated pottery studio. We offer classes for both children and adults.

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