Niche Markets

Wait, Edols Elliott Glass, Toe River Studio Tour 

Asheville’s artsiest neighborhoods and the greater region’s most charming towns get to shine every spring. The Weaverville Art Safari (Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28, 10am-5pm both days, with a preview party April 26) is a driving studio tour of a picturesque pocket that includes the town’s gallery-dense Main Street and nearby rural areas including Barnardsville; weavervilleartsafari.com. …. On Saturday, May 18, 10am-4pm, a scenic drive ends at a historic railroad town, where the 16th annual Saluda Arts Festival, a lively street fair and craft show, draws vendors from around the Southeast (saluda.com). … Situated in central Asheville, Kenilworth is one of the city’s oldest boroughs, and the Kenilworth Artists Association comprises a remarkable number of nationally known artists in a very concentrated area (Laura Peery, Ursula Gullow, Batton Clayworks, etc.). Kenilworth’s annual studio tour happens 10am-5pm on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 (kenilworthartists.org). … Also on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-27, the scenic resort town that’s most famous as the filming location of Dirty Dancing holds its annual Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival, with more than 90 artisans and a dozen-some food vendors; lakelureartsandcraftsfestivals.com. … The three-day Toe River Studio Tour, happening Friday, May 31 through Sunday, June 2, 10am-5pm, is a who’s-who of the High Country, showcasing the work of some 100 makers in the artistically fertile region that’s home to world-famous Penland School of Crafts. The three-day event, sponsored by the Toe River Arts Council, includes gallery stops in downtown Burnsville and Spruce Pine, plus road signage pointing the way to countless rural pottery studios — ceramics is the historic medium of choice in the Toe River Valley — and up-and-coming glass-and-metal venues on the Mount Mitchell Scenic Byway. For more information, call 828-682-7215 or see toeriverarts.com.

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