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Coastal Wildscapes’ Eamon Leonard presented an excellent talk on what to plant to attract birds to your yard. A packed crowd learned about plants and features to use in theContinueContinue reading “LUNCH & LEARN WITH COASTAL WILDSCAPES FOR THE BIRDS!!”

Ashantilly Center celebrates Scottish Heritage Month (March) with an annual Scotch Whisky Tasting. Tim Rutherford, our friend and supporter for many years, moved to Asheville NC and was not availbleContinueContinue reading “NEW LEADER FOR ASHANTILLY’S ANNUAL SCOTCH WHISKY TASTING!”

A nice crowd attended the closing reception for Winter Residency artist, Laura Gardner. Guests were able to view the work she has done during her 3-week stay. We thank herContinueContinue reading “CLOSING RECEPTION FOR LAURA GARDNER HELD AT PRINT SHOP”

Gracie Chandler talked about her book, her efforts to write it, and told stories from her birthplace, Sapelo Island. She was informative and very entertaining! A reception and booksigning followedContinueContinue reading “GREAT TURNOUT FOR GRACIE CHANDLER!”

Nicholas Silberg introduced the art of letterpress to participants in the Valentine Card Workshop. Each one then printed about 20 cards to send to their special valentines! Great class andContinueContinue reading “FUN AND CREATIVE VALENTINE CARD WORKSHOP!”

Ashantilly Center held their Annual Meeting on January 18th. New Officers and Board Members were elected. Board Members re-elected were: Harriet Langford, David Dickerson, and Allen Perkins. All Officers agreedContinueContinue reading “ANNUAL MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 18!”

Over 200 guests attended Ashantilly’s Christmas Open House! Outstanding decorations and wonderful Christmas goodies awaited their arrival. Camerata provided lovely music with their a capella performance. A truly wonderful start to theContinueContinue reading “ASHANTILLY’S CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE WAS AWESOME!”

Ashantilly is beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Noel Gieleghem, Brandon Tyson, and Bill Bolin worked tirelessly decorating the house, inside and out, with natural materials from our coastalContinueContinue reading “THE ELVES HAVE BEEN BUSY!”

Oh, what fun in the Print Shop! Students printed their own cards that had been set by their instructor, Nicholas Silberg. After learning the basics about setting type, they composedContinueContinue reading “HOLIDAY CARD WORKSHOP HAD A FULL CLASS!”

Janisse Ray spoke about her latest book, The Seed Underground to a very interested audience. There is a growing revolution to save food and heirloom seeds. Janisse is a very large part ofContinueContinue reading “JANISSE RAY SPEAKS ABOUT HER BOOK, THE SEED UNDERGROUND”