CAROLINA COUNTRY STORE
“Reel Life”
PBS special features N.C. Indians North Carolina’s Cherokee community is featured in an upcoming, two-part PBS special to be aired on UNC-TV. “Indian Country Diaries” explores such questions as how new-found casino wealth has changed the fortunes of Native Americans; how tribes are coping with Indian wannabes eager for a piece of the commercial pie; and how Native American parents struggle to teach their children their tribal history when they were not taught it themselves. Part two of the series, called “Spiral of Fire,” takes Choctaw author LeAnne Howe to the North Carolina homeland of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to discover how their fusion of tourism, cultural preservation and spirituality is working to insure their tribe’s vitality in the 21st century. To find out when the special will air on North Carolina’s public television, visit UNC-TV’s Web site to submit an e-mail or call their customer care number.
(888) 292-7070 www.unctv.org www.indiancountrydiaries.org (PBS program site)
Museum of the Albemarle shop With a nautical setting, The Museum Shop at the Museum of the Albemarle offers a slice of coastal life. It sells handmade pottery, specialty foods, and jewelry made by North Carolinians. The talents of coastal artisans come together here, with pottery by Nancy Fletcher of Hertford and Dan Waters of Point Harbor, stained-glass items by Elizabeth City’s Carlton Dozier and baskets woven by Patsy Ryan of Elizabeth City and Teddy Forsyth of Roper. Kids’ items include a treasure map (in puzzle form) in a bottle, pirate figures, puzzles with coastal scenes and colonial period playthings, such as tin whistles and tricornered hats. The shop is part of the museum’s waterfront building in downtown Elizabeth City. The Museum Shop is generally open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Store profits help fund programs and educational projects at the Museum of the Albemarle and other state history museums.
(252) 331-4026 www.museumoftheAlbemarle.com (general museum information) www.ncmuseumofhistoryshop.com (online shopping) 26 OCTOBER 2006 Carolina Country
“Pipapelli,” which plays traditional and new blues with a Celtic twist, has a new CD out. “Reel Life” offers 13 songs, including “Rock n Reel,” “Walkin’ Blues,” “I Like It Like That,” and “You Shook Me.” The highenergy group performs at festivals, Irish pubs, Highland games, and street parties, with its tunes driven by the Great Highlands Bagpipes. Each band member plays a variety of instruments, including electric guitar, Native American flutes, bodhrans, heavy bottom bass, congas, slide guitar and mandolin. The Haywood EMC members are based in Lake Toxaway, about an hour west of Asheville. “Reel Life” sells for $12.95.
(828) 883-5662 Rgrady7584@aol.com
West Marine Express Stores West Marine Express Stores, which sell outdoor sporting, fishing and boating goods, carry unique products such as underwater digital cameras, inflatable kayaks and life vests for dogs. Stores can be found across North Carolina, including Atlantic Beach, Carolina Beach, Charlotte, Cornelius, Morehead City, New Bern, Washington and Wilmington. A knot-tying game the stores sell provides playing cards that teach you how to tie 50 different knots and comes with 50 illustrated cards, two strands of rope and two plastic rods for tying. It sells for $8.45.
(800) 685-4838 www.westmarine.com
Call to western N.C. artists Transylvania Community Arts Council invites western North Carolina artists and crafters to clean out their studios and submit art to sell in its fourth annual ArtMart. Participating artists may bring artwork they are willing to sell at significantly discounted (40 percent or more) prices. This might include pieces that may not have sold yet or did not turn out exactly as expected. Applications to participate in ArtMart are due Friday, Oct. 20. ArtMart will take place on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Transylvania Community Arts Center in Brevard. The sale is open to the public.
(828) 884-2787 www.tcarts.org