What to know about Tulip photo contest winner, World Labyrinth Day, Main St. venue coming
Narnia Studios announces tulip photo contest winner
Barbara Hughes, owner of Narnia Studios on Main Street, announced on April 27 the winner of the 21st annual Tulip Extravaganza photo contest.
The winning entry was by Deb Anderson of Laurel Park with her photo called "Night Bloomers," a shot of multiple, colorful Dutch tulips in the glow of streetlights with the illuminated courthouse dome in the background.
The annual contest was open to anyone who wanted to submit photos of tulips taken in downtown Hendersonville through April 25.
"The judges had their pick of dozens of great images but felt this photograph was unique because it was a night shot in downtown Hendersonville," said Hughes. "We had loads of entries this year. I'm always thrilled to see all the different artistic points of view of our great tulip displays."
World Labyrinth Day set at Holmes State Forest
World Labyrinth Day 2023, an international annual moving meditation founded by The Labyrinth Society in 2009, will be taking place on May 6 at Holmes State Forest.
According to a news release, there will be a walk available at the Forest's Bluebird Labyrinth which was established in 2014. Every year, on the first Saturday in May, thousands of people around the globe participate in World Labyrinth Day as a moving meditation for world peace and a celebration of the labyrinth experience. Many “Walk as One at 1” local time to create a rolling wave of peaceful energy passing from one time zone to the next, the release said.
The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. May 6 at the Bluebird Labyrinth at Holmes State Forest on Crab Creek Road. At 1 p.m., everyone will be welcome to walk or join the wave. According to the release, a labyrinth is a special place for prayer, meditation and gratitude. There are two benches nearby for those who would like to sit and be physically present or bring a chair.
Parking is limited at Holmes State Forest, so carpooling is suggested by staff. The walk will take place rain or shine. Those who can't attend in person can download a finger Labyrinth at www.worldlabyrinthday.org/resources/finger-labyrinth. For more information call 919-770-1452 or send an email to nola77@comporium.net.
New salary supplements available for early childhood educators
Children & Family Resource Center recently announced the Early Childhood Supplement Program intended to provide education-based salary supplements to low-paid teachers, directors and family childcare educators working with children ages birth to 5 years old.
According to a news release, the program is designed to increase retention, education, and compensation for early childhood providers in Henderson County.
Those eligible for the supplement include any childcare professional earning below $23 per hour. The supplement recipient must also work with children ages birth to 5 for at least 10 hours per week in a licensed childcare program in Henderson County and be enrolled in at least one class of eligible coursework. Eligible participants will receive $600 a year, pending renewal every six months. Payments will be disbursed twice a year in July and January.
Interested childcare professionals must complete an application (found here: https://childrenandfamily.org/early-care-and-education/) and provide verification of (1) current employment in a participating childcare program, (2) current wages and (3) education earned, as verified by an official transcript. Interested professionals may only participate in one salary supplement initiative for Early Educators. WAGE$ participants are not eligible to participate in Children and Family Resource Center’s Early Childhood Supplement Program.
These funds are made possible by a grant from the Dogwood Health Trust Early Education Workforce Grant awarded in January of this year.
There's a new addition to AdventHealth's The Baby Place
AdventHealth Hendersonville is now partnering with the OB Hospitalist Group (OBHG) to provide board-certified OB/GYN hospitalists that offer on-site, 24-hour-a-day, labor and delivery care at The Baby Place.
According to a news release, every patient coming to The Baby Place can now count on an experienced OB hospitalist being on-site to provide consistent, comprehensive, quality medical care to women who are pregnant or have just given birth. They provide emergency care prior to the arrival of the patient's own doctor, support high-risk pregnancy patients and deliver babies for patients who don’t have an obstetrician.
The OB Hospitalist Group is the industry’s largest, dedicated OB/GYN hospitalist provider, the release said. The group’s board-certified and experienced clinicians are trained in best practices specific to OB hospitalist medicine. They partner with the patient’s regular OB/GYN physician, to review medical records and birth plans to accommodate specific delivery wishes, depending on medical circumstances.
In addition to handling deliveries, OB hospitalists assist with any issues and emergencies that may arise. This includes anything from elevated blood pressure to more serious issues that may require immediate surgery.
To learn more about mother and baby care in The Baby Place, visit AdventHealthNC.com/Women or call 855-774-LIFE (5433).
Award-winning mead maker coming to Hendersonville May 5-6
The Henderson County Beekeepers Association is hosting Tom Repas, who is an award-winning mead maker and also a doctor and beekeeper. He will be coming to the City Operations Center located at 305 Williams Street at 6 p.m. May 5 and at 9 a.m. May 6.
Registration is available at http://www.HCBeekeepers.org or by calling 828-233-5623. The title of the presentation by Repas is "How to Bee Happy? Making Mead and Keeping Bees." The event is free for Henderson County Beekeepers Association members and $25 for non-members.
Arts Council of Henderson County to present John Brown Jazz Band
The Arts Council of Henderson County will present the John Brown Jazz Band at 7 p.m. on May 5 at the Hendersonville High School Auditorium. Tickets are $15.
As vice provost for the arts, Brown works closely with all Duke arts departments and entities to expand and coordinate arts programming on campus, according to a news release. He also oversees the Visiting Artist in Residence program and organizes the annual Duke Arts Festival.
Brown works with the Nasher Museum of Art, the American Dance Festival, the Center for Documentary Studies, the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Duke Gardens and the Duke Chapel to build strong arts collaborations between Duke and the community. He has taught at Duke University since 2001 and serves as the Director of the Jazz Program.
Free concert by Mountain Song set for April 30
Trinity Presbyterian Church is inviting the community to a free concert by Mountain Song from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on April 30.
Part of the ongoing Arts at Trinity series, Mountain Song is a community chorus under the direction of Mark Powers. The five-person upstate South Carolina Brass Quintet will accompany the 40-person chorus at Trinity.
Trinity Presbyterian Church is located at 900 Blythe Street. For more information call 828-692-6114 or visit www.trinitypresnc.org.
This article originally appeared on Hendersonville Times-News: What to Know: Tulip photo winner, Labyrinth Day, Main Street venue
