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Smith Collective is for Everyone While working a few doors down from what was to be the newest business on Broad Street, Smith Collective, I heard the construction going on for weeks, but only got bits and pieces of information about what kind of place it would be. I heard at Grassroots that Kent and Erin Smith were behind it. Erin had a retail background, someone at the Bookshelf told me. I can’t remember who said it was to be a boutique. What is Smith Collective!? I had to know! When I walked in a few days after its opening, it was just what I was hoping for and everything I’ve come to expect from Thomasville: fresh, thoughtful, beautifully presented, layered. It gets better and better. Smith Collective is a curated collection of products ranging from toys to home décor to apparel. When you talk to Erin or Kent about the products, you learn their stories. In some cases, Erin and Kent themselves are a part of the story. The artwork by Julie K. Nelson is a collaborative effort between them, for instance, and a nod to both Erin’s passion for roses and to the City of Roses. The bunny in the window is a collaboration between several artists, including acclaimed illustrator Chris Parks. It turns out that Erin does, indeed, have a background in retail. Her interest in fashion began at a young age and was influenced early on by her grandfather who worked in retail. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in Apparel and Textile Design and has worked on the business side of fashion for the past 12 years.
layers of Smith Collective. Each time she talked to a customer about a specific product, she revealed her personal connection to the product itself or its maker. Kent, Erin’s husband, arrived in the middle of one of our breaks; he is one of those people who sees a need and creates a business to meet the need. So, without turning this into an article about everything Kent does, I can tell you he owns Illustrated Monthly {publisher of digital tattoo reference books}, Catapult {a digital marketing company} and a publishing company that has published 6 books. The connection to makers I overheard from Erin was similarly expressed by Kent as he explained what drove him to create each of his companies. Like many of us in Thomasville, Erin and Kent value community and collaboration. What is exciting about them is that they are bringing new blood and a new energy to our collaborative community. The dust is just settling from their opening, but they hinted at what is to come and I can’t wait. Keep an eye on Smith Collective during the Rose Show. Youth Outreach is on the horizon. If you like the art they carry, then stay tuned because they plan to offer events that connect those artists with townies. Smith Collective is located at 120 South Broad Street. I highly recommend you check it out. As Erin says, “Smith Collective is for everyone.”
We had to put our conversation on hold a few times while Erin assisted customers. It was then that I started to see the
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Rose Show Art All About the Roarin’ 20’s Les Années Folles, a month-long exhibition featuring rising local and regional talent, sponsored by the Accidental Gallery in partnership with Thomasville Main Street & Tourism, will celebrate the 95th anniversary of the Rose Show & Festival. An artists’ reception kicks off the exhibit on Friday, April 1 at the Big Oak Rug Gallery. Les Années Folles is French for “The Crazy Years.” The theme for the show is "The Roaring 20's," which is the decade that the Rose Show began. Kicking off the evening at 5:30p is Stringonometry, a group of three talented 11-year olds who perform folk and bluegrass music. The kids come from the Versa Conservatory in Thomasville and are comprised of Drew Parker on the guitar, Everett Sanzo on the fiddle and Jaden Sanzo on the cello.
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World-Renowned Pianist to Conclude TEF Concert Series Steel yourselves for a heart-racing, emotional night of music, as the Thomasville Entertainment Foundation {TEF} hosts Emanuel Ax for an evening of exhilarating Beethoven sonatas on April 9 at the Thomasville Center for the Arts. Ax is considered one of the best-known concert pianists of the 21st Century. Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, more commonly known as the Appassionata, is one of the composer’s most technically challenging sonatas. Emotion pervades the work to the point that audiences find it difficult not to applaud between movements. Also on the program is one of Beethoven’s most-celebrated compositions, his Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, the Pathétique, written when the composer was 27 years old. In his November 2008 blog, Ax himself pondered the ageold concert deportment question, “When do you applaud?” He said, “I have been trying to find out exactly when certain listeners decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems to be willing to admit that they were the culprit. I really hope we can go back to the feeling that applause should be an emotional response to the music rather than a social duty.” ”Emanuel Ax first thrilled our TEF audience with his performance at the Municipal Auditorium in 1981,” says Janice Faircloth, artistic director of TEF. “As a young man, he had already won some major international awards, but he has continued to be recognized throughout the world as a truly exceptional artist. He is very much in demand, and we are proud to welcome him back to Thomasville to a new generation of music lovers.”
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“I hope folks who come to the opening will enjoy discovering emerging artists,” says Sandi Shaw, artist, art teacher and owner of the Accidental Gallery. “For all of them, this show can change their lives.” All artwork is for sale, and after the opening, will be on display through May 2 at the Downtown Visitors Center. You can find out more information about the event from the Accidental Gallery’s Facebook page, by calling the gallery at 816-309-5131 or finding invitations in shops around town.
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5 Spices for Beauty
Beauty Broad
Ginger is known as the universal medicine for its wide range of medicinal and therapeutic benefits. The most common use is to calm an upset tummy and aid in digestion. It also increases circulation and warms the body. My favorite way to use it: I love to cook with ginger by grating the root into sautéed veggies. Steeping a chunk in hot water with lemon is also extremely nourishing and
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Turmeric is one of the most potent natural antiinflammatories available. Along with powerful healing properties for a number of different health concerns, it also is known to have skin glowing effects because it contains the antioxidant curcumin.
Cayenne curbs your appetite and speeds up metabolism!
My favorite way to use it: sprinkle it on eggs, mix a teaspoon into my smoothie or add to sautéed veggies. Cardamom minimizes the negative effects of caffeine by reducing jitters. I love this! My favorite way to use it: I sprinkle this in my coffee {with my
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Jacob Rieber lives with a passion for experience and the friendships that those experiences allow. He is a senior at Scholars Academy, a member of a top-tier Odyssey of the Mind {OM} team, has been involved in over 20 productions on various Thomasville stages, is an Eagle Scout, {he is almost sure but not willing to say without a doubt that} he will be his class’s Valedictorian and he is headed to UPenn in the fall. He says his drive comes from a place of desperation to lead a life that says he did something. I think we can all agree he is well on his way. Your team is headed to its fourth OM World competition. What is the best part of being a team? Definitely the close relationships you form. Everyone on my team is, without a doubt, family. Who has been important in your success with OM? Sharon Cernogorksy, our OM coach, has been such an instrumental part of my team. My team would not only be unsuccessful without her, but also we would have never formed in the first place. What advice would you give to young OM students? The biggest advice I could give to younger "OMers" would be to watch successful OM teams either in person or on YouTube. At first, my team was not very good at OM. However after watching other teams, we began to understand that in order to be successful at OM, you have to go beyond the bare minimum of what the problem requires of you. What is your favorite Thomasville tradition? Hands down, Victorian Christmas and the Rose Show. What are you most looking forward to about college? I cannot wait for the education I will get there. There is a huge focus on interdisciplinary education at UPenn, and I really can't wait to see traditional academic barriers disappear and to understand the connectedness among various academic disciplines. I feel no real problem in the world can be fixed by one single discipline, so I think this more liberal arts oriented education will better me to solve those problems. Do you have a life motto? Nothing is impossible. That may just seem like blind optimism, but I feel like it's a good thing to live by. Sure, some things may take a ton of work, and you may fall short of your goal. However, if you put in your best effort, amazing things will happen, and you're bound to better of than if you hadn't tried at all.
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TEF Concerts Series presents Emanuel Ax, Piano Saturday, April 9, 7:30p For Tickets, call 229-226-7404 TEFconcerts.com
The show will feature watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastels, collage and photographs, many depicting roses and other flowers celebrating the 1920’s. Featured artists, from ages 15 – 91, will include Debbie and Randy Brienan, Kirstin Taheri, Sue McFadden, Tracy Hunt-Foutz, Denise Boineau and Mitch Brown.
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The Emanuel Ax concert is the sixth and final offering in TEF’s 2015-16 concert series.
The winners of the art competition will be announced at 6:30 and a performance by jazz keyboardist James Banks will close out the evening.
Cinnamon increases circulation to promote cell turnover which gives your skin a glow! It is also loaded with powerful antioxidants and helps to stabilize blood sugar.
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My favorite way to use it: adding it to my warm lemon water with honey. I also have experimented with including it in homemade dark chocolate…the unexpected spiciness combined with the bitterness of the dark chocolate is delicious!
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