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Community news roundup: HHS graduate wins design award at NCSU

By Bill Moss, Published: May 24, 2013

Olivia Schoeff, a 2009 Hendersonville High School graduate and recent magna cum laude graduate of the North Carolina State University College of Design, was awarded first place in the Cotton Initiative Exhibition in Raleigh.

Her submission, entitled "Connect," depicted machine embroidery, digital printing and quilting on 100 percent cotton fabric. It received the Innovative Use of Cotton Award.

Former NFL player to speak at Rotary

Dan Benish, who played on Clemson's 1981 national championship team and then in the NFL, will speak at the Hendersonville Rotary Club on Tuesday, May 28.
Growing up in a small town in Ohio, Benish always dreamed of a professional football career, even when classmates, coaches and his own family members didn't think it was a possibility. He overcame the odds to star at Clemson, and again when he spent six years in the NFL despite being undrafted. He played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins, in 1988, joining an elite group of players who own a college and NFL championship ring.
After retiring from the NFL he earned a masters in business from Clemson and after he was victimized by identify theft, he founded CORE ID Services, based in Roswell, Ga.
Benish's message of "Why Not Me?" chronicles hardships and successes both on and off the field, and reminds the audience that anything is possible with hard work and determination.

Swing Band to play at UU Fellowship
The Hendersonville Swing Band will bring its big-band sound to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, as part of the church's "Bach to Bluegrass" fundraising concert series.
Directed by Jerry Zink, the 17-member band jams to the music of Glenn Miller, Louie Armstrong and Artie Shaw.
Tickets are available at the door for a suggested donation of $15. Proceeds benefit the church's ongoing community outreach projects.


'Got Beer' event benefits charities
Project WE CARE will hold a fundraiser, "Got Beer," 5-9 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Southern Appalachian Brewery, 882 Locust St.
The event includes Sam's Club, DJ music starting at 5 p.m., the Aaron Burdett Duo performing from 7-9 p.m., door prizes and outdoor fellowship. Tickets for $10 includes brat dinner with all the fixins' and a beer. There will also be a cash bar available.
Proceeds will benefit Meals on Wheels, MemoryCare and Project CARE, a respite program for caregivers. For more information contact Curt Crowhurst at 828-400-4541 or curt@ssecniorservices.com.

Tryon theater to show 'Rosebud'
TRYON — Tryon Little Theater will present "Rosebud: The Lives of Orson Welles" at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, with a matinee at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, at its Sunnydale facility, on South Trade Street (between the IGA and the Dollar General) in Tryon. Tickets are $20 and benefit the TLT scholarship fund.
"Rosebud," a one-man two-act play by Mark Jenkins, chronicles the roller-coaster life of one of Hollywood's legends from the 1940s and 1950s.

Author to speak on 'grit lit' novel
The Fountainhead Bookstore, at 408 N. Main St. in downtown Hendersonville, will host a talk and reception at 7 p.m. Monday, June 10, by author Karen White. Her new novel, "The Time Between," is set mainly in Edisto Island, S.C.

Karen WhiteWhite writes what she refers to as "grit lit" — Southern women's fiction. She hails from a long line of Southerners but spent most of her growing up years in London, where she graduated from the American School in London. She currently lives near Atlanta, with her husband and two teenaged children, and a spoiled Havanese dog Quincy (who appears in several of her books).
The event is ticketed and must be reserved in advance. Call (828) 697-1870 or visit www.fountainheadbookstore.com for more information.