E-Newsletter 1073 | June 2024

“In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explode, and every sunset is different.”- John Steinbeck

Blessed Mama Plus Size Boutique: Birthday Bash!

Come help us celebrate 6 years in business!!

𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙂𝙤 𝘼𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙚 1𝙨𝙩!

𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 6 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐡

We have so far planned, Carolina Coffee, Hat bar, Tshirt bar ? , Unique Perfections, Sweet Treats, Bomb party, and more still in the works! 

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕀𝕍𝔼𝔸𝕎𝔸𝕐𝕊 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕖 𝕤𝕠 𝕘𝕠𝕠𝕕! 𝔻𝕠𝕠𝕣 𝔹𝕌𝕊𝕋𝔼ℝ𝕊, 𝔽𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝔾𝕚𝕗𝕥𝕤, 𝕤𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕪 

𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶𝚂 𝙸 𝙰𝙼 𝙻𝙾𝙾𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙵𝙾𝚆𝙰𝚁𝙳 𝚃𝙾 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙼𝙾𝚂𝚃 𝙸𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙵𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙾𝚆𝚂𝙷𝙸𝙿 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙲𝚄𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙼 𝙹𝙴𝚆𝙴𝙻𝚁𝚈 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚃𝚂𝙷𝙸𝚁𝚃𝚂!

I am just so blessed and Thankful! 6 years, 6 whole years! I have been blessed! With the Family that I have made through this business! I have no doubt, my days would be much harder without all of you! 𝙇𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝!

Next Town Council Meeting

Monday June 3rd 6:00 P.M.

Meetings will be held at 6pm at Valdese Town Hall Council Chambers (unless otherwise noted)

102 Massel Avenue South West Valdese NC 28690. All meetings are open to the public.

**December council meeting will be live streamed on the Town of Valdese YouTube.

Agendas, Minutes, & Meeting Schedules Available Here
Find Out How to Contact Your Town Council Representative Here!

Starting MAY DAYWednesdayMay 1st, the Rock School Arts Foundation welcomes two-dimensional artists to create together during an Open Studio on Wednesdays in Studio 101, located in the Old Rock School. Please note, this open studio is in addition to the one held on Thursdays.

Studio hours will be from 9 am to 12 pm.

All levels are welcome, some experience is recommended since this is not an instructional session.

Participants will need to bring their own subject matter (photo reference or roughed-in subject), canvas or other surface, painting/drawing materials(paints/pastels/pens and ink, pencils, brushes, solvents, paint rags).

Provided for participants will be places to work, a sink area for clean-up, and trash cans.

Why create together? For Inspiration, Fun, Comradery, Energy, and Peer Critique (if desired).

Studio schedule: Begin at 9, End at 12 Noon.

Participants may bring coffee and a snack.

Your host will be Patsy Thompson, artist, and member of the RSAF Board of Directors

Play It Again Records-New Window Gallery

Matthew Jaynes: Glass Etching/Drawings

24 Hours Display! June 07-July 02 2024


ABOUT THE ARTIST Matthew Jaynes

A McDowell County native, Matthew B Jaynes better know as a revolution outlaw, has been creating outsider art since the age of six. Taking inspiration from classic drive-in horror, Saturday morning cartoons, hot-rod car culture and Vincent Van Gogh, He has developed a unique artistic style. Sometimes sweet, sometimes psychotically surrealistic, his asylum artwork emerges dream-like from that liminal state between awakeness and the Land of Nod. The artist's own struggle with the dualistic nature of God informs his every piece be they etched glass, ink-on-paper, or airbrushed objects, Each and every one painstakingly handcrafted inside his house of horrors! 

He would like to thank God and Jesus as well as his parents.Rory Kelly and family, Chris Todd and family and all the people who have truly supported him from years past until now. One his biggest inspiration being Scartch Norman a mentor that has been a big influence on his glass engraving. 


New Window Gallery is located at 150 W Main St. Valdese NC.

The gallery is part of the Play It Again Records Building.

The two large gallery windows are lit 24 hrs. a day and can

be seen from the curb!

The gallery is also looking for more interesting artists

to participate in future events!


Please call 828 874-1800 and ask for (Mark or David)

NWG New Window Gallery (Play It Again Records Building)

150 West Main St. Valdese, NC 28690

828 874-1800

RECORD STORE HOURS: 11-5 Tues- Sat (Gallery is 24 hr. 7 days a week

Rock School Arts Foundation Presents:

Western Region of the North Carolina Watercolor Society

June 7 – July 5

Gallery I & II / Old Rock School, Valdese, NC

Artist’s Reception / Sunday, June 9 / 2-4pm

View works at RSAF website: www.rockschoolartgalleries.com

2024 FFN Summer Concert Series Lineup

Check out the full Summer event schedule for Valdese!

Next Planning Board Meeting

Monday June 17th, 2024 4:00 P.M.

The Planning Board reviews amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, preliminary and final subdivision plats, rezoning applications and considers other development issues that affect the town. Planning Board members also serve as the town’s Board of Adjustment for any variance cases that may arise. The Planning Board meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 4pm in the office of the Planning Director located at Town Hall - 102 Massel Ave SW.

For more information, please contact Planning Director, Larry Johnson at 828-879-2124 or via email at ljohnson@valdesenc.gov

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Congratulations to Greg Padgett, Water Resources Director on his planned retirement!

Greg has served the Valdese community in Water Resources for 20 years. Join us as we congratulate and thank Greg for his dedication to the Town of Valdese.

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A Message from the Valdese Recreation Department

“The Valdese Parks and Recreation Department is excited for this summer! June always brings people to the pool and the parks, and pick up ball games abound in the Wayne Owens Gymnasium. Here are a few ways you can stay cool this summer!

Our parks also offer a lot of shaded areas for a picnic, and if you want to use a shelter for a family reunion or a birthday party, reach out to the staff at 828-879-2132 to reserve a shelter for your special event.

In youth athletics, we will be hosting our league 8U baseball and 13U softball tournaments the first week of June at Fletcher Fields. Our summer swim team, the Valdese Torpedo, is also kicking off its season with home meets on Saturday mornings in June and one in July on July 6. We are also offering a week-long tennis camp with our partners in racquet and paddle sports, TennisBloc. Tennis and Swim Camp is from June 3 – June 7 for 7-12 year olds, and includes morning tennis instruction followed by lunch and pool time. Pickleball camp is July 8-12. Registration is currently open for both camps.

A great way to stay cool is to take advantage of our three month aquatics memberships. Join us in the pool whenever it is open for lap swim, or during our open swim to relax with the family. We are expanding our open swim hours to cover weekday mid-day and Sundays, and the memberships are a great deal for bringing the whole family along for some fun. Don’t forget that aquatics memberships give you 50% off of our swim lessons if the participant is in the household. If you’d rather splash about, the Splash Pad is operable from 8am-8pm Monday-Saturday, and from 1pm-5pm Sundays. Just remember to push the button, and if thunder roars, staff will turn the water off for safety.

When those thunderstorms do hit, come inside and check out the concession stand and bowling alley. The new scoring system just installed at the end of May is fantastic, and we are expanding our open bowling hours, as well. There will be more hours during the week and on Sundays, so come down and rent a lane for an hour or two with some friends and see how you do.

Starting on July 1, the Valdese Parks and Recreation Department and the Western Piedmont Council of Government will be releasing a survey as a part of our 10 year comprehensive plan. This is the first of many ways you can make your voices heard during this process with regards to the priorities and direction of the parks and recreation department over the next decade. What type of facilities do we need to focus on? What are some programming options we should continue with, and what are things you’d like to see offered? This will be an incredibly powerful tool for leading us into the mid-2030s, and we want our citizens and patrons to play a very active role in providing their feedback.

Finally, at Valdese Lakeside Park, construction will be starting on the Pavilion on the Green, and we encourage visitors to please obey any barriers around the work zone. This is going to be a wonderful amenity and addition to the park. Similarly, volunteers and a professional trail builder have been hard at work the past few months to create amazing mountain bike trails out at Valdese Lakeside Park. The finishing touches are being worked on now, but when the trails do open, they will be an amazing attraction for any off-road, fat-tire enthusiasts. Thanks to the donors, volunteers, and the Friends of the Valdese Rec for their hard work!

We encourage you to come check out all the amazing things here at YOUR Valdese Parks and Recreation Department! Have a safe summer, and we hope to see you soon!

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Morning Tour - 11:00am / Afternoon Tour - 2:00pm

(Tours last about 1 1/2 hours)

May 4th - October 26 - OPEN Saturday's 1pm-4pm

(Please arrive by 3pm)

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