Friends, I just wanted to pass along the announcement of Joe Young’s upcoming photo exhibit.

The Release:

Photographer Joe Young Exhibits Work:
“Living the Country Life”

Joe
Young, an award winning photographer and photographic technology
instructor at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, will be
exhibit a special collection of his photography called “Living the
Country Life.”

The exhibit includes photographs of North
Carolina farmers, mountain storytellers and people living a simpler way
of life. In his photography, Young explores the joys of family and
community built on taking time, such as making dulcimers, gathering
eggs or just sitting on front porch swings.

Portraits include
photos of the late great Jack Tale storyteller Ray Hicks and son Ted
Hicks of Beech Mountain. Other photos feature Clifford Glenn of Sugar
Grove, Hoy and Bertha Moretz of Happy Valley, Eustace Conway of
Triplett, Lester Hunt of Toluca, Arlie Presnell of Beach Creek, and
Stanley Whitaker of Shelby.

*
The exhibit will be on display at Spilled Beans in Taylorsville July 11
– August 29. A reception with the photographer will be held on July 11
from 5 to 8 p.m.

* An upcoming display of the exhibit will be at
Taste Full Beans in downtown Hickory September 6 – October 25. A
reception will be held on September 18 during the Downtown Hickory Art
Crawl with Jack Tale storyteller Orville Hicks and Young.

Photos
will be available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds will be
donated to the Rosa and Ted Hicks Fund. This fund assists the son and
wife of the late Ray Hicks with their increasing medical bills. For
more information about the fund, visit www.rayhicks.com. To find out more about the photographer and his upcoming exhibits
visit www.joeyoungphoto.com or call 828-455-9023.

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