Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 70

Seta Wedaesday, April IMS Church Group, Scouts Plan Fashion Show "Fashion Is Springing Up Everywhere" is the theme of a spring fashion snow to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Skyland United Methodist Church. Clothes from the Skylander shop will be shown. They will feature moderately priced fashions for the young and old. The show is sponsored by the Skyland United Methodist Women, with proceeds going to the church.

Members of Girl Scout Cadette Senior Troop 340 of Fletcher are helping stage the fashion show as part of their interest project on Fashion, Fitness and Makeup. Christy Liggett is coordinating her troop's efforts as the scouts help with modeling, publicity and decorations. Advance tickets cost S2.SI and are available from the Methodist women and from the Girl Scout troop. Tickets will cost tj at door (S2 for senior citizens). Trying oa tome the ektbes they will nwdel at fasMao (bow are: left pboto (L-R), Marias Gats and Margaret Beaumat; right paste, Jessie Best and Heather Jackttn.

-(Staff Phots by Ewart Ball) 1 Arden Company Serves TV, Industry in a people-oriented place where in- each other, wen I just cant think of Brown admits there are draw-dividuals take the time to talk to a better place to be." backs to working out of a small area, such as a lack of studios and other production facilities and the need for full-time representation in the major market areas, but Arden will remain headquarters. "Our roots are here, and when we bring our clients into the area, they fall in love with the mountains and feel at home," he said. The expansion of cable television and satellite communications is creating more demand for the unique services VTS provides, said Brown. So (he next time a Tune sticks in your mind and you catch yourself singing, remember that the origin of the song may be closer than you thought By KEITH JARRETT Written for Neighbors Have you ever wondered where those catchy tunes on television and radio come from? Chances are the jingles and the background music you hum or sing along to were created in a two-story house in Arden that serve as headquarters for VTS Productions. Created in 1978 by Asheville native Hal Brown, VTS Productions creates and produces music for the television and radio industry.

Its sister company, VTS Music, was formed in 1964 and primarily does voice-overs for commercials while the productions division produces local and national promotion campaigns, background -music, television show themes and movie scores. The most recognizable area promotion that VTS created is the "That's The Spirit" campaign for WYFF television station in Greenville, S.C. While the creation of ideas is done in Arden, the actual production is done at the company's facilities in Dallas, Texas. While this sometimes poses a challenge in transferring materials and personnel, Brown wouldn't have it any other way. "This area is a great place to live and it is good for creativity," he said.

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