Have you been to the town of Floyd as a visitor or as a citizen of the county and never set foot in Hotel Floyd? Shame on you. It is an impressive structure (timber frame, which is as typical of Floyd as the ubiquitous Subarus we all drive.) The interior is filled with arts and crafts from local skill-sets and creative energies. You have to go no farther than the lobby to figure this out.
One of the most unique things about this local lodging versus any other place I know of is the “themed” rooms. Each guest room has its own motif based on a local individual artist or crafts person or organization. Take a look at the link, and allow the images to display for each room. There is a SustainFloyd room. And in the Writer’s Room, find copies of my books and one of my photographs on the wall above the bed. Many local folks find their passions built into the rooms where people are immersed in the tapestry of our town and county, even as they sleep.
So if you are one of those I am wagging my finger at, remedy the deficit in your exposure to the whole of Floyd by stopping by the hotel from 5 to 7 tonight. Just inside the front door, find the Jacksonville Center for the Arts room (whose official name I don’t know) where several local folks (including me) will be greeting visitors and talking about our art or craft.
I’m trying to get the event up a bit into the radar because for one reason or another, it seems to be invisible to the public (so far as I have been able to find) on a Friday night when there are scads of folks in town but very few of them know about the Artists’ Reception at Hotel Floyd.
I’ll be signing books and will have a full inventory of all five sets of photographic notecards that offer 25 images of local landscape and nature. This is the LAST time I’ll be offering these sets and when they are gone, they are gone for good. So stock up for those special occasions where Hallmark can’t come close.
Funny. I just clicked around on the Hotel Floyd website and see quite a few of my photographs featured in the rotating banner of their “About Floyd” page. We had talked about this some while back but I had forgotten about it.
Okay: The Pitch, for those who have actually read this far!–available for the first ten who mention they saw this post on Fragments today–a free notecard and envelope set aside for you.
We need to get your exposure to Floyd to go beyond the main street music, if just for a bit. So maybe I’ll see a few of you at Hotel Floyd this evening. It promises to be a lovely cool autumn afternoon and night, so come on down to town.
Those cards are just plain beautiful, Fred! I hope you sell out (in a good way, of course)!
Oh, how I wish I were closer! One of these days, my journey will bring me east of here, perhaps….
Guilty – and hanging my head in shame. Despite several trips to Floyd – haven’t been to the Hotel – although have admired it on the web. Will try to remedy the situation on another visit. On a more positive note, I can attest to the appropriateness of your notecards. They’ve carried good wishes and condolence notes to a number of friends. Hope all is well!
The buildings are also LEED certified, I believe and they have an electric car charger!
I was sure about two of the photos on Hotel Floyd’s banner being yours, and a couple others looked like they could be, too. That hotel has really created something nice with their rooms! The writer’s suite looked especially delightful.
Alas, I had a busy weekend and only just read your blog this morning. I have been in the Hotel Floyd, but it sounds like an interesting excuse to have seen more of it than previously. How come I had not heard of this event earlier? Where was it advertised?