NEW PROGRAM DATE: March 26 at 6 pm

MEDIA RELEASE__World Goods Et Cetera—formerly Ten Thousand Villages, a non-profit retail store in Bluffton—has invited Carole Elchert, an artist who has traveled to Nepal for decades, to exhibit her photos in the store during the month of March. 

The public is also invited to meet Carole and discuss her travel experiences and photographic work on March 26 at 6 p.m. at the 115 South Main Street shop.

There is no charge for this presentation.

After graduating with a BS in Communication and Sociology from Bowling Green State University, Carole Elchert earned an MA in Interpersonal & Public Communication. In 1981, she traveled for the first time to Nepal and the Himalayas.  Elchert returned to the Himalayan regions—including India, Nepal, Ladakh, Tibet—every year or two for ongoing study of these cultures.  Since 1993, she has organized and led 17 Eco-cultural tours for adults as well as Cross-cultural Experiences for Bluffton University students.  An outgrowth of her travels to Europe and Asia is her professional work as an editor, writer, speaker, lecturer, and photographer.

Eichert's work will be on exhibit at World Goods Et Cetera from February 23 to March 28.