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13th Annual Summer Storytelling Retreat & Adventure

July 8, 2018 to July 14, 2018 – StoryWindow Productions

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Interview with Gail Godwin about Grief Cottage

Started by Rob Neufeld in AC-T Book Reviews Aug 3, 2017.

Ellington in Asheville--a survey

Started by Rob Neufeld in Local History Oct 6, 2017.

Dave Minneman, heroic portrait

Started by Rob Neufeld in Local History Aug 25, 2017.

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Connie Regan-Blake updated an event

A Slice of Life: An Evening of Stories at Black Mountain Center for the Arts

April 21, 2018 from 7:30pm to 9pm

Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm, join nationally celebrated storyteller, Connie Regan-Blake, as she hosts her "Taking the Stage" workshop participants, for an enchanting evening of storytelling in picturesque Black Mountain, NC. You'll enjoy a variety of stories and storytelling styles featuring tellers Jane O Cunningham from Rome, GA; Gabriele Marewski from Black Mountain, NC; Christine Phillips Westfeldt - Fairview,…See More

Mar 21

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Glenda Council Beall posted a blog post

Writers Circle around the Table

We are located in Hayesville, NC. In April we begin our new season with outstanding Poet Mike James. Mike will read at Writers' Night Out in Blairsville, GA on Friday evening April 13. On Saturday, April 14, he will teach a class at my studio.Formally SpeakingThis class will focus on different types of traditional poetic forms such as the sonnet, the villanelle, and the sestina, and will also include other verse forms such as erasures, found poems, prose poems, and last poems.Contact Glenda…See More

Mar 12

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Rachel Carson, Silent Spring Chautauqua History Alive at UNC Asheville, OLLI Reuters Center, Manheimer Room

April 15, 2018 from 3pm to 4:30pm

Step inside the revolutionary book, Silent Spring as its author Rachel Carson reveals the reckless destruction of our living world. Written more than 55 years ago Silent Spring inspired the Environmental Movement and has never been out of print. And now you have a chance to ask the author, Rachel Carson, how this came to be. But these aren’t just performances. They’re a chance to step into Living History – to ask questions and go one on one with a women whose books shaped our country and our…See More

Mar 7

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Lynn Hamilton-Rutherford posted blog posts

Mar 7

Lynn Hamilton-Rutherford commented on Glenda Council Beall's photo

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"She looks like I look in my imagination right before I've had my coffee ... relaxed, bothered (by something, anything) and fully aware that I'm almost, but not quite, the center of the universe ... a feeling that quickly fades after that…"

Mar 4

Lynn Hamilton-Rutherford replied to Kathryn Stripling Byer's discussion Mary Adams's new chapbook COMMANDMENT

"This is so perfect ... the thought of every woman, who KNOWS what the men are thinking! But now at least we have an idea! This makes me happy in a sad, lovely sort of way!"

Mar 4

Lynn Hamilton-Rutherford posted a photo

Mom in Her Writing Nook ...

She was working on the "About the Authors" section of "Echoes Across the Blue Ridge" when I captured this one morning. Though you can't see it, her coffee cup was within gentle reach that morning. Roxie is at her feet.

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Glenda Council Beall posted a photo

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Lexie likes to sleep in the sunshine even on cold days.

Feb 6

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Latest non-fiction book

In 1945 Indiana prohibited marriage between a white person and anyone with more than one-eighth "Negro blood." Yet Daniel (black) and Anna (white) gave up family, friends, and eventually even country to create a life together. Their 42-year marriage…

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Nancy Werking Poling replied to Rob Neufeld's discussion Bent Creek, the 4-part story

"Rob, Thanks for putting this into one document. I've been following the narrative in the Citizen-Times. I find it an added resource for my next writing project. In 1910 my husband's grandfather (1866-1947) showed up in Missouri and said…"

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Feb 5

Lee Ann Brown replied to Rob Neufeld's discussion Writer Olive Dargan rises from obscurity

"Great Article! Heart wrenching about her destroyed manuscripts and letters and notes but I will look for more of Olive Dargan! Lee Ann Brown"

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Rap Monster posted a blog post

THE BANG BANG BROKERS HITS AMAZON PRIME WITH A BANG

Focusing on the aftermath of the 2008 Financial Crisis, The Bang Bang Brokers tells the story of a hedge fund manager (based on a composite of real life traders) who got rich off of predicting the subprime fallout. His guilt and suicidal impulses lead him to a chance meeting with a Latino Gang, headed by small time weed dealer Ramon (Erik Michael Estrada). In hopes that Ramon will kill him in exchange for the favor, Rolley (played by Donihue) robs a rival Black Gang, earning the pair a ton of…See More

Feb 4

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April 21Saturday

A Slice of Life: An Evening of Stories

April 21, 2018 from 7:30pm to 9pm – Black Mountain Center for the Arts Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm, join nationally celebrated storyteller, Connie Regan-Blake, as she hosts her "Taking the Stage" workshop participants, for an enchanting evening of storytelling i… Organized by Connie Regan-Blake | Type: storytelling, performance

April 20Friday

Taking Your Story to the Stage

April 20, 2018 to April 22, 2018 – StoryWindow Productions The focus of this “Taking Your Story to the Stage” 3-day workshop is on storytelling performance. Each participant is asked to come with a story that is almost “stage-ready.” Set in Connie’s home tuc… Organized by Connie Regan-Blake | Type: workshop

April 15Sunday

Rachel Carson, Silent Spring Chautauqua History Alive

April 15, 2018 from 3pm to 4:30pm – UNC Asheville, OLLI Reuters Center, Manheimer Room Step inside the revolutionary book, Silent Spring as its author Rachel Carson reveals the reckless destruction of our living world. Written more than 55 years ago Silent Spring inspired the Environme… Organized by Buncombe Chautauqua | Type: buncombe, chautauqua, history, alive, performance

March 22Thursday

Reading by Poet Anne Waldman

March 22, 2018 from 7:30pm to 8:45pm – Table Rock Room 201B, Plemmons Student Union, AppState The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series presents a reading by Poet ANNE WALDMAN. The author will also present a craft talk from 3:30-4:45 in the same location. Admission is free, and book… Organized by Susan Weinberg/Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series | Type: reading, and, craft, talk

January 24Wednesday

Explore the Landscapes of Story & Telling in 6 Weekly Sessions

January 24, 2018 at 10am to February 28, 2018 at 12pm – Lenoir Rhyne University Center for Graduate Studies Asheville Explore the Landscapes of Story & Telling in 6 Sessions It’s winter and Connie Regan-Blake is excited to offer a new learning opportunity to warm-up your storytelling voice and creativity! Join… Organized by Connie Regan-Blake | Type: workshop

January 20Saturday

Lyndsay Eli with GUNSLINGER GIRL (YA Novel)

January 20, 2018 from 6pm to 7pm – Spellbound Children's Bookshop Are you a fan of The Hunger Games? Then picture what Katniss would be like - with a gun. That's just a taste of the "new" West action Lyndsay Eli brings to Spellbound Children's Bookshop with Gunsl… Organized by Spellbound | Type: author, event

December 8Friday

Book Fair for Asheville Jewish Community Center

December 8, 2017 at 11am to December 10, 2017 at 5pm – Spellbound Children's Bookshop In our store or online, your purchases help support the capital campaign of the Asheville Jewish Community Center (Asheville JCC) from December 8-10. Mention the JCC at checkout or type "JCC" in the… Organized by Spellbound | Type: fundraiser

November 14Tuesday

Stacy McAnulty with EARTH! Story Time

November 14, 2017 from 6pm to 7pm – Spellbound Children's Bookshop North Carolina’s Stacy McAnulty is one busy writer. The author shares her new picture book with us on Tuesday, November 14, at a special bedtime Story Time starting at 6 p.m. Getting close to bedtim… Organized by Spellbound | Type: author, event, for, children

November 2Thursday

Reading by Poet Vivian Shipley

November 2, 2017 from 7:30pm to 8:45pm – Three Top Room (169), Plemmons Student Union Appalachian State University's Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series presents Poet Vivian Shipley (Author of Perennial; All of Your Message Have Been Erased) reading at 7:30 p.m. in the Thre… Organized by Susan Weinberg | Type: reading, and, craft, talk

October 14Saturday

Julia Nunnally Duncan

October 14, 2017 from 9:30am to 1:30pm – MACA Authors' Booth Julia Nunnally Duncan will be signing her new books A Part of Me and A Place That Was Home at the Mountain Glory Festival in downtown Marion on Saturday, October 14, from 9:30-1:30. She will be locat… Organized by Susan Pyatt-Baker | Type: book, signing

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