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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.

Mar 4

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Feb 6

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…

Feb 5

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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…"

Feb 5

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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"

Feb 5

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Feb 4

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

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November 11Tuesday

STEPHANIE PERKINS, DAVID LEVITHAN & JENNIFER E. SMITH READING & SIGNING

November 11, 2014 from 7pm to 9pm – Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe Tuesday, November 11 at 7 pm STEPHANIE PERKINS, DAVID LEVITHAN & JENNIFER E. SMITH READING & SIGNING Edited by local favorite Stephanie Perkins, the new anthology My True Love Gave to Me: Twe… Organized by Malaprop's Bookstore Cafe | Type: author, signing, book, reading, event

November 13Thursday

TRADD COTTER READING & SIGNING

November 13, 2014 from 7pm to 9pm – Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe Thursday, November 13 at 7 pm TRADD COTTER READING & SIGNING Microbiologist, professional mycologist, and organic gardener Tradd Cotter joins us to discuss his new book Organic Mushroom Farming a… Organized by Malaprop's Bookstore Cafe | Type: author, signing, book, reading, event

November 14Friday

Author Reading/Book Signing at Great Expectations

November 14, 2014 from 6pm to 7pm – Great Expectations Books Award-winning author, Renea Winchester will read from her latest book titled: Farming, Friends & Friend Bologna Sandwiches (Mercer University Press, October, 2014). The author will also give away… Organized by Renea Winchester | Type: author, reading, book, club

June 28Sunday

Writers on the Rock

June 28, 2015 from 1pm to 4pm – Chimney Rock, NC The culture and heritage of Appalachia is an experience like no other, and it serves as the perfect backdrop for a variety of storytelling. View the soaring cliffs and stunning valleys of Chimney Roc… Organized by Shannon Quinn-Tucker | Type: book, signing, meet, the, author

April 22Friday

Blue Ridge Bookfest

April 22, 2016 at 1pm to April 23, 2016 at 4pm – Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock Campus Mary A. Berger, author of the Mattie Mitchell humorous cozy mysteries, will exhibit her books in the Blue Ridge Bookfest on April 22, 23, at Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC. Organized by Nicholas Warr, Chair | Type: author, exhibits, speaker, presentations, guest, of, honor, reception
Blue Ridge Bookfest

April 22, 2016 at 1pm to April 23, 2016 at 4pm – Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock Campus Mary A. Berger, author of the Mattie Mitchell humorous cozy mysteries, will exhibit her books in the Blue Ridge Bookfest on April 22, 23, at Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC. Organized by Nicholas Warr, Chair | Type: author, exhibits, speaker, presentations, guest, of, honor, reception

May 20Saturday

Kalen Vaughan Johnson debuts ROBBING THE PILLARS

May 20, 2017 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe This signing event for my debut novel ROBBING THE PILLARS will also serve as a benefit for longtime family friend and WNC advocate for people with disabilities Organized by Gary Johnson | Type: fundraiser, bernadette, author, signing

June 17Saturday

Julia Nunnally Duncan

June 17, 2017 from 10am to 3pm – Marion Community Building Julia Nunnally Duncan will be a featured author at the McDowell County 2017 Local Author Festival at the Marion Community Building in downtown Marion on Saturday, June 17 from 10-3. The event is spon… Organized by McDowell County Public Library | Type: author, festival

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

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

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