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Connie Regan-Blake CD Release event: Leap and Laugh! Tales of Adventure

March 10, 2019 from 7:30pm to 10pm – Isis Music Hall & Kitchen 743
Connie Regan-Blake CD Release event: Leap and Laugh! Tales of Adventure

March 10, 2019 from 7:30pm to 10pm – Isis Music Hall & Kitchen 743

Connie Regan-Blake's Taking Your Story to the Stage Workshop

April 5, 2019 to April 7, 2019 – 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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Authors Patti Callahan and Don W. King Celebrate National Library Week with Montreat College Friends of the Library

Feb 8

Sue Diehl posted an event

Montreat College Friends of the Library Celebrate National Library Week at Graham Chapel, Gaither Hall, Montreat College, Montreat, NC

April 9, 2019 from 3pm to 5pm

Patti Callahan, author of the recent novel Becoming Mrs. Lewis, and Don W. King author of Out of My Bone: the Letters of Joy Davidman, A Naked Tree: Love Sonnets to C. S. Lewis, and Yet One More Spring: a Critical Study of Joy Davidman, will co-present on their works about Joy and her husband C.S. Lewis. The event is free and open to the public on April 9, 2019 in Graham Chapel, Gaither Hall, Montreat College.Reception and Book signing to followSee More

Feb 8

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TWO NEW APPALACHIAN NOVELS

I have, just released two Appalachian Novels.OUT OF THE SHADOWS, begins deep in the Appalachian Mountains of in WNC. It is partly a true story about a young man who ran away from home at the age of fifteen. He meets another runaway, and they fall in love.A journey where he faced adversaries, but also success as he walked, hitchhiked, and made his way across the country.GONE LIKE A CANDLE IN THE WIND, is a story of three young people growing up in a farming community in the Appalachian…See More

Jan 28

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The Main Show

The Main Show: a story-poem stage presentation(part of Living Poem)Program Notes (A program note reader comes out to read from the program notes.) Don’t listen, children, and do not hear.(A monster is coming and there’s no escapeWithin this story, and no good way to tell it, Except to gaze at the horror as at a flower,A disaster streaming off extremes it breedsEverywhere and in our minds, disabling…See More

Jan 26

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Hollywood Pictures Inc in Fairview

In the 1920's it seemed the whole country was caught up in excitement about films and Hollywood. Asheville and Western North Carolina were well aware of the hoopla of Hollywood. In fact, Hollywood (or at least filmmaking) was already beginning to come to Western NC.I recently stumble across an article from the Jun 6 1926 issue of The Asheville Citizen Times which mentions that Hollywood Pictures Inc, was planning to film just south of Asheville, near Fairview. But....was this really…See More

Jan 23

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Connie Regan-Blake posted events

Connie Regan-Blake CD Release event: Leap and Laugh! Tales of Adventure
March 10, 2019 from 7:30pm to 10pm
Connie Regan-Blake CD Release event: Leap and Laugh! Tales of Adventure
March 10, 2019 from 7:30pm to 10pm

Jan 16

Rob Neufeld posted a discussion

Intermission

IntermissionHear audio by clicking mp3 attachment!(Part of poem, "Coalescence") I thought I might take a break at this point to look around,Now that I’m in the business of making things resound.It’s so nice to have the luxury of being carefree. If you stop and sit back and try to take in everything,It stuns you and you can’t focus on anythingUntil something crops up, and what…See More

Jan 16

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Joan Henehan replied to Rob Neufeld's discussion Coalescence

"It's an odyssey..."

Jan 8

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Coalescence

The Main Show: A Story Poem Cycle(formerly, Coalescence) (part of Living Poem)The Main Show Program Notes (A program note reader comes out to read from the program notes.) Don’t listen, children, and do not hear.(A monster is coming and there’s no escapeWithin this story, and no good way to tell it, Except to gaze at the horror as at a flower,A disaster streaming off extremes it breedsEverywhere and…See More

Dec 11, 2018

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The Sultan's Dream

The Sultan’s Dream (Part of Living Poem) When it comes to walking, the jig’s up.No more fit lad sitting at the pub.No more flim-flam smiling with a limp. See how the legs totter and the torso leans.Do you know what a lame sultan dreams?Of reclining on a divan wearing pantaloons, Comparing his plight to a mountaineer’sNegotiating an icy bluff in a fierce wind,And then lounging in a tent to unwind. Which…See More

Nov 15, 2018

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The Tale of Ononis

The Tale of Ononis by Rob Neufeld Part 1: The Making of a Celebrity ❧ Hare Begins His Tale Ononis was my region’s name.People now call it Never-the-same.I’ll start with the day a delivery came. The package I got was a devil’s dare,Swaddled and knotted in Swamp Bloat hairAnd bearing, in red, one word: “Beware!” Bloats are creatures from the Land of Mud Pies,Wallowing in waste with tightly closed eyesUntil fears bring tears and the bleary bloats rise. ❧ Hare’s Colleagues I asked my boss,…See More

Nov 9, 2018

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Connie Regan-Blake posted an event

Drop Your Troubles: A Solo Storytelling Performance with Connie Regan-Blake at Black Mountain Center for the Arts

December 1, 2018 from 7:30pm to 9pm

Join this internationally renowned storyteller, Connie Regan-Blake, as she transforms a packed theater into an intimate circle of friends with old-timey charm, wisdom, and humor. We’ll also welcome the Singer of Stories, Donna Marie Todd, who will perform her original story, “The Amazing Zicafoose Sisters.” Connie’s last two shows at BMCA have sold…See More

Nov 6, 2018

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Connie Regan-Blake presents A Slice of Life: An Evening of Stories at Black Mountain Center for the Arts

April 6, 2019 from 7:30pm to 9pm

Join nationally celebrated storyteller, Connie Regan-Blake, as she hosts her workshop participants in an enchanting evening of storytelling in “A Slice of Life: An Evening of Stories.” The event will be hosted by the Black Mountain Center for the Arts, just a short drive from Asheville nestled in the picturesque mountains surrounding the area. Call the Center for advance tickets (828) 669-0930 or order…See More

Oct 28, 2018

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Connie Regan-Blake's Taking Your Story to the Stage Workshop at StoryWindow Productions

April 5, 2019 to April 7, 2019

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 tucked in the beautiful mountains surrounding Asheville, NC, this workshop provides a supportive, affirming…See More

Oct 28, 2018

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January 2012 Blog Posts (9)

Murder and Mayhem

Hi Gang,

A quick note to let you know about a book review Mary just received. Todd Fonesco…

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Added by Mary A. Berger on January 23, 2012 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Books with Bullying themes

At opposite ends of the teen / YA literature age range are two books by Lauren Myracle that deal with bullying in their content. Ten addresses bullying peripherally to the primary narrative of the tenth year of its primary character, Winnie. Shine is for late teens and has injurious bullying as a primary theme along with prejudice regarding sexual preference. Shine neither condones nor condemns anyone's sexual preference. Rather it addresses prejudices that accompany…

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Added by Donald Myracle on January 22, 2012 at 8:39pm — 1 Comment

Rain

Rain makes me realize how restless I am, like the clouds that hug the nearby mountains, roaming, appearing, vanishing. When I was eight months old, my mother tells me, I climbed out of my playpen. (Probably hit my head, too.) I still want out. Thinking about going to India this coming year. Yet the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh have taught me to find refuge in the present moment, the only moment. Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know I am breathing out -- the breath as…

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Added by Judith Toy on January 21, 2012 at 12:05pm — No Comments

From THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

"A Passel of Hate" is a choice read with plenty to consider, highly recommended for historical fiction collections."

THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW -- January 2012 edition

Added by Joe Epley on January 15, 2012 at 11:50am — No Comments

A Gathering for the Teaching of the Spiritual Energies of Ceremony

http://marijomoore.com

Added by MariJo Moore on January 15, 2012 at 11:18am — No Comments

Eighth-graders from Asheville read transformative writings

Eighth-graders are doing a reading at Malaprop’s, Jan. 17

--from a release by Joanne O’Sullivan

The Asheville Middle School eighth-grade class of Moira Bradford, having experienced the 16-week residency of writer Tamiko Ambrose Murray, present their writing, 7 p.m., Tues., Jan. 17 at Malaprop’s…

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Added by Rob Neufeld on January 14, 2012 at 1:13pm — No Comments

Three programs--two talks and a tour--on Civil War

Civil War Comes to Mountains via Smith-McDowell House

January 28, 2012 2:00 pm "Civil War Comes to the Mountains" Lecture Series II . Rebels and Tories in the Mountains presented by Dr. Steven E. Nash. LOCATION: Reuter Center on the UNC-A campus in the Manheimer Room, 102A Nash received his bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and his Master’s…

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Added by Rob Neufeld on January 13, 2012 at 11:03pm — No Comments

Sent out a book proposal

Hi Everyone:

I just sent out a book proposal to a published for a travel adventure book on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Wish me luck and I'll let you know how it does.

Danny Bernstein

www.hikertohiker.com

Added by Danny Bernstein on January 4, 2012 at 6:01pm — 1 Comment

Shooting Star, The First Woman To Attempt To Reach Hawaii By Air

On Jan. 4 & 5, you can hear my interview about the book on The Author's Show. Just click on TheAuthorsShow.com and go to the non-fiction page and you can hear the 15 minute interview any time during the 48 hour two day period. The book tells the story of a 22 year old schoolteacher who was the only woman involved int the 1927 Dole Air Race from Oakland to Honolulu. She was a media star, and when her plane was mysteriously lost, many vowed never to forget her. However, her story has…

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Added by Richard DuRose on January 1, 2012 at 1:30am — No Comments