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The Epic of the Cherokee and the Colonists Hernando De Soto stopped in Asheville in 1541 When the Spanish conquistador came through here on his way from the Gulf Coast to Lake Michigan, he encountered big towns, well-used roads, and abandoned homes. A smallpox epidemic—one of a series of plagues…See More

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Connie Regan-Blake posted events

Connie Regan-Blake presents A Slice of Life: An Evening of Stories
December 1, 2018 from 7pm to 9pm
Connie Regan-Blake's Taking Your Story to the Stage Workshop
November 30, 2018 to December 2, 2018

Aug 3

Literacy Council of Buncombe Co. posted an event

11th Annual Authors for Literacy Dinner & Silent Auction at Crowne Plaza Resort Expo Center

November 29, 2018 from 6pm to 9pm

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver will keynote the Literacy Council of Buncombe County’s 11th Annual Authors for Literacy Dinner & Silent Auction on November 29, 2018. Barbara Kingsolver is the author of nine bestselling works of fiction, including the novels, Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, and The Poisonwood Bible, as well as books of poetry, essays, and the influential nonfiction bestseller Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. She has won or been a finalist…See More

Jul 16

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Jun 13

Julia Nunnally Duncan posted an event

Julia Nunnally Duncan Featured at High Country Writers Meeting at Watauga County Public Library

June 14, 2018 from 10am to 12pm

Julia Nunnally Duncan will be the featured presenter at the High Country Writers Meeting on June 14, 10 a.m.-12 noon at the Watauga County Public Library in Boone. She will discuss her inspirations and the process of becoming a published author. She will present readings from her latest books A Part of Me and A Place That Was Home and give a preview of her forthcoming poetry collection A Neighborhood Changes. A book signing will follow her presentation.See More

Jun 7

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A Neighborhood Changes

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May 31

Rap Monster posted a blog post

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May 30

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May 17

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Caroline McIntyre posted events

Buncombe Chautauqua: Francis Marion performed by Ken Johnston
June 21, 2018 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Buncombe Chautauqua: Alice Paul
June 20, 2018 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Buncombe Chautauqua: Harriet Tubman
June 19, 2018 from 7pm to 8:30pm

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May 4

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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Caroline McIntyre posted an event

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

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August 2010 Blog Posts (5)

There is a great new cookbook out by nationally recognized food writer Elizabeth Wiegand who has written for Southern Living, The Washington Post and many others. Her first book, "The Outer Banks Coo…

There is a great new cookbook out by nationally recognized food writer Elizabeth Wiegand who has written for Southern Living, The Washington Post and many others. Her first book, "The Outer Banks Cookbook," came out a couple of years ago & her latest book is "The New Blue Ridge Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from Virginia's Highlands to North Carolina's Mountains."

The cookbook has recipes from down-home cooks to fancy from fabulous local restaurant chefs.

It is filled…

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Added by j. Jones on August 21, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Fall Great Smokies Writing Program Classes

It's time to sign up for fall classes in the Great Smokies Writing Program. Classes cover poetry, fiction, children's fiction, screenwriting, novel writing, and even a class on using classic cinema techniques to improve creative nonfiction. Take a look at the schedule and find your niche:

http://www2.unca.edu/agc/great.asp

Added by Caralyn Davis on August 12, 2010 at 11:50pm — No Comments