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Weekly Storytime
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Dielle Ciesco to Read and Perform Healing Tonal Music
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Kathryn Byer and George Ellison Reading and Reception
May 31, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm – City Lights Bookstore
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Malaprop's Bookstore Cafe posted eventsRob Neufeld posted a discussionTour of 3 old cemeteries in Swannanoa Valley, May 25
Swannanoa Valley Cemeteries Tourfrom press releaseOn Saturday, May 25, 2013, in honor of Memorial Day weekend, the Swannanoa Valley Museum will hold a three-hour tour of some of the oldest cemeteries in the valley, beginning 10 a.m. Local experts Robert Goodson and Bill Alexander will take participants through the Piney Grove, Tabernacle, and Ingram cemeteries while sharing the history of these sacred places as well as the lives of the people buried within them. Piney Grove Cemetery, associated…See More
Rob Neufeld posted a discussionBarefoot in the Snow by Julia Nunnally Duncan
Marion poet cradles the individuals in her lifeby Rob NeufeldReview of: Barefoot in the Snow by Julia Nunnally Duncan (World Audience trade paper, Apr. 2013, 67 pages) “The Loving Child” might be an alternate title for Julia Nunnally Duncan’s new book of poems, “Barefoot in the Snow.” Her title poem…See More
Landon Godfrey posted an event
Vandercooked Poetry Nights at Asheville BookWorks at Asheville BookWorks
June 1, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Asheville BookWorks Inaugurates Broadside & Reading Series: Vandercooked Poetry Nights Asheville BookWorks, a community resource for print and book arts, introduces Vandercooked Poetry Nights, a reading series that offers the public the opportunity to print letterpress broadsides at the series events. The first Vandercooked Poetry Night is Saturday, June 1, 2013. Printing begins at 7:00 p.m. The reading begins at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Asheville BookWorks will…See More
Celia Miles' new novel, sequel to Sarranda, is available in paper and Kindle
http://www.celiamiles.comSarranda's Heart: A Love Story of Place is now available in regional independent bookstores and on Kindle, soon on Amazon.See More
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Montreat College Friends of the Library--Tommy Hays, speaker at Montreat College Gaither Fellowship Hall
June 15, 2013 from 12pm to 2:30pm
June 15, 2013 Annual luncheon of the Montreat College Friends of the Library. Tommy Hays will be speaking about his novel The Pleasure Was Mine and previewing his upcoming What I Came to Tell You. Lunch at 12:00 noon in Gaither Fellowship Hall. $15.00 for lunch and speaker. Speaker only at 1:00 pm in adjacent Gaither Chapel $10.00. Annual dues: $15.00Reservations: 828-669-8012 Ext. 3502 or 3504See More
Joe Perrone Jr. posted a blog postAs the Twig is Bent is Available Now in Audiobook
As the Twig is Bent, the original book in the Matt Davis Mystery Series by Joe Perrone Jr, is now available as an audio book from Audible.com and iTunes. Opening Day and Twice Bitten, the second…See More
John Urbain exhibit at Black Mountain Museum + Arts Center
John Urbain: No Ideas but in Things
January 18 - June 1, 2013; Opening reception: Friday, January 18, 2013
(from press release)
The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center is proud to announce John Urbain: No Ideas but in Things, an exhibition of collages and paintings by Black Mountain College alumnus John Urbain, opening January 18, 2013. The project includes a retrospective exhibition of Urbain’s paintings and collages (including selected work from BMC), a publication, and a rich array of public programming, all designed to honor and recognize Urbain, sharing his work with a diverse audience in the WNC region and beyond. The opening reception will take place from 5:30 - 7:30 pm on Friday, January 18th. Admission is free for members and students, $3 for non-members.
John Urbain (1920 - 2009) was a student at Black Mountain College (BMC) in 1946 and 1947 after returning from the war. He enrolled at the suggestion of his friend and colleague Ray Johnson, then a student at the college. BMC proved to be a central influence on his future. As a student of Josef Albers, John began a life-long exploration of matière–a French word and concept that Albers emphasized at BMC to describe a focus on the physical and visual properties of materials. This way of thinking was central to his artwork from that point forth. He also met his future wife, Elaine Schmitt, in Albers’ class.
Urbain wrote, “The visual arts involve the optical senses. With matière, there is involved an additional factor, that of the tactile senses. We desire to touch and feel the matiére studies.” One of the best-known 20th century collage artists, Ray Johnson, was also a student at Black Mountain College. Irwin Kremen is another prolific collage artist who emerged from BMC, having entered the school to study writing. All of these artists were profoundly influenced by their time at BMC, and the legacy of Albers’ focus on matière ties all of their collage work together.
See museum website.
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