Fall of 2010...

Sept. 10 & 11
the 5th annual festival

184days until
Our Festival

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This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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Schedule

Schedule may be subject to change 
For a schedule with more detailed session descriptions click HERE.
 
                    KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS                     
                      é - Wheelchair accessible      $ - Fee & pre-registration required 
Sessions highlighted in moss green are 3-hour long paid events
 for which attendees should pre-register.
Sessions highlighted in purple are for kids.  Sessions highlighted in lime are for teens.
TCL - éTown Center Legacy Room    AJ - Appalachian Java                UDL - Upstairs David's Ltd.
TCC - éTown Center Area C              MSBéMain Street Books      CC éCourthouse Courtroom
DG - Design Gallery                           DKP - DK Puttyroot                    CCB - éCourthouse Boardroom
LA - éLibrary Annex                         HC éHeritage Center              HALL - Town Hal
                                                        SQR - Town Square
                                                                                                                          
 
        Friday Morning, September 11                             
 
 9 - 9:45 TCL  Colby Martin - Have I Got A Story: discussion of a non-fiction collection of initimate
                     conversations with people of Yancey County 
             LA    Peggy Poe Stern Q&A:  Writing the Novel
             AJ    Hal McDonald reading from The Death Hunters
             MSB Alan Gratz - for young adults - reading from Something Wicked
             HALL Dwayne Biddix & Dale Mettam Pow! Zap! What's New in Comic Books 
 
10-11:30 TCL   "We All Come from Somewhere Else"
          This panel will open and set the stage for the entire festival as authors discuss the relationships between their writing, their heritage, and current issues (e.g., community building, economic development, environmental sustainability, and quality of life). The participants are Robert Conley, Western Band of the Cherokee and Sequoyah Distinguished Professor in Cherokee Studies, Western Carolina University;  Eleanora Tate, awarding winning author from North Carolina Central University; and Wayne Winkler, Melungeon historian and author, East Tennessee State University. Dr. Gloria Houston, critically respected author and educator in four states with large immigrant populations, will chair the panel.
 
11:30-12:00 TCL   Book Signing with Morning Session Authors
 
12:00-12:45 TC Foyer & around town   Lunch
 
           Friday Afternoon, September 11                        
 
12:45-1:30   TCL   TBA
                  TCC  Tim Silver - Mt. Mitchell: An Environmental History
                  D   Joe Dabney - Moonshine Humor
                  LA    Betty Reed - The Mosaic Within the Mountain Mosaic: The Brevard Rosenwald
                           School 1920-1966
                  MSB Seabrook Wilkinson - Poetry - Mountains in My Mosaic
                  DKP  Laura Hope GillThe Creative Process as Sacred Text: a reading and talk
                  CC    Mark Kneece, Dale Mettam, and Dwayne Biddix: Panel - Graphic Novels
 
12:45-3:45   HC    $  Tamara Baxter - Writing Out of the Voice Box (fiction & memoir)
                  UDL   $  John Hoppenthaler - Writing Outside the Self: Poetry of Engagement
 
1:45-2:30     TCL  Eleanora Tate - A Hard Head Makes a Soft Behind: Finding My Roots by
                           The Seat of My Pants
                  TCC Katey Schultz & Shane Darwent present Lost Crossings: A Look at WNC's
                         Swinging Footbridges
                  DG   Panel: Authors Who Write with Young Children at Home - with Susan Woodring
                          and Alan Gratz, moderated by Britt Kaufmann
                  LA    Tim Silver - Mt. Mitchell: An Environmental History
                  MSB Hal McDonald - reading from The Death Hunters 
                  CCB    Mark Kneece The Comics Writer: A Distinctly Different Animal 
 
2:45-3:30    TCC    George & Elizabeth Ellison - The Natural World - a discussion
                  DG     Pat Riviere-SeelTruth, Lies, and Other People's Lives: Poetry Reading &
                           Discussion
                  LA    Rob Amberg - The New Road: I-26 & The Footprints of Progress - photographic
                           essays - Q&A
                  AJ     Richard Allen Taylor - Poetry Reading
                  MSB  Alan Gratz - Q&A Writing Books for Children & Teens
                  DKP  Annette Clapsaddle - reading from a work in progress
 
2:45-4:30    HALL   Ann Pancake - Asheville Citizen-Times webcast with Rob Neufeld
 
3:45-4:30    TCL     Kevin Watson - Offer More Than A Book
                  TCC   Michael Joslin - Evolving Mountain Crafts: A Mosaic of Diversity & Innovation
                  DG    Rose Senehi - Saving the Places You Love - writing fiction
                  LA     Rob AmbergThe New Road: I-26 & The Footprints of Progress - photographic
                           essays - Q&A
                  AJ     Wayne Winkler - The Melungeons of Appalachia: a Reading
                  DKP   Vicki Lane - Putting the Pieces Together: The Mountain Mosaic as a Mystery Series
                  CC     Dwayne Biddix & Dale Mettam - Pow! Zap! What's New in Comics
 
4:30 - 5:00   TCL  Book Signing & Meet the Afternoon-Session Authors
 
          Friday Evening, September 11                              
 
5:00 - 7:00 @ the Design Gallery a public reception for the Slow Book Salon show of hand-made books
5:00 - 8:00 @ the TRAC gallery a public reception for "Local Children's Books: Writers and Illustrators"
 
7:30 p.m.    The Parkway Playhouse presents My River, My Valley  (visit their website to buy tickets)
For a schedule with more detailed session descriptions click HERE.
 
                       KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS                
                      é - Wheelchair accessible      $ - Fee & pre-registration required 
Sessions highlighted in green are 3-hour long paid events
 for which attendees should pre-register.
Sessions highlighted in purple are for kids.   Sessions highlighted in lime are for teens.
TCL - éTown Center Legacy Room    AJ - Appalachian Java                UDL - Upstairs David's Ltd.
TCC - éTown Center Area C              MSBéMain Street Books      CC éCourthouse Courtroom
DG - Design Gallery                           DKP - DK Puttyroot                    CCB - éCourthouse Boardroom
LA - éLibrary Annex                         HC éHeritage Center              HALL - Town Hall
                             SQR - Town Square                                       
                                                            
               Saturday Morning, September 12                        
 
9 - 9:45    TCL    Vicki Lane & Hal McDonald - High Tea and Apple Cider: Two Madison County Mystery
                         Writers talk shop
               AJ        Richard Allen Taylor, Beth Cagle Burt, & Lisa Zerkle - Poetry of the Kakalak
                         Anthology
               MSB   Tamara Baxter - Rock Big and Sing Loud: Reading and Discussion
               DKP    Kevin Watson - Offer More than a Book: Tips for Authors
 
9 - 10:45   TCC    Joe Dabney, Bruce Stewart, & Robert Thomas - That Good Ole Mountain Dew: The
                         Moonshine Panel moderated by Dr. Daniel Barron
 
9 - 11:45   HC     Jim Clark If My Words Did Glow - Songwriting Workshop
               *SQR  ARTS MATTERS - Contribute to the Mountain Mosaic by making mixed-media quilt
                          square journal covers with assistance from Penland School of Crafts and the Arts
                          Matters Group. This is an activity to help young folks have personal experience with an
                          old mountain craft. (elementary ages)  
                        * In case of inclement weather, this event will be held at First Baptist Church
 
10-10:45   TCL     Bookclub Buzz - Who & What Are You Reading, and Why?  Bring your book list!
                         Discussion with Vicki Lane, Peggy Poe Stern, Rose Senehi, and Marlin Barton.
                         Moderated by Deana Blanchard, sponsored by The Hell & High Water
                         Bookclub
                LA     Suzanne Adair - Q&A - A Storyteller's Mosaic: the Hero's Journey
                AJ      Richard Allen Taylor, Beth Cagle Burt, & Lisa Zerkle - Poetry Readings
                MSB   Susan Woodring - The Habitual Writer: Going from Inspiration to Dedication
                DKP    Judy Goldman - Reading: Early Leaving & How I've Told the Same Stories in Both
                           Fiction and Memoir
                CC      New Writers' Panel with Annette Clapsaddle, Laura Hope Gill, Colby Martin,
                          Hal McDonald, and Katey Schultz, moderated by Kevin Watson
 
11-11:45    TCC    Betty Reed Mosaic Within the Mountain Mosaic: The Brevard Rosenwald
                          School 1920-1966
                 DG     Robert Conley - Reading: The Cherokee Mountains
                 LA     Suzanne Adair - Readings & a Discussion: The Hero's Journey
                 MSB  Bruce Stewart - King of the Moonshiners: an historical account
                 DKP   Marlin Barton - Southern Families in Fiction: A Reading
                 CC     Gloria Houston - A Dragon, Some Weddings, Lots of Adventures...
 
12:00-12:30 TCL   Book Signing with Morning Session Authors
 
12:30-1:15  TC Foyer & around town   Lunch
 
Saturday Afternoon, September 12                               
1:15-2:15  TCL    Robert Conley - Q&A: The Cherokee Mountains
                TCC   Michael Joslin - Our Living Heritage: An Appalachian Mosaic of Past into Present
                DG    Seabrook Wilkinson - Discussion: What's Wrong With Rhyme?
                LA      Will Leverette - Tales of Whitewater Paddling in WNC
                MSB   Peggy Poe Stern - Q&A: Printing the Book
                DKP   Marlin Barton - A Reading
                CC     Karen Miller - For the Love of Books: The Books and Strategies to Turn Kids into
                          Reading Fiends
                CCB    Mark Kneece - The Comics Writer: A Distinctly Different Animal 
 
1:15-4:15   HC    $  Judy Goldman - Workshop: The Fine Brushstrokes of Your Own Life
                         (memoir & personal essay
 
2:30-3:15   TCL    Jim Clark - Traditional Music and Poetry
                TCC    Katey Schultz & Shane Darwent - Lost Crossings: A Look at WNC's Swinging
                          Footbridges
                DG     Pat Riviere-Seel - Truth Lies, and Other People's Lives: Poetry Reading &
                           Discussion
                LA      Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle - Q&A
                AJ      Laura Hope Gill - The Creative Process as Sacred Text: A Reading and Talk
                MSB   Vicki Lane - Putting the Pieces Together: The Mountain Mosaic as a Mystery Series
                CC      Karen Miller - Calling All 8-12 Year Olds! Be An Editor for Bogeyman 101!
 
3:30-4:15   TCL    Rose Senehi - Saving the Places You Love - writing fiction
                TCC    George & Elizabeth Ellison - The Natural World: A Demonstration
                DG     Susan Woodring - The Habitual Writer: Going From Inspiration to Dedication
                LA      Will Leverette - Tales of Whitewater Paddling in Western North Carolina
                AJ      John Hoppenthaler - A Poetry Reading
                MSB   Colby Martin - An Apt Warning: Reading from The Famine - a fictional recollection
                CC      AMY Library Stories: Readin' Mountain Tales for Kids of All Ages
 
4:30 - 5:00  TCL   Booksigning & Meet the Afternoon-Session Authors
 
 Saturday Evening, September 12
 
7:00 p.m.                                Town Center Legacy Room
    Dinner Banquet with Keynote Speaker Ann Pancake
 TICKETS REQUIRED: AVAILABLE AT TOWN CENTER OR LINK ON THIS WEBSITE
 
7:30 pm   The Parkway Playhouse presents My River, My Valley - visit their website to buy tickets
 
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