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« March 12, 2010 - April 11, 2010 »
 
03 / 12
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Presentations of Carden's Plays to Benefit County Library Building Fund

“Birdell” is a one-act monologue based on the lives of families who lived on Hazel Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains until the coming of the national park, and is told from the perspective of the fictional character Birdell as she reflects on her long life.

A native of Sylva, Carden earned two degrees at WCU and for more than four decades has presented traditional mountain culture to the public as a teacher, storyteller, novelist, historian, screenwriter and playwright. WCU recognized Carden’s body of work in presenting him with an honorary doctorate of humane letters in 2008.

Westall, a Yancey County native who earned degrees at Berea College and Duke University, taught English and drama before her retirement in 1985. Since then, she has acted and directed in numerous regional productions.

Tickets prices for the shows are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students.

For more information about the March 12 and 19 presentations, contact the Friends of the Library at 828-507-0476.

 

 

 

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03 / 18
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

We welcome Ron Rash back to the store on Thursday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m. to read from his brand new collection of short stores, entitled Burning Bright. The book comes out just a week before the reading, but we’re accepting pre-orders now. If you haven’t yet heard Ron read, don’t miss the opportunity--he’s one of the best!

03 / 19
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03 / 21
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm

Come meet these two authors and listen to them record a radio show at City Lights Bookstore at noon on Sunday, March 21st.  Here's their press release about the Southern Wing and a Prayer Tour:

Authors River Jordan and Shellie Rushing Tomlinson were challenged by a mutual fan to join forces and take their respective radio selves on the road to interview book sellers, book clubs, readers and yes – even each other - as they create shows focused on great storytelling. The challenge has been accepted and The Southern Wing and A Prayer Tour will be arriving in the nearabout’s of your hometown spring 2010.

Book lovers will not want to miss out on the storytelling fun run as River and Shellie’s charge across seven states reading from Saints In Limbo and Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On, interview each other with surprise questions and comments at every stop, talk to book clubs about their favorite new reads, and query those great unsung hero’s – the booksellers themselves about just how they found themselves supporting thousands of writers and millions of written words every year, all of which will be featured in upcoming radio programs.
The Southern Wing and a Prayer Tour will include –

• Daily giveaways to tour trackers

• Live Interviews

• Podcast uploads

• YouTube daily postings

• Twitter/Facebook tracking and postings
River Jordan

Bio
- River Jordan is first and foremost, a storyteller. Whether the stories that unfold reflect her faith, her love of literature, or the humor with which she unrolls her southern heritage. Her fiction novels have be hailed and acclaimed by some of the finest literary voices of the day. Kirkus reviews said of her second novel, The Messenger of Magnolia Street, “A beautifully written, atmospheric tale.” Her third novel, Saints In Limbo has been painted as "a lyrical and relentlessly beautiful book," and by Paste Magazine as “A Southern Gothic Masterpiece.” Both on the air and off, River weaves stories together with a dry wit, a bit of irony and a dead-eye aim for finding the truth. As a radio producer and host of her weekly ‘literary jam session,’ Jordan features reviews, interviews, and news of the publishing world every Wednesday 12-2 pm on WRFN Nashville 107.1fm or world wide live and streaming at www.riverjordanlive.com As a loved and much sought after speaker, Ms. Jordan invites audiences, readers and listeners to tune-in to their own stories and to treasure the unfolding moments of their lives.

Bio
As an infant, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson had one of the earliest cases of appendicitis ever documented. Fifty-four doctors came to Natchez, MS to study her case. In retrospect, Shellie believes it may have been better had they studied her brain for she admits to hearing voices. After briefly considering medication Shellie chose a career in storytelling to give them all a chance to be heard. It's working out pretty well. Today this author, speaker, newspaper/magazine columnist, and Belle of All Things Southern entertains audiences on the radio, TV, and web, in a full out celebration of the South with a heavy emphasis on faith, friends, and family. Shellie’s gift is mining the exquisite from the ordinary. A list of the radio affiliates airing Shellie’s daily segments can be found at All Things Southern.com along with her weekly video porch chat. Shellie also produces and hosts All Things Southern LIVE each Fri. morning from 8:00 to 9:00 A.M. CST on FOXFM 92.7 out of northeast LA. The show streams live and podcasts are archived so everyone can join Shellie’s southern celebration. Whether sharing her love of story, interviewing radio guests, or interacting with readers thru Facebook and Twitter, Shellie’s passion for life has proven to be highly contagious. Shellie’s first Penguin Group USA release, Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On was chosen as a SIBA Nonfiction Book of the Year 2009 finalist
For more Information on the Southern Wing and Prayer Tour or to book a stop along the way at your city, contact River at river@riverjordan.us or 615.568.4011. She will confer and concur with Shellie and get right back with you!

Current Schedule –

March 18: Landmark Books 3pm, Franklin, TN

March 19: Carpe Librum 5:30pm, Knoxville, TN

March 20: Rock Point Books, Chattanooga, TN

March 21: City Lights Bookstore, Sylva, NC

March 22: TBA - Monday

March 23: Foxtale Books 7pm, Woodstock, GA

March 24: TBA

March 25: Atlanta special SIBA Event
March

26: TBA
March 26: Capitol Books, Montgomery, AL

March 27: TBA

March 29: Page and Palette, Fairhope, AL

March 30: Memphis, TN

March 31: That Bookstore in Blytheville, Blytheville, AR

April 1: Davis Kidd, Nashville, TN

03 / 22
Start: 4:00 pm
Start: Mon, 03/22/2010 - 4:00pm
End: Thu, 03/25/2010 - 9:00pm

The WCU Literary Festival will run March 22nd through March 25th, with readings open to the public and books for sale on-site (and in advance at City Lights). For a full schedule, go to the Festival's website:

www.litfestival.org

 

03 / 23
(all day)
Start: Mon, 03/22/2010 - 4:00pm
End: Thu, 03/25/2010 - 9:00pm

The WCU Literary Festival will run March 22nd through March 25th, with readings open to the public and books for sale on-site (and in advance at City Lights). For a full schedule, go to the Festival's website:

www.litfestival.org

 

03 / 24
(all day)
Start: Mon, 03/22/2010 - 4:00pm
End: Thu, 03/25/2010 - 9:00pm

The WCU Literary Festival will run March 22nd through March 25th, with readings open to the public and books for sale on-site (and in advance at City Lights). For a full schedule, go to the Festival's website:

www.litfestival.org

 

03 / 25
End: 9:00 pm
Start: Mon, 03/22/2010 - 4:00pm
End: Thu, 03/25/2010 - 9:00pm

The WCU Literary Festival will run March 22nd through March 25th, with readings open to the public and books for sale on-site (and in advance at City Lights). For a full schedule, go to the Festival's website:

www.litfestival.org

 

03 / 26
03 / 27
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Wayne Caldwell returns to City Lights on Saturday, March 27th at 7:00 p.m. to read from his new novel, the sequel to his acclaimed Cataloochee, entitled Requiem by Fire. In the new novel, attorney Oliver Babcock, Jr., has been given the difficult task of presenting the locals with two options: sell their land to the federal government for the creation of a national park or remain behind at their own financial peril. 

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04 / 8
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Join editor George Brosi and contributors to the Cherokee edition of Appalachian Heritage for a reading and reception at the Mountain Heritage Center on the WCU campus on Thursday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m.

04 / 9
04 / 10
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm

Author of Inspirational Book about WCU's Keith LeClair to be at City Lights

Sylva -- Bethany Bradsher, author of Coaching Third: The Keith LeClair Story,
will be at City Lights on Saturday, April 10th at 12:00 Noon to read from and
autograph copies of the book. LeClair, a former WCU baseball player who went
on to be head coach for the Catamounts from 1992 to 1997, succumbed to ALS
(Lou Gehrig’s Disease) in 2006. His inspiring story of faith is the subject of
Bradsher’s book, which includes a forward by Keith’s wife, Lynn, and also 10
devtionals authored by Keith before his death.

LeClair had left WCU to become head coach at ECU in 1997. When the diagnosis
of a fatal disease came in 2001, LeClair found himself on a different path
than the one that had led him to his first head coaching  job at Western at
the young age of 26.

As Bradsher explains, LeClair's life after his initial diagnosis had less to
do with coaching glory than with eternal perspective, and as LeClair's body
deteriorated, she says, his faith in God strengthened. Bradsher's book tells
this multifaceted story of Keith's life: baseball, family, faith, and illness.

Bradsher, who is a sports journalist,  has covered East Carolina University
athletics for a decade. Coaching Third is her first book.

During her program at City Lights, she will read selections from the book and
take questions from the audience. A booksigning will follow her remarks.

For more information, please contact City Lights at 586-9499.

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Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

It will be a first for City Lights: join us Saturday afternoon, April 10th at 4 p.m. for a concert of gospel music by the talented singer, Lessie Williams!  Lessie will sing a number of songs, most of which are featured on her latest CD, God Changed Me in Time.

 

 

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