Michael Rivers\, of Whittier\, will be at the store on Saturday\, July 31st at 7\:00 p.m. to read from and autograph his new book\, Ghosts of the North Carolina Shores.
Take a spooky journey through the shore towns of North Carolina\, and find ordinary people who have met ghosts. From the Chowan River to the beaches of the Outer Banks\, the spirits of the North Carolina coast never rest.
Rivers has collected stories of the paranormal for more than 30 years and is lead investigator for the Smoky Mountain Paranormal Society.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100801T071642Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100806T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100807T003000Z UID:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/dave-waldrop-and-michael-revere-read-new-book-poetry-and-memoir URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/dave-waldrop-and-michael-revere-read-new-book-poetry-and-memoir SUMMARY:Dave Waldrop and Michael Revere to Read from New Book of Poetry and Memoir DESCRIPTION:Dave Waldrop\, of Webster\, and Michael Revere of Cullowhee will be at the store on Friday\, August 6th at 7\:00 p.m. to celebrate the publication of their new book\, entitled Appalachian Roots. The first half of the book is entitled “Love\, Family\, and Forgiveness” and is a memoir of Dave Waldrop’s growing-up years in Dillsboro and Sylva. The second half of the book is entitled “\:Soul Harvest” and is combrised of stories\, memoir\, and poetry by Michael Revere. Each author will read selections from the book and take questions from the audience.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100801T071642Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100807T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100808T003000Z UID:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/gary-carden-hosts-monthly-liar%E2%80%99s-bench-storytelling-music-and-poetry URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/gary-carden-hosts-monthly-liar%E2%80%99s-bench-storytelling-music-and-poetry SUMMARY:Gary Carden Hosts Monthly Liar’s Bench Storytelling\, Music\, and Poetry DESCRIPTION:Gary Carden returns to City Lights the first Saturday of each month to host the Liar’s Bench. The August event will be held on Saturday\, August 7th at 7\:00 p.m. and will feature Lloyd Arneach\, Tom Bennett\, Gerri Wolfe\, Steve Brady\, Glenda Beall\, Nancy Reeder\, John Quinnett\, and Gary Carden. Audience members -are encouraged to participate! For more information\, please call the store at (828) 586-9499.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100801T071642Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100808T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100809T000000Z UID:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/special-open-hours-netwest-gala-celebration-and-reading-echoes-across-blue-ridge URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/special-open-hours-netwest-gala-celebration-and-reading-echoes-across-blue-ridge SUMMARY:Special Open Hours for NetWest Gala Celebration and Reading of Echoes Across the Blue Ridge DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special moveale feast of readings from the new collection published by NetWest\, entitled Echoes Across the Blue Ridge\: Stories\, Essays\, and Poems by Writers Living in and Inspired by the Southern Appalachian Mountains\, edited by Nancy Simpson. The book features an introduction by Robert Morgan and contributions by more than 50 writers and poets. The publication party will begin at Spring Street Cafe with refreshments and readings from contributors and will continue with more readings upstairs in the bookstore and in Kay Byer’s studio above the bookstore. Come celebrate the fine voices of our Appalachian mountains.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100801T071642Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100813T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100814T003000Z UID:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/gary-carden-discusses-wolfe%E2%80%99s-look-homeward-angel URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/gary-carden-discusses-wolfe%E2%80%99s-look-homeward-angel SUMMARY:Gary Carden Discusses Wolfe’s Look Homeward Angel DESCRIPTION:Gary Crden will offer a free program on Thomas Wolfe’s classic\, Look Homeward\, Angel\, at the store on Friday\, August 13th at 7\:00 p.m. For readers familiar with the novel as well as newcmers to it.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100801T071642Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100814T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100814T160000Z UID:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/learn-about-elk-smokies-volunteers-%E2%80%9Cbugle-corps%E2%80%9D URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/learn-about-elk-smokies-volunteers-%E2%80%9Cbugle-corps%E2%80%9D SUMMARY:Learn about the Elk of the Smokies with Volunteers in the “Bugle Corps” DESCRIPTION:We’ll host a special Children’s Storytime (but adults can come too!) devoted to the Elk of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday\, August 14th at 11\:00 a.m. Patty Davis and Esther Blakely are volunteers with the Park’s “Bugle Corps” that tracks the elk population and educates the public about these majestic animals. They will bring a wealth of “visual aids” to teach children and adults about the elk.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100801T071642Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100819T143000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100819T160000Z UID:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/monthly-coffee-poet-series-features-bill-everett URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/monthly-coffee-poet-series-features-bill-everett SUMMARY:Monthly Coffee with the Poet Series Features Bill Everett DESCRIPTION:Our new monthly series Coffee with the Poet will continue on Thursday\, August 19th at 10\:30 a.m. with featured poet Bill Everett.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100801T071642Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100820T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100821T003000Z UID:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/jean-benfield-remembers-muntain-life-old-days URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/jean-benfield-remembers-muntain-life-old-days SUMMARY:Jean Benfield Remembers Muntain Life in the Old Days DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, August 20th at 7\:00 p.m.\, Jean Boone Benfield\, of Asheville\, will read from her new book\, Mountain Born\: A Recollection of Life and Language in Western North Carolina. The book recalls her growing-up years in Asheville in the 1940s. It is not so much a memoir or collection of family stories as it is a compendium of the features that made up everyday life for just about everybody in that time and place. Chapters cover foodways and housework\, traditions and superstitions\, and gardening and recipes. The final section of the book is a fascinating collection of old words and phrases\, each defined and with an example of use.
Benfield will read selections from the book and take questions and comments from the audience. An autographing will follow her remarks. For more information\, please call City Lights at 828-586-9499.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100801T071642Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100821T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100822T003000Z UID:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/author-moonshiners-daughter-read-and-autograph-new-memoir URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/author-moonshiners-daughter-read-and-autograph-new-memoir SUMMARY:Author of Moonshiner's Daughter to Read and Autograph New Memoir DESCRIPTION:Mary Judith Messer will be at City Lights on Saturday\, August 21st at 7\:00 p.m. to read from her new memoir\, entitled Moonshiner's Daughter\: Growing Up Poor in the Smokies . . . How Did We Survive? The book tells Messer's story of growing up on Haywood County in extreme circumstances of poverty\, family discord\, and outright abuse. It's a compelling story\, and Messer has changed some of the names to protect the identies of the innocent people involved.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100801T071642Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100827T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100828T003000Z UID:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/poetry-reading-brent-martin URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/poetry-reading-brent-martin SUMMARY:Poetry Reading with Brent Martin DESCRIPTION:Macon County poet and environmentalist Brent Martin will be at City Lights on Friday\, August 27th at 7\:00 p.m. to read from his new chapbook\, entitled A Shout in the Woods.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100801T071642Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100828T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100829T003000Z UID:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/shamanic-egyptian-astrology-ruby-falconer URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.citylightsnc.com/event/shamanic-egyptian-astrology-ruby-falconer SUMMARY:Shamanic Egyptian Astrology with Ruby Falconer DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading and booksigning with Ruby Falconer\, co-author of Shamanic Egyptian Astrology\: Your Planetary Relationship to the Gods\, on Saturday\, August 7th at 7\:00 p.m.
Shamanic Egyptian Astrology provides a new way to interpret and work with natal charts by integrating Western astrology and shamanism into the Egyptian pantheon. Each chapter includes sacred invocations and shamanic rituals to invite the wisdom of each Egyptian deity into one's life.
For more information\, please contact the store at 586-9499.
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