WORDFEST SCHEDULE
ASHEVILLE WORDFEST 2010
Some more events might be added so keep checking in!
Tuesday May 4
The Asheville Citizen-Times and The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation present:
The Poetry Citizen Journalism Project followed by a reading and sharing of the creative process behind The Soul Tree: Poems and Photographs of the Southern Appalachians, presented by photographer John Fletcher Jr. and poet Laura Hope-Gill. The Soul Tree is on the long list for the Southeastern Independent Booksellers Alliance Book Award.
www.blueridgeparkwayfoundation.com
The Diana Wortham Theater 8 pm
Wednesday May 5
The Hawk and Ivy Bed and Breakfast in Barnardsville presents:
2-4 pm
An Afternoon with The Imaginative Storm with James Nave
The Hawk and Ivy Holistic Bed and Breakfast in Barnardsville
Exit 15 off 26 West, turn right and drive 6.5 miles.
6-9 pm
A Poetry Potluck and Sharing Circle
Bring your favorite dish and a poem to share. The Hawk and Ivy is the site of a monthly gathering celebrating poetry and the arts. Join us today for a day of creativity followed by supper among new and old friends, writing and sharing poems under the evening sky.
The Hawk and Ivy Holistic Bed and Breakfast in Barnardsville
Exit 15 off 26 West, turn right and drive 6.5 miles.
Thursday May 6
6-7 pm
7-8:30 pm
John Hoppenthaler, Kathryn Stripling Byer, Holly Iglesias, Katherine Soniat
Jubilee! Community Church http://www.jubileecommunity.org/
8:30 pm
Poetry Slam at Firestorm or Hookah Joe's
Friday May 7
4-6 pm
Wordfest Reception Malaprops Bookstore
7-9 pm
Cathy Smith Bowers, Linda Hogan, Nickole Browne, Raul Zurita
Jubilee! Community Church http://www.jubileecommunity.org/
10—pm
Drinks, Music and Open Mic Poetry at Hotel Indigo, featuring Eliot Wadopian and Trey Moore
Hotel Indigo http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/in/1/en/hotel/avlin
(group rates available for travelers coming to town for Wordfest!)
Saturday May 8
10-12 a.m.
Poetry and Songs for Children: Chris Martin and his troupe of young performers.
Spellbound Children’s Bookshop http://www.spellboundchildrensbookshop.com/
10-12 a.m.
Family Poetry Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, 10-12:00
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Site Visitor Center
Call 215-9002 for more information
www.true-ink.com
9a.m.-12 p.m.
Hike and Write on the Blue Ridge Parkway—from Folk Art Center to Lunch Rock.
Hike led by author Danny Bernstein http://www.hikertohiker.com/
www.blueridgeparkwayfoundation.org
10-12 a.m.
MAHEC Presents:
The Three Marriages: A Talk by David Whyte at MAHEC Auditorium $50.00
www.mahec.net/media/brochures/mh050810.pdf
2-5 pm
MAHEC Presents:
A Workshop with David Whyte at MAHEC Auditorium $100.00
www.mahec.net/media/brochures/mh050810.pdf
7-9 pm
Glenis Redmond, Mark Doty, Natasha Trethewey, The Flying Words Project
Jubilee! http://www.jubileecommunity.org/
