All are welcome to meetings. Info: 877-3033 or www.wncfhg.org. • SA (11/21), 10am - A business meeting will be followed by the Winter Project presentation, a tour of the Heritage Weavers facility and a potluck lunch. At Historic Johnson Farm, 3346 Haywood Rd., Hendersonville.
Art/Craft Fairs Annual Holiday Crafts Fair at UUCA • SA (11/21), 10am-4pm - A varied selection of local hand-crafted works, fiber art and photography will be on sale at the 12th annual Holiday Crafts Fair at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, 1 Edwin Pl. Plus, home-baked goodies and coffee. Christmas in Big Ivy • SA (11/21), 9am-3pm - Country crafts show and sale. Handmade items in clay, wood, fiber and more. Light breakfast and lunch available. Free admission with donation of canned item. At the Big Ivy Community Center, 540 Dillingham Rd., Barnardsville. Decidedly Different Fall Craft Show • SA (11/21) & SU (11/22), 10am-4pm - Held at the National Guard Armory in Hendersonville. The craft show will feature the work of 45 juried artisans. $2/ Free for children under 12. Info: 674-3200. Holiday Shopping Extravaganza • TU (11/17) through SU (11/22) - Asheville Art Museum’s annual Holiday Shopping Extravaganza in Pack Place Community Gallery. Work by local artists, jewelry, children’s books, games and more. Book signings by local authors Nov. 20-22, and cocktails from 5-7pm Nov. 20. Info: 2533227.
Transylvania Community Arts Council Located at 349 South Caldwell St. in Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4 pm. Info: 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org. • WE (11/18) through FR (12/18) - Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Sale. Vance Holiday Craft Explosion • SU (11/22), Noon-5pm - The second annual Vance Holiday Craft Explosion will take place at Vance Elementary School, 98 Sulphur Springs Road in W. Asheville. Support Vance and start your holiday shopping with local crafters. Info: 350-6600. WNC Holiday Market • SA (11/21), 9am-6pm - The WNC Holiday Market will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 115 Hendersonville Rd., near Biltmore Village in Asheville. More than 20 vendors will be showing their products, crafts and services. Admission is free.
Spoken & Written Word Asheville Gay Men’s Book Club • WE (11/18), 7:30-9pm - Meeting. My Lives, An Autobiography by Edmund White will be discussed at the home of Bob Tomasulo and Mike Dipaola, 3 North Valley Dr., Weaverville. Info: Ashevillegaymensbookclub @yahoogroups.com Buncombe County Public Libraries LIBRARY ABBRVIATIONS - Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n BM = Black Mountain Library (105 N. Dougherty St., 250-4756) n EA = East Asheville Library (902 Tunnel Road, 250-4738) n FV = Fairview Library (1 Taylor Road, 250-6484)
n LE = Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, 250-6480) n SS = Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, 250-6488) n SW = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 250-6486) • WE (11/18), 5-7pm - Library Knitters meet. SW —- 3-6pm Library Knitters meet. SS. • TH (11/19), 2pm - Book Club: Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olssen. SS —- 7:30pm - Book Club: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. FV. • SA (11/21), 3:30-4:30pm - Teen open mic. Call all poets, singers, drummers, actors and lovers of the limelight. For ages 11-18. EA. • TU (11/24), 6:30-8pm - Knit and crochet group meets. LE —Library Knitters meet. BM. Events at Downtown Books & News Located at 67 North Lexington Ave. Info: 253-8654. • FR (11/20), 7pm - The Juniper Bends Reading Series, featuring Lori Horvitz, Antonio Del Toro, Tamiko Ambrose Murray, Shad Marsh, M. Owens and Mesha Maren. Events at Malaprop’s The bookstore and cafe at 55 Haywood St. hosts visiting authors for talks and book signings. Info: 254-6734 or www. malaprops.com. • TH (11/19), 5:30pm - Women on Words: a poetry group for women —- 7pm - Join the creative team behind the Freaks of Asheville Calendar as they present the story of this work that showcases some of Asheville’s most eclectic cultural creatives. • FR (11/20), 7pm - Local historian George Ellison and artist
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Elizabeth Ellison will present Horace Kephart’s “lost” novel Smoky Mountain Magic. • SA (11/21), 3pm - Food and travel journalists Matt and Ted Lee will sign copies of their cookbook Simple Fresh Southern —- 7pm - Canton author George Ivey will read from and sign copies of his book Up River: A Novel of Attempted Restoration. • SU (11/22), 3pm - Asheville author Peggy Tabor Millin will present her book Women, Writing, and Soul-Making: Creativity and the Sacred Feminine. For Accomplished Asheville Writers Seeking other serious writers for critique group. Mostly fiction and nonfiction. Info: 658-8217. • Alternate THURSDAYS, 6:30pm - Group meets. Haywood County Public Library System The main branch is located at 678 S. Haywood St., Waynesville. The county system includes branches in Canton, Maggie Valley, Fines Creek and Cruso. Info: 452-5169 or www.haywoodlibrary.org. • WEDNESDAYS, 1:30pm - Ready 4 Learning. A story time designed for 4 and 5 year olds with a focus on kindergarten readiness. This story time runs Sept.-May. • THURSDAYS, 11am - Movers & Shakers. This story time for active 2-3 year olds incorporates dance, physical activity, songs and ageappropriate books. • TUESDAYS, 11am - Family story time at the Fines Creek Branch Library. We will read books, tell stories, learn songs and finger plays, and do a simple craft. Info: 627-0146. • TUESDAYS, 11:15am - Family story time for children of all ages at the Canton Branch Library. We will read books, listen to songs,
and learn finger plays. Info: 6482924. Henderson County Public Library System Unless otherwise stated, all events take place in Kaplan Auditorium of the main branch library, located at 301 N. Washington St. in Hendersonville. The county system includes branches in Edneyville, Etowah, Fletcher and Green River. Info: 697-4725 or www.henderson.lib. nc.us. • TH (11/19), 4pm - Local suspense author Sallie Bissell will give a presentation along with some special guests, an owl and a hawk, presented by Mary Beth Bryman and Susie Wright of Wild for Life, a bird and mammal rescue organization. Madison County Arts Council Events MCAC is located at 90 S. Main St. in Marshall. Info: 649-1301 or www.madisoncountyarts.com. • SU (11/22) 3pm - Rob Amberg will discuss his book of photographs I-26 and the Footprints of Progress In Appalachia, which focuses on the the construction of interstate 26 through Madison County. Free. Osondu Booksellers All events are held at Osondu, 184 North Main St., Waynesville, unless otherwise noted. Info: 4568062 or www.osondubooksellers. com. • SA (11/21), 11am - Ann Fariello will discuss her book Cherokee Basketry From the Hands of our Elders —- 3pm - Meet the Author: Brian Lee Knopp, author of Mayhem in Mayberry. Talks & Presentations at WCU These public lectures, readings and events at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee are free
unless otherwise noted. Info: 227-2303. • TH (11/19), 7:30pm - WNC Read-for-All: Dorothy Allison will discuss and sign copies of her novel Bastard Out of Carolina at the A.K. Hinds University Center Theater. Rob Neufeld of the Asheville Citizen-Times will act as emcee. Tellabration! • SU (11/22), 3pm - An international celebration of storytelling. This annual observance is a means of building grassroots community support for the ageold art of storytelling. The local event is held at the Folk Art Center. $5. Info: 658-4151 or 777-9177. Tuesday Morning Poems • TUESDAYS, 8:30-8:50am - Meditation —- 8:50-9:20am - Poetry reading. Introduce meditation and poetry into your week. Plus, Laura Hope-Gill will read selections from The Soul Tree. Held at 84 N. Lexington Ave. $5 suggested donation for Wordfest. Info: www.writemindinstitute.com. Writers’ Workshop Events WW offers a variety of classes and events for beginning and experienced writers. Info: 2548111 or www.twwoa.org. • Through MO (11/30) - Deadline for the 21st Annual Memoirs Competition. $20 entry fee. • Through MO (11/30) - Deadline for “Changing My World Essay Contest.” $5 reading fee.
Festivals & Gatherings Asheville Holiday Parade • SA (11/21), 11am - The Asheville Holiday Parade 2009: “Our Appalachian Holidays.” This year’s Grand Marshals