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Saturday, October 29, 2022
Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Oct 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.

The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 1 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 2 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Thursday, November 3, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 3 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Friday, November 4, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 4 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Saturday, November 5, 2022
Mindful Self-Compassion 9-Session Class Outdoors Near Warren Wilson
Nov 5 all-day
Charles D. Owen Park

MSC is an empirically-supported 9-session program that helps participants develop and deepen the skills of self-compassion. Activities include meditation, talks, discussion, and experiential exercises. This class will be held rain or shine outdoors in a beautiful setting over nine Saturdays, 9/17-11/19, skipping 10/15.

We will meet from 10:30AM-2PM with a 30-minute break for lunch midway through each session. Each class participant will receive a copy of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook.

Register at mindfulselfcompassionasheville.com by 8/30 for early-bird pricing.

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 5 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Nov 5 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.

The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.

Sunday, November 6, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 6 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Launch Of A Group Storytelling Project To Un-Segregate Us
Nov 6 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Story Parlor

Interactive workshop for adult beginners wishing for a stage to shine on (or behind), with a scriptwriting lesson and mock auditions using scenes from the feature script ‘BILLIE’S SONG, AN URBAN FAIRY TALE’.

This fun lesson and opportunity to get up perform is an introduction to the ‘BILLIE’S SONG’ Theatrical Readings Project being planned for Spring 2023. The script has half Black characters and half White (with a few roles that can be other). For the theatrical readings we will be recruiting community members from diverse neighborhoods to be both cast and creative team, with wardrobe, props, and set pieces all obtained in a community scavenger hunt or created by community members. The goal will be to rotate performance locations, from an art gallery to a church to a public housing community center to a storefront business, to draw-in people who wouldn’t normally turn out together.

Script Synopsis: Billie, a struggling working-class Black actress estranged from her family, becomes involved with Benjamin, an emotionally conflicted wealthy white man angling to secure a leadership position he has on a probationary basis. Initially, Billie and Ben amuse, then need and support each other. But the differences in their communities—and the personal demons they don’t reveal to each other—eventually put them up against each other in a potentially violent fight for survival (for Billie physical survival, for Ben spiritual vs face-saving survival).

“I think the script is wonderfully written, well-paced, fun, and serious without taking itself seriously. I especially love the ending!” – Erin Clare, Story Parlor founder, formerly Creative Director of the Austin Film Festival and its Writer Conference

Led by Trayce Gardner (Writer/Teacher/Guerilla Filmmaker/Community Organizer) and recent refugee from Brooklyn, NY, where she taught beginning scriptwriting and short filmmaking classes for seven years at New York City College of Technology’s Continuing Ed.

Monday, November 7, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 7 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 8 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 9 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Thursday, November 10, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 10 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month: Denise Kiernan at the Wedge
Nov 10 @ 7:00 pm
The Wedge Brewery

Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.

Friday, November 11, 2022
National Parks Free Day for Veterans Day
Nov 11 all-day
National Parks

Many national parks have direct connections to the American military—there are dozens of battlefields, military parks, and historic sites that commemorate and honor the service of American veterans. In addition, every national park is part of our collective identity that defines who we are and where we came from as a nation. They are tactile reminders of the values, the ideals, and the freedoms that our veterans protect.

The majestic landscapes, natural wonders, and patriotic icons that we cherish as a society have also inspired military members through the years. The Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, the USS Arizona Memorial, and the Statue of Liberty are just a few of the national parks that have served as reminders of home to those stationed abroad. On Veterans Day, or any day, honor those who have served and sacrificed for our country with a visit to a national park.

The National Park Service invites all visitors to remember our veterans by visiting any National Park Service site for free on Veterans Day (November 11). Find tips to recreate responsibly while you visit!

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 11 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

National Park Fee Free Days: Veterans Day
Nov 11 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Ranger talking to a World War II veteran

Come experience the national parks! On five days in 2022, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. Mark your calendar for these entrance fee–free dates in 2022. Please check operating status at this park and others before traveling as there may be changes due to Covid-19.

Many national parks have direct connections to the American military—there are dozens of battlefields, military parks, and historic sites that commemorate and honor the service of American veterans. In addition, every national park is part of our collective identity that defines who we are and where we came from as a nation. They are tactile reminders of the values, the ideals, and the freedoms that our veterans protect.

The majestic landscapes, natural wonders, and patriotic icons that we cherish as a society have also inspired military members through the years. The Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, the USS Arizona Memorial, and the Statue of Liberty are just a few of the national parks that have served as reminders of home to those stationed abroad. On Veterans Day, or any day, honor those who have served and sacrificed for our country with a visit to a national park.

The National Park Service invites all visitors to remember our veterans by visiting any National Park Service site for free on Veterans Day (November 11). Find tips to recreate responsibly while you visit!

Saturday, November 12, 2022
Mindful Self-Compassion 9-Session Class Outdoors Near Warren Wilson
Nov 12 all-day
Charles D. Owen Park

MSC is an empirically-supported 9-session program that helps participants develop and deepen the skills of self-compassion. Activities include meditation, talks, discussion, and experiential exercises. This class will be held rain or shine outdoors in a beautiful setting over nine Saturdays, 9/17-11/19, skipping 10/15.

We will meet from 10:30AM-2PM with a 30-minute break for lunch midway through each session. Each class participant will receive a copy of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook.

Register at mindfulselfcompassionasheville.com by 8/30 for early-bird pricing.

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 12 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Nov 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.

The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.

Sunday, November 13, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 13 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Monday, November 14, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 14 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 15 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 16 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Thursday, November 17, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 17 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Friday, November 18, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 18 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Saturday, November 19, 2022
Mindful Self-Compassion 9-Session Class Outdoors Near Warren Wilson
Nov 19 all-day
Charles D. Owen Park

MSC is an empirically-supported 9-session program that helps participants develop and deepen the skills of self-compassion. Activities include meditation, talks, discussion, and experiential exercises. This class will be held rain or shine outdoors in a beautiful setting over nine Saturdays, 9/17-11/19, skipping 10/15.

We will meet from 10:30AM-2PM with a 30-minute break for lunch midway through each session. Each class participant will receive a copy of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook.

Register at mindfulselfcompassionasheville.com by 8/30 for early-bird pricing.

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 19 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Nov 19 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.

The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.