Poet Mary Ricketson to Read at Cherokee County Arts Council Oct. 10

    Cherokee County Arts Council presents Mary Ricketson, acclaimed local poet and author of 8 books, for a poetry reading at Cherokee County Arts Council, 33 Valley River Avenue, Murphy, October 10, at 5:30 pm.

Mary Ricketson

    Featured will be poems from her latest book, "Stutters, A Book of Hope," and other selections.  Discussion time will be available immediately following the reading.  Everyone is invited.

    "Stutters" is the personal collection of poems Mary thought she would never write but she’s glad she did.  

    Julia Nunnally Duncan of the North Carolina Literary Review said of the collection,  "So, as I read Ricketson’s poetic account of her lifelong struggle to understand and overcome stuttering, I vicariously experienced this struggle with her…. I think Ricketson has accomplished her goal in Stutters, it is a book of hope, a stirring and enlightening book of hope."

Return of the Old Time Radio Show, hosted by Ridgeline Literary Alliance and Cherokee Co. Arts Council, Saturday, February 17, 2018, in Murphy, NC

Old Time Radio Show Returns!

Old Time Radio Show returns Saturday February 17, 2018, at 2 PM, at the Murphy Art Center, 33 Valley River Ave, Murphy, NC, in the Cultural Calendar Room. Ridgeline Literary Alliance, a group of local writers, has teamed up with the Arts Council to present an afternoon of live entertainment, free to the public. Come one, come all, no reservations needed. 

Original stories by Loren Leith of Andrews provide the scripts for three humorous and poignant radio shows, a rare taste of entertainment from the era before television. The cast, members of Ridgeline Literary Alliance and Cherokee County Arts Council, are among the best of local talent.
Author members of Ridgeline Literary Alliance will read short segments of their best writing.

Come to this fun filled event provided by your own local artists in the comfort of Murphy Arts Center, downtown Murphy, NC.

For more information, contact CCAC at:
828-835-0550

Old Time Radio Show to be hosted by Ridgeline Literary Alliance and the Cherokee Arts Council, on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at the Murphy Art Center, Murphy, NC

Ridgeline Literary Alliance and the Cherokee County Arts Council  Present:

Old Time Radio Show and readings of prose and poetry

When: Saturday, 10-21-17, 2 pm, at Murphy Art Center (MAC),

Where: 33 Valley River Ave, Murphy NC 28906.

FREE:  Come one come all!

Light refreshments provided by the arts council

The agenda includes 2 old time radio shows (short) complete with props and sound effects, scripts adapted from Bob Grove essays. 8 to 10 Ridgeline members will read original work for 3-5 minutes each.

Cherokee County Arts Council is headed by David Vowell of Brasstown. He and another actor, Ryan Bender drama teacher at The Learning Center, will perform roles in the radio shows. The other roles are filled by Ridgeline members.

The arts council joins with Ridgeline Literary Alliance to provide a literary aspect of their artistic presence in the local community. Ridgeline Literary Alliance is a group for serious writers of any genre.

Old Time Radio Show Links:

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