Husband and wife writers, Jo Carolyn and John Beebe, will entertain the audience with their fiction, poetry, and memoir.
An open microphone follows their reading for those who’d like to share
their own writing. Writers’ Night Out, takes place at the Union CountyCommunity Center in Blairsville, GA on Friday evening, July 10. The event is free and open to the
public. Food and drinks are available
for purchase, but attendees should arrive by 6 pm to allow time to be served
before the program starts at 7 pm.
John and Jo Carolyn Beebe have lived in Towns
County, GA for twenty years. They recently celebrated their 59th wedding
anniversary. They have three daughters, six grandchildren, and one
great-grandson.
Jo Carolyn was born at the tip of the
Appalachian Mountains in northeast Mississippi where oral family history was
handed down to her by her grandparents and great-grandfather -- history rich in
tales of the early settlers, Civil War encounters, and the hard life of the
rural south. While studying creative writing at Miami University, she
discovered those family legends provided material for short stories and poetry.
Her publication credits include MainStreet Rag, Lonzie’s Fried Chicken, Lights in the Mountains, Heroes of
Hackland, Echoes Across the Blue Ridge, Clothes Lines, Women’s Spaces Women’sPlaces, View from the Top, and
Abingdon Press.
John Beebe comes by his personal essays
naturally. His mother was a poet and journalist for local newspapers, and his
grandfather also was a writer. John is a retired civil engineer having worked
in the paper industry in Wisconsin, Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio. He has enjoyed
choral music most of his life and sang with the Atlanta Symphony and the
Cincinnati Symphony for a total of thirteen years. In recent years he sang with
the Mountain Community Chorus. John was born in South Bend, IN, grew up in
Zion, IL, and graduated from the University of Illinois
Writers’ Night Out, sponsored by the North CarolinaWriters’ Network-West, takes place on the second Friday of the month, April
through November. Prose writers or poets wishing to participate in the open mic
can sign up at the door to read for three minutes. The Union County Community
Center is located at Butternut Creek Golf Course, 129 Union County Recreation
Rd., Blairsville, Georgia 30512, off Highway 129 near the intersection of US 76,
phone (706) 439-6092.
For more
information, please contact Karen Holmes at (404) 316-8466 or kpaulholmes@gmail.com.
