Open Mic at City Lights in Sylva, 7 pm, October 28

I'm sorry to be so late posting this...but Friday night, October 28th, at 7 pm, Netwest's Jackson County group is hosting its monthly open mic night at City Lights Bookstore on Spring Street in Sylva.  There'll be desserts and beverages, and signup begins at 6:45.  It's a small, friendly, and supportive crowd--please do come out.

Fair warning and deep apologies, however:  when we scheduled this month's open mic night, we didn't realize that it's also WCU's homecoming weekend.  There'll be a parade down Sylva's Main Street from 6:30 to 7:15, so it's safe to anticipate some parking challenges.  I'll probably try to come in early from the back or river side of town,  park uphill, and have supper at City Lights Cafe (great crepes!) to avoid the crowds.  Others may wish to see the parade and then walk up the one block to City Lights, or to arrive a little late (though I can't guarantee that the parade mightn't run late, too.)  Plan ahead, and please do accept my apologies for not foreseeing this.  Thanks!

Poet & Writer Glenda Barrett to read at Coffee with the Poets and Writers, on Wed. October 19, 2016, at the Moss Memorial Library, Hayesville, NC

Glenda Barrett

Poet and writer Glenda Barrett will read at Coffee with the Poets and Writers, on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at 10:30 AM, at the Moss Memorial Library, 26 Anderson Street, Hayesville, NC. 

Glenda Barrett, a native of Hiawassee, Georgia, is an artist, poet, and writer. Her work has been widely published yearly since her first writing class in 1997 and has appeared in: Woman's World, Farm & Ranch Living, Country Woman, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Journal of Kentucky Living, Nantahala Review, Rural Heritage, Wild Goose Poetry Review, Kaleidoscope Magazine and many more.

Glenda's poetry chapbook, When the Sap Rises, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2008. She has completed two more books since that time, a full-length poetry book which is currently under review by a publisher and a book of Appalachian essays. Glenda worked many years in various healthcare system jobs and retired due to a form of Muscular Dystrophy.

She is very grateful to be able to devote her time to the two things she loved as a child, painting and writing. She has two grown children and lives with her husband of forty-two years in the North Georgia mountains.

Coffee with the Poets and Writers is a free event sponsored by the North Carolina Writers Network-West. The public is welcome to attend.

For more information, please contact Glenda Council Beall at 828-389-4441.

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