Upcoming Wilma Dykeman Legacy Events
Written & Spoken Word
Thomas Wolfe Short Story Book Club
Monthly discussions of pre-selected stories
Register for in-person AND Zoom-based Thomas Wolfe Short Story discussions, 7:00-8:00 EST, at: wolfe@wilmadykemanlegacy.org
Start
Date:
January 11, 2024
End Date:
March 14, 2024
when:
7:00 - 8:00 PM
where:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial AND via Zoom
Cover of The Complete Short Stories of Thomas Wolfe
Written & Spoken Word
"The Names of the Nation"
Thomas Wolfe Short Story discussion led by Brandon Johnson
Register and receive Zoom link at wolfe@wilmadykemanlegacy.org
Start
Date:
March 14, 2024
End Date:
March 14, 2024
when:
7:00 - 8:00 PM
where:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial and via Zoom
Brandon Johnson
Environmental Integrity
Of Words and Water: The Story of Wilma Dykeman
by Shannon Hitchcock, with illustrations by Sophie Page
A picture-book biography for ages 6-8
Start
Date:
April 16, 2024
End Date:
when:
where:
Pre-order now from your local bookstore
Of Words and Water - book cover
Previous Wilma Dykeman Legacy Events
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Written & Spoken Word
Stories with Ashley McGhee Whittle and Sherry Lovett
Tales of growing up in rural Western North Carolina
Part of the Legacy's FREE Mountain Strong series
Start
Date:
January 26, 2024
End Date:
January 26, 2024
when:
7:00 - 8:30 PM
where:
Weaverville Community Center
Jill Totman's flyer for 1-26-23 storytelling event at WCC
Written & Spoken Word
Thomas Wolfe Short Story Book Club
Monthly discussions of pre-selected stories
Register for in-person AND Zoom-based Thomas Wolfe Short Story discussions, 7:00-8:00 EST, at: wolfe@wilmadykemanlegacy.org
Start
Date:
January 11, 2024
End Date:
March 14, 2024
when:
7:00 - 8:00 PM
where:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial AND via Zoom
Cover of The Complete Short Stories of Thomas Wolfe
Written & Spoken Word
"The Winter of Our Discontent"
Thomas Wolfe Short Story discussion led by Dan and Ana Clare
Register and receive Zoom link at wolfe@wilmadykemanlegacy.org
Start
Date:
January 11, 2024
End Date:
when:
7:00 - 8:00 PM
where:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial and via Zoom
TW flyer for 2024 series created by TWM
Written & Spoken Word
My Story: Jo Ann Thomas Croom discussing her memoir
No Work in the Grave: Life in the Toe River Valley
"An Appalachian memoir at the highest level." -- Ron Eller, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, University of Kentucky
Start
Date:
December 14, 2023
End Date:
December 14, 2023
when:
7:00 - 8:00 PM
where:
West Asheville Public Library and Zoom
Jo Ann Thomas Croom head shot
Written & Spoken Word
My Story: Mary Othella Burnette discussing her memoir
Lige of the Black Walnut Tree: Growing Up Black in Southern Appalachia
"That's where Miss Emmaline, wonderfully African, old Miss Emmaline lived."
Start
Date:
November 9, 2023
End Date:
when:
7:00-8:00 PM
where:
West Asheville Public Library and Zoom
Mary Othella Burnette on Zoom
Written & Spoken Word
My Story: Janet Hurley discussing her memoir
Glove Shy: A Sister's Reckoning
"I was eleven the first time I went with my parents to see Brian fight."
Start
Date:
October 19, 2023
End Date:
October 19, 2023
when:
7:00 - 8:00 Pm
where:
West Asheville Public Library and Zoom
Janet Hurley - head shot
Written & Spoken Word
My Story: 4 Great WNC Memoirs
4 hybrid (in-person and Zoom) talks + 4 follow-up book discussions: September through December
Register for Zoom at MyStory@wilmadykemanlegacy.org
Start
Date:
September 14, 2023
End Date:
December 20, 2023
when:
7:00 - 8:00 PM
where:
West Asheville Public Library and Zoom
My Story flyer image - cropped to fit
Written & Spoken Word
My Story: Jeremy Jones discussing his memoir
Bearwallow: A Personal History of a Mountain Homeland
"Sarah and I decided to pack it in and return to the Blue Ridge. I took this job at Edneyville Elementary School; Sarah and I married..."
Start
Date:
September 14, 2023
End Date:
September 14, 2023
when:
7:00 - 8:00 PM
where:
West Asheville Public Library and Zoom
Jeremy Jones head shot
Written & Spoken Word
Return the Innocent Earth - Wilma Dykeman's 3rd Novel
Talk by Dr. John Nolt, University of Tennessee
Register at novels@wilmadykemanlegacy.org
Start
Date:
July 27, 2023
End Date:
July 27, 2023
when:
7:00 - 8:00 PM
where:
West Asheville Public Library and via Zoom
Return the Innocent Earth - dust jacket
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