Upcoming Wilma Dykeman Legacy Events
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: 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
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:
West Asheville Public Library AND via Zoom
Cover of The Complete Short Stories of Thomas Wolfe
Previous Wilma Dykeman Legacy Events
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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
Written & Spoken Word
The Far Family: Wilma Dykeman's 2nd novel
Talk by Jim Stokely, President, Wilma Dykeman Legacy. Register at novels@wilmadykemanlegacy.org.
The Chicago Tribune: "Clay Thurston is one of the most complex and interesting characters in contemporary fiction."
Start
Date:
June 22, 2023
End Date:
June 22, 2023
when:
7:00 - 8:00 PM
where:
West Asheville Public Library and via Zoom
The Far Family - cover
Written & Spoken Word
The Novels of Wilma Dykeman
3 hybrid (in-person and Zoom) events: May 25, June 22, July 27
Register for Zoom at novels@wilmadykemanlegacy.org
Start
Date:
May 25, 2023
End Date:
July 27, 2023
when:
7:00 - 8:00 PM
where:
West Asheville Public Library and Zoom
Novel of WD flyer
Social Justice
Wilma Dykeman's 103rd Birthday Celebration
Open-house style - spend a few minutes or an hour
Free for the general public
Start
Date:
May 20, 2023
End Date:
when:
1:00 - 4:00 PM
where:
Black Wall Street: 8 River Arts Place, Asheville, NC
103rd birthday flyer
Social Justice
Mountain Strong
Occasional events celebrating traditional mountain life
Our inaugural event on May 5 features WHITE ROCK REVIVAL for an evening of Bluegrass music and stories of life on the farm across several generations.
Start
Date:
May 5, 2023
End Date:
when:
7:00 - 8:30 PM
where:
Weaverville Community Center
White Rock Revival bluegrass band
Written & Spoken Word
Thomas Wolfe Short Story discussion - April 13 via Zoom
April's short story: "The Birthday"
You are invited to read Wolfe's short story, register at wolfe@wilmadykemanlegacy.org, and participate in the the discussion.
Start
Date:
April 13, 2023
End Date:
when:
7:00-8:00 PM
where:
Zoom meeting
Last photo of Thomas Wolfe
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