Calendar of Events

High Country Writers Literary Calendar

May + 2013

Signing dates are available at several venues in the area. Contact Nancy Kaiser nak@nancykaiseranimalcommunicator.com for details of HCW participation in booksignings at: Black Bear Books, Boone Mall; Todd General Store, Todd, NC; Mountain Grounds Coffee and Tea Company. Banner Elk, NC. Contact Judy Geary judithgeary@msn.com for HCW participation at Artwalk. Downtown Boone, and at the Watauga County Arts Council Gallery for Artcrawl.

Fri. – Mon. May 25 – 27: Banner Elk Herb Festival, Banner Elk School. Contact Nancy Kaiser nak@nancykaiseranimalcommunicator.com for details.

Fri. & Sat. June 7 & 8: Book Festival: Authors on Grayson (Chapter’s Bookstore) Galax, Virginia. Contact Nancy Kaiser nak@nancykaiseranimalcommunicator.com for details.

Fri. & Sat. June 21 & 22: High Country Festival of the Book, Watauga High School, See the events schedule at: http://www.highcountryfestivalofthebook.com/. Contact Nancy Kaiser nak@nancykaiseranimalcommunicator.com for details of HCW participation.

Thurs. – Sat. July 4 – 6, 10 am – 5 pm: Banner Elk July 4^th Celebration, Banner Elk Elementary School. Contact Nancy Kaiser nak@nancykaiseranimalcommunicator.com for details of HCW participation.

Sat. & Sun. Jul. 27 & 28: Valle Crucis Elementary School Show – AWARD SHOW. Contact Nancy Kaiser nak@nancykaiseranimalcommunicator.com for details of HCW participation.

Sat. Aug. 3: Fred’s Crafts on the Green, Beech Mountain. Contact Nancy Kaiser nak@nancykaiseranimalcommunicator.com for details of HCW participation.

Sat. & Sun. Aug. 31 & Sept. 1, 10 am – 5 pm: Banner Elk Elementary School. (Labor Day/Award Show.) Contact Nancy Kaiser nak@nancykaiseranimalcommunicator.com for details of HCW participation.

Sat. Sept. 7, 10 am – 5 pm: BookMarks Book Festival, Winston-Salem, NC. Contact Nancy Kaiser nak@nancykaiseranimalcommunicator.com for details of HCW participation.

Sat. & Sun. Oct. 12 & 13: Oktoberfest on Sugar Mountain. Contact Nancy Kaiser nak@nancykaiseranimalcommunicator.com for details of HCW participation.

Sat. Oct. 19: Valle Country Fair, Valle Crucis. Contact Nancy Kaiser nak@nancykaiseranimalcommunicator.com for details of HCW participation.

*The Spring 2013 Visiting Writers Series is supported by the Appalachian State University Foundation; Appalachian’s Office of Academic Affairs; the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of English, the University Bookstore, Belk Library, and the Appalachian Journal. Business sponsors are The Gideon Ridge Inn and The Red Onion Restaurant. Community sponsors include John and Marjorie Idol, Paul and Judy Tobin, Alice Naylor, Thomas McLaughlin, and The High Country Writers. Admission to all events is free. Book sales and signing will follow each reading.

For further information on the Spring season, please call 262-2310 or see www.visitingwriters.appstate.edu. To receive Appalachian's "This Week in the Arts" announcements by email, please contact arts-events@appstate.edu.

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