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    Tag:  Asheville Wordfest

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    Asheville Wordfest returns following last year’s hiatus

    Posted on April 13, 2017April 10, 2017 by Thomas Calder

    On Tuesday, April 18, Asheville Wordfest returns. The six-day series will feature over 25 local wordsmiths, sharing their works at venues throughout downtown Asheville.

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    Asheville Wordfest shifts focus to local speakers, Wolfe inspiratio­ns

    Posted on April 28, 2015April 29, 2015 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The 2015 Wordfest takes place Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, at Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Asheville campus. The festival is a chance to see narrative as a connective force across communities and this year’s theme is an expansion of what many authors live for and love — community, creativity and Asheville itself.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on March 15, 2015March 27, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

    This week’s crowdfunding roundup spotlights hand-crafted local essential oils and hydrosols by Blue Ridge Aromatics, literary event Asheville Wordfest 2015, expansion of Copper Pot and Wooden Spoon’s jam and pickle production and a studio album by esoteric septet the Galen Kipar Project.

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    Written invitation­: Asheville Wordfest expands its literary reach and community focus

    Posted on May 2, 2014May 2, 2014 by Kyle Sherard

    Asheville Wordfest, now in its seventh year, sets its sights beyond mere merriment. “It’s a reflection of what Asheville is, what matters to us, what we love,” says event founder and organizer says Laura Hope-Gill. “It’s about the whole community, the story of our community.”

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    This weekend on a shoestring

    This weekend on a shoestring

    Posted on May 2, 2013May 2, 2013 by Dane Smith

    This weekend brings film, karaoke (for the bold), spoken word and more. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost weekend entertainment. 

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