Past Events

Saturday, 9/9/2006
Moveable Feast
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Trade Show
Orlando, FL

Sunday, 9/24/2006
2:00 p.m.
Reading and Signing
Malaprop's Bookstore & Café
55 Haywood St.
Asheville, NC 28801

Sunday, 10/8/2006
2:00 p.m.
Reading and Signing
Folk Art Center
Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, NC

Saturday, 10/14/2006
11:00 a.m.
Reading and Signing
Skyland Books
8-A S. Jefferson Ave.
West Jefferson, NC 28694

Saturday, 10/14/2006
2:00 p.m.
Reading and Signing
Skyland Books
1116 Main Street
Blowing Rock, NC 28605

Thursday, 10/19/2006
10:00 a.m.
Reading and Discussion
Westwood Westerners
Westwood Baptist Church
2031 W. Club Blvd.
Durham, NC

Thursday, 10/19/2006
7:00 p.m.
Reading and Signing
Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth Street
Durham, NC 27705

Wednesday, 10/25/2006
12:00 noon
Reading and Signing
Wednesdays at The Center Series
John Hope Franklin Center, Duke University
2204 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27708

Saturday, 11/4/2006
2:00 p.m.
Reading and Signing
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
SouthPark Mall, 4345 Barclay Downs Drive
Charlotte, NC 28209

Sunday, 11/5/2006
2:00 p.m.
Reading and Signing
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
121 Glensford Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28314

Saturday, 11/11/2006
1:00 p.m.
Reading and Signing
Virginia's Explore Park
Milepost 115, Blue Ridge Parkway
Roanoke, VA

Saturday, 11/18/2006
10:00 a.m.
Reading and Signing
American Association of University Women Meeting
Olin T. Binkley Baptist Church
1712 Willow Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Sunday, 11/19/2006
2:00 p.m.
Reading and Signing
McIntyre's Fine Books
2000 Fearrington Village Center
Pittsboro, NC 27312

Wednesday, 12/13/2006
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Signing
Ram's Head Book Shop
2137 Colonial Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24015

Wednesday, 12/13/2006
4:00 p.m.
Public lecture
Historical Society of Western Virginia
Christ Lutheran Church
2011 Brandon Ave., SW
Roanoke, VA 24015

Sunday, 2/18/2007
3:00 p.m.
Reading and Discussion
Friends of the Chapel Hill Public Library
Chapel Hill Public Library
100 Library Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Wednesday, 2/21/2007
12:00 noon
Lecture
Appalachian Cultural Lunch Series
Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

Sunday, 2/25/2007
12:00 noon
Lecture and Signing
Bedford Historical Society
Central Virginia Community College Building, Bedford Center for Business
1633 Venture Blvd.
Bedford, VA 24523

Tuesday, 2/27/2007
3:30 p.m.
Reading
Bull's Head Bookstore
UNC-CH Campus
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

Wednesday, 3/14/2007
3:00 p.m.
Reading and Discussion
Encore Program (Registration Req'd)
McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Wednesday, 3/21/2007
2:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: "Appalachia: Roads and Guides to a Region"
2007 Virginia Festival of the Book
Barnes & Noble
1035A Emmet Street
Charlottesville, VA

Tuesday, 3/27/2007
2:30 p.m.
Reading and Discussion
UNC General Alumni Association Lifelong Learning Event (Registration Req'd)
George Watts Hill Alumni Center, UNC-CH
UNC-CH Campus
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

Monday, 4/30/2007
12:00 noon
Lecture and Discussion
John Locke Foundation
Raleigh, NC

Saturday, 5/5/2007
4:30 p.m.
Writers' Roundtable Discussion
Great Southeastern Hiking Festival
Montreat, NC

Thursday, 5/17/2007
7:00 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Catawba County Public Library, St. Stephens Branch
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
3225 Spring Road
Hickory, NC 28601

Wednesday, 7/25/2007
7:00 p.m.
Private Event

Thursday, 8/9/2007
1:00 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Mayland Community College Lifelong Learning Program
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
200 Mayland Drive
Spruce Pine, NC 28777

Thursday, 8/9/2007
5:30 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Hound Ears Club
Highway 105
Boone, NC

Thursday, 9/13/2007
7:00 p.m.
Reading and Discussion
Market Street Books
610 Market Street (Southern Village)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Saturday, 9/15/2007
8:00 a.m.
Lecture and Discussion
United Methodist Men's Meeting
University United Methodist Church
150 E. Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Tuesday, 9/18/2007
11:00 a.m.
Lecture and Discussion
UNC Retired Faculty Association
William and Ida Friday Center
100 Friday Center Drive
Chapel Hill NC

Wednesday, 9/19/2007
10:00 a.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Durham Women's Club
Hill House, Duke St.
Durham, NC

Thursday, 9/27/2007
6:30 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Alleghany County Public Library
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
122 North Main St.
Sparta, NC

Wednesday, 10/17/2007
7:30 p.m.
Public Lecture
Belk Library
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

Wednesday, 3/19/2008
3:15 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
Roxboro Research Club
Roxboro, NC

Thursday, 4/17/2008
11:00 a.m.
Class Presentation (not open to the public)
Recreation Management Symposium
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

Thursday, 4/17/2008
7:00 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
Gaston County Public Library
1555 East Garrison Boulevard
Gastonia, NC

Saturday, 4/19/2008
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Book signing
Sponsored by the Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center
Milepost 384, Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, NC

Thursday, 4/24/2008
12:00 noon
Lecture and Discussion
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
Lenoir Kiwanis Club
Lenoir, NC

Thursday, 5/14/2008
8:00 a.m.
On Bus Presentation (not open to public)
Tar Heel Bus Tour
Balsam Mountain Inn to Waterrock Knob, Blue Ridge Parkway
Balsam, NC

Wednesday, 5/21/2008
12:45 p.m.
Panel Presentation
Designing the Parks Conference (registration required)
Omni Hotel
Charlottesville, VA

Thursday, 6/5/2008
12:00 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Blue Ridge ExxonMobil Retirees
Holiday Inn Valley View
3315 Ordway Drive
Roanoke, VA 24017

Thursday, 6/19/2008
12:00 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
Roxboro Rotary Club
Palace Pointe
5050 Durham Road
Roxboro, NC 27574

Monday, 7/7/2008
8:30 a.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Not Just a Scenic Road: The Blue Ridge Parkway and Its History
NEH K-12 Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop (registration required)
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

Monday, 7/14/ 2008
8:30 a.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Not Just a Scenic Road: The Blue Ridge Parkway and Its History
NEH K-12 Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop (registration required)
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

Thursday, 9/18/2008
2:30 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion
Village Elders Lecture Series
Seymour Senior Center
2551 Homestead Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Monday, 10/6/2008
10:15 a.m.
Lecture and Discussion: Grandfather Mountain and the Blue Ridge Parkway
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke Fall Retreat (registration required)
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
Blowing Rock Assembly Grounds
1442 Goforth Road
Blowing Rock, NC

Monday, 10/6/2008
7:30 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion: Creating the Blue Ridge Parkway
BRCC Arts & Humanities Series
Blue Ridge Community College
Flat Rock, NC

Thursday, 10/9/2008
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Panel Presentation: A Living Past on a Borrowed Landscape: The Blue Ridge Parkway at 75 [click to view pdf flyer]
Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary Kickoff Event
Vinton War Memorial
814 E. Washington Ave.
Vinton, VA

Friday, 10/17/2008
9:15 a.m.
Keynote Address: Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows
Society of North Carolina Archivists Conference
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
Room 114, Belk Library
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

Sunday, 10/26/2008
4:00 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion: Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows
Blowing Rock Historical Society
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
St. Mary's Episcopal Church Activity Room
Corner of Main and Chestnut Sts.
Blowing Rock, NC

Friday, 11/14/2008
12:00 noon
Lecture and Discussion: Grandfather Mountain and the Blue Ridge Parkway
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
Madison County Public Library
1335 N. Main Street
Marshall, NC 28753

Thursday, 11/20/2008
7:30 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion: Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows
Forsyth Gem and Mineral Club
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
Vulcan Materials Company Training Facility
Winston-Salem, NC

Friday, 3/27/2009
10:30 a.m.
Conference Panel: Borrowed Landscape: History, Preservation, and the Management of the National Park Service’s Blue Ridge Parkway
With Ian J.W. Firth, Gary W. Johnson, and Susan Ferentinos
Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting (registration required)
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
Seattle, WA

Friday, 4/17/2009
5:30 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion: Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows
Sponsored by FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway
REI Asheville
31 Schenck Parkway
Asheville, NC

Wednesday, 6/24/2009
11:00 a.m.
Lecture and Discussion: Grandfather Mountain and the Blue Ridge Parkway
Friends of the Ashe County Public Library
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
Ashe County Public Library
West Jefferson, NC 28694

Saturday, 8/8/2009
1:00 p.m.
Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
North Carolina Transportation Museum
411 S. Salisbury Ave.
Spencer, NC

Saturday, 10/10/2009
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Book signing
Chapters Book Shop
101 E Grayson St
Galax, VA

Sunday, 11/1/2009
2:30 p.m.
Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows
Hosted by Wake County Historical Society and N.C. State Capitol Historic Site
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
State Capitol Building, House Chamber
One Edenton St.
Raleigh, NC

Saturday, 11/14/2009
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Asheville's Battle for the Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary Event: "Blue Ridge Parkway History Day"
Folk Art Center, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382
Asheville, NC

Saturday, 12/5/2009 [canceled due to snow]
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Book signing and sale for Scenic and When the Parkway Came
Blue Ridge Host Visitor Center
Just off the Parkway at the intersection with Highway 52
Part of Old-Fashioned Christmas Day
Fancy Gap, Virginia

Friday, 1/22/2010
7:00-8:00 pm
Reading and signing for When the Parkway Came
Flyleaf Books
725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514

Sunday, 1/24/10
3:00 pm
Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
Southern Pines Public Library
170 W. Connecticut Avenue
Southern Pines NC

Wednesday, 2/17/2010
7:00 p.m.
Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
North Regional Library
7009 Harps Mill Road
Raleigh, NC 27615

Saturday, 3/13/2010
4:30-6:00 pm
"When the Road Is the Park, Can the Park Be More than a Road?
Thinking about the Blue Ridge Parkway at Its 75th Anniversary"
Part of panel on " Drive-Through America: Making Historic and
Natural Places for and against the Automobile"
National Council on Public History/American Society for Environmental History Annual Conference
Portland, OR

Thursday, 3/25/2010
7:00-8:30 pm
"Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows"
Sponsored by Preservation North Carolina and the NCSU College of Design Landscape Architecture Program
Burns Auditorium, Kamphoefner Hall, North Carolina State University
2221 Stinson Drive
Raleigh, NC
Click here to view promotional flyer for this event!

Friday, 3/26/2010
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Class presentation, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Friday, 4/23/2010
4:30-5:30 pm
"Driving into the Past: Technology and the Parkway"
Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary Symposium
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

Sunday, 5/16/2010
3:00 pm
"Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows"
Augusta County, Virginia, Historical Society Annual Spring Meeting
Summit Square
Waynesboro, VA

Wednesday, 6/9/2010
12:00 pm
"Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows"
History à la Carte Lunctime Series
North Carolina Museum of History Longleaf Room
5 East Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC

6/11-12/2010
Authors on Grayson Book Festival
Galax, VA

Saturday, 7/3/2010
11:00 a.m.
Discussion of When the Parkway Came
Hound Ears Room, Hound Ears Club
Blowing Rock, NC

Monday, 7/5/2010
8:30 a.m.
Lecture and Discussion
"Not Just a Scenic Road: The Blue Ridge Parkway and Its History"
NEH K-12 Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop (registration required)
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

Thursday, 7/8/2010
3:30-5:00 pm
"Driving Through Time: From the 'B' Drawer to the Digital Blue Ridge Parkway"
Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Lecture
Grandfather Mountain Ballroom
Plemmons Student Center
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

Saturday, 7/10/2010
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Book signing and sale for Super-Scenic Motorway and When the Parkway Came
Orchard at Altapass
Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 328.3
Little Switzerland, NC

Monday, 7/12/2010
8:30 am
Lecture and Discussion
"Not Just a Scenic Road: The Blue Ridge Parkway and Its History"
NEH K-12 Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop (registration required)
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

Sunday, 7/18/2010
4:00 pm
Parkway Chat: "The Parkway's Past, Present, and Future"
Sponsored by the Blowing Rock Historical Society
American Legion Hall
Blowing Rock, NC

Saturday, September 4, 2010
1:00 pm
"Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows"
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council and the Greater Banner Elk Heritage Foundation
Banner House Museum
Banner Elk, NC

Saturday, September 11, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Book signing and sale for Super-Scenic Motorway and When the Parkway Came
Fancy Gap Apple Festival
Fancy Gap, VA

Saturday, September 11, 2010
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Book signing and sale for Super-Scenic Motorway and When the Parkway Came
Part of Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary Festival
Sponsored by Eastern National
Blue Ridge Music Center
Milepost 213 Blue Ridge Parkway
Galax, VA

Saturday, September 11, 2010
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Reading and Discussion
"Writing about the Parkway for Children"
Sponsored by the Galax-Carroll Regional Library
Galax-Carroll Regional Library
610 West Stuart Drive
Galax, VA

Thursday, October 7, 2010
2:30-4:00 pm
Lecture and Discussion
"The Blue Ridge Parkway at 75:  A Reflection on Past Conflicts and Future Challenges"
Carolina College for Lifelong Learning
UNC-Chapel Hill Alumni Center
Chapel Hill, NC

Friday, February 11, 2011
7:30 p.m.
"Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows"
Sponsored by the Friends of the Chatham Community Library and the North Carolina Humanities Council
Pittsboro Campus of Central Carolina Community College
764 West St.
Pittsboro, NC

Monday, February 21, 2011
7:30 p.m.
"The Blue Ridge Parkway at 75:  A Reflection on Past Conflicts and Future Challenges"
Foothills Carolina Club Tar Heel Tradition Scholarship Dinner (UNC General Alumni Association)
Crowne Plaza
Hickory, NC

Friday, February 25, 2011
12:40 p.m.
"Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway and Resources for Teaching" (with Cheryl Mason Bolick, Lee Adcock, and Katy Vance)
North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Conference
Koury Convention Center
Greensboro, NC

Friday, April 29, 2011
3:00 p.m.
"Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows"
Sponsored by the the North Carolina Humanities Council
Abernathy Laurels Retirement Community
102 Leonard Ave.
Newton, NC

Thursday, May 5, 2011
11:30 a.m.
"Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows"
Sponsored by the Greensboro Lecture League
Greensboro Country Club Irving Park Clubhouse
410 Sunset Drive
Greensboro, NC

Friday, May 6, 2011
2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
"Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows"
UNC General Alumni Association Reunion/Commencement Weekend Event
Carolina Club
Chapel Hill, NC

Saturday, October 1, 2011
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
"Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows"
Blowing Rock Art and History Museum (BRAHM) Grand Opening
7738 U.S. 321 Bus
Blowing Rock, NC 28605

Friday, April 13, 2012
7:00 p.m.
"Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway"
Keynote Address: Historical Society of North Carolina Spring Meeting
North Carolina Transportation Museum
Spencer, NC

Friday, November 16, 2012
"The Road Ahead: Reconsidering the Blue Ridge Parkway, Rethinking North Carolina History"
New Voyages to Carolina Conference
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, NC

Friday, May 10, 2013
4:30 p.m.
"Taking Another Look: New Views of the Blue Ridge Parkway"
UNC General Alumni Association Commencement Weekend Alumni Reunion
UNC-Chapel Hill Carolina Club

Saturday, June 1, 2013
10:00 a.m.
"Taking Another Look: New Views of the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council
Twin Lakes Retirement Community
Burlington, NC

Saturday, June 15, 2013
10:00 a.m.
"Taking Another Look: New Views of the Blue Ridge Parkway"
UNC-Chapel Hill Program in the Humanities Alumni College
Institute for Arts and Humanities, Hyde Hall
UNC-CH Campus