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