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Complimentary refreshments served at the store. Drawings for door prizes.

A workshop for beginning or in-process writers who want to write a novel with popular appeal, this class will combine instruction in the basics of setting, plot, characterization and dialogue, with practical and cautionary information about seeking an agent, submitting a manuscript and building a career.

This 10-week class meets at Montford Books Tuesdays 6-8:30 p.m. For more information about the class or to register, see the Fall brochure at: www.unca.edu/gswp.

Johnny Dean McCurry presents his paintings inspired by the “emotional content that color evokes and the natural beauty of our region.” A Montford resident since 2003, Dean’s journey through photography, collage artistry, china painting and porcelain casting led him to acrylic painting on canvas. Dean’s beautiful paintings will have you standing and admiring them in deep appreciation for his exquisite use of color. Light refreshments.

Poet &composer Annelinde Metzner reads from her most recent production, “In the Mother Grove,” plus more recent poems. She creates from a world-view that is deeply feminine, giving voice to a relationship with nature and the world based on receptivity and respect for all beings. Annelinde founded the community women’s choir, Womansong, and now directs Sahara Peace Choir and the UUCSV choir in Black Mountain. Light refreshments.