Two of my favorite scenes were Mina in her new dress and Ernest Plover burying his axe in the great tree.
One was touching and the other comical. In the first scene there was kindness and beauty and in the second there was the folly of men. I believe Mina was the one who eventually chopped the tree down and toward the end of the book she was taking on responsibility and helping on the drove.
I can relate to the elation that Mooney and Imy feel when they reach the top of the mountain as they are traveling to the land that they purchased. I get a thrill every time I go on a hike in the Blue Ridge and sit on one of my favorite rocky perches gazing out at the seemingly endless ridges.
Friday, October 13th 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
The American Landscape: an Exhibit and Reception with John Ehle and Local Arts Community Land Breakers The American Landscape is a national jurored competition and exhibition of visual art about artists' perceptions of the landscape of America.Associated Artists Gallery
Saturday, October 14th at 6:00 p.m.
Dress rehearsal for "Page to Stage,"
the culminating event for "On the Same Page "
North Carolina School of the Arts, The Thrust, Performance Place
This program is free and tickets are not required.
Sunday, October 15th at 7:00 p.m.
CULMINATING EVENT - Page to Stage:
A Staged Reading of The Land Breakers
North Carolina School of the Arts, The Thrust, Performance Place
(A free, ticketed event. Call the Stevens Center at 336-723-6320 or the N.C. School of the Arts ticket office to reserve a ticket.)
CONGRATULATIONS!
Greystone Place Gals Book Club--Winners of 10 copies of "The Landbreakers" from a contest run by Press 53,publishers of the rereleased edition of the book.
The Land Breakers is likely to spark discussion on basic human survival, the power of nature, labor and work ethic, relationships of family and community, mountain culture, immigration (Scots-Irish and German), slavery, poverty and isolation.
More than 500 Forsyth County Readers joined us for The Kick Off of the 5th Annual "On the Same Page" Communisty Reading program. More book discussions and events are taking place to encourage Community Reading.
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Two of my favorite scenes were Mina in her new dress and Ernest Plover burying his axe in the great tree.
One was touching and the other comical. In the first scene there was kindness and beauty and in the second there was the folly of men. I believe Mina was the one who eventually chopped the tree down and toward the end of the book she was taking on responsibility and helping on the drove.
I can relate to the elation that Mooney and Imy feel when they reach the top of the mountain as they are traveling to the land that they purchased. I get a thrill every time I go on a hike in the Blue Ridge and sit on one of my favorite rocky perches gazing out at the seemingly endless ridges.
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