Programs at Lanier Library are a tradition that started in 1890 when Mrs. Knott shared her opinions about annexing Canada. The tradition continues with speakers and topics ranging from authors to poets, historians to sculptors, crafts workshops to
wine tasting, butterflies to elephants in the Felburn Nature and Wildlife Series, and more. Most are free to the public and some are possible thanks to support from the Kirby Endowment Fund at the Polk County Community Foundation.
Upcoming programs
Corrie Woods’ photos for Lichty Guitars received an Honorable Mention in the International Photography Awards and have been featured in Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Ukulele Magazine, WNC Magazine, and elsewhere, but the Tryon photographer says, “Nature photography is my passion.” She remembers her first image taken while backpacking in Wyoming at age 14. “I wanted badly to capture the vastness and save that moment.”
She describes her Live@Lanier presentation as “about the ways that nature photography allows me to experience nature in a deeper way. It’s a mix of simple tips, reflections of ‘ah-ha’ moments, and the stories behind some of my favorite images.”
In this Felburn Nature and Wildlife Program, she will share why she considers the most important moment in photography comes before you take the image.
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Winner of many awards, poet Greg Rappleye describes poetry as his “profession pursued with a passion.” That skill and heart-felt drive is lyrically evident in his newest book that gives voice to four generations of Irish American lives. These are real and imagined people found in or inspired by old letters, church registries, yellowed newspapers, census records, and vintage photographs. With the sarcastic wit of the Irish, each bears witness to measures of poverty, absurdity, madness, violence, strained religious faith, alcoholism, and shame.
He became acquainted with Lanier Library when winning a second place and two honorable mentions in the 2000 Sidney Lanier Poetry Contest and has been quite an active poet since. In addition to five books and four chapbooks, Rappeleye’s poems have appeared in Poetry, the Southern Review, the North American Review, Arts & Letters, Shenandoah, Virginia Quarterly Review, and more.
He teaches in the English department at Hope College in Michigan and has delivered readings across the United States.
Upcoming Programs:
July 30: Equinox, an online art and poetry journal
August 20: Just What Makes J.S. Bach So Great? with Beth Child
September 24: Pearson’s Falls Update from the Tryon Garden Club
October 22: North Carolina Pottery with Steve Compton
November 19: The Voyage of the “Viking” and the Discovery of America with Tim Boyce
December 11: Holiday Decor Workshops with Denny Crowe and Cindy Caldwell