Literary Trails Luncheon with Georgann Eubanks, Registration Required

Friday, September 19 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Ashe County Public Library Join us for the Literary Trails Luncheon with author Georgann Eubanks. This year Georgann will highlight The Fabulous Ordinary. This book offers readers a tour of the seasonal joys of ecosystems in the Southeast. The ordinary destinations and events she explores are scattered across seven states and include such wonders as a half-million purple martins roosting on an island in a South Carolina lake, the bloom of thirty acres of dimpled trout lilies in a remote Georgia forest, gnat larvae that glow like stars on the rock walls of an obscure Alabama canyon, and the overnight accumulation of elaborately patterned moths on the side of a North Carolina mountain cabin. $12 fee is required to cover the cost of lunch. Reservation is required. GEORGANN EUBANKS Always a Festival favorite, Georgann Eubanks most recently served as editor for Paul Green: North Carolina Writers on the Legacy of the State’s Most Celebrated Playwright, an anthology celebrating the work of North Carolina’s most distinguished playwright of the 20th century. She also serves as the literary executor and director of the Paul Green Foundation. Georgann divides her time between the Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. GeorgannEubanks.net Georgann Eubanks offers readers a tour of the seasonal joys of ecosystems in the Southeast. The ordinary destinations and events she explores are scattered across seven states and include such wonders as a half-million purple martins roosting on an island in a South Carolina lake, the bloom of thirty acres of dimpled trout lilies in a remote Georgia forest, gnat larvae that glow like stars on the rock walls of an obscure Alabama canyon, and the overnight accumulation of elaborately patterned moths on the side of a North Carolina mountain cabin. These phenomena and others reveal how plants, mammals, amphibians, and insects are managing to persevere despite pressures from human invasion, habitat destruction, and climate change. Their stories also shine a light on the efforts of dedicated scientists, volunteers, and aspiring young naturalists who are working to reverse losses and preserve the fabulous ordinary that’s still alive in the fields, forests, rivers, and coastal estuaries of this essential and biodiverse region.