ABOUT THE EVENT

Calling all grown-ups! 

CFLC’s friends and supporters are invited to gather for great stories, libations, and fun. Our favorite NC writers and entertainers are returning to read humorous and moving literary works. Round up your happy hour crew and join us for this unique storytelling series!

DETAILS

• Dates: Series begins on 9/24 and runs each Tuesday through 10/29
• Time: Doors open for Meet and Mingle at 5 pm; Program begins at 5:30 pm
• Tickets: $20 per event | Save with a Season Pass: All events in the series for $100
• Location: Bill’s Brewing Company & Taproom (4238 Market St)
• Food & drinks available for purchase
• Q&A with special guest moderators follows each presentation

Proceeds from these events benefit CFLC’s adult education programs, keeping them free for our students.

$20 - $100

MEET THE ENTERTAINMENT

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Tuesday 9/24

Comedian Wills Maxwell Jr. is the 2019 Port City’s Top Comic, a StandUp NBC regional finalist, and a finalist at the Ultimate Comic Challenge. In 2022, he founded the Black Power Rangers Comedy Tour, appearing in cities across the US. Wills created and starred in "What Did We Miss?" on WWAY News and hosted "Late Fear with Wills Maxwell." He is a regular at major comedy festivals and has opened for Ramy Youssef, Roy Wood Jr., Tim Meadows, and Jim Gaffigan. View Wills' stand-up schedule here.

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Tuesday 10/1

Celia Rivenbark is a NYT-bestselling author of seven humor collections including “You Don’t Sweat Much for a Fat Girl” and “Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank.” An award-winning playwright, she has written a nationally syndicated humor column for many years and currently writes mostly political humor with a nod to pop culture oddities. Celia’s rural upbringing in Duplin County informs her storytelling style and she’s grateful for it. Visit Celia's webpage for more.

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Tuesday 10/8

Wiley Cash is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of four novels including A Land More Kind Than Home, and the founder of This Is Working, an online creative community. He teaches fiction writing and literature at the University of North Carolina-Asheville and lives in North Carolina with his wife and family. Wiley was the visionary behind CFLC's Fall Speaker Series and gave the keynote presentation at the 2018 Luncheon for Literacy. Wiley hosts the Our State Book Club podcast; listen here.

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Tuesday 10/15

Rhonda Bellamy is the founding executive director and President/CEO of the Arts Council of Wilmington/New Hanover County, serving for over a decade as the heart of Wilmington’s arts scene. She chairs Arts North Carolina, advocating for equity and access to the arts statewide. Rhonda has received numerous honors, including the White Lotus Lifetime Achievement Award and the City of Wilmington’s Living Legend Award. A seasoned journalist, she is the host and executive producer of “Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy,” check out the latest episode on WHQR Public Media.

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Tuesday 10/22

Clyde Edgerton is the author of ten novels, a book of advice, a memoir, short stories, and essays. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow and five of his novels have been New York Times Notable Books. Publishers Weekly named his novel The Floatplane Notebooks one of the best books of 1988. Clyde is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers and recently retired from UNC Wilmington, where he served as the Thomas S. Kenan III Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing. He lives in Wilmington, NC, with his wife, Kristina, and their children. Enjoy Clyde's masterful storytelling in the feature "Born to Fly," written for Garden & Gun magazine.

TICKETS GOING FAST!

Tuesday 10/29:

The Spooktacular Finale! 🎃 (Costumes optional!)

Zach Hanner is an actor, musician, stage director, and writer from Mt. Airy, North Carolina. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Performance Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A dedicated advocate for youth arts, Zach's original play, "#Alice: A Cautionary Technology Fable," won StarNews Media's 2015 Theater Award for Best Children's Theater Production. Zach recently portrayed Don Kirschner in Opera House Theatre Co.'s production of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical."

$20 - $100

THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR

Adult Story Hour 2024 is proudly sponsored by TOVA Wealth Planning and Investments

Visit them online: https://tovawealth.com