2026 Upcoming Events & Readings
February
February 26th at 10:30 am
Where: Zoom
Contact: Carroll Taylor at vibiaperpetua@gmail.com
April
April 22nd at 7:00 pm
World Premiere Shards of Hope
Where: First United Methodist Church, 73 Valley River Ave, Murphy NC 28906
**Mary Ricketson, poet, and Denise Gainey, clarinetist, join to perform Mary’s poetry,
set as a song cycle for soprano, clarinet, and piano.
Shards of Hope is composed by Andrew Wilson, London England.
Mary will read primarily from her poetry books, Tall Flowers and Living Long, and Shade and Shelter.
Denise is an accomplished musician, Distinguished Professor of Music Emerita,
University of Alabama at Birmingham, past president of the International Clarinet Association.**
May
May 19th
Private Event for Roads Scholar group at Hinton Center, Hayesville NC
June
June 9th at 6:00 pm
Poetry Hickory
Where: A Tasteful of Beans Coffee and Tea, 29 2nd St NW, Hickory, NC 28601
June 18th at 7:00 pm
Literary Hour
Where: John C Campbell Folk School, 1 Folk School Rd, Brasstown, NC 28902
