The Autumn Assembly of Authors at IONA: Art Sanctuary opens this month with a full slate of readings and art exhibits. The public is welcome, all events are free, and parking is available.
At 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18, there will be an exhibition of photographs by Sewanee native Elizabeth Core. Readers will be Lynn Cimino-Hurt, Chris McDonough and Laura Willis. Cimino-Hurt is a local writer and artist; she will read poetry. McDonough is a professor of classics at Sewanee who blogs regularly at <www.uncomelyandbroken.wordpress.com>.
At 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 20, there will be a tribute to Fulford Hall. Leslie Richardson will offer an introduction to poetry by David Landon and Richard Tillinghast. Billy Terrell will provide music. Core’s photography will also be on display.
On Friday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m., there will be readings of poetry and verse by Virginia Craighill and Camila Hwang-Carlos. Bill Yelverton will accompany on guitar.
At 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27, Eugene Ham will talk about Fayetteville history; there will be readings by Alric McDermott, Jennifer Michael and Stephen Feeley.
On Oct. 2 and Oct. 4, Rachel Malde will have an exhibit of her photography; Alston McCrady will also exhibit photographs. Readers will include April Berends, Yolande and Robin Gottfried, Robie Jackson and Waring McCrady.
On Oct. 9 and Oct. 11, there will be a painting exhibit by Addison Willis. Readers will include Kiki Beavers and John Beavers, Kevin Cummings, Noah Feeley, Luann Landon, Leslie Lytle and Bran Potter. The theatre students of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School will also perform at IONA that weekend.
IONA: Art Sanctuary, founded by Sewanee artist Ed Carlos, exists “to offer a place for writers and artists to share their creative work with each other and the community, and our emphasis is the source: creativity and spirituality.”
Refreshments are served after each program. These events are free and open to the public. Additional dates and readers will be announced throughout the fall. IONA: Art Sanctuary is located at 630 Garnertown Rd., Sewanee.
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