1 Krispy Kreme donut cake + blueberry mango cheesecake, a keg of Heineken
beer and a room full of good people = a great Saturday night in The
Hub City. Brian, Emily, and Justin returned for a birthday bash for
our good friend Anchor Andrew. It was great to catch up with them and
hear about their adventures over the past months. Brian has been in
Charlotte anticipating his move to Athens and a fresh start in UGA's
MFA program. Emily enjoyed a quieter writer-in-residence experience
(post-Hub-Bub) in the hills of NC and is now busy working and writing
in Wilmington. Justin has been gearing up for his MFA program in Baltimore
by hanging out on the beaches of NC and working with kids on different
art projects in Wilmington. We missed Leah who is up in NY, but 75%
ain't bad and hopefully she'll be able to make it next time...
Friday night was the Biscuit
Burners and if you weren't 1 of the 165+ people that were at the Showroom
enjoying the amazing acapella, blistering bass, and dynamite dobro...I
am truly sorry. Our current AIRs got a taste of some good Southern bluegrass
to kick the weekend off. Saturday night (again) was a fantastic celebration
for Andrew's 30th...thank you Liz for the desserts. I felt like a kid
in a candy store - very happy.
The AIRs are working hard as
usual. Arielle is collecting ideas for her next project and making anagrams,
Derya is frequenting every knitting circle and open knit north of the
Congaree River, Nicholas is polishing up his current zine (preview on
his blog), Rachel continues to interview Spartanburg writers, and they're
all designing window installations for downtown Sparkle City. Keep your
eyes open for freshly painted walls near Hub-Bub soon too. Public art
Hub City...get excited.
That's it for now. Stay tuned
cuz we stay busy.
Alix
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