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Wordkeepers features writers reading their latest works in five-minute open microphone time slots. Refreshments are provided. Writers interested in reading from their work should e-mail Chris Arvidson above to secure their first-come, first-served spot on the bill, and to receive guidelines for reading. Wordkeepers was created by local writers Chris Arvidson, Julie Townsend, and Scot Pope who have also released a book Mountain Memoirs: An Ashe County Anthology which features many Wordkeepers regulars (www.mountain-memoirs.com). Arvidson is the Regional Representative for the NC Writers Network; information about the Network will be available at Wordkeepers salons and at www.ncwriters.org. At 3:00 pm, prior to the 4:00 pm readings, musicians Henry Doss and Scot Pope will play their original music at the Arts Center. Wordkeepers is free and open to the public and co-sponsored by the North Carolina Writers' Network.