Community Calendar

Join author Lauren Collins and Dr. LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant for a special conversation about the 1898 Race Massacre in Wilmington, North Carolina, that will consider how descendants on both sides of the violence live with its legacy.

Lauren Collins was born in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1980. In They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy, Collins weaves together stories of four Wilmington, North Carolina, families over 125 years to create a full accounting of the long-term effects of the 1898 white supremacist massacre and coup and its critical role in subverting American democracy. Collins is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of “When in French: Love in a Second Language,” which the New York Times named of its 100 Notable Books of 2016. She lives in Paris with her family.

Dr. LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant serves as the Director of the Sonja Haynes Stone Director for Black Culture and History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A proud native of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, she wholly and critically grapples with the profound questions that inform our understandings of gender, race, culture, and religious expression. She navigates the academy as a scholar-artist, and actively merges her life as an intellectual, musician and filmmaker, including especially her work as founder of ConjureGirlBlue Productions, a small media company specializing in nonfiction storytelling.

Rebekah Carmichael, known to fans as “The Ghost Guide,” will join us at Pomegranate Books on July 28, 2026, at 6pm for a talk and book signing celebrating her book The Not‑So‑Scary Guide to Ghosts. This beginner‑friendly guide offers practical instruction and easy‑to‑follow steps for connecting with the paranormal. https://rebekahtheghostguide.com/

Mr. Dolnick writes about the drama found within the world of science and history. Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party highlights the reframing required to integrate new information into our worldview.

A signing will follow the presentation. Pomegranate Books will be selling books at the event.

Seating is limited; registration is required.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.

Join us every 2nd Friday of the month for Pause for Poetry at The Fuzzy Needle Books and Records.

Poetry is the breath between moments—the rhythm of city streets, the roots growing in quiet spaces, the metaphors that carry what we feel but can’t always say. In a world that moves fast, this is your time to slow down, reflect, and connect.

What’s been haunting you? Inspiring you? Making you laugh or feel deeply? Share it here.

Poetry is the heart of expression—and this space is yours.

Come spend your 2nd Friday with Speak Ya Peace NC as we Pause for Poetry. Each month features a spotlight wordsmith, along with opportunities to share your own voice.

Don’t miss it.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.

Join us every 2nd Friday of the month for Pause for Poetry at The Fuzzy Needle Books and Records.

Poetry is the breath between moments—the rhythm of city streets, the roots growing in quiet spaces, the metaphors that carry what we feel but can’t always say. In a world that moves fast, this is your time to slow down, reflect, and connect.

What’s been haunting you? Inspiring you? Making you laugh or feel deeply? Share it here.

Poetry is the heart of expression—and this space is yours.

Come spend your 2nd Friday with Speak Ya Peace NC as we Pause for Poetry. Each month features a spotlight wordsmith, along with opportunities to share your own voice.

Don’t miss it.