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Running all October
The High Country Haint List. Haunted trails, ghost tours and a live Rocky Horror shadowcast. Everything spooky between here and Oct. 31, updated as the flyers go up. Read it →
Missed the registration deadline? Early voting runs Oct. 15–31, and you can register and vote in the same trip at any site in your county. Bring proof of where you live. Sites and hours.
Wed, Oct. 14.
6pm Medieval Poetry Open Mic at Huzzah Books, free. Read a poem or just listen.
6pm Dr. Brittany Roberts on the horror music videos of IC3PEAK at Broyhill Music Center.
7pm Leslie Jamison at the Appalachian Theatre, part of the Charlie Baker lecture series.
Worth knowing
Boone Town Council meets at 9am in Council Chambers. On the agenda: an informal presentation on Ridgehouse, a 332-unit apartment complex on the 105 Bypass that wants annexation and zoning, a public hearing on the closeout of the grant for the Deck Hill water tank replacement, a Boone resident's proposal to change the direction of traffic on part of Howard Street, and a mosaic butterfly bench for the Greenway. Staff also proposes canceling or moving the November and December meetings around the holidays. Public comment is on the agenda.
Vote early
Early voting opens tomorrow. Read what's actually on your ballot, the races by district and the three amendments, then check sites and hours. Voterfest marches leave at 5:30pm Thursday and Friday, and No Kings: Vote Early runs 4–6pm Saturday at the Ag Center. Every march and rally.
The Dial
Say Hello to Ellen, the Culture beat's newest writer. App State senior, concert-goer, and maker of too many things. Ellen is also performing Saturday at Acapellageddon, five a cappella groups on one stage at the Schaefer Center.
Campus is on the dial now. We added 44 events from 12 App State student groups and offices, running through Dec. 11, including the Appalachian Popular Programming Society. Reggae Night is Thursday, 7–10pm in the Solarium, with three local bands. Then Appalfest Oct. 23, Ghost Tours Oct. 28 and Party at the Polls Oct. 29. See all of them.
◆ Book of the Week · with Huzzah Books
Hollywood Babylon
Kenneth Anger
A sensational chronicle of scandals, secrets, and darker tales from Hollywood's golden age, filled with photographs and revelations about the industry's most famous figures.
Read the pick →
🌒 Waxing Crescent · 13% lit
Near-new moon — the darkest skies of the month for the Milky Way and meteors.
Sky's truly dark after 8:17 PM.
◆ NASA's photo today: Mars and the Beehive Under an Aurora →
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