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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 →
Early voting runs through Sat, Oct. 31, 3pm. Watauga and Avery sites close the weekends of Oct. 17–18 and 24–25. Ashe stays open those Saturdays, 8am–3pm. Sites and hours.
Mon, Oct. 19.
Absentee ballot requests close tomorrow at 5pm. Away at school, working weird shifts, or just can't get to a site? Request one online from the State Board, then get it back to your county board by 7:30pm on Election Day, Nov. 3. Rather vote in person? Early voting runs through Oct. 31. Sites and hours.
On Rotation
Proxima System's single Would You Be There? is a 90s-inspired rock song that ends on a question. Press play and answer it.
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Every morning we put the day's picks and the local news worth knowing on one page. What's on tonight, what's closing, what's coming up this week. Today's is the orange button below.
◆ Book of the Week · with Huzzah Books
The Cocktail Party
T.S. Eliot
Eliot's three-act play examines the social rituals and hidden emotional currents of a London cocktail party, where casual gatherings mask deeper personal crises. This first edition presents a landmark work of twentieth-century drama in near-perfect condition.
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🌓 First Quarter · 54% lit
Half-lit moon: planets and bright constellations show well, the dimmest stuff hides.
Sky's truly dark after 8:11 PM.
☄ Orionids peaks Oct 21 — look the southeast after midnight.
◆ NASA's photo today: Treble Clef: Unusual X-ray Hot Radio Source →
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