# Event Details

- **Event Name**: One Book, One Buncombe Author Event with Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Our community-wide reading program is back. Join us for One Book, One Buncombe as we read Happy Land by author and historian Dolen Perkins-Valdez, a novel set in Western North Carolina that explores land, memory, resilience, and local history.

Read the book, join a discussion at your local library, or attend the free author event on May 16 at 2 p.m. at Ferguson Auditorium. Copies of the book are available at Buncombe County libraries while supplies last.

Learn more and find ways to participate at buncombenc.gov/library.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/asheville/one-book-one-buncombe-author-event-with-dolen-perkins-valdez/200029800149050
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 61

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Asheville
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: AB Tech Ferguson Building
- **lat**: 35.570307228997
- **long**: -82.555350442566
- **full address**: AB Tech Ferguson Building, Asheville, North Carolina, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is One Book, One Buncombe Author Event with Dolen Perkins-Valdez being held?
  - **A:** One Book, One Buncombe Author Event with Dolen Perkins-Valdez takes place on Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm at AB Tech Ferguson Building, Asheville, North Carolina, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing One Book, One Buncombe Author Event with Dolen Perkins-Valdez?
  - **A:** One Book, One Buncombe Author Event with Dolen Perkins-Valdez is organized by Buncombe County Government.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** One Book, One Buncombe Author Event with Dolen Perkins-Valdez is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Asheville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 60+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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