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We are opening the doors of our showcase home in our newest neighborhood, The Knolls! Visit 4111 Knolls Close on Saturdays, August 28th, September 4th, 11th and 18th and see what makes this new neighborhood concept so special. Inside our furnished model you'll see special features found across all 4 Knolls home designs, such as granite counters, custom local cabinetry, ceramic tile floors, Energy Star upgrades, GE Profile appliances and more. Stop by from 10am to 4pm on the dates above and a sales associate will be available to answer any questions you may have. | | |
Discover great locally produced items including fruits and vegetables, salad greens, potted plants, fresh flowers, jams & jellies, honey, eggs, pastries, prepared meals and more! The Fearrington Farmers' Market is held every Tuesday at 4pm on the lawn beside the Real Estate Sales office in the Village Center. (April-Thanksgiving.) | |  |
Join us at The Old Granary for this special evening and enjoy a three course dinner created by Executive Chef Colin Bedford which will be paired with beers from Carolina Brewery - a locally-owned brewery that has drawn international attention for its handcrafted brews. Their award-winning signature beers include Flagship IPA (Gold Medal, Great American Beer Festival), Copperline Amber Ale (Gold Medal, World Beer Championships), and Sky Blue Golden Ale (Silver Medal, World Beer Championships). The evening will kick off with a beer reception on the front patio of The Old Granary at 6pm, followed by a seated dinner at 7pm. $45 per person, reservations required. Call (919) 542-2121 for details.
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McIntyre’s welcomes Jane McClaren to discuss her book Honest Eating. Jane McClaren's story begins as one of failure, depression, and up-and-down weight problems due to emotionally-driven overeating. But in 1975, after an obese friend asked her to join him at a health program in Texas, McClaren's life path took a merciful turn for the better. She jumped at the chance to lose weight, vowing to do it, "even if it kills me!" With steely determination, she launched into a 35-year study of food and health. Always yearning to understand why a young, beautiful, funny, intelligent woman had felt suicidal, she began working with a therapy group that brought her awareness of possible causes and also some peace of mind
In Honest Eating, McClaren shares what enabled her to merge her love of food with a healthy attitude and body. She shares her hard-won insights about good foods that "tell the truth" and "bad foods that lie." She celebrates simple, delicious food and artistry in the kitchen. Most importantly, McClaren teaches us that we can be healthy and still maintain a positive -- even lusty -- relationship with food.
Jane McClaren earned her B.A. degree in English from William Woods University and an M.A. in English from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She lives in Southern Pines, NC, where she actively pursues her passions--art, literature, horseback riding, and healthy eating.
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McIntyre’s hosts leading scientist Hal Herzog to read from Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard To Think Straight About Animals. Combining the boundless intellect of Malcolm Gladwell with the irreverent humor of Mary Roach and the paradigm-shifting analysis of Jared Diamond, Herzog offers an unprecedented look inside our complex and often paradoxical relationships with animals.
Does living with a pet really make people happier and healthier? What can we learn from biomedical research with mice? Who enjoys a better quality of life—the chicken on a dinner plate or a rooster who dies in a Saturday night cockfight? Why is it wrong to eat the family dog? Drawing on over two decades of research in the emerging field of anthrozoology, the science of human-animal relations, Hal Herzog offers surprising answers to these and other questions related to the moral conundrums we face day in and day out regarding the creatures with whom we share our world.
Hal Herzog has been published in prestigious academic journals including Science, the Proceedings of the Royal Society, The American Psychologist, The American Scholar, Journal of Social Issues, and the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, and has been featured in Newsweek, USA Today, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Scientific American, New Scientist, Slate, CNN, National Public Radio’s Morning Edition, MSNBC, Science Daily, the London Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Vancouver Sun, the New Zealand Herald, and India Times. He is Professor of Psychology at Western Carolina University and lives in the Great Smoky Mountains near Asheville, NC, with his wife and their cat Tilly.
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Howard Norman, widely regarded as one of this country's finest novelists, comes to McIntyre’s to read from What is Left The Daughter, where he returns to the mesmerizing fictional terrain of his major books - The Bird Artist, The Museum Guard, and The Haunting of L - in this erotically charged and morally complex story.
Seventeen-year-old Wyatt Hillyer is suddenly orphaned when his parents, within hours of each other, jump off two different bridges--the result of their separate involvements with the same compelling neighbor, a Halifax switchboard operator and aspiring actress. The suicides cause Wyatt to move to small-town Middle Economy to live with his uncle, aunt, and ravishing cousin Tilda.
Setting in motion the novel's chain of life-altering passions and the wartime perfidy at its core is the arrival of the German student Hans Mohring, carrying only a satchel. Actual historical incidents--including a German U-boat's sinking of the Nova Scotia-Newfoundland ferry Caribou, on which Aunt Constance Hillyer might or might not be traveling--lend intense narrative power to Norman's uncannily layered story.
Howard Norman is a three-time winner of National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and a winner of the Lannan Award for fiction. His 1987 novel, The Northern Lights, was nominated for a National Book Award, as was his 1994 novel The Bird Artist. He is also author of the novels The Museum Guard, The Haunting of L, and Devotion. His books have been translated into twelve languages. Norman teaches in the MFA program at the University of Maryland. He lives in Washington, D.C., and Vermont with his wife and daughter.
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We are opening the doors of our showcase home in our newest neighborhood, The Knolls! Visit 4111 Knolls Close on Saturdays, August 28th, September 4th, 11th and 18th and see what makes this new neighborhood concept so special. Inside our furnished model you'll see special features found across all 4 Knolls home designs, such as granite counters, custom local cabinetry, ceramic tile floors, Energy Star upgrades, GE Profile appliances and more. Stop by from 10am to 4pm on the dates above and a sales associate will be available to answer any questions you may have. | | |
Warren Rochelle read from The Called. Incorporating myths from Cherokee, Wiccan, and Celtic cultures, this complex sequel to Harvest of Changelings explores many facets of prejudice within an adventurous storyline. After their last battle, the four changelings have been living in Faerie, developing their newly discovered powers. Meanwhile, the defeated Fomorii are quietly influencing events on Earth—organizing religious and governmental “antimagical” groups. Sensing this shift towards intolerance, Malachi and Hazel return to help the fae who haven’t crossed over. When Malachi is kidnapped, Jeff and Russell come to Hazel’s aid. Gathering an army from the magical that are currently reviled on Earth, they ready themselves for a deadly for control of the opening gateway between the universes.
Warren Rochelle is a Professor of English at the University of Mary Washington in Fredricksburg, Virginia. Born in Durham, NC, he grew up in nearby Chapel Hill. He earned a BA in English from UNC-CH in 1977, followed by an MS in library science at Columbia University in 1978. After eleven years as a school librarian, he returned to school to earn his MFA in 1991, followed by his PhD in 1997, both from UNC-Greensboro.
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Discover great locally produced items including fruits and vegetables, salad greens, potted plants, fresh flowers, jams & jellies, honey, eggs, pastries, prepared meals and more! The Fearrington Farmers' Market is held every Tuesday at 4pm on the lawn beside the Real Estate Sales office in the Village Center. (April-Thanksgiving.) | | |
Bookends, The McIntyre’s Books book club, meets to discuss David Lodge’s novel, Small World. Dr. Wayne Pond will lead our discussion. Bookends’ reading material is available from McIntyre’s with a 20% discount. Call (919) 542-3030 for details
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We are opening the doors of our showcase home in our newest neighborhood, The Knolls! Visit 4111 Knolls Close on Saturdays, August 28th, September 4th, 11th and 18th and see what makes this new neighborhood concept so special. Inside our furnished model you'll see special features found across all 4 Knolls home designs, such as granite counters, custom local cabinetry, ceramic tile floors, Energy Star upgrades, GE Profile appliances and more. Stop by from 10am to 4pm on the dates above and a sales associate will be available to answer any questions you may have. | | |
Zelda Lockhart visits McIntyre’s to read from Fifth Born II: The Hundredth Turtle. Reminiscent in tone to Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, this story is set in New York’s Harlem and in rural Mississippi during the late 1970’s and early 80’s. The story is rich in its portrayal of both the urban and rural spirit, and prolific in its human teachings that demonstrate the love necessary for reconnecting with family members estranged by violence. The novel’s arc takes the reader over the complicated waters of family division due to incest and homophobia. Against a contrasted backdrop of pastoral bluesy tones of Mississippi and jazzy asphalt and graffiti rifts of Harlem, these difficult subjects are traversed melodically and lyrically. The reader is offered both the triumphant depiction of an adult survivor who overcomes obstacles set against her at birth and participation in her courageous journey home.
Zelda Lockhart is also the author of Fifth Born, which was a 2002 Barnes & Noble Discovery selection and won a finalist award for debut fiction from the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Foundation. She holds a Bachelor’s in English from Norfolk State University. A Master’s in English from Old Dominion University, and a certificate in writing, directing and editing film from the New York Film Academy. | | |
Discover great locally produced items including fruits and vegetables, salad greens, potted plants, fresh flowers, jams & jellies, honey, eggs, pastries, prepared meals and more! The Fearrington Farmers' Market is held every Tuesday at 4pm on the lawn beside the Real Estate Sales office in the Village Center. (April-Thanksgiving.) | | |
Jenny Nelsoncomes to McIntyre’s to read from Georgia’s Kitchen. In this delightful blend of Julie and Julia meets Under the Tuscan Sun, chef Georgia Gray seems to have it all. She's head chef of a hot New York City restaurant, is engaged to her long-time boyfriend, and even has an apartment with a great view. Not even her mother - her worst critic - can find too much to complain about. But when a bad review costs her her job and a fight with Glenn ends the engagement, Georgia takes flight to Italy to nurse her broken heart and bruised ego. In Tuscany, Georgia hones her cooking skills at a new trattoria and her romantic life with the winery owner next door, but she still longs to be back in New York, running her own restaurant. When an offer is made that could make her stay in Italy an indefinite one, Georgia must decide what her dreams truly are - and what she will do to make them come true. Brimming with a love of cooking, a splash of romance, and more than a dash of travel, Georgia's Kitchen, is sure to capture the hearts of foodies and armchair travelers everywhere.
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McIntyre’s presents an exciting duo of authors, Dan Ariely and Vanessa Woods.
In his groundbreaking book Predictably Irrational, social scientist Dan Ariely revealed the multiple biases that lead us into making unwise decisions. Now, in The Upside of Irrationality, he exposes the surprising and positive effects irrationality can have on our lives. Focusing on our behaviors at work and in relationships, he offers new insights and eye–opening truths about what really motivates us on the job, how one unwise action can become a long-term habit, how we learn to love the ones we’re with, and more. Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, with appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, the Department of Economics, and the School of Medicine. He lives in Durham, NC, with his wife and two children.
Vanessa Woods will discuss her memoir Bonobo Handshake. Compared to chimps, we know hardly anything about bonobos. They are an extremely endangered ape and share 98.7 percent of our DNA. But while chimpanzees live in male-dominated societies with sexual coercion, infanticide, and war, bonobos are peaceful and female dominated; there is no infanticide or war, and sex is used to resolve conflict. The question is, how much of us is chimpanzee, how much is bonobo? Bonobo Handshake is the story of Vanessa Woods’s journey in search of an answer. Vanessa Woods is a research scientist, journalist, and author. A member of the Hominoid Psychology Research Group, she works at Duke University as well as Lola Ya Bonobo in Congo. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, scientist Brian Hare. Ten percent of the profits of this book will be going to Lola Ya Bonobo.
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The fourth Sunday afternoon of each month McIntyre’s features a published member of the NC Poetry Society reading and discussing their work. This month’s event features Scott Owens and Alex Grant.
Scott Owens is the author of four collections of poetry and more than 400 poems published in various journals and anthologies. He is co-editor of Wild Goose Poetry Review, Chair of the Sam Ragan Poetry Prize, author of “Musings,” a weekly poetry column, and founder of Poetry Hickory. He teaches creative writing at Catawba Valley Community College and has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes.
Alex Grant’s collection Chains & Mirrors (NCWN/Harperprints) won the 2006 Randall Jarrell Poetry Prize and the 2007 Oscar Arnold Young Award (Best North Carolina poetry collection). His full-length collection, Fear of Moving Water, a recent finalist for several national book prizes, will be released by Wind Publications in 2009. His poems have appeared or are upcoming in a number of venues, including The Missouri Review, Smartish Pace, Best New Poets 2007, Arts & Letters, The Connecticut Review, Nimrod and Seattle Review. He lives in Chapel Hill, NC, with his wife, Tristi, his dangling participles and his Celtic fondness for excess.
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North Carolina's bounty of autumn produce will be highlighted in our hands-on Fall Harvest Class. The Fearrington House Executive Chef Colin Bedford will lead this class through the process of preparing, cooking and presenting fall cuisine. The retreat includes an overnight stay at our award-winning country inn, afternoon tea, wine reception, dinner, breakfast and a full morning of hands-on cooking instruction. Call (919) 542-2121 for details and reservations.
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Join artistic director Joseph Haj and company members from PlayMaker's production of As You Like It at McIntyre's Books for a discussion of Shakespeare's seminal romantic comedy. In the words of The Bard himself, "All the world's a stage" and a few of the cast members will be on hand to talk about bringing the show to life. Two lucky attendees of this event will win two tickets to the production!
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Discover great locally produced items including fruits and vegetables, salad greens, potted plants, fresh flowers, jams & jellies, honey, eggs, pastries, prepared meals and more! The Fearrington Farmers' Market is held every Tuesday at 4pm on the lawn beside the Real Estate Sales office in the Village Center. (April-Thanksgiving.) | | |
Join ChathamArts in the Fearrington Barn for another edition in their Sustainable Cinema Series. Filmmaker Matthew Barr presents his latest documentary "Hungry For Green", one of the first films to tie together issues of agricultural sustainability and the worldwide problem of hunger. It underscores what each of us can do—whether as farmers or as consumers—to influence how food is produced in this country and around the world. Ken Burns says: "This is an important film that underscores the urgency of
achieving agriculture sustainability to help alleviate hunger and protect our natural environment." Shown with short films from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University's Summer Institute on sustainable agriculture, building and energy. Panel discussion follows. Admission $5 at door. | | |
These popular dinner events feature exciting three-course menus created by Fearrington's Chef Colin Bedford, highlighting the freshest local produce in season. These dinners are just $30 per person, or guests may choose to have their dinner paired with wines selected by Wine Director Maximilian Kast for $45. Reservations can be made online or by calling (919) 542-2121 |
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