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- Seedtime On the Cumberland Festival
- Traditional Music Program (includes the Passing the Pick and Bow After-School Program)
- Old Time String Band Day
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Let the Mountains Ring Forever: Celebrating Jim Webb
It is so hard to describe what Jim Webb meant to Appalshop. Words are inadequate to measure his impact on generations of filmmakers, photographers, writers, radio listeners and programmers young and old alike. They cannot convey the wild joy, at once playful and determined, which Jim brought to every musical program, board meeting, or...Read More ▶Let the Mountains Ring Forever: Celebrating Jim Webb
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Remembering “Red Fox” In Life and Onstage
There are still many old people around home who remember these two trials, some whose families were deeply involved in them. And the way these folks tell the story is often very different from the history books, yet closer to those forgotten documents. Ours is such a story, a story about memory – memory...Read More ▶Remembering “Red Fox” In Life and Onstage
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Appalshop in DC! September 24-27
Appalshop is proud to be in DC for an American Folklife Center event “Since 1968: Cultural Organizations, Programming and Documentation, and Community Enrichment in New York, Kentucky, and Washington D.C.” on Monday, September 24 at 1 pm. The afternoon symposium features the Center for Traditional Music & Dance, as well as the Drum and Spear Bookstore....Read More ▶Appalshop in DC! September 24-27
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Youth in the Mountains | Seedtime & Summer on the Cumberland
Celebrating youth in the mountains made the 32nd Annual Seedtime on the Cumberland Festival a beautiful way to kick off another hot Appalachian summer. From the main stage & theater, to the farmer’s market and craft tent, people gathered for a weekend of music, art, crafts, film, food, and community. All broadcast live on...Read More ▶Youth in the Mountains | Seedtime & Summer on the Cumberland
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Mimi Pickering to attend Obama Foundation Summit
Appalshop filmmaker and Appalshop Community Media Initiative Director Mimi Pickering will be part of a breakout session on media literacy, Internet access and new digital platforms at the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago on October 31st and November 1st. The Foundation is welcoming hundreds of civic leaders from around the world for a two-day, immersive event in...Read More ▶Mimi Pickering to attend Obama Foundation Summit
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Introducing All Y’all: Southern Documentary Collective
“Southern filmmakers and media artists have joined forces to cultivate media that complicates Southern identity and grapples with the political and cultural nuances of our communities.” We’re thrilled to announce the launch of All Y’all: Southern Documentary Collective, a group of 15 media makers from West Virginia to Texas who aim to bring Southern voices front...Read More ▶Introducing All Y’all: Southern Documentary Collective
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Appalshop Featured in NEA Milestone Video
Appalshop was recently honored to be featured in this Milestone Video celebrating the National Endowment for the Arts’ 50th Anniversary. The video combines footage from the Appalshop Archive with interviews from staff, partners and community members that showcase Appalshop’s unique legacy of work in place-based media production and community arts. Thanks to the NEA...Read More ▶Appalshop Featured in NEA Milestone Video
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Support Appalshop on #GivingTuesday!
This #GivingTuesday, we ask that you support Appalshop’s work of lifting up the voices of rural Appalachian communities with an online donation! Today only, all donations made online via https://appalshop.org/donate will be matched by our partner Network for Good, so maximize your impact by giving today! As a bonus, sign up for a recurring...Read More ▶Support Appalshop on #GivingTuesday!
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NEA Chairman Jane Chu to Visit Lexington and Eastern Kentucky April 13–14, 2015
Washington, DC—NEA Chairman Jane Chu will visit Lexington and eastern Kentucky April 13-14, 2015. Her visit will focus on the importance of the arts in creating livable communities and contributing toward economic and community development. Follow @NEAJaneChu on twitter for photos and commentary on her visit to Kentucky. Chairman Chu will begin her visit...Read More ▶NEA Chairman Jane Chu to Visit Lexington and Eastern Kentucky April 13–14, 2015
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