WMMT PROJECTS
- 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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Appalshop Turns 50
We were founded in the fall of 1969. This weekend, we officially launch our 50th anniversary year. We’re bringing back our founding generation for a reunion on Saturday. They’ll screen early work, see films by some of our youngest filmmakers, and give materials from their time at Appalshop to our professional archivists to preserve. They’ll eat lunch catered...Read More ▶Appalshop Turns 50
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Appalshop unveils largest net-metered renewable energy system in Eastern Kentucky
In the heart of the coalfields, Appalshop, Inc. unveiled the largest net-metered renewable energy system in Eastern Kentucky with a ribbon cutting on June 7th. The project is a groundbreaking example of what’s possible in Appalachia, a region uniquely vulnerable to rising energy costs and political lobbying against renewable energy. With 192 panels incorporated...Read More ▶Appalshop unveils largest net-metered renewable energy system in Eastern Kentucky
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Kentucky Coal Camp Community Launches Brick Oven Bakery
Community-owned enterprise to offer training and new beginnings Hemphill, Kentucky – On Friday night leaders and partners of the Hemphill Community Center in eastern Kentucky invite you to the launch of the Black Sheep Brick Oven Bakery, a community-owned business that will offer work, ownership, and training opportunities to local residents, as well...Read More ▶Kentucky Coal Camp Community Launches Brick Oven Bakery
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SEEDTIME: Appalshop’s Festival of Mountain Arts, June 2-3
On June 2th & 3th, 2017, the Appalshop grounds in Whitesburg, KY will once again be alive with music, art, theater, food, and crafts for the 31st Seedtime on the Cumberland Festival. This year’s event will spotlight the tools of culture that have built, and continue to sustain, our mountain communities! In addition to...Read More ▶SEEDTIME: Appalshop’s Festival of Mountain Arts, June 2-3
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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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Introducing Kelli Haywood, WMMT’s New Public Affairs Director
In October of this year I was so fortunate to be hired as Public Affairs Director for WMMT FM. My name is Kelli Haywood, and I was born and raised here in Letcher County, Kentucky. Appalshop and WMMT were a large part of my growing up, as their efforts brought artists, musicians, and theater...Read More ▶Introducing Kelli Haywood, WMMT’s New Public Affairs Director
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“The Artwork of Larry May” Opening Reception to be held in the Appalshop Gallery Nov. 6th
Please join us Friday, Nov. 6th from 6-8pm for the opening reception of Larry May’s artwork at the Appalshop Gallery. Refreshments will be provided and the artist will be present. Larry May, a Kentucky artist, has exhibited his work throughout KY with more than 20 solo exhibits and many more group shows. Born in...Read More ▶“The Artwork of Larry May” Opening Reception to be held in the Appalshop Gallery Nov. 6th
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