All events except for the Friday and Saturday
night concerts are free and open to the public.
Monday, September 30 - Friday, October 4
Denise Giardina Residency:
Join us for a variety of events with Appalachian
novelist and mountain activist Denise Giardina.
Learn
more about Giardina by visiting her homepage.
Friday, October 4
Morning and Afternoon - Outreach Activities
8:00 pm
Showcase concert featuring John Lilly, editor of Goldenseal
magazine;
Ralph Blizard, Denise Giardina, and Critton Hollow String Band.
---Reynolds Hall
10:00-Midnight Community Jam with Festival Artists
---Mecklenburg Inn
Saturday, October 5
Throughout the Day Jam Sessions
---McMurran Lawn
11:00-Noon Community Sing led by Kate Long
---McMurran Hall
1:00-2:00 "Peanut Butter and Jam" Children's Workshop
(introduction to the instruments and music of Appalachia)
---McMurran Hall
1:00-2:30 Fiddler's Workshop with Ralph Blizard and Melvin Wine
---Great Hall, O'Hurley's General Store
2:00-4:00 Songwriting Workshop with Kate Long and John Lilly
---McMurran Hall
3:00-4:30 Introduction to Flatpicking Guitar with Robin Kessinger
---Great Hall, O'Hurley's General Store
8:00 Showcase Concert featuring John Lilly,
West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine,
Kate Long and Robin Kessinger, and Bob
Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band
---Frank Center Theater