Shipley Farms will be hosting their inaugural event "Good Fields" - an Appalachian Food and Farms Festival on June 24th on the farm. Good Fields aims to help bring attention and support to the rich food and farming culture in the High Country, and help sustain local farms in the face of development and other pressure in the area.
Leslie Odom, Jr. is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Tony and Grammy Award-winning, and three-time Emmy Award nominated actor, singer, songwriter, and entertainer.
The community band will be playing their hard practiced pieces in the Gazebo at Memorial Park from 2-4 pm on the last Sunday of the month.
As an outdoor enthusiast, Veronica has been privileged to follow adventure to many breathtaking scenes of inspiration. She’s found joy in documenting wild scenes along the way, from her former home in the mountains of Utah to her travels throughout the western US to her current home in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the commands of the demanding customers, they hire Youssef.
Join BRAHM for a three-day workshop exploring the use of the palette knife in your painting with Robin Wellner. The knife can add looseness and freedom to your paintings.
Playing on historical instruments, the ensemble traces the roots of Appalachian music to the Irish and Scottish immigrants who crossed the Atlantic, bringing their ballads, jigs, and reels with them.
GIFTED: Collecting the Art of California at Gardena High School: 1919-1956 was developed for the hundredth anniversary of the Gardena High School Art Collection (GHSAC) in 2019 and illustrates the unlikely history of a communal approach to collection-building and a microcosm of California's modern art history.
This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival.
Join App State’s Dr. Neva J. Specht for an in-depth look at this storied road spanning 469 miles. Through a bit of history and a few stories about how the parkway came to be, this talk focuses on the origins, the people who promoted the parkway as well as those who fought against it, and how the Moses and Bertha Cone estate became one of the most visited attractions along the Parkway.
The festival proudly presents the 12th annual Rosen-Schaffel Concerto Competition for Young & Emerging Artists, known for the pivotal role it has played in launching the careers of some of our region’s most promising young artists.
Allise Whitworth is a lifelong art educator who taught for almost five decades before shifting her focus to the process of making art.
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