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A new monthly film and discussion series featuring productions
by Kentucky’s Appalshop arts and education center, will open
with a showing of “The Ralph Stanley Story” on Monday,
Sept. 25. The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the basement
of Union Church.
The series is sponsored by the Berea College Appalachian Center
and new Center for xcellence in Learning Through Service (CELTS).
Refreshments will be provided and participants are invited to bring
musical instruments for post-showing open jams.“The Ralph Stanley Story,” directed by Herb E. Smith, is a summer
2000 release from Appalshop. Representative of the wealth of musical treasures
that are found in the southern Appalachian Mountains, the film tells of the creation
of ‘bluegrass music’ and the story of Ralph and Carter Stanley. Included
in the film are performances from Ralph’s 1995, ’96 and ’97 “Hills
of Home Festival” with Patty Loveless, Dwight Yokum, Ricky Skaggs, Larry
Sparks, Charlie Sizemore and others.
Upcoming Monday night film and discussion
offerings are “Strip
Mining: Energy
Environment and Economics,” Oct. 30; “Mud Creek Clinic,” Nov.
20 (canned goods and coats for the clinic’s pantry will be
collected); and “Strangers and Kin,” Dec. 11.
Appalshop, located in Whitesburg, has for three decades produced
and presented work in a wide range of media which celebrates the
culture and voices the concerns of people living in the Appalachian
Mountains. From grassroots beginnings it has developed a national
reputation for excellence and authenticity. Herb E. Smith, who
began working for the arts cooperative as a Letcher County highschool
student thirty years ago, is now Appalshop’s director. For
more information on Appalshop films and other programs, visit their
website at www.appalshop.org.
In addition to the Appalshop film series, the Centers also will
be presenting live music shows and monthly special events to be
announced soon. For additional information contact, Lori Briscoe,
Appalachian Center associate director, at 859-985-3140.
All film and discussion series programs are free and open to the
public.
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