Public Invited To Annual Rhododendron Roll
The Annual Rhododendron Roll at the West Virginia State Capitol Complex is set for Saturday, March 28.
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The Secret Astronomers And Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Inside Appalachia
This week, a new novel about two girls and an astronomy textbook draws inspiration from one of the quietest places in West Virginia. Also, author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle talks about growing up as part of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. And, a Kentucky tattoo artist practices traditional tattooing and traditional music. He says they’re not too different.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Poet’s Album Of Pandemic Songs Is Getting A Vinyl Re-Release
Five years ago, the COVID-19 lockdowns kept a lot of people out of public spaces — and a lot of artists used that time to create. Like the Cornelius Eady Trio. The group is organized around Cornelius Eady, a poet and professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, whose writing has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. With the help of musicians Lisa Liu and Charlie Rauh, Eady puts his words to music.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTraditional Music And Traditional Tattoos Live On At The Parlor Room
John Haywood of Whitesburg, Kentucky says he got his first guitar and his first tattoo when he was about 13 years old. These days, Haywood is the proprietor of Parlor Room Art and Tattoo in downtown Whitesburg. It’s a place where some people get inked up … and some play traditional music. It’s a place unlike any other, as Zack Harold reports.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News'Don't Get Dead,' Tattoos And Cryptids, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, it’s been five years since the COVID-19 lockdowns. An album made during that time is getting a re-release on vinyl. Also, a Kentucky tattoo artist practices traditional tattooing and traditional music. He says they’re not too different. And, what keeps people so fascinated with cryptids?
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After Devastating Floods, Appalshop Archival Recovery Makes Steady Progress
Appalshop, an Appalachian arts and media hub based in Kentucky, faced archival damage during a devastating flooding incident in 2022. Now, the organization says restoration efforts have brought much of the archive back to life.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAppalachian Program Feeds Families As The Pandemic Economy Places More In Need
It’s a sweltering hot Monday in Whitesburg, Kentucky, and the kitchen at Community Agricultural Nutritional Enterprises, or CANE, is buzzing with…
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