Loyal Jones Appalachian Center (LJAC)
Berea College 50th Annual Celebration of Traditional Music
Loyal Jones Appalachian Center 205 N Main St, Berea, KY, United StatesBerea College presents the 50th annual Celebration of Traditional Music, celebrating a half-century of home-made music passed on from person to person in the Appalachian Region and the musicians who play it. This year, we honor some of our earliest performers and the many committee members who have worked to sustain this jewel of an […]
Wrestling with Song, Strikes, and Slaw: Contemporary Folklife in Appalachia
Loyal Jones Appalachian Center 205 N Main St, Berea, KY, United StatesJoin us for Dinner and conversation with Emily Hilliard, author of Making our Future: Visionary Folklore and Everyday Culture in Appalachia. No RSVP necessary. Just come ready for good food […]
CHARLES BOOKER: Seeing Beyond the Boundary
Phelps Stokes Chapel Chestnut Street, Berea, Kentucky, United StatesThis personal and qualitative talk will reflect on the lasting impact of racial, economic, and political division in our Commonwealth of Kentucky and country and offer an inspiring discussion about the potential to build lasting coalitions in the effort to end poverty, strengthen democracy, and uplift humanity. Appalachian Lecture. Co-sponsored with Loyal Jones Appalachian Center. […]