Events At UVA-Wise

April is a big month for UVA-Wise. They will hold inauguration ceremonies for the 7^th chancellor David J. Prior. There are many special events planned and most are free. I plan on attending "A Celebration of Appalachia: A Sense of Place," on Monday the 3^rd that includes this symposium.

1:40 p.m. No Ordinary Journey: A Place for Higher Education in the Heart of Appalachia
Brian S. Wills, Kenneth Asbury Professor of History

2 p.m. How the Scots-Irish Shaped Southwest Virginia
Gilmer W. Blackburn, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor

2:20 p.m. Features of the Appalachian Dialect
Amy Clark, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

2:45 Break

3 p.m. Our Local Civil War: A Study of Fear and Coping
Brian D. McKnight, Teaching Fellow in History

3:20 p.m. Art of the Quilt in Appalachian Culture
Suzanne Adams-Ramsey, Associate Professor of Art,Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts

3:40 p.m. The Mining History of Southwest Virginia: Lessons for the Future
Aaron Johnson, Assistant Professor of Geology

4 p.m. Myth and Legend; Science and History
Ron Short, Musician, Composer and Playwright in Residence with Roadside Theater
Chancellor Emeritus Joseph C. Smiddy, Musician and Storyteller

4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
Chancellor Prior

5 p.m.A Taste of Appalachia Refreshments illustrating a regional flavor will be provided in the Dogwood Room

There are a few those speakers I plan to approach with the intent of getting them to blog. Most are published authors and I feel they could enrich us with blogging. I have often wondered why no one at the college has an active blog. Strange. I also plan on attending this "American Folk Art Quilts: An Introduction" will be presented by Barbara Rothermel at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17 for my blog sisters the Red Queen and R'Cat. They both quilt and I feel I should attend. I do get the feeling I could be the only man there. I also plan to catch this "Symphony of the Mountains," a performance of works by Coe, Schubert and Brahms, will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at the Performing Arts Center in Pound. It is a great month for the Arts here in Wise. If there are any other bloggers who plan on attending let me know. If you would like to check out any of the things I mentioned, you can see the complete schedule here and the KTN has this article about the events.

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