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Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Anne Lewis, Appalshop Filmmaker
Presents her film, MORRISTOWN
Monday, November 9, 2009
2:00 pm
Linville Falls Room of the Plemmons Student Union
As part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the Center for Appalachian Studies and the 40th anniversary of Appalshop, Morristown: In the Air and Sun by Anne Lewis will be screened on the campus of Appalachian State University. A working-class response to globalization, the hour-long documentary explores issues of immigration, factory flight, and the organized demand for economic justice.
Award winning documentary filmmaker Anne Lewis will visit Boone November 8 and 9 to show her most recent work Morristown: in the air and sun. Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the UnitedStates writes that Morristown "Brings the complex issue of globalization down to its human level -- where workers on both sides of the border, men and women, struggle to survive. The hour long documentary explore issues of immigration, factory flight and the organized demand for economic justice in the Appalachian region. Morristown was the featured film at the Library of Congress’s recent Labor lore conference and was awarded Best Foreign Documentary Festival by the International Cine de la Frontera in Mexico.
Anne Lewis is a senior lecturer in the Radio, Television, and Film Department at the University of Texas in Austin. Lewis has directed more than 30 documentaries, and most of her work has been seen on PBS. She was associate director for the Academy Award-winning documentary Harlan County, USA and her documentary On Our Own Land won the duPont-Columbia award for independent broadcast journalism.
While she is in Boone, Lewis will present two screenings of Morristown: The first screening is scheduled for 7 pm Sunday, November the 8th in the community room of St Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. The second screening will be 2 pm Monday, November the 9th in the Plemmons Student Union Linville Falls Room on the campus of Appalachian State University.
These screenings are part of a series of presentations to celebrate the 30th Anniversary if the Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University ands and the 40th anniversary of Appalshop, the non-profit media arts center that produced Morristown.
For more information, contact:
Tom Hansell,
Center for Appalachian Studies and University Documentary Services
828-262-7730
hansellts@appstate.edu
Sponsored by the Center for Appalachian Studies, University Documentary Services, and University College
FROM WOOD TO SINGING GUITAR
A documentary by Shaun Lind featuring master luthier
WAYNE HENDERSON
Tuesday, November 10, 7:00 pm
IG Greer Auditorium
Free Admission
New documentary on Wayne Henderson to screen at Appalachian State University November 10.
From Wood To Singing Guitar showcases Wayne C. Henderson, a master luthier and musician from Rugby, Virginia. Wayne is well known around North Carolina’s high country for his work keeping the regions traditional music alive.
A skilled craftsman and respected musician, Wayne learned his craft from folk music hero E.C. Ball and renowned fiddle maker Albert Hash. Henderson was awarded the National Endowment for the Art's National Heritage Fellowship for both his work as a luthier and a musician.
Wayne's guitars are famous world wide, and are played by musicians ranging from Doc Watson to Eric Clapton. The guitar maker is also famous for being generous, friendly, and approachable. In Wayne's own words the film is "a nice visit to the shop here without having to travel all the way to Rugby."
This special presentation of From Wood To Singing Guitar will be Tuesday, November 10 at 7pm in the I.G. Greer Theater on the campus of Appalachian State University. Director Shawn Lind from Appalshop will be on hand to discuss the film with the audience, and Wayne himself may be in attendance.
The event is sponsored by a partnership that includes The Center for Appalachian Studies and University Documentary Services at Appalachian State University and The Appalshop Media Arts Center in Whitesburg Kentucky. The National Endowment provides financial support for this event.
For more information:
Tom Hansell
Appalachian State University 838-262-7730
hansellts@appstate.edu
Sponsored by the Center for Appalachian Studies in celebration of their 30th anniversary, Appalshop in celebration of their 40th anniversary, the National Endowment of the Arts, the Appalachian Heritage Council and University College
The Office of Multicultural Student Development is pleased to announce the Fall schedule for the 2009-2010 Diversity Speaker Series
Thursday, January 28, 2010
26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration
Keynote Speaker: Nikki Giovanni
Farthing Auditorium, 7:00pm
During the 1950s and 60s, Civil Rights Movement leaders like Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired millions to stand up against social injustice. The Movement’s message of non-violence and civil disobedience would inspire pivotal events like the lunch counter sit-in in Greensboro NC, the bus boycott in Montgomery, AL, the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, AR, the freedom rides throughout the South, the march to Montgomery, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being “a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English.” Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality with a focus on the individual, specifically, on the power one has to make a difference in oneself, and thus, in the lives of others. Giovanni is a Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2009-2010
Bold events are in celebration of the
30th Anniversary of the Center for Appalachian Studies & 40th Anniversary of Appalshop
AUGUST 2009
7 - Official Opening of Daniel Boone Exhibit
23 - Graduate School Policy Orientation, 3:00-4:30, Student Union
23 - Appalachian Studies Fall Potluck Picnic for students/faculty/staff, 3:00-6:00pm, at Dr. Beaver's home
24 - Graduate Student Life Orientation, 9:00-10:30, IG Greer Auditorium
24 - New Graduate Student Orientation and luncheon afterwards for all students, 11:00 am; lunch at 12:30pm
SEPTEMBER 2009
4 - Appalachian Heritage Dance at Legends
4 - Bluegrass at the Jones House
4-5 - Daniel Boone Days at Horn in the West (Robert Morgan honoring Dr. Edwin "Chip" Arnold)
11-12 - Just Connections Meeting with Robert Gipe and Pat Beaver
12 - Elk Knob State Park Homecoming
14 - Ann Pancake, author of Strange As This Weather has Been, in I. G. Greer Auditorium at 7:00 pm
16 - Tom Hansell's Premier of The Electricity Fairy in Belk 114 at 7:00 pm
18 - Appalachian Heritage Dance at Legends
25 - Appalachian Studies Association Abstracts due--encourage your students to submit papers or posters for the March 2010 conference
28-Oct. 2 - Appalachian Heritage Week
OCTOBER 2009
2 - Appalachian Heritage Dance at Legends
2 - Mini-seminar with Katherine Ledford - "Taking Charge: Your Role in Managing Your Course of Study," 9-10am, LLA 105
9 - Mini-seminar with Katherine Ledford - "Choosing Your Advisor," 9-10am, LLA 105
23 - Appalachian Heritage Dance at Legends and scholarship fundraiser for Appalachian Studies featuring Bob Kogut with the Kruger Brothers for a Contra Dance and Cecil Gurganis, Trevor McKenzie, Rebecca Jones and Erika Godfrey for a Square Dance with callers Connie Carringer and Jesse Edgerton. Admission $1.00!
30 - Mini-seminar with Katherine Ledford - "Finding an Internship," 9-10am, LLA 105
NOVEMBER 2009
6 - Appalachian Heritage Dance at Legends
6 - Wales Student Presentation, Belk 114, 4:00 pm
9 - Filmmaker Anne Lewis will be showing her documentary on immigrants and globalization in Tennessee, Morristownat 2:00 pm in the Linville Falls Room of the Plemmons Student Union
10 - Wayne Henderson (specializaing in the crafting of handmade, custom acoustic guitars) speaking in Dr. Dave Haney's Bluegrass Traditions class and Mr. Mark Freed's Appalachian Music class
10 - Shawn Lind (Appalashop filmmaker) will be showing From Wood to Singing Guitar (a portrait of Wayne Henderson), Belk 114 or IG Greer Auditorium at 7:00 pm
13 - Mini-seminar with Katherine Ledford - "Thinking Thesis," 9-10am, LLA 105
19 - The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writer's Series Welcomes Poet, Frank X Walker, author of Affrilachia, Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York, When Winter come: The Ascension of York, Black Box, editor of Pluck! The Journal of Affrilachian Arts and Culture, Table Rock Room, Plemmons Student Union, 7:30 pm
20 - Appalachian Heritage Dance at Legends
JANUARY 2010
28 - 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration, Farthing Auditorium, 7:00 pm with speaker, Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being “a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English.” Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality with a focus on the individual, specifically, on the power one has to make a difference in oneself, and thus, in the lives of others. Giovanni is a Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech.
FEBRUARY 2010
18-19 - Appalshop at 40: Film Showings: Waterground, Fixin' to Tell About Jack by Appalshop filmmaker Elizabeth Barrett; Kentucky Poet Laureate Gurney Norman's reading of Ancient Creek; Events at Meat Camp and on Campus; hosted by Tom Hansell
19-20 - Fiddlers' Convention at the Plemmons Student Union hosted by the Appalachian Heritage Council
MARCH 2010
5-June 5 – 7th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition. An annual photo competition highlighting the Southern Appalachian Region. Reception March 5, 7-9 pm, Mezzanine Gallery, East Wing, Turchin Center
19-21 - Appalachian Studies Association Conference at Dahlonega, GA www.appalachianstudies.org
22-25 - Black Banjo Gathering hosted by Dr. Cece Conway (with dates also in Charlotte)
TBA - Appalachian Theme Classes: MTR Coal Field Trips to Pine Mountain Settlement School
TBA - High Country Local Food Summit, hosted by the Sustainable Development Program
TBA - Sustainable Development's Doc Watson fundraiser concert in Farthing Auditorium
APRIL 2010
22-24 - Conference on the Blue Ridge Parkway's 75th Anniversary (contact Dr. Neva Specht, 828-262-6879)
IF YOU HAVE EVENTS YOU WOULD LIKE ADDED TO OUR CALENDAR, PLEASE SUBMIT TO DEBBIE BAUER
