
{"id":2028,"date":"2018-12-20T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2019-05-09T14:42:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T18:42:59","slug":"appalachian-center-abcs-highlights-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/2018\/12\/20\/appalachian-center-abcs-highlights-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Appalachian Center ABC&#8217;s: Highlights of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Appalachian Tour<\/strong> \u2013 This year we took 40 Berea College staff and faculty members on a tour through Appalachia from Hindman, Ky., to Big Stone Gap, Va., to Knoxville, Tenn.!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2044 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/IMG_7908-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Bill Best\u2019s Heirloom Tomatoes<\/strong> \u2013 Bill Best is a distinguished Berea Alumni whom we purchased 4 beautiful tomato plants from, and planted them in our outdoor display box outside the Center over the summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/ctm-performers\/\">Celebration of Traditional Music<\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>In October, e were honored to welcome guest musicians Bruce Greene, loy mcwhirter, <strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2032 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/46512194_10155959738333008_5913785360860577792_o-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/46512194_10155959738333008_5913785360860577792_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/46512194_10155959738333008_5913785360860577792_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/46512194_10155959738333008_5913785360860577792_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/46512194_10155959738333008_5913785360860577792_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/46512194_10155959738333008_5913785360860577792_o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong>Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, Sam Gleaves, and the Lonetones for this year\u2019s CTM!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dolly Parton pinball machine (all seasons) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>As always this feature continues to be a favorite attraction among visitors. This year, in honor of the Holiday Season, we gave her a new look!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2033 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/IMG_0971-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Exhibit Collaboration with student Magenta Palo<\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190684548\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190684548\"> \u2013 Berea College Student<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190684548\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190684548\">\u00a0Curator<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190684548\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190684548\">\u00a0Magenta<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190684548\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190684548\">\u00a0Palo<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190684548\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190684548\">\u00a0worked closely with our curator\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190684548\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190684548\">Christopher <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190684548\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190684548\">Miller to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190684548\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190684548\">develop &#8220;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190684548\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190684548\">When I was 20: Voices from the Appalachian\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190684548\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190684548\">Experience,&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190684548\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190684548\"> an exhibition connecting artifacts from the collections to the lived experience of people.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Faber Library renovation \u2013 <\/strong>With the help of Maggie Robillard from the Education Department and students Clint Chaffins and Ciara Felty, we renovated <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/faber-library\/\">Faber Library<\/a> to be more accessible and inviting. We couldn\u2019t be happier with the way it turned out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduation: Ciara Felty and Britney Napier \u2013 <\/strong>Two of our student workers, Britney Napier and Ciara Felty, <strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2045 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/IMG_1151-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/strong>both graduated this year. We are so incredibly proud of them!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2021 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/hillbilly-movie-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>hillbilly<\/em>, a Documentary \u2013 <\/strong>In early October, we hosted a viewing of the stunning documentary hillbilly, produced by Berea Alumni Silas House and Sam Cole!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interaction with Visitors \u2013 <\/strong>We\u2019ve had so many wonderful visitors coming through our center from all over the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2034 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/Jacinda-Townsend_Profile_0-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Jacinda Townsend \u2013 <\/strong>We were joined this fall by our new Writer in Residence, Jacinda Townsend! She has proven to be a wonderful asset to our team and we are lucky to have her!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelle Jolly Experience<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 In March, Ukulele player and jazz vocalist Kelle Jolly visited us from Knoxville Tennessee and wowed us all with her unique musical performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2035 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/IMG_8137-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>The Loyal Jones Book Collection \u2013 <\/strong>Loyal Jones donated a generous amount of books from his personal library to us, and they are now displayed proudly in Faber Library.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Clark Exhibit \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77705381\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77705381\">In October<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77705381\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77705381\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77705381\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77705381\">the exhibit &#8220;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77705381\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77705381\">Activists and their Movements: Photographs by Mike Clark, 1965-1982&#8243;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77705381\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77705381\"> opened in the Center\u2019s Longwall Gallery. It features\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77705381\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77705381\">the photography of Berea\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77705381\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW77705381\">Alum<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77705381\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77705381\"> and activist Mike Clark. We were also fortunate in being able to bring him to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW77705381\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77705381\">Berea to speak on his work during Dinner on the Grounds!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2037 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/IMG_9537-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Narrative<\/strong> \u2013 We put out the call for Appalachians to tell their story through an essay competition, judged by Silas House. The competition is called <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/app-narrative\/\">Appalachian Narratives of Our Time.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Baked Goods by Bobby Starnes<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This place just wouldn\u2019t be the same if we didn\u2019t have Bobby Starnes spontaneously bringing in baked goods for everyone to enjoy! <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2038 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/7-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Partnership for Appalachian Girls Education (PAGE) \u2013 <\/strong>Director of PAGE, Deborah Hicks-Rogoff, presented at Peanut Butter and Gender about the important work she is doing to improve the quality of life for young Appalachian girls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quilts by Lovester Wilkinson \u2013 <\/strong>Lovester Wilkinson presented on her quilts, the underground railroad, and her life in Appalachia<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2039 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/IMG_7290-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Red Foley Award Winner Brenna MacMillan \u2013 <\/strong>Every year we present the Red Foley Award to a Berea College student for their musical contributions to the campus and community. This year it went to a chemistry major and bluegrass ensemble performer Brenna MacMillan.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sisters of the Forest, <\/em>a one woman play written and performed by Alice Jones \u2013 <\/strong>We hosted this play based on the story of Lucy and Annette Braun and their fight to save the virgin forest in Eastern Kentucky<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2040 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/29791460_10155234453417301_7570144098472951808_n-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Three Women, Three African Americans, Three Appalachians, Convocation \u2013<\/strong> In April, our director led a round-table conversation with former Appalachian Writer in Residence Crystal Wilkinson, Director of the Carter G Woodson Center Alicestyne Turley, and Director of the Black Cultural Center Monica Jones.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">U<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">kraine: Carpathian Mountains Exhibit<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\"> \u2013 During the Spring, the exhibition &#8220;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/2018\/01\/26\/considering-kindred-lands\/\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">Considering\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">Kindred Lands<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW32547702\">&#8221; <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW32547702\">opened<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">.\u00a0 It explores\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">The<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">\u00a0similari<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">ties and differences of two global mountain regions:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">Appalachia<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">\u00a0and Carpathian\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">Mountain Ukraine<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW32547702\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32547702\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2042 size-thumbnail alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/IMG_7984-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Voices-Unity-Coming-Together-Falling\/dp\/0941092755\">Voices on Unity:<\/a> Dinner on the Grounds<\/strong> \u2013 A July reading and dialogue with three West Virginia authors: Cat Pleska, Laura Treacy Bentley, and Mary Imo-Stike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weatherford Award<\/strong> \u2013 The Weatherford Award honors books that best illustrate the challenges, personalities, and unique qualities of the Appalachian South. Our winning authors this year include: Wiley Cash, Pauletta Hansel, and Carol Boggess.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2043 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/IMG_7550-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>extraordinary student workers \u2013 <\/strong>Our student staff here at the Appalachian Center brings so many unique talents to the team and we couldn\u2019t do what we do without them!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Young Visitors \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Appalachian Center has become a hangout place not only for college students, but also for a small group of elementary school kids after school. They\u2019ve spent many hours here playing pinball, card games, and exploring the gallery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zoetic Appalachian Artifacts \u2013 <\/strong> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW171384494\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171384494\">During the year we added 79 artifacts to the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/appalachian-center-home\/artifacts\/\">Appalachian Teaching Collection<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171384494\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171384494\">\u00a0which\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171384494\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171384494\">contains\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171384494\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171384494\">5,000 objects that help bring Appalachia alive for students and visitors through exhibitions and classroom encounters<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171384494\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171384494\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Written by Heather Dent[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Appalachian Tour \u2013 This year we took 40 Berea College staff and faculty members on a tour through Appalachia from Hindman, Ky., to Big Stone Gap, Va., to Knoxville, Tenn.! 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