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APPALACHIAN WEEKEND 2003
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Laura Boosinger, a performer and recording artistSeptember 27-28, 2003

Our musical guest was Laura Boosinger, a performer and recording artist from Asheville. She held a workshop on Shaped-Note Music at CLCC on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and sang and played both Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Helen Lewis and several of her ex-nun friends talked Saturday evening after dinner about their work together in Appalachia. Helen’s new book, Mountain Sisters, was available and she autographed copies.

C.W. Conner and friends hosted a crafts display on Saturday 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Craddock Center on Cherry Log Street.

The covered dish dinner was held at CLCC on Saturday evening. At 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Fred Craddock talked at the Cherry Log Christian Church about Religion in Appalachia, including foot washing, inspired speech, snake handling, and basic beliefs about life and God.

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Saturday, January 31, 2009 ---“Winged for the Heart”, 
7:30 p.m., Fannin County High School, Performing Arts Center

Marian Wright Edelman
5TH Annual Helen Lewis Lecturer  

On Friday, February 6, 2009, The Craddock Center will present the Fifth Annual Helen Lewis Lecture. The series of lectures was established in honor of anthropologist, Dr. Helen Lewis, to focus on a specific area of Appalachian life and culture. We are pleased to announce the 2009 lecturer will be Marian Wright Edelman, the Founder and President of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) in Washington, D.C.

Admission is free and no reservations are required. — TLS

Monday, March 2, 2009 — Spring Preaching Workshop.
9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. at Cherry Log Christian Church. Topic: “Preaching the End Time”. No charge but reservations are required.
 

 

 
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