Ramsey Center
Ramsey Center Upcoming Events
Spring 2012
February 16, 2012 at 3 p.m., "Unveiling Our Treasures," Peterson Conference Center in Blackwell Hall, Mars Hill College: The fourth annual "Unveiling Our Treasures" program features the work of this year’s Hart-Melvin Archival Research Fellows, Dr. Marc Mullinax, Associate Professor of Religion, and Zoology major Jordon Crawford.
March 3, 2012, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Local Farm Day Service Project with LifeWorks and the Ramsey Center: Join us as we head out to a local farm to learn about food security and the local farming economy.
March 5, 2012, 7-8:30 p.m. in Belk Auditorium, Wren College Union: We will follow up our service day with LifeWorks through the Citizenship Series on campus. Following a film excerpt, we will continue exploring the topic of local farms, hunger, food security, and more in a panel discussion featuring Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Emily Jackson, and Madison County 4-H.
March 29, 2012, 4-5 p.m., Liston B. Ramsey Center, Renfro Library, Regional Studies Photography Exhibition: Come and see the photography of Mars Hill College students as they display their work on the theme, "The Wide Reach of Appalachia" on the second floor of Renfro Library after presenting at the Appalachian Studies Association conference in Pennsylvania.
April 12, 2012, 3 p.m. Liston B. Ramsey Center, Renfro Library, Plant Walk: A plant walk with ethnobotanist Marc Williams. Come discover the rich diversity of plants on the Mars Hill College campus while learning their cultural complexities.
April 13, 2012, 7-10 p.m., Chambers Gymnasium, Mars Hill College, National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant Celebration: Come dance and celebrate the culmination of a multi-year fundraising effort that supports the Southern Appalachian Archives of the Liston B. Ramsey Center for Regional Studies. Performance by the Bailey Mountain Cloggers. Dances called by Rodney Sutton with the music of the Spring Chickens.
May 20, 2012, 7-10 p.m., Moore Auditorium, Mars Hill College, "Heritage Comes Home" Concert: A fundraiser benefitting the Ramsey Center’s NEH Challenge Grant for the Southern Appalachian Archives featuring Jerry Douglas, Bryan Sutton, Casey Driessen, Dennis Crouch, and Tim O’Brien.
Past Events:
Fall 2011 Events:
September 17, 2011: Craggy Mountains Hike
October 25, 2011: Mountain Justice
Spring 2011 Events:
February 15, 2011: Unveiling Our Treasures: The Bascom Lamar Lunsford Collection
Fall 2010 Events:
September 13, 2010: "Oh Brother": What Next? Making Sense of the Folk Fad
September 25 – November 6, 2010: New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music Join us and experience a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition and multiple events highlighting the rich traditions found in America’s cultural soundtrack.
September 25, 2010: Our Harmonies: A Community Celebration of American Roots Music
October 2, 2010: The 43rd Annual Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival Join us at this all-day festival and evening concert featuring the region’s finest music and dance.
October 10, 2010: "SodomSong" Gallery Talk
October 23, 2010: Kids’ Day at New Harmonies
October 28, 2010: Jane Hicks Gentry
November 5, 2010: Grand Masters Fiddler Tribute
Spring 2010 Events:
February 23, 2010: Unveiling Our Treasures: James G.K. McClure Farmers Federation Collection
March 25, 2010: Stories and Snapshots from the Field: Conversations with Dr. Charles Thompson
April 17, 2010: Day of Service with Fields of Hope
