For specific performance dates and
times, please contact Roadside.

AUG. 21, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE
WISE, VA
Theater course, Story to Stage: Exploring Grassroots Theater; course is taught through Dec. 2002; sponsored by UVA-Wise

SEPT. 4
KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
LOUISVILLE, KY
Music from Home excerpts; a part of "Kentucky on Stage" performance showcase; sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council

SEPT. 12
PARK VISTA RESORT
GATLINBURG, TN
Music from Home, 21 original songs, ranging in style from Appalachian gospel to southern soul, accompanied by a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home; sponsored by FAHE (the Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises)

SEPT. 14
COUNTRY CABIN
JOSEPHINE, VA
Music from Home excerpts, part of the Doc Boggs/Kate Peters Sturgill Festival; sponsored by Appalachian Traditions, Inc. and the University of Virginia's College at Wise

OCT. 10
CULP CENTER
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
JOHNSON CITY, TN
Voices from the Battlefront; sponsored by ETSU

OCT. 12
HARLAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HARLAN, KY
Mountain Tales & Music

OCT. 15 & 19
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Mountain Tales & Music, an energetic performance of traditional stories and songs; sponsored by the 31st annual Home Craft Days festival

OCT. 19
ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH NORTON, VA
Music from Home; sponsored by All Saints Episcopal Church

OCT. 29 - 30
SANDY COVE CONFERENCE CENTER SANDY COVE, MD
Music from Home & workshop; sponsored by the Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement

NOV. 8
MOUNTAIN LAUREL CENTER
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Music from Home; sponsored by Mountain Empire Older Citizens

NOV. 9
KENTUCKY THEATER
LOUISVILLE, KY
Music from Home excerpt; a part of "Kentucky Homefront" weekly public radio series

NOV. 15
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Music from Home

NOV. 16-22
WMMT-FM, STREAMING LIVE ON THE INTERNET
Cumberland Mountain Memories, Roadside's original 6-part radio series, featuring Red Fox/Second Hangin'. Series airs each night at 8 p.m. beginning Saturday night, Nov. 16, and each 15-minute episode rebroadcasts at noon the following day.

NOV. 28
WMMT-FM, STREAMING LIVE ON THE INTERNET
Cumberland Mountain Memories, special Thanksgiving day re-broadcast of all six 15-minute episodes beginning at 10 a.m.

DEC. 7
FAMILY PRACTICE SPECIALISTS
NORTON, VA
Music from Home; sponsored by Dr. Kenneth Kiser

DEC. 20
APPALSHOP THEATER
WHITESBURG, KY
Christmas in Appalachia, Roadside's tenth annual holiday celebration is an exciting mix of music, stories, sing-a-longs, remembrances, and more!

JAN. 16 - 17, 2003
CUMBERLAND COLLEGE
WILLIAMSBURG, KY
Mountain Tales & Music; sponsored by Cumberland College

FEB. 10 - 12
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
OXFORD, OH
Residency with graduate-level grassroots theater course, includes field work in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine community; sponsored by Miami University

FEB. 13 - 15
HARDIN COUNTY SCHOOLS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY
Music from Home; sponsored by HCSPAC

FEB. 20 - 22
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
NEW YORK, NY
Zuni Meets Appalachia, a performance of traditional and original stories and music from two of our nation's most traditional cultures--Zuni Native American and Appalachian; sponsored by the National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian Institution)

FEB. 21
LA CASA BLANCA
BRONX, NY
Music from Two Sweethearts, an innovative concert of original Appalachian music and Jazz (from a work-in-progress); sponsored by Pregones Theater

FEB. 24 - 25
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
WASHINGTON, DC
Zuni Meets Appalachia; sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution

MAR. 17
FAMILY PRACTICE SPECIALISTS
NORTON, VA
Music from Home; sponsored by Dr. Kenneth Kiser

MAR. 24
SINGLETARY CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KY
Mountain Tales & Music and professional development workshop; sponsored by the Singletary Center

APR. 29
NATURAL BRIDGE STATE PARK
SLADE, KY
Voices from the Battlefront; sponsored by Appalachian Violence Outreach Network

MAY 6 - 7
PARAMOUNT ARTS CENTER
ASHLAND, KY
Mountain Tales & Music; sponsored by Paramount Arts Center

MAY 13
BARTER THEATER
ABINGDON, VA
Story circle training; sponsored by the Southwest Virginia Reading Council

MAY 16 - 18
19th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF BRITISH & APPALACHIAN CULTURE
RUGBY, TN
Mountain Tales & Music; sponsored by Historic Rugby

MAY 31
APPALSHOP'S 17th ANNUAL SEEDTIME ON THE CUMBERLAND FESTIVAL
WHITESBURG, KY
Two Sweethearts, a special preview performance of Roadside's newest play, featuring veteran company member Ron Short and jazz artist Beegie Adair

JUNE 14
FLYOVER FESTIVAL
HAZARD, KY
Roadside's Ron Short and others perform at this unique festival focused on raising awareness of destructive mining practices in Central Appalachia. The festival features music, storytelling, art activities, local crafts, mining and activism workshops, food, and flyovers of mountaintop removal sites; sponsored by Kentuckians for the Commonwealth

JUNE 18
APPALSHOP THEATER
WHITESBURG, KY
Music from Home, a special performance for Upward Bound students; sponsored by Pikeville Community College

JULY 6
PINE MOUNTAIN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL
PINE MOUNTAIN, KY
Story Circles with southeastern Kentucky history teachers as a part of the American Legacies Project; sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society

JULY 8-9
APPALSHOP
WHITESBURG, KY
theater and media workshops for Wise County, Virginia high school students featuring Roadside Theater, Appalachia Media Institute, Appalshop Film & Video, and WMMT-FM Community Radio; sponsored by Mountain Empire Community College's Talent Search, a summer arts camp

JULY 9
HARRY M. CAUDILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY
WHITESBURG, KY
Mountain Tales & Music; a part of the library's summer camp for area youth

(Schedule is subject to change. For specific performance dates and times, contact Roadside Theater.)

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