JANUARY 28, 3:00PM
COVE RIDGE CONFERENCE CENTER, NATURAL TUNNEL STATE PARK
DUFFIELD, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home; sponsored by the Cove Ridge Cultural Arts Council

FEBRUARY 3, 7:00PM
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MUSEUM
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

MARCH 2
POCAHONTAS CO. OPERA HOUSE
MARLINTON, WV
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

MARCH 13-18
APPALSHOP
WHITESBURG, KY
Fourth Annual Appalshop, New York University Tisch School of the Arts exchange, workshop, and production

MARCH 16
VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER
ABINGDON, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

MARCH 19
JONESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JONESVILLE, VA
Mountain Tales and Music, a production of traditional Appalachian stories and music

APRIL 14, 7:00PM
JETTIE BAKER CENTER
CLINTWOOD, VA
Gospel Sing with Ethel Caffie Austin and the Mullins Family Singers

MAY 11 & 12
ZEITERION THEATRE
NEW BEDFORD, MA
Betsy, an original Roadside/Pregones musical that tells the story of a Bronx-born Puerto Rican jazz singer and the unexpected discovery of her Scots-Irish roots

MAY 18, 7:00PM
BREAKS MUSIC FESTIVAL BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK
BREAKS, VA/KY
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

MAY 21
DICKENSON CO. AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
CLINTON, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

MAY 26, 4:00PM
GATHERING AT THE GAP
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Roadside's Ron Short performs on the stage with Robin and Linda Williams and the Carolina Chocolate Drops

JUNE 16-17
CLINCH MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL
GATE CITY, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

JUNE 25-29
COWAN CREEK MUSIC SCHOOL
COWAN, KY
Roadside's Ron Short teaches Appalachian singing

JUNE 29, 7:00PM
MELUNGEON CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MUSEUM
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

JULY 4-6
SMITHSONIAN FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN FOLKLIFE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

JULY 28-29
Floyd Fest
Floyd, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

JULY 30-AUGUST 3
MOUNTAIN MUSIC SCHOOL
MT. EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Roadside's Ron Short teaches Appalachian music

SEPTEMBER 7, 12:00 NOON
MINER'S PARK
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

SEPTEMBER 10
RURAL VIRGINIA CONFERENCE
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

SEPTEMBER 13, 7:00PM
UVA-WISE
WISE, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

SEPTEMBER 23
CARTER FAMILY FOLD
HILTONS, VA
Music of Coal, Roadside’s Ron Short and other Appalachian artists perform music about the lives of coal miners and their families

SEPTEMBER 29
RALPH STANLEY MUSEUM'S MUSIC FESTIVAL
CLINTWOOD, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

SEPTEMBER 29
PIONEER DAYS
BLOUNTVILLE, TN
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

OCTOBER 7
WISE FALL FLING
WISE, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

OCTOBER 19-21
HOME CRAFT DAYS
MT. EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

OCTOBER 22
BARTER THEATRE
ABINGDON, VA
Crooked Road Concert

OCTOBER 27
FERRUM COLLEGE FALL FESTIVAL
FERRUM, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

NOVEMBER 14-18
CAROL BELK THEATRE
UNC ASHEVILLE
ASHEVILLE, NC
Thousand Kites, an innovative play written by Roadside Theater's Donna Porterfield which explores the issues surrounding America's prison systems

NOVEMBER 15
UV-WISE
WISE, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

DECEMBER 20
INDIAN BOTTOM CHURCH
BLACKEY, KY
Christmas Singing, A combination of secular and sacred holiday music performed by Roadside and community artists

DECEMBER 21
APPALSHOP THEATER
WHITESBURG, KY
Christmas in Appalachia, Roadside's annual holiday performance featuring music, stories, and more

Ron Short and Hal Cannon perform a traditional mountain tale at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York. (Photo by: Enid Farber)

Check out where we've been:
see Roadside's 2006 Performance and Residency Schedule

see Roadside's 2005 Performance and Residency Schedule

see Roadside's 2003-2004 Performance and Residency Schedule

see Roadside's 2002-2003 Performance and Residency Schedule

see Roadside's 2001-2002 Performance and Residency Schedule

View a map of Roadside Theater's performance, residency, and exchange sites

see Dudley Cocke's 2004 schedule

Find out about booking a Roadside Theater performance or residency

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