Roadside Theater Performance & Residency Schedule
January - December, 2008

Specific performance times will be added as they become available.

FEBRUARY 5, 2008, 6:00 PM
LETCHER COUNTY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
WHITESBURG, KY
Music from Home - followed by a concert by Men of the Deeps, a coalminer chorus from Cape Breton, Canada

FEBRUARY 6, 2008, 6:30 pm
GOODLOE CENTER
MT. EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Music from Home - followed by a concert by Men of the Deeps, a coalminer chorus from Cape Breton, Canada

FEBRUARY 18-19
RESIDENCY
CITYFOLK
DAYTON, OHIO

MARCH 18-22
NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS - APPALSHOP EXCHANGE
APPALSHOP THEATER
WHITESBURG, KY
A five-day exchange between Roadside/Appalshop artists and Tisch School of the Arts students and faculty

MARCH 31, 2008, 1:00-4:00 PM
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Music of Coal, Roadside Theater's Ron Short and other Appalachian artists perform music about the lives of coal miners and their families

APRIL 17, 2008, 7:00-8:00 PM
BASCOM SLEMP LIBRARY
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Outlaws, Bad men and Women, Ballads of Murder and Mayhem!

APRIL 19, 2008, 2:00 PM
VIRGINIA/KENTUCKY OPERA
VIRGINIA LIONS CLUB CONVENTION
NORTON, VA
Music of Coal, Roadside Theater's Ron Short and other Appalachian artists perform music about the lives of coal miners and their families

MAY 20, 2008
VIRGINIA HIGHER LEARNING CENTER
ABINGDON, VA
Tourism Development Conference, Governor Kaine's Address to the Appalachian Regional Commission, Music from Home with Ron Short, Dale Jett, and Molly Slemp

MAY 24, 2008, 10:00 AM-10:00 PM (Sets at 11:45 and 1:45)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MUSEUM
GATHERING IN THE GAP FESTIVAL
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

JUNE 21, 2008, 6:00 PM
CLINCH MOUNTAIN DAYS
GATE CITY, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

JULY 24, 2008
STUDENT ORIENTATION
MT. EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BIG STONE GAP, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

JULY 25, 2008
VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS FESTIVAL
ABINGDON, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

JULY 27, 2008
FLOYD FEST
FLOYD, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

JULY 28-AUGUST 1, 2008
MOUNTAIN MUSIC SCHOOL
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Roadside's Ron Short teaches traditional Appalachian music

AUGUST 16, 2008
WILDERNESS ROAD BLOCKHOUSE
NATURAL TUNNEL PARK
DUFFIELD, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

AUGUST 30, 2008, 7:30 PM
CLEAR CREEK MUSIC FESTIVAL
BEREA, KY
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

AUGUST 31, 2008, 3:00 PM
PAPA JOE SMIDDY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
NATURAL TUNNEL STATE PARK
DUFFIELD, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008, 6:30 PM
FROM MINES TO WINES FEST
MOUNTAIN ROSE WINERY
WISE, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008, 3:00 PM
DOCK BOGGS MUSICAL FESTIVAL
COUNTRY CABIN II NORTON, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

OCTOBER 13, 2008, 12:00 NOON
NILES CENTER FOR AMERICAN MUSIC GALLERY
LUCILLE LITTLE FINE ARTS LIBRARY
UNIVERISTY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KY
Music from Home, 21 original songs and a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home

OCTOBER 17, 2008, 6:30 PM
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 18, 2008, ALL DAY
HOME CRAFT DAYS
MT. EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BIG STONE GAP, VA
Jam tent - open to all musicians, all day. Come and bring your instrument!

OCTOBER 19, 2008, 12:30 PM
BIG TENT
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

NOVEMBER 19-23, 2008
PREGONES THEATER
(www.pregones.org)
BRONX, NY
Betsy is the story of a Bronx born and bred Puerto Rican jazz singer who stirs up the little known history of her Scotch-Irish ancestry, bringing to life ghosts that have a life of their own; a Roadside—Pregones musical with three actor/singers and a five-piece Latin, Appalachian band. For more information

DECEMBER 19, 2008, 6:00 PM
OLD INDIAN BOTTOM CHURCH
BLACKEY, KY
Christmas in Appalachia, Roadside's annual holiday performance featuring music, stories, and more

DECEMBER 20, 2008, 7:00 PM
JETTIE BAKER CENTER
CLINTWOOD, VA
Christmas in Appalachia, Roadside's annual holiday performance featuring music, stories, and more