Join the UK Appalachian Center at RCARS in Jackson, KY for our 2nd annual Pickin' Time Event on Saturday, November 1, 2014!  This is a great event for learning about culture through various musical workshops, cutting board workshops, a local craft market, a visual arts showcase, farmer's market, and much more. UK Students, Faculy, and Staff are invited to go by bus.  Please, RSVP to Erin Norton by October 15th, 2014 via email at erin.norton @uky.edu.  Please email one RSVP per person.  We will accommodate as many requests as possible, and admission is free!

The UK Appalachian Center is hosting a SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) Meeting with presentations on research by 3 Brown Awardees: Tammy Clemons, Mary Beth Schmid, and Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth.

 Please, join the UK Appalachian Center for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia In Progress) Meeting with Dr. William Schumann, Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies, Appalachian State University.  This will be held in Room 206 of the Student Center from 1-2:30 p.m., and Dr. Schumann’s talk is entitled: “Engaging in Sustainability in Neoliberal Contact Zones.”  This is a free event and open to the public; lunch is provided.