Save the Dates for the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Showcases

(Updated October 17, 2023)

The seven 2022-2023 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship pairs carried out a successful year learning and passing on folk and traditional art forms and creative practices.

We are so proud of their successes, and we are celebrating our participants with three West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program showcases! 

The events are FREE and open to the public. Please note that the showcases will be held in various locations and feature different groups of our folklife apprenticeship participants.

We are requesting RSVP’s to estimate attendance.

See the dates below to find out who will be presenting and where!

Fiber Arts, Soul Food Cooking, and Mushroom Foraging Apprenticeship Showcase

Saturday, September 9th, 2023
Phil Gainer Community Center
142 Robert E Lee Ave Ext
Elkins, WV 26241

3pm Demonstration hour
4pm Presentation
Reception to follow

Celebrating apprenticeships in fiber arts with Enrica McMillon and her apprentice Barbara Weaner, soul food cooking with Xavier Oglesby and his apprentice Brooklynn Oglesby, and mushroom foraging with Sharon Briggs and her apprentice Anthony Murray.

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Old Time Fiddle Tunes in West Virginia, Clawhammer Banjo, and Fiddle Instrument Repair Apprenticeship Showcase

Saturday, September 30th, 2023
Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center
Fairmont State University
Squibb Wilson Blvd, Fairmont, WV 26554

4pm Presentation
Reception and music jam to follow

Celebrating apprenticeships in old time fiddle music with Gerry Milnes and his apprentice Annick Odom, clawhammer banjo with Joe Herrmann and Dakota Karper, and fiddle repair with Chris Haddox and his apprentice Mary Linscheid.

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Appalachian Storytelling Apprenticeship Showcase

Sunday, November 5th
Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center
444 W Pike St
Clarksburg, WV 26301

3pm Performance and presentation
Reception to follow

Celebrating an apprenticeship in Appalachian storytelling with Bil Lepp and his apprentice James Froemel.

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/SWdhciu9YXv2yBjh8

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Learn about our West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program and read about our participants at https://wvfolklife.org/folklife-apprenticeship-program/ 

Contact West Virginia State Folklorist Jennie Williams with any questions at 304-346-8500 or williams@wvhumanities.org

Featured photo of Chris Haddox and apprentice Mary Linscheid taken by Jennie Williams

The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.