Month of January	Slideshow Spotlight		Irons in the Fire
January 5	Winter Gatherings - Old Time Music and Bluegrass CONCERT and Jam	7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Concert, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Jam Mountain Heritage Center	Featuring the Dills Sisters and the Cullowhee Valley Boys
January 8	Book signing	2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Mary Jane Queen
January 16	CLOSED - Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
January 19	Old Time Music and Bluegrass Jam and DANCE	7:00 - 9:00 p.m. UC GRANDROOM	Everyone is invited to attend!
January 22	Exhibit Opening: Airing of the Quilts		Through February 28
January 22	Exhibit Opening: Grandma's Attic		Through June 2006
January 22	Quilt Discovery Day	2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Merikay Waldvogel
January 25	Mountain People Folklife Series CONCERT	5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Alan Jabbour and Ken Perlman
January 31	Airing of the Quilts : Presentation and book signing	6:00 - 7:00 p.m.	Mary Black's Family Quilts with Laurel Horton
Month of February	Slideshow Spotlight		New Threads in Old Patterns
February 2	Winter Gatherings - Old Time Music and Bluegrass CONCERT and Jam	7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Concert, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Jam Mountain Heritage Center	Featured guest Bailey Mountain Trio
February 5	Arti-Facts!	2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Quilting
February 7	Airing of the Quilts	12:30 - 2:30 Mountain Heritage Center	Carolina Quilters Demonstration
February 8	Appalachian Cultural Lunchtime Series	12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Sheila Kay Adams
February 14	Airing of the Quilts	12:30 - 2:30 Mountain Heritage Center	Saving Family Textiles: Conservation Techniques
February 16	Old Time Music and Bluegrass Jam	7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Everyone is invited to attend!
February 21	Airing of the Quilts : Presentation Hard Times in the Mill	6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Roxanne Newton
February 23	Mountain People Folklife Series CONCERT	8:00 p.m. COULTER HALL	Yusuf Salim Trio
February 28	Airing of the Quilts: Presentation The Great American Quilt Revival	12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Paul Bonesteel and Georgia Bonesteel
Month of March	Slideshow Spotlight		Stream of Life
March 2	Winter Gatherings - Old Time Music and Bluegrass CONCERT and Jam	7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Concert, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Jam Mountain Heritage Center	Featuring the Deitz Family
March 5	Arti-Facts!	2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Cooking
March 8	Appalachian Cultural Lunchtime Series	12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Gary Carden
March 16	Old Time Music and Bluegrass Jam	7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Everyone is invited to attend!
March 19	Spring into Summer	2:30 - 3:30 Mountain Heritage Center	Making a Compass and Orienteering
March 30	Mountain People Folklife Series	7:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	TBA
Month of April	Slideshow Spotlight		Working the Land
April 2	Arti-Facts!	2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Clocks and Sundails
April 5	Appalachian Cultural Lunchtime Series	12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Mark Powell
April 6	Winter Gatherings - Old Time Music and Bluegrass CONCERT and Jam	7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Concert, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Jam Mountain Heritage Center	Featured Guest TBA
April 14	CLOSED ­ Observance of Easter
April 20	Old Time Music and Bluegrass Jam	7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center	Everyone is invited to attend!
April 24	Spring into Summer	2:30 - 3:30 Mountain Heritage Center	Turtle Talks - Regional Reptiles

Slideshow Spotlights are approximately 20 minutes in length. Shows are available anytime the auditorium is not in use. Group showings may be arranged.

Arti-Facts! is a monthly children's cultural arts program that links old-time traditions of the past to the present (Recommended for ages 6 - 12). Reservations required.

Spring into Summer is a seasonal nature series. Reservations required.

Crafts at the Center is a series of demonstrations and hands-on activities by regional artists.

Mountain People Folklife Series is a series of public presentations emphasizing Appalachian themes of people and places. Co-sponsored by Dr. Ted Coyle, Department of Anthropology and Scociology.

Apalachian Cultural Lunchtime Series Bring your own lunch and enjoy a pleasant hour learning more about Appalachian people and places. Co-sponsored by Ron Rash, Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Cultural Studies.

Old Time Music and Bluegrass Jam and Dance Musicians and dancers get together monthly to share tunes and toe tapping steps. Musical jams are held at the Center; dances in the Grand Room at Hinds University Center. Co-sponsored by the A.K. Hinds University Center.

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