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SUMMARY:Monday Music Jam
DESCRIPTION:The Monday Music Jam at Ferrum College is a free weekly event on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. It is hosted by the Appalachian Music program\, founded and directed by Program Coordinator of Music and Theatre Emily Blankenship-Tucker. \nEvery Monday of the year at 7:00\, anyone can join in for an evening of authentic old-time and bluegrass music. You can play instruments\, sing\, dance\, or just listen and enjoy. \nArrive any time between 7 p.m. and 8:30. Chairs are available for everyone and if you have mobility issues\, or you’re carrying a big instrument\, you can pull up right to the door. When the weather allows\, the jam will move from the Blue Ridge Institute’s museum lobby to the Leo Scott Pavilion at the farm museum right across the road (Rt. 40). \nSee Appalachian Music at Ferrum College in Facebook for updates and many photos and videos. \n  \nMonday Music Jam summer 2026 \nPhotos by Dr. Bob Pohlad
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/monday-music-jam-13/
LOCATION:Blue Ridge Institute and Museum\, 20 Museum Dr.\, Ferrum\, VA\, 24088
CATEGORIES:BRIM,Community,Music at Ferrum College,Students
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SUMMARY:Monday Music Jam
DESCRIPTION:The Monday Music Jam at Ferrum College is a free weekly event on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. Every Monday of the year at 7:00\, anyone can join in for an evening of authentic old-time and bluegrass music. You can play instruments\, sing\, dance\, or just listen and enjoy. \nArrive any time between 7 p.m. and 8:30. Chairs are available for everyone and if you have mobility issues\, or you’re carrying a big instrument\, you can pull up right to the door. When the weather allows\, the jam will move from the Blue Ridge Institute’s museum lobby to the Leo Scott Pavilion at the farm museum right across the road (Rt. 40). \nSee the Facebook page Appalachian Music at Ferrum College for updates. \n  \nMonday Music Jam summer 2026 \nPhotos by Dr. Bob Pohlad
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/monday-music-jam-14/
LOCATION:Blue Ridge Institute and Museum\, 20 Museum Dr.\, Ferrum\, VA\, 24088
CATEGORIES:Community,Music at Ferrum College,performing arts,Staff and Faculty,Students
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ORGANIZER;CN="Appalachian Music at Ferrum College":MAILTO:ebtucker@ferrum.edu
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SUMMARY:Monday Music Jam
DESCRIPTION:The Monday Music Jam at Ferrum College is a free weekly event on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. Every Monday of the year at 7:00\, anyone can join in for an evening of authentic old-time and bluegrass music. You can play instruments\, sing\, dance\, or just listen and enjoy. \nArrive any time between 7 p.m. and 8:30. Chairs are available for everyone and if you have mobility issues\, or you’re carrying a big instrument\, you can pull up right to the door. When the weather allows\, the jam will move from the Blue Ridge Institute’s museum lobby to the Leo Scott Pavilion at the farm museum right across the road (Rt. 40). \nSee the Facebook page Appalachian Music at Ferrum College for updates. \n  \nMonday Music Jam summer 2026 \nPhotos by Dr. Bob Pohlad
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/monday-music-jam-15/
LOCATION:Blue Ridge Institute and Museum\, 20 Museum Dr.\, Ferrum\, VA\, 24088
CATEGORIES:Community,Music at Ferrum College,performing arts,Staff and Faculty,Students
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SUMMARY:Black & Gold Open House
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to invite you to Ferrum College for our Black & Gold Open House—a special event designed just for prospective students! \nCome join us for a day in the life of a Ferrum College student. Students and parents will be welcomed to the campus for a short information session about the college. Then students will visit a class in their prospective area of interest. While students are in class\, parents will be able to learn more details about the college. Students will then rejoin parents for Admissions and Financial Aid sessions. \nLunch will be provided for families. Lastly\, a campus tour will be available for interested families. This event is for all potential incoming high school and transfer students for 2027 and 2028 entry terms. \nMonday\, September 7\, 2026 \n8:30 AM – 2:00 PM EST\nLocation: Spilman-Daniel House on campus\n40 Stratton Lane\, Ferrum\, VA 24088 \nClick here to register. \nRegistration period closes Friday\, September 4\, 2026. \nFuture dates planned for Black & Gold Open House: Oct. 12\, Nov. 7 \n  \nCome curious.  Leave inspired.  See yourself at Ferrum College.   \n 
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/black-gold-open-house-2/
LOCATION:Admissions\, Spilman-Daniel House\, 40 Stratton Lane\, Ferrum\, 24088\, United States
CATEGORIES:Admissions,Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="Admissions":MAILTO:admissions@ferrum.edu
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SUMMARY:Monday Music Jam
DESCRIPTION:The Monday Music Jam at Ferrum College is a free weekly event on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. Every Monday of the year at 7:00\, anyone can join in for an evening of authentic old-time and bluegrass music. You can play instruments\, sing\, dance\, or just listen and enjoy. \nArrive any time between 7 p.m. and 8:30. Chairs are available for everyone and if you have mobility issues\, or you’re carrying a big instrument\, you can pull up right to the door. When the weather allows\, the jam will move from the Blue Ridge Institute’s museum lobby to the Leo Scott Pavilion at the farm museum right across the road (Rt. 40). \nSee the Facebook page Appalachian Music at Ferrum College for updates and more photos and videos. \n  \nMonday Music Jam summer 2026 \nPhotos by Dr. Bob Pohlad
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/monday-music-jam-16/
LOCATION:Blue Ridge Institute and Museum\, 20 Museum Dr.\, Ferrum\, VA\, 24088
CATEGORIES:Community,Music at Ferrum College,performing arts,Staff and Faculty,Students
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SUMMARY:Ferrum Community Book Club
DESCRIPTION:The Ferrum Book Club meets every month except December on the third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. All are welcome to join for any or all discussions. \nBooks for 2027 will be proposed at the September meeting. \nLocation: Britt Hall 204\, Ferrum Mountain Road\, Ferrum\, VA 24088\n(Turn left into 3rd driveway from Rt. 40 on Ferrum Mountain Road to park behind Britt Hall.)\nIf anyone has mobility issues\, the group can meet downstairs\, not far from a ground-floor door and handicapped parking spots. Just let someone know. \nBook for discussion on Sept. 21: Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips \nInformation from publicity on this book: \nPULITZER PRIZE WINNER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From one of our most accomplished novelists\, a mesmerizing story about a mother and daughter seeking refuge in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War—and a brilliant portrait of family endurance against all odds \n“A tour de force.” —Tayari Jones\, author of An American Marriage \nIn 1874\, in the wake of the War\, erasure\, trauma\, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans\, renegades and wanderers\, freedmen and runaways. Twelve-year-old ConaLee\, the adult in her family for as long as she can remember\, finds herself on a buckboard journey with her mother\, Eliza\, who hasn’t spoken in more than a year. They arrive at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia\, delivered to the hospital’s entrance by a war veteran who has forced himself into their world. There\, far from family\, a beloved neighbor\, and the mountain home they knew\, they try to reclaim their lives. \nThe omnipresent vagaries of war and race rise to the surface as we learn their story: their flight to the highest mountain ridges of western Virginia; the disappearance of ConaLee’s father\, who left for the War and never returned. Meanwhile\, in the asylum\, they begin to find a new path. ConaLee pretends to be her mother’s maid; Eliza responds slowly to treatment. They get swept up in the life of the facility—the mysterious man they call the Night Watch; the orphan child called Weed; the fearsome woman who runs the kitchen; the remarkable doctor at the head of the institution. \nEpic\, enthralling\, and meticulously crafted\, Night Watch is a stunning chronicle of surviving war and its aftermath. \nAlso known as the Time Traveler’s Book Club\, this group usually discusses one novel per month – different kinds of novels chosen by the group in fall for the following year\, and occasionally a nonfiction book. \nThis is a small community group open to anyone\, not a Ferrum College organization. No sign-up or prior notice is required. If you haven’t finished a book (and don’t mind spoilers) or haven’t read the book but you’d like to hear a book discussion anyway and see what it’s like\, just show up. Participants acquire the books on their own from a library or bookseller. \nFor more information and to get on the group’s email list\, contact Lana Whited at Ferrum College\, lwhited@ferrum.edu\, or Susan Selvage\, sselvage22@yahoo.com. \nUpcoming Books\nDiscussion of possible books for 2027 is ongoing and will be finalized during these last meetings of 2026. \nOct.  19     Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? by Amanda Cockrell \nNov.  16    Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Roberts Guiffre \nDecember – no meeting
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/ferrum-community-book-club/
LOCATION:Britt Hall\, 205 Ferrum Mountain Road\, Ferrum\, 24088\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Literary Event,Students
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lana Whited":MAILTO:lwhited@ferrum.edu
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SUMMARY:Ferrum College Blue Ridge Folklife Festival and Arts & Crafts Show
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the longest-running folklife festival in western Virginia! Since 1973\, the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival has presented authentic regional folk music\, craftspeople\, draft horse and dog handlers\, car builders\, tractor restorers\, country cooks\, moonshine tale tellers\, and much more! \nAlways the fourth Saturday in October\, this legendary festival is coordinated by the Blue Ridge Institute & Museum (BRIM)\, the official State Center for Blue Ridge Folklore and a major venue on The Crooked Road Music Trail. \nCelebrating the rich heritage and traditions of the Blue Ridge region\, this year’s festival will offer a full day of live entertainment\, traditional demonstrations\, handcrafted arts\, and family-friendly activities\, while introducing new artisans\, interactive experiences\, and expanded attractions. In a new arts and crafts show\, more than 100 artisans will offer handmade jewelry\, folk art\, woodworking\, pottery\, textiles\, and other unique creations. \nTraditional foods such as country ham biscuits and fried apple pies are always popular at the festival. \nFor Ferrum College alumni\, this year’s festival will include an alumni breakfast and a lounge area inside Franklin Hall off the patio\, instead of a tent outside. The Office of Alumni and Family Relations will provide details in upcoming publicity and the college website Alumni pages. Click here for alumni breakfast registration. \n  \n \n          
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/ferrum-college-blue-ridge-folklife-festival-and-arts-crafts-show/
LOCATION:Blue Ridge Institute and Museum\, 20 Museum Dr.\, Ferrum\, VA\, 24088
CATEGORIES:BRIM,Community,Music at Ferrum College,performing arts,Students
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blue Ridge Institute and Museum":MAILTO:bri@ferrum.edu
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