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SUMMARY:Mark Twain and Music
DESCRIPTION:This lifelong learning program about Mark Twain and music will include discussion by Professor of English Lana A. Whited\, with musical selections performed by Fair and Austin Robey\, followed by lunch. \nWhile Mark Twain is celebrated for his razor-sharp wit and literary realism\, less well known is his lifelong interest in music\, spanning both American popular music and the European grand operatic tradition. Influences upon him and his writing included spirituals and the Delta blues\, the Presbyterian church\, contemporary songwriters\, classical composers such as Richard Wagner\, and the habits of piano-playing and singing that filled his household in Hartford\, Connecticut. \nTwain’s letters\, personal journals\, and novels such as Huckleberry Finn and Pudd’nhead Wilson reflect how Twain used music as a tool for social commentary\, character development\, nostalgia\, and humor. Throughout Twain’s public career\, his writing about music illustrates the same key tension existing between Samuel Langhorne Clemens and his famous persona\, Mark Twain–between the serious writer/critic and the amateur\, or “mucker” (as he termed it). For example\, he both enjoyed opera and wrote\, “I have attended operas\, whenever I could not help it\, for fourteen years now; I am sure I know of no agony comparable to the listening to an unfamiliar opera.” The evolution of Twain’s tastes and attitudes concerning music explain how his biographer Albert Bigelow Paine\, who had earlier found the author “wanting in artistic taste\,” could write that by age 70\, Twain had “a passion for music.” \nPresenter Bios: \nProfessor of English Lana Whited\, the longest-serving full-time member of the faculty at Ferrum College\, wrote her master’s thesis on Mark Twain and music at the College of William and Mary. She is the author and editor of essays and books on fantasy literature\, and author of the scholarly book about true crime fiction\, Murder\, In Fact. \n     \nFair Robey enjoyed a long career teaching music in the Franklin County Public Schools and currently serves as music director at Saint Peter’s-in-the-Mountains Episcopal Church. She is a member of her family’s popular local band\, The Robeys. She has served as accompanist for many productions of the Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre at Ferrum College. \n \nAustin Robey is Director of Admissions at Mountaintop Montessori School in Charlottesville and a member of his family’s popular local band\, The Robeys. \nDate: Tuesday\, June 16\, 2026Location: Phoebe Needles Center\, 732 Turners Creek Road\, Callaway\, VA 24067Doors Open: 9:30 AMProgram Begins: 10:00 AMLunch Served: Noon\nFor more info: 540.483.1518 or events@phoebeneedles.org or visit the Adult Programs tab at phoebeneedles.org. Click ticket link for this event to purchase tickets!
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/mark-twain-and-music/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Community,Faculty,performing arts
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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\, or near the pavilion. When the weather allows\, the jam moves from the Blue Ridge Institute’s museum lobby (or sometimes indoors in Grousbeck Hall) 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 more photos and video.
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/66746/
LOCATION:Blue Ridge Institute and Museum\, 20 Museum Dr.\, Ferrum\, VA\, 24088
CATEGORIES:Community,Music at Ferrum College,performing arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Appalachian Music at Ferrum College":MAILTO:ebtucker@ferrum.edu
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SUMMARY:Franklin County Builders Academy - Carpentry Week
DESCRIPTION:Ready to get your hands dirty and explore a career that builds the world around you? \nJoin us for a FREE\, fun\, hands-on week for high school students interested in construction\, engineering\, design\, & skilled trades. \nFocusing on the carpentry trade\, youth will explore the skilled trades using real tools and materials\, and gain jobsite safety skills\, all while being taught by industry professionals. \nTransportation will be provided each day from The Franklin Center to Ferrum College’s beautiful campus. Students will also be provided lunch each day of the camp experience. \nThe camp is free for high-school-age students thanks to the generous sponsorship of Virginia Housing and Ferrum College in collaboration with the Franklin County Office of Economic Development. \nLearn more and sign up today at https://buildsmartinstitute.classe365.com/…/application. \nEvent by Build Smart Institute\, Ferrum College and Franklin County Office of Economic Development. \nClick here for information on Concrete Week\, July 6-10. \nSee also Build Smart web page about 2026 Camps.
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/franklin-county-builders-academy-carpentry-week/
LOCATION:Ferrum College
CATEGORIES:Academics,Building Trades,Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="Academic Affairs":MAILTO:hpturner@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.
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
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