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SUMMARY:Blue Ridge Farm Museum Open on Saturdays
DESCRIPTION:Immerse your senses in 1800 rural Blue Ridge life at the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum’s Blue Ridge Farm Museum\, a re-created Virginia-German farmstead. Join our costumed interpreters in a host of household and farm chores\, including preparing meals over the open hearth\, driving oxen\, blacksmithing\, and tending heirloom gardens and historic breeds of animals. \nThe living history farm on Rt. 40 in Ferrum is open every Saturday until Sept. 5\, 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. \nGroup Tours are available by reservation April through November.\nClick HERE for more information. \nSee the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum – BRIM in social media for more photos and updates.
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/blue-ridge-farm-museum-open-on-saturdays/
LOCATION:Blue Ridge Institute and Museum\, 20 Museum Dr.\, Ferrum\, VA\, 24088
CATEGORIES:BRIM,Community,performing arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blue Ridge Institute and Museum":MAILTO:bri@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\, 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 updates and more photos and video.
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/monday-music-jam-11/
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:2026-27 Opening Welcome for Faculty and Staff
DESCRIPTION:All faculty and staff\, \nPlease save Monday\, August 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on your calendars for the fall semester Opening Welcome.  We will plan to gather in Garber 106 to hear highlights and updates from the past year and summer.  Afterwards\, you are invited to lunch in the dining hall. \nKind regards\, \nCourtney Brown \nChief of Staff & Operations Officer\, \nLiaison to the Board of Trustees \n  \nPhotograph of campus courtesy of Dr. Bob Pohlad
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/opening-welcome-for-faculty-and-staff-for-2026-27/
LOCATION:Garber Hall 106\, 80 Wiley Drive\, Ferrum\, 24088\, United States
CATEGORIES:Staff and Faculty
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ORGANIZER;CN="President's Office":MAILTO:cbrown@ferrum.edu
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for "Staying Alive in Bear Country" by Professor Emeritus Pete Crow
DESCRIPTION:Staying Alive in Bear Country is a novel based on original Old Joe Grady tales told over the years by Professor Emeritus of English Pete Crow. The book will be published July 30\, one year after Dr. Crow’s death. He wrote the novel and Dr. Lana Whited helped finish it in preparation for publication\, along with his family and publisher. His wife Beth Crow ’79 designed the book cover. \nPublished by Black Rose Writing.\nA discount is available from the publisher for preorders of this book. \nAll are invited to a book launch at Phoebe Needles Center in Callaway. \nAugust 8\, 2026\, 4-6 p.m. \nPlease bring an appetizer to share. \nAnother book launch will be held on August 9\, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.\nChurch of the Nativity\n8849 Ray Rd.\nRaleigh\, NC 27613 \nWebsite on Author Peter Crow and this book. \nNote that these events are hosted by the Crow family and\, in Callaway\, the Phoebe Needles Center. Ferrum College is helping to publicize the book launch for a beloved professor emeritus who began telling these stories during his many years in Ferrum. \n  \n“Staying Alive in Bear Country is the magnum opus of Pete Crow’s heart\, his lifelong project\, and a synthesis of many of his life’s passions and experiences.” \nDr. Lana Whited \nClick here for more on Pete Crow’s career. \nFerrum College news release on this book. \n 
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/book-launch-for-staying-alive-in-bear-country-by-professor-emeritus-pete-crow/
LOCATION:Phoebe Needles Center\, 732 Turners Creek Rd.\, Callaway\, VA\, 24067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Faculty
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SUMMARY:Opening Convocation for Students\, Faculty and Staff
DESCRIPTION:The opening convocation on the first day of classes brings together students\, faculty\, and staff to kick off the 2026-27 academic year at Ferrum College. \nHear greetings from student\, administrative\, and athletic leaders in Swartz Gym and join in a lighting ceremony before enjoying a Ferrum Family Dinner in the Franklin Hall dining hall.
URL:https://www.ferrum.edu/event/opening-convocation-for-students-faculty-and-staff/
LOCATION:Swartz Gym\, 435 Ferrum Mountain Road\, Ferrum\, VA\, 24088\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academics,Faculty,Staff and Faculty,Students
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ORGANIZER;CN="Student Affairs and Engagement":MAILTO:mlrooks@ferrum.edu
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