Author Jo Ann Croom (a retired MHU professor) will join us to discuss her new book, No Work in the Grave, which explores her family during the early 20th century transition from a subsistence farming way of life to an industrialized wage-earner economy, with its loss of community and environmental hazards. Croom’s talk will be […]
This will be our second monthly traditional music jam session, supported by a generous grant from the Madison County Tourism Development Authority. Each month, two regional musicians will join us to lead a jam session of traditional mountain tunes. These events are open to all: you’re welcome to stroll by, take a seat and listen, […]
Drop in to the campus museum during downtown Mars Hill's First Friday event and Christmas festivities. We'll have hot cocoa, cookies, and crafts for the kiddos! All are welcome.
Drop in to make an ornament and share in some good cheer. You can bring your ornament home or you can help us decorate our Ramsey Center Christmas tree. It’ll be a relaxing way to take a break during end-of-the-semester studying. No art experience necessary at all!
Join us for our monthly traditional music jam session, supported by a generous grant from the Madison County Tourism Development Authority. Each month, two regional musicians will join us to lead a jam session of traditional mountain tunes. These events are open to all: you’re welcome to stroll by, take a seat and listen, or […]
Rosin up your bow, tune up that banjo, get your dancing shoes out and join us at Fiddling on the Hill, our monthly traditional jam session. These sessions are welcoming and are open to all - students and the public. Sheila Kay Adams will be leading the January jam. Fiddling on the Hill is […]
Uncle Dave Penland, 1915. William A. Barnhill Collection, Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University. Drop in to the campus museum to celebrate the opening of the spring 2023 exhibition. The new exhibition explores the photography of William A. Barnhill, who, from 1914 through 1917, explored rural communities around Asheville, collecting images of people spinning, weaving, […]
Songs about love... and the trials and tribulations of it. Join us on the eve of Valentine's Day to learn about one of our area's oldest traditions from 8th generation ballad singer Donna Ray Norton. She is from right here in Madison County, and has been carrying on this tradition since she was 17 years […]
Join author Luke Manget as he discusses his book, Ginseng Diggers: A History of Root and Herb Gathering in Appalachia (University of Kentucky Press, 2022). The book investigates how and why the Appalachian region became the United States' most important supplier of wild medicinal plants, including ginseng, to the markets of the world. It also […]
Rosin up your bow, tune up that banjo, get your dancing shoes out and join us at Fiddling on the Hill, our monthly traditional jam session. These sessions are welcoming and are open to all. Dona Cavanagh and Maxine Herring will be leading the February jam. Fiddling on the Hill is supported by a generous […]
Join us for an informal Appalachian ballad circle in honor of singer and storyteller Bobby McMillon, and as part of the Bobby McMillon Legacy Project funded by a grant from South Arts. Ballads are traditional songs that tell stories and Madison County is known world-wide for its ballad-singing tradition. At a round robin, singers will […]
Rosin up your bow, tune up that banjo, get your dancing shoes out and join us at Fiddling on the Hill, our monthly traditional jam session. These sessions are welcoming and are open to all. Sheila Kay Adams and William Ritter will be leading the March jam. Fiddling on the Hill is supported by a […]