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AUGUSTA EVENTS
Note: Bluegrass one-shot electives begin this afternoon (see pp. 4 & 6 for details).
*8:15-8:45am Waltz Across Breakfast Dancers & musicians welcome! Halliehurst Porch
8:30-8:50am | Vocal Warm-Ups Penny Anderson Madden Lounge
*12-1pm | Lecture: Appalachian Foodways Mike Costello & Amy Dawson Halliehurst Porch
1:15-2:15pm | Bluegrass Cultural Session: Bluegrass Ambassadors, Resonator Guitar, and Bass Madden Lounge
1:15-2:15pm | Vocal Week Cultural Session Connie Badgett Steadman, Emily Miller, & John Roberts Chapel
2:30-3:30pm | Slow Jam & Practice Time Halliehurst Back Porch
5pm | Augusta Family Photo! All participants & staff, please join! Followed by Scholarship Recipient Photo Halliehurst Back Porch & Lawn
*6-10pm | Pickin’ in the Park Local old-time, bluegrass and country jams Elkins City Park (just down the hill)
*8-10pm | Vocal Week Participant Showcase Chapel
*10:30pm | Vocal Jam: Doo-Wop & Other Oldies Flawn Williams & Friends Madden Rotunda
*Late Evening | Jam Sessions (Locations p. 3)
July 21-26, 2019
Bluegrass Week • Vocal Week
Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College • AugustaHeritageCenter.org • *Events with asterisk are open to the public
Sunday, July 21
3-6pm | Participant Check-In Halliehurst Great Hall
6:30—8pm | Newcomers’ Welcome Q&A Valerie Uccellani MCA Arts Forum
7-7:30pm | All Augusta Orientation Welcome, updates, questions. Please join! MCA Harper-McNeeley Auditorium
7:30pm | Theme Orientations Bluegrass Week MCA Auditorium Vocal Week Chapel Arts, Crafts & Folklore MCA Arts Forum Teen Augusta Program MCA Arts Forum Folk Arts for Kids MCA Arts Forum
8:30pm | Bluegrass Welcome Party Get to know the instructors over songs & tunes! Food & Beverages available. Halliehurst Porch & Nearby Locations
*9pm | Song Swap Flawn Williams, Don Friedman, & Friends Chapel
*Late Evening | Jam Sessions Halliehurst Porch & other locations (see p. 3)
8am | Late Check-Ins Augusta Office, JR
8:15-8:45am Waltz Across Breakfast Dancers & musicians welcome! Halliehurst Porch
8:30-8:50am | Vocal Warm-Ups Open to all participants! Penny Anderson Madden Lounge
1:15-2:15pm | Bluegrass Cultural Session: Guitar & Mandolin Madden Lounge
1:15-2:15pm | Vocal Week Cultural Session Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Sam Gleaves Chapel
2:30-3:30pm | Slow Jam & Practice Time Join jam leader extraordinaire, Ira Gitlin or practice on your own Halliehurst Back Porch
7pm | String Changing & Instrument Maintenance Workshop with Bob Smakula Free to participants. Halliehurst Dining Room
*7pm | Lecture: History of the Spinning Wheel Jennifer Lackey MCA Arts Forum
*7:30pm | 4th Annual Bluegrass Onion Jam Joe Newberry. All are welcome! Halliehurst Lawn
*8:30pm | Lecture: British & American Ballad Traditions John Roberts Chapel
*9pm | Square Dance Grant Flick & the Flicktones with caller: Becky Hill. Snacks, beer & wine available. Pavilion
*9:30pm | Vocal Week Song Circle Don Friedman BL Breezeway
*Late Evening | Jam Sessions (Locations p. 3)
Monday, July 22
*8:15-8:45am Waltz Across Breakfast Dancers & musicians welcome! Halliehurst Porch
8:30-8:50am | Vocal Warm-Ups Penny Anderson Madden Lounge
11:30am-1pm | 5th
String Banjo Capo Installations Bob Smakula Dining Hall Entrance
1:15-2:15pm | Bluegrass Cultural Session: Banjo & Fiddle Madden Lounge
*1:15-2:15pm | Vocal Week Cultural Session: Music for Social Justice in South Africa Bongani Magatyana Chapel
2:30-3:30pm | Slow Jam & Practice Time Halliehurst Back Porch
*4-6:30pm | Show & Sell Instruments, crafts, recordings, & more for sale by participants and staff Halliehurst Front Porch
*7:30pm | Concert: Bluegrass & Vocal Doors open 7pm. MCA Auditorium
*Following Concert | Honky-Tonk Karaoke with Live Band & Dancing Participants sign up with Emily Miller in advance. Dancing encouraged! Snacks, beer & wine available. Pavilion
*Late Evening | Jam Sessions (Locations p. 3)
Tuesday, July 23
AH / Albert Hall HCC / Hermanson Campus Center
BHT / Boilerhouse Theatre JR or RH / Jennings Randolph Hall
BL / Booth Library MCA / Myles Center for the Arts
CC / Robert C. Byrd Conference Center SC / Eshleman Science Center Location Key:
Wednesday, July 24
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EVENTS CONTINUED
*7:30PM | FESTIVAL CONCERT FEATURING MOUNTAIN STAGE WITH LARRY GROCE Doors open 7pm Chance McCoy; Kathy Fink Marcy Marxer & Sam Gleaves; T-Mart Rounders; Jody Carroll; Big Possum Stringband
*AFTER CONCERT | FESTIVAL SQUARE DANCE Music by Red Run with round robin callers. Snacks available Pavilion
Thursday, July 25
*8:15-8:45am Waltz Across Breakfast Dancers & musicians welcome! Halliehurst Porch
8:30-8:50am | Vocal Warm-Ups Penny Anderson Madden Lounge
*1:15-2:15pm | Bluegrass Cultural Session: Bluegrass Vocals: An In-Depth Look at the Role of Singing in the Genre Dede Wyland, Greg Blake, Joe Newberry, & Steve Gulley Madden Lounge
1:15-2:15pm | Vocal Week Cultural Session Julie Dean & Brian Dolphin Chapel
2:30-3:30pm | Slow Jam & Practice Time Halliehurst Back Porch
*6-7:15pm | Craft Participant Showcase Exhibits & demos by arts, crafts, folklore participants MCA Arts Forum
*7:30pm | Outdoor Concert: Bluegrass Extravaganza Gates open 7pm. Food trucks open at 6:30pm. Myles Plaza. Rain location Harper McNeeley Auditorium. Silent Auction ends after intermission! MCA Arts Forum
*Following Concert | Vocal Week Song Circle Don Friedman & Friends BL Breezeway
Note: Afternoon schedules change for Bluegrass Week and Vocal Week (details below). No mini-courses today.
*8:15-8:45am Waltz Across Breakfast Dancers & musicians welcome! Halliehurst Porch
8:30-8:50am | Vocal Warm-Ups Penny Anderson Madden Lounge
*1pm | Bluegrass Participant Showcase Hosted by Team Bluegrass (Mary, Ira & Neel) Madden Lounge
1:20-2:30pm | Period 3 Vocal Workshops
*3pm | Vocal Week Final Gathering Chapel
*8pm | Festival Friday Square Dance Grant Flick & the Flicktones with caller T-Claw. Snacks, beer and wine available. Pavilion
*8pm | Festival Open Sing Flawn Williams & Friends Chapel
*Late Evening | Jam Sessions (Locations p. 3)
Friday, July 26
AH / Albert Hall HCC / Hermanson Campus Center
BHT / Boilerhouse Theatre JR or RH / Jennings Randolph Hall
BL / Booth Library MCA / Myles Center for the Arts
CC / Robert C. Byrd Conference Center SC / Eshleman Science Center
8-11am | Dorm Check-Out (Except for participants who purchased Saturday night lodging) Roxanna Booth Lounge
8-10am | Breakfast Benedum Dining Room
*10AM-5PM | AUGUSTA FESTIVAL JURIED CRAFT FAIR Regional Artisans Craft Demonstrations Live Music Workshops Kids’ Tent Food Vendors Elkins City Park (just down the hill)
*10AM-4PM | W.VA. OPEN FIDDLE & BANJO CONTEST 10am | Registration CASH PRIZES (registration closes at start of each category) 11am | Bluegrass Banjo Contest 1pm | Old-Time Banjo Contest 3pm | Fiddle Contest Elkins City Park Shelter Stage
Location Key:
Saturday, July 27
VOLUNTEER FOR FESTIVAL SATURDAY! Augusta Office, JR 1st Floor 304-637-1209
By End of Monday | Sign Up Augusta Office
Pick Up Shirt & Assignment At Tuesday concert OR 10am-6pm Friday at Augusta Office Shirt sizes first-come, first-served starting Thursday evening.
Programs offered by the Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College are presented with financial support from the WV Department of Arts, Culture, and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the WV Commission on the Arts and the West Virginia Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations do not necessarily represent those of the West Virginia Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities. Local support is provided by the Randolph County Commission. Events with a WV icon are presented with support from the WV Humanities Council.
Support for Augusta is provided by Randolph County Commission and…
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Monday-Thursday | 6-7:15pm (unless otherwise noted below)
$60 | Register & pay at Sunday check-in or by 1pm Monday at Augusta Office in JR
Appalachian Ballads (All Levels) Elizabeth LaPrelle Chapel
Clawhammer Banjo From Scratch Kevin Chesser Halliehurst Library
Mountain Dulcimer from Scratch Kathy McArthur JR Ballroom
Traditional Irish Dance: Soft Shoe Jigs & Reels from Scratch Madalyn Humphrey Pavilion
AH / Albert Hall HCC / Hermanson Campus Center
BHT / Boilerhouse Theatre JR or RH / Jennings Randolph Hall
BL / Booth Library MCA / Myles Center for the Arts
CC / Robert C. Byrd Conference Center SC / Eshleman Science Center
Augusta Store Myles Center: Su Dinner 6-9pm. Tu/Th 6-10pm. F 4-7pm. Sa 10am-5pm @Festival Madden Center: M-W-F 11am-2pm
Arts, Crafts & Folklore Activities Everyone’s Invited! Visit the craft studios during the week and the Craft Showcase on Thursday! See studio locations under “Arts, Crafts, & Folklore.”
Swimming M-F 7:30-8:30am & noon-1:30pm. MWF 5-7pm. Sign in for free with your Augusta badge! Bring your own towels. MCA Pool
Fitness Center M-F 7am-9pm. Sign in for free with your Augusta badge. Clean gym shoes required! HCC
Booth Library M-F 9am-5pm
Augusta Office Su 6pm-midnight, M-F 8am-5pm, plus M 6-8pm & F 6-10pm. 304-637-1209 JR Main Floor Office of Public Safety Available 24/7. 304-704-9111 Gatehouse
Meals Su Dinner 5-6:30pm. M-F Breakfast 7:30-9am. M-F Lunch 11:15am-1:30pm. M-F Dinner 5-7pm. Sa-Su Breakfast 8-10am. Benedum Dining Room
Coffee & Tea M-F morning. Donations support Scholarships Madden, SC 4
th Floor, & MCA Art Lobby
Campus Shuttle M-F 15 minutes before & after workshops Tu & Th 6:30-7:30pm & 30 after concerts Loops around campus, just flag it down!
Silent Auction To donate, complete a donation form and leave your items on the table in MCA. Bidding ends at end of intermission at Thursday concert. Bid high to support scholarships! MCA Arts Forum
Jamming Locations Madden Lounge & Patios Halliehurst Porches Icehouse Interior & Patios JR Patio & Ballroom Gribble Patio (before 11pm) Booth Library Breezeway SC Patios & Gazebo Caboose Café Deck & Patio Chapel & Davis Plaza MCA Arts Forum
Happening All Week
Location Key:
Mini-Courses
ALL WEEK INFORMATION
ARTS, CRAFTS, FOLKLORE KIDS, TEENS, & MINI-COURSES
Arts, Crafts, & Folklore
Monday-Friday | 9am-12pm & 1-4pm
Constructing a Parlor Guitar-Part 2 of 2 (All Levels) Aviva Steigmeyer BHT Theatre & Woodshop
West Virginia Foodways with Lost Creek Farm (All Levels) Mike Costello & Amy Dawson Halliehurst Kitchen
White Oak Basketry (All Levels) Alan Miller Gribble Patio
Monday-Friday | 9am-4:00pm
Teen Augusta Program (All Levels / Grades 5-9) T-Claw Crawford Roxanna Booth Lounge
Teen Augusta Program
Monday-Friday | 9am-12pm & 1-4pm
Folk Arts for Kids: Exploring the Arts through the Ages (All Levels / Grades K-5) Kylie Proudfoot-Payne Gribble Lounge & Kitchen
Folk Arts for Kids
Don’t forget the online survey! Please
give Augusta your feedback by
responding to our online survey!
4 AH / Albert Hall HCC / Hermanson Campus Center
BHT / Boilerhouse Theatre JR or RH / Jennings Randolph Hall
BL / Booth Library MCA / Myles Center for the Arts
CC / Robert C. Byrd Conference Center SC / Eshleman Science Center
FOOD & BEVERAGE OPTIONS Cash Only AUGUSTA DANCE PAVILION Food • Water • Sodas • Beer • Wine
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HALLIEHURST PORCH Food • Water • Sodas • Beer • Wine
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MYLES CENTER FOR THE ARTS THURSDAY CONCERT • Thursday: 6:30PM—10PM
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THE ICEHOUSE • Sunday through Saturday: 8:00pm to Close
Location Key:
Refreshments
BLUEGRASS WEEK WORKSHOPS
BANJO Beginning Mark Delaney SC 104 Intermediate Gina Furtado SC 103 Advanced Tom Adams SC 318
BASS All Levels Missy Raines JR Ballroom
FIDDLE Beginning Laura Orshaw Halliehurst Parlor Intermediate George Jackson Halliehurst Dining Room Advanced Patrick McAvinue Halliehurst Library
GUITAR Beginning Steve Gulley SC 400 Intermediate Avril Smith SC 319 Advanced Tyler Grant MCA Lobby
MANDOLIN Beginning Matt Flinner MCA Paull Gallery Intermediate Jesse Brock HCC 202 Advanced Alan Bibey HCC 201
RESONATOR GUITAR All Levels Mark Panfil JR Upstairs Lounge
SONGWRITING All Levels Joe Newberry BL Community Room
VOCALS All Levels Greg Blake & Dede Wyland CC Room B
Workshop Locations At-A-Glance
MONDAY & TUESDAY 9:30am-12pm | Morning Workshops 12-1pm | Lunch 1:15-2:15pm | Cultural Session 2:30-3:30pm | Practice Time & Slow Jam 3:45-5pm | Afternoon Workshops
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY 9:30am-12pm | Morning Workshops 12-1pm | Lunch 1:15-2:15pm | Cultural Session 2:30-3:30pm | Practice Time & Slow Jam 3:45-5pm | One-Shot Electives
FRIDAY 9am-12pm | Morning Workshops 1pm | Bluegrass Participant Showcase
Staff Coordinators Staff Musicians Neel Brown John Seebach Mary Burdette Grant Flick Ira Gitlin Art-in-Residence Kimber Ludiker
REFRESHMENTS FOOD & BEVERAGE OPTIONS
Participant & Staff Tickets to Festival Concert:
Current week participants and staff may reserve one free ticket to the Augusta Festival Concert. Tickets must be picked up at the Augusta Office in JR or the Box Office in MCA by the end of the Tuesday concert.
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AH / Albert Hall HCC / Hermanson Campus Center BHT / Boilerhouse Theatre
JR or RH / Jennings Randolph Hall BL / Booth Library MCA / Myles Center for the Arts
CC / Robert C. Byrd Conference Center SC / Eshleman Science Center
Choose between Vocal Week or Bluegrass Week options! Sign up in Madden Lounge for Bluegrass electives (no signup required for Vocal electives).
MONDAY: 3:45—5PM Songs Collected by John & Alan Lomax Don Friedman Madden Lounge
Accompanying Your Trio Singing Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, & Sam Gleaves SC 100
Preserving Family Traditions Connie Badgett Steadman Chapel
Nurturing Community Sings Brian Dolphin SC 300
TUESDAY: 3:45—5PM Shape Note Singing Penny Anderson Chapel
Music Hall & Comic Songs John Roberts BL Student Lounge Strength Training for Singers Julie Dean Madden Lounge
Pete Seeger’s Songs at 100 Tom Druckenmiller SC 100
WEDNESDAY: 3:45—5PM Caucasus Georgian Singing Emily Miller Chapel
“What Makes Van Go?”: Songs of Van Morrison & Townes Van Zandt Don Friedman Madden Lounge
A Fugueing Version of “Song of the Lower Classes” John Roberts BL Student Lounge
BLUEGRASS WEEK & VOCAL WEEK ONE-SHOT ELECTIVES
Share, Enjoy…& Record! Brian Dolphin SC 300
Bluegrass Jam Tom Adams, Mark Panfil, Mary Burdette & Grant Flick Halliehurst Porch Fiddle/Banjo Duets Kimber Ludiker & Gina Furtado Halliehurst Parlor Backing up Tunes Mark Delaney, Patrick McAvinue, Ira Gitlin & Jesse Brock Halliehurst Library Preparing for Studio and Stage Missy Raines JR Ballroom Shuffle Bowing George Jackson Halliehurst Dining Room Hazel Dickens’ Songs Laura Orshaw & Greg Blake CC Room B 3-Part Vocal Harmony Tyler Grant, Steve Gulley & Dede Wyland SC 400 Melodic Soloing Avril Smith SC 319 Classic Bill Monroe Licks (All Inst.) Allen Bibey HCC 201
Ear Training Matt Flinner MCA Paul Gallery Clawhammer for Bluegrass Joe Newberry BL Community Room Brother Duets Neel Brown & John Seebach HCC 202
THURSDAY: 3:45—5PM Freedom Songs & Educational Songs Bongani Magatyana Chapel
Dispelling Singing Myths Julie Dean Madden Lounge
The Comic Monologues of Stanley Holloway Phil Hayes BL Student Lounge
Appalachian Song Sam Gleaves SC 100
Backing Up Vocalists Tom Adams & Tyler Grant SC 318 Beg. Banjo Improvisation Gina Furtado SC 103 Bluegrass Jam Mark Delaney, Jesse Brock, Greg Blake & Ira Gitlin Halliehurst Porch Bass Petting Zoo Missy Raines & Mary Burdette JR Ballroom
Building Blocks for Soloing Patrick McAvinue Halliehurst Library Vassar Clemens (Fiddle) George Jackson Halliehurst Dining Room 3-Part Vocal Harmony Laura Orshaw, John Seebach & Neel Brown Halliehurst Parlor Learning Melodies By Ear Avril Smith SC 319 Bluegrass Singer-Songwriters Steve Gulley SC 400 Enhancing Basic Melody Allen Bibey, Matt Flinner MCA Paul Gallery Country & Bluegrass Harmonica Mark Panfil JR Upstairs Lounge Performance Coaching Joe Newberry BL Community Room Yodeling Dede Wyland CC Room B Twin Fiddles Kimber Ludiker & Grant Flick HCC 202
AH / Albert Hall HCC / Hermanson Campus Center
BHT / Boilerhouse Theatre JR or RH / Jennings Randolph Hall
BL / Booth Library MCA / Myles Center for the Arts
CC / Robert C. Byrd Conference Center SC / Eshleman Science Center Location Key:
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BHT / Boilerhouse Theatre JR or RH / Jennings Randolph Hall
BL / Booth Library MCA / Myles Center for the Arts
CC / Robert C. Byrd Conference Center SC / Eshleman Science Center Location Key:
Workshop Locations
VOCAL WEEK WORKSHOPS
At-A-Glance
MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30-8:50am | Vocal Warmups 9:10-10:20am | Period 1 10:20-10:40am | Coffee & Tea Break 10:40-11:50am | Period 2 11:50-1:15pm | Lunch 1:15-2:15pm | Cultural Session 2:25-3:35pm | Period 3 3:45-5pm | One-Shot Electives
FRIDAY 8:30-8:50am | Vocal Warmups 9:10-10:20am | Period 1 10:20-10:40am | Coffee & Tea Break 10:40-11:50am | Period 2 11:50-1:15pm | Lunch1:20-2:30pm | Period 3 3pm | Final Gathering
Staff Coordinator Flawn Williams
Liaisons Penny Anderson Tom Druckenmiller
Jam Leader Don Friedman
Warm-Ups 8:30-8:50am
Vocal Warm Ups Penny Anderson Madden Lounge (beneath the dining hall)
Period 1 9:10-10:20am
Chapel SC 300 SC 100 Madden Lounge SC 413 BL Student Lounge
Gospel Trios from the Badgett Sisters Connie Badgett Steadman, Emily Miller & Val Mindel
Ukranian Ritual & Lyrical Folk Songs Brian Dolphin
Songwriting: Breaking Down the Barriers Sam Gleaves
Find Your Inner Ella or Louis Julie Dean
Songs from Bongani’s Cape Town Choir Bongani Magatyana
No workshops Period 1 in this location.
Break 10:20-10:40am
Coffee & Tea Break Science Center 4th Floor Lobby
Period 2 10:40-11:50am
Three Part Harmony Party Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, & Sam Gleaves
No workshops Period 2 in this location.
Ad Hoc Harmonies Flawn Williams
Get to Know Your Voice Julie Dean
Honky-Tonk Buzz Val Mindel
The Ballad Tree John Roberts
Lunch 11:50am-1:15pm
Lunch Dining Hall (above Madden Lounge)
Cultural Session 1:15-2:15pm
Vocal Week Cultural Sessions Chapel Announcements, Q&A time, group singing, & “front porch visits” with workshop leaders
Monday: Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Sam Gleaves Thursday: Julie Dean, Brian Dolphin Tuesday: Bongani Magatyana Friday: Period 3 workshops meet from 1:20 to 2:30pm, Wednesday: Connie Badgett Steadman, Emily Miller, John Roberts then Vocal Week Final Gathering starts at 3pm in the Chapel
Period 3 2:25-3:35pm (on Friday, these meet 1:20-2:30pm)
Chapel SC 300 SC 100 Madden Lounge SC 413 BL Student Lounge
Traditional South African Wedding Songs Bongani Magatyana
Camp Meeting Songs & Utopian Sing-Alongs Brian Dolphin & Elizabeth LaPrelle
Songs & Stories from the Badgett Family & Friends Connie Badgett Steadman & Emily Miller
Duets Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
American Harmony Timeline Val Mindel
The Pub Singing Tradition John Roberts
One-Shot Electives 3:45-5pm
See p. 4 for a selection of different offerings each day. Even choose between Vocal Week and Bluegrass Week options Wednesday & Thursday!
Emergencies 911
D&E Public Safety 304-704-9111
Augusta Office 304-637-1209
DO PARK in yellow areas shown on map and posted with Augusta Parking signs on campus • McDonnell Center Lot (behind MCA) • Boilerhouse Lot • Roxanna Booth / Gribble Lot • Chapel Lot
2-HOUR PARKING • Madden / Benedum Dining Hall Lot
DO NOT PARK • Spaces in front of Halliehurst • Faculty & Staff designated spaces
Park for the week and use the shuttle! Graceland Inn & Conference Center guests may park behind Conference Ctr. Violators will be ticketed and fined by the Office of Public Safety.
PARKING
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
7 AH / Albert Hall HCC / Hermanson Campus Center
BHT / Boilerhouse Theatre JR or RH / Jennings Randolph Hall
BL / Booth Library MCA / Myles Center for the Arts
CC / Robert C. Byrd Conference Center SC / Eshleman Science Center Location Key:
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Greetings from the Augusta Director...
Greetings!
Welcome Augusta family members new and familiar! From waltzing across the dance floor to participating in class, attending world class concerts to sharing your music or craft, you
are an essential part of what makes Augusta a success. We are grateful for your involvement and strive to continue our mission of providing high quality and completely immersive
education to all ages and walks of life for years to come.
For more than 45 years, Augusta has been dedicated to preserving and nurturing American culture and tradition. We value connecting all learners face-to-face and knee-to-knee. Folk
music, folklore, and pioneer skills by very definition can only be passed from one generation to the next through meaningful personal interaction. With support from Davis & Elkins
College and the Augusta community we have succeeded in passing these valuable practices down for nearly half a century, but we need your support to ensure our quality
programming will be there for the generations yet to come.
Our goal is to raise $70,000 yearly in gifts and commitments from people just like you - individuals who love Augusta and support our rich legacy and future endeavors. We hope as
you reflect on your Augusta memories that you will consider “Passing It On” by donating to the Augusta General Fund or to the Augusta Scholarship Fund.
The Augusta General Fund pays for the details that make the Augusta experience so profound. This includes everything from the master artists in our programming to preserving and
sharing the incredible recordings of the Augusta collection. Our concerts, the Augusta Festival, the W.Va. Fiddlers' Reunion, the W. Va. Instrument Makers Gathering, Pickin’ in the
Park, and community dances are all funded by this budget!
The Augusta Scholarship Fund directly supports artists who would otherwise not be able to participate in our program. As a music teacher in Randolph County, I was able to witness
firsthand the transformative process afforded to students who attended Augusta classes on scholarship. For many, it set them down a path of lifelong learning and enrichment. In the
coming season, our goal is to increase access to music and art education, and scholarships will be integral in this effort. Your support opens a path of opportunity to someone that
would not have it elsewise.
Augusta is supported through grant funding and Davis & Elkins College, but a significant portion of what we are able to accomplish is made possible by small individual donations.
Together they add up to a significant investment, and it is due to this investment that we are able to continue the important work of carrying out our mission. Please consider giving
the gift that is the Augusta Heritage Center to the future. We greatly appreciate and need your support.
Please donate online at augustaheritagecenter.org, by mail to Augusta Heritage Center, 100 Campus Drive, Elkins, WV 26241, or in the Augusta Office while you are here!
If you have any questions, please contact me at (304) 637-1254 or [email protected].
We hope to see you at Augusta in 2020!
Seth Young, Director
Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College • AugustaHeritageCenter.org • 304.637-1209