West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase (Charleston)

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm UTC-04:00

1310 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV, United States, West Virginia 25301 | Charleston

West Virginia Folklife Program
Publisher/HostWest Virginia Folklife Program
West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase (Charleston)
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Come celebrate the achievements of the 2024-25 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants! West Virginia Folklife is hosting this free showcase at the West Virginia Humanities Council's historic MacFarland-Hubbard House. It is open to the public and will feature demonstrations and performances. Light refreshments provided. Meet the folklife apprenticeship pairs and learn about traditional arts of West Virginia!
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Location: West Virginia Humanities Council, at the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House
1310 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV 25301
1:00pm
Featuring:
– Tim Bing & Edwin McCoy, old-time clawhammer banjo
– Bill Hairston & Aristotle Jones, Appalachian storytelling
– Dural Miller & Linesha Frith, urban farming & gardening
– Nancy Nelson & Chef KD Jones, Appalachian candy making
– Judy Van Gundy & Andrea Brandon-Hennig, white oak basketry
Contact West Virginia State Folklorist Jennie Williams with questions at 304-346-8500 or [email protected]
Don't miss our next WV Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase hosted at Arthurdale Heritage, Inc. on Sunday, November 9th! Go to wvfolklife.org for details on both showcases.
West Virginia Folklife is a program of the West Virginia Humanities Council. These showcases are made possible with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, and Mid Atlantic Arts’ Central Appalachia Living Traditions program.
Pictured in the cover photo: white oak basket maker Judy Van Gundy and her apprentice Andrea Brandon-Hennig. Photo by Jennie Williams
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