Cultural Crossroads in Traditional Music & Dance
Venue: Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Organizations: Earl White Stringband, Jack Hinshelwood, Lua Project, Mist on the Mountain, The New Ballard's Branch Bogtrotters
Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Event Types: Music, Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements, Charity
Cost:
Adults: $30.00
Students: $15.00
Children: $10.00

Description:
The Montgomery Museum of Arts & History presents the performance titled "Cultural Crossroads in Traditional Music & Dance" on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech.

The concert program aims to enlighten audiences about the various cultural influences on traditional music and dance. This concert will feature a multicultural perspective of traditional music, bluegrass, old-time, and dance with an emphasis on its roots and early influences from African American, Indigenous First people, Japanese, Hispanic/Latino, and European cultures. Experience a multi-dimensional display of art mediums, including storytelling on stage at the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech.

The twelve talented artists include: New Ballard's Branch Bogtrotters, The Lua Project, Mist on the Mountain, Kazuhiro Inaba, the Earl White Band, Jarrett Wildcatt, Jack Hinshelwood, Phil Jamison, Victor Dowdy, Green Grass Cloggers, Jacob Wright, and Dr. Dena Jennings.

Many of the performers hail from regions across Appalachia including Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina, and Eastern Tennessee. 20% of all ticket sale proceeds will be donated to Mountain Ways, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the hospitality and values of the Appalachian region to those facing natural disasters and tragedies. Supporting the Montgomery Museum and traditional Appalachian arts will help serve and support victims of flooding from Hurricane Helene.

Tickets are $30.00 for adults, students are $15.00 and children are $10.00.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://tickets.artscenter.vt.edu/online/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap=1&BOparam::WSmap::loadBestAvailable::performance_ids=324958C2-B12B-4149-83CF-2D33C440EE74 or call the Moss Arts Center Box Office at 540-231-5300 or visit the Montgomery Museum of Art & History in-person in Christiansburg, VA.

The Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech is located at 330 Turner Street NW in Blacksburg, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/Kzz5qNrf/Concert-Event-Flyer-20-Proceeds.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.montgomerymuseum.org/events-page/cultural-crossroads-in-traditional-music-dance/ or https://www.facebook.com/GetToKnowMMAH or https://www.instagram.com/montgomerymuseum/.
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