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North Carolina Folklore Society
P.O. Box 62271
Durham, NC 27715
MEETINGS & PROGRAMS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Each spring the Society holds its annual meeting/conference which includes panels, discussions, lectures and slide talks, video screenings, traditional music performances, and the presentation of Society awards. These gatherings also give folklore enthusiasts, professional and amateur folklorists, and community researchers a chance to get together and talk. Each year the Society moves the meeting to different parts of the state.
Spring 2008 NCFS Annual Conference For further information, contact Liz Lindsey, Vice President, NCFS Board/Conference Organizer:
liz.lindsey@duke.edu; (919) 929-9866, Chapel Hill, NC.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Small charge for breakfast and lunch
March 28-29, 2008
R.A. Fountain General Store & Internet Café
6754 E. Wilson St.
Historic Downtown Fountain, NC
(252) 749-3228
Theme: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CULTURE
Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Cecelski
All events take place at the Fountain General Store in Historic Downtown Fountain, NC
Friday, March 28, 2008
MUSIC JAM, COOKOUT, SLUMBER PARTY
Saturday, March 29, 2008
6-10 p.m. Music Swap/Jam, All Welcome to Play and Listen
6-9 p.m. Grill-Out. Bring your foods to grill. Charcoal grill, cold non-alcoholic drinks, paper goods provided.
9 p.m. on First Annual Folklore Slumber Party. Top floor of Historic R.A. Fountain Building, circa 1916.
We have special permission to stay overnight, under the twinkling glow of the collection of famous Lester Gay Whirly-Gigs, which hang from the rafters and reflect the soft street light from windows overlooking the historic downtown. Fountain is 10 years older than NCFS!
Who gets to have adventures like this?! Folklorists and their guests! Good clean fun with a folklore twist.
Family-style slumber party. Bring your sleeping bag, a piece of plastic for the floor, overnight necessities, and stories. Bathrooms available.
Outdoor Tent Camping Sites also available with primitive bathroom.
NC FOLKLORE SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE
8:30 a.m. Registration (Coffee & Mickey's Cheese Biscuits, famous local biscuits)
9 a.m. Welcome/Business Meeting
Amy Davis, President
9:30 a.m. Folklore of Fountain, NC
Joyce Joines Newman, artist, former president of NCFS, NC native & current resident of Fountain, NC
9:45 a.m. Overview of Fountain General Store: History and Contemporary Use as Folk Music Venue & Tour of the Lester Gay Whirly Gig Collection
Alex Albright, writer, teacher, NC native, owner & proprietor of R.A. Fountain General Store
10 a.m. Community Folklife Documentation Institute
Introduction by Sally Peterson, NC Folklife Specialist, NC Arts Council
Members of Folklife Documentation Institute share their Audio Visual Documentary Projects in Process
11:00 a.m. BREAK
Amy Davis, President
11:15 a.m. Keynote Presentation: North Carolina and the Coastal South, 2008
Dr. David Cecelski, author, historian, NC native
12:30 p.m. Lunch
Jack Cobb's Eastern Carolina Barbeque (the best in the area!)
Vegetarian options also available.
Drinks and snacks for purchase at R.A. Fountain Store throughout events.
2:00 p.m. Presentation: The Beast of Bladenboro: A Small Town's Revitalization Efforts Initiated by Legends of a Local Vampire Beast
Hiram Hester, community organizer, business owner, resident of Bladenboro, NC
3:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony
The Brown-Hudson Folklife Awards and Community Tradition Awards, an honoring of regional folk artists, scholars and organizations who have contributed to the preservation and appreciation of local customs
4:40 p.m. ADJOURN
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