

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk by Catherine Bush
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: In 1955, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood, a 67-year-old Ohio woman in Keds, carrying her things in a homemade sack, walked the entire Appalachian Trail. She hiked 2,050 miles from Georgia to Maine. She became the first woman to do a solo through-hike of the Appalachian Trail, and later the only person who has ever walked it three times.

Her story is about grit, stubborn hope, and that deep Appalachian knowing that if you keep putting one foot in front of the other, you’ll get where you’re meant to go.

"Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk" brings this true story to the stage. A reminder that it’s never too late to start over, chase freedom, or answer the call of the trail.

If these mountains mean something to you, come walk a while with Grandma Gatewood. 

An optional pre-show dinner is served on Saturday at 5:30 and Sunday at 12:30. 

Produced with permission of the playwright. The play has adult themes, not intended for children.

www.ferrum.edu/theatre-tickets
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ferrum/grandma-gatewood-took-a-walk-by-catherine-bush/200029598870125
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 44

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.ferrum.edu/theatre-tickets?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ferrum-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ferrum
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 415 Ferrum Mountain Road, Ferrum, VA, United States, Virginia 24088
- **lat**: 36.92955
- **long**: -80.02176
- **full address**: 415 Ferrum Mountain Road, Ferrum, VA, United States, Virginia 24088

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Ferrum College Theatre Arts (https://allevents.in/org/ferrum-college-theatre-arts/12537248)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 415 Ferrum Mountain Road, Ferrum, VA, United States, Virginia 24088
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ferrum College Theatre Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, art, theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk by Catherine Bush ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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