Appalachian Heritage Week Presentations With Tipper Pressley

Join us in the Keith House Community Room at 4:45 p.m. August 19th - 21st for a series of presentations with Tipper Pressley

August 19th | The Rich Colorful Language of Appalachia
August 20th | Using the Internet to Preserve & Celebrate Appalachian Culture
August 21st | My Life in Appalachia and Connections to the Folk School

About Tipper Pressley

Tipper Pressley has been writing about all things Appalachian since 2008 on the popular blog Blind Pig and The Acorn. In 2020 she developed a YouTube channel, Celebrating Appalachia, to further solidify her desire to celebrate and preserve Appalachian Culture. To date over 65 million people have viewed her videos. She was awarded the 2020 e-Appalachia Award by the Appalachian Studies Association. And in 2022 she received an Appy Award for her video work featuring Appalachian foodways, culture, and heritage. In 2023 she co-authored a successful cookbook Celebrating Southern Appalachian Food: Recipes & Stories from Mountain Kitchens with mentor Jim Casada.

Cost : FREE
Folk School Locations Keith House: Community Room, 1 State Rd 1565, Brasstown, NC 28902