Roadside Theater Partners With Museum & Center To Present “Christmas in Appalachia”

Roadside Theater, the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center, and the Jettie Baker Center will present Christmas in Appalachia on Saturday, December 22nd at 7:00p.m. at the Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, Virginia. Admission is free, so bring the whole family for a wonderful community celebration this holiday season!

If your Christmas experience this year has been lost in a whirlwind of shopping and frantically searching for the world's best pecan pie recipe, then you're probably ready for a break from the holiday rush. Let Christmas in Appalachia take you back to a time when Christmas was about the things that really matter.

Christmas in Appalachia features Roadside Theater performer Ron Short, local artists, children, parents, grandmas and grandpas, and aunts and uncles in a performance of holiday music, stories, sing-a-longs, and remembrances. It’s a meaningful community celebration of the holidays that recalls Christmas as a time of sharing and being with loved ones. Guests this year include the Ridgewood Boys, Jim Scott Mullins, Maggie Stanley, Mike & Marsheli Mullins, and more.

Christmas in Appalachia is a part of what Roadside Theater does year ‘round—celebrate our mountain culture,” says Roadside’s Ron Short. “It’s a bit like getting together with your extended family—something you enjoy and look forward to all year long!”

Donations of non-perishable food items for the Dickenson County Food Bank will be accepted at the door. No reservations are necessary. For more information, contact the Ralph Stanley Museum at 276.926.8550, Roadside Theater at 276.679.3116, the Jettie Baker Center at 276.926.8694, or visit us on the web at www.ralphstanleymuseum.com.

"Christmas in Appalachia" Reminder & Sponsor Thank You

"Christmas in Appalachia" is almost here! Plan to spend Saturday, December 16th from 7pm-9pm at the Jettie Baker Center to celebrate the holidays with sing-alongs, special performances, remembrances, free hot chocolate and apple cider, and much more! And did we mention that admission is free?!

Also, after sending out press releases for the upcoming "Christmas in Appalachia," we received notice of three special sponsorships that not only will help to make this event a success, but they will help to make the event possible. So, although we didn't have time to add them to the press release, we want to send out a very special "thank you" to the following organizations for their kind support:

Haysi/Clinchco Lions Club
Clintwood Kiwanis Club
Clintwood Lions Club

We couldn't do this without your help!

"Christmas in Appalachia" Radio Release

If you haven't heard the latest audio release for "Christmas in Appalachia" on the radio by now, you can hear it right hear on the Ralph Stanley Museum Blog!

Remember, "Christmas in Appalachia" will take place on Saturday, December 16th at 7pm in the Jettie Baker Center. Admission is free!

Click on the file below to hear the release:
RSMChristmasRelease.wma

Roadside Theater, Ralph Stanley Museum, and Jettie Baker Center Present Christmas In Appalachia

Roadside Theater, the Ralph Stanley Museum, and the Jettie Baker Center will present Christmas in Appalachia on Saturday, December 16th at 7:00p.m. at the Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, Virginia. Admission is free, so bring the whole family for a wonderful community celebration during this holiday season!

If you've shopped 'til you've dropped this year and have your Christmas turkey waiting patiently in the chest freezer for a few more weeks, then you're probably ready for a break from the holiday rush. Let Christmas in Appalachia take you back to a time when Christmas was about the things that really matter.

Christmas in Appalachia features Roadside Theater performer Ron Short, local artists, children, parents, grandmas and grandpas, and aunts and uncles in a performance of holiday music, stories, sing-a-longs, and remembrances. It’s a meaningful community celebration of the holidays that recalls Christmas as a time of sharing and being with loved ones. Guests this year include Ken Childress, Scott Mullins, Maggie Stanley, the Ridgewood Boys, and Aaron Davis.

“Christmas in Appalachia is a part of what Roadside Theater does year ‘round—celebrate our mountain culture,” says Roadside’s Ron Short. “It’s a bit like getting together with your extended family—something you enjoy and look forward to all year long!”

Donations to the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center will be accepted at the door. No reservations are necessary. For more information, contact the Ralph Stanley Museum at 276.926.8550, Roadside Theater at 276.679.3116, the Jettie Baker Center at 276.926.8694, or visit us on the web at www.ralphstanleymuseum.com.