Save the Date!

We’re pleased to announce the joint Folklorists in the South and Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation convenings, Saturday-Monday, June 19-21, 2010. We will gather in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the Aqueduct Conference Center.

This weekend welcomes public sector and academic folklorists, community scholars, students, and anyone interested in traditional culture. The gathering will include professional development, media presentations, panels, discussions and fieldtrips in addition to the opportunity to meet informally with peers.

So add June 19-21 to your Outlook, iPhone, doodle pad or Facebook calendar. Expect a rewarding learning and networking opportunity, anticipate seeing colleagues and friends (old & new), assume delicious meals and a beautiful setting, and count on a really good time! You don’t want to miss it!!

Details, details, details: Agenda and registration information available late winter. In the meantime, call Teresa Hollingsworth (404-874-7244 x 14; teresah@southarts.org) or Sally Van de Water (410-539-6656 x 107; sally@midatlanticarts.org).

This event is presented by the South Arts and the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.

The Folklorists in the South meeting is an annual gathering of Southern academic, public sector, freelance, community scholars and graduate student folklorists for a weekend of networking, discussions, panels, professional development opportunities and fieldtrips. South Arts' annual Folklorists in the South meeting is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.