The latest installment in the Midway Arts Series will be held Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Thoroughbred Theater with a noted author and a singer-songwriter, both from Appalachia. The series is a collaborative project of the theater and Midway Renaissance.
Carla Gover, right, an award-winning songwriter, will conduct a songwriting workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. at a cost of $25 per person. Reservations are required; to make one, call 846-9827. "Her original songs range from misty, traditional sounding ballads accompanied by banjo to up-tempo, pop-influenced songs with a groove," says the performing arts directory of the Kentucky Arts Council. She is a native of Whitesburg in Letcher County. For more on her, from the arts council, click here.
Silas House, left, will hold a free reading from his work at 7 p.m. The theater doors will open at 6:30 for coffee and dessert. House was recently named National Endowment for Humanities chair in Appalachian studies at Berea College. He has been Appalachian writer of the year and is a native of Lily in Laurel County. For more on him, here is his website.
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