The Appalachia in the Bluegrass concert series is supported by the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music, the Appalachian Studies Program and the Appalachian Center of the University of Kentucky.

All concerts are in the Niles Gallery of the Lucille C. Little Fine Arts and Design Library just off Rose Street at the University of Kentucky. Concerts are at noon Fridays and last for one hour. Admission is free and open to the public.

Sept. 25 concert: Tall, Dark and Handsome 4 - https://finearts.uky.edu/music/events/appalachia-bluegrass-series-tall-dark-and-handsome-4

For additional information about Tall, Dark and Handsome 4: https://www.talldarkandhandsome.org

The full schedule of events at the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music may be found at https://finearts.uky.edu/music/appalachia-bluegrass. Contact Revell.Carr@uky.edu for more information.

The Appalachia in the Bluegrass concert series is supported by the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music, the Appalachian Studies Program and the Appalachian Center of the University of Kentucky.

All concerts are in the Niles Gallery of the Lucille C. Little Fine Arts and Design Library just off Rose Street at the University of Kentucky. Concerts are at noon Fridays and last for one hour. Admission is free and open to the public.

Sept. 18 concert: Kentucky Wild Horse - https://finearts.uky.edu/music/events/appalachia-bluegrass-series-kentucky-wild-horse

For more information about Kentucky Wild Horse: https://www.johnharrodmusic.com/kentucky-wild-horse

The full schedule of events at the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music may be found at https://finearts.uky.edu/music/appalachia-bluegrass. Contact Revell.Carr@uky.edu for more information.

The Appalachia in the Bluegrass concert series is supported by the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music, the Appalachian Studies Program and the Appalachian Center of the University of Kentucky.

All concerts are in the Niles Gallery of the Lucille C. Little Fine Arts and Design Library just off Rose Street at the University of Kentucky. Concerts are on Fridays at noon and last for one hour. Admission is free and open to the public.

Sept. 11 concert: Carla Gover Dance Workshop - https://carlagover.com

The full schedule of events at the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music may be found at https://finearts.uky.edu/music/appalachia-bluegrass. Contact Revell.Carr@uky.edu for more information.

The Appalachia in the Bluegrass concert series is supported by the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music, the Appalachian Studies Program and the Appalachian Center of the University of Kentucky.

All concerts are in the Niles Gallery of the Lucille C. Little Fine Arts and Design Library just off Rose Street at the University of Kentucky. Concerts are on Fridays at noon and last for one hour. Admission is free and open to the public.

Sept. 4 concert: Rose and Vine - https://www.facebook.com/roseandvineky/

The full schedule of events at the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music may be found at https://finearts.uky.edu/music/appalachia-bluegrass. Contact Revell.Carr@uky.edu for more information.

Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentations at the Appalachian Center or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year's SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2026 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia and the UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award as well as other scholars and students sharing their research.

Link to register to join via Zoom will be available soon.

Nov. 10, 2026

Kelli Lemaster, Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education: “A Sense of Place: Place-Based Inquiry in Appalachian Social Studies Classrooms.”

Tara Littlefield, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment: "Restoring Lost Landscapes: Terrestrial Orchid Responses to Disturbance, Restoration, Climate, and Biotic Interactions."

For the full schedule of SWAP presentations, go to this link.

Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentations at the Appalachian Center or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year's SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2026 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia and the UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award as well as other scholars and students sharing their research.

Link to register to join via Zoom will be available soon.

Nov. 10, 2026

Kelli Lemaster, Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education: “A Sense of Place: Place-Based Inquiry in Appalachian Social Studies Classrooms.”

Tara Littlefield, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment: "Restoring Lost Landscapes: Terrestrial Orchid Responses to Disturbance, Restoration, Climate, and Biotic Interactions."

For the full schedule of SWAP presentations, go to this link.

Dr. Kathryn Engle, Appalachian Center director, will give an introduction, along with Nyoka Hawkins, to the movie, Time on the River starring Gurney Norman. This is part of the "Movie by the River Night" event and includes the movie with pizza. This event is part of the Sept. 5-12, 2026, Kentucky Riverkeeper Hellbender Festival. For additional information and the full Hellbender Festival schedule of events, go to this link.

Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentations at the Appalachian Center or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year's SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2026 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia and the UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award as well as other scholars and students sharing their research.

Link to register to join via Zoom will be available soon.

Dec. 1, 2026 SWAP Presentations:

Tania Rojas Carbajal, Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences: “Spatiotemporal Effects of Surface Coal Mining on Bird Occupancy in Appalachia.”

Abe Neis-Eldridge, Department of Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, "Men and Metal: Guns, Masculinity, and Politics in the Volunteer State"

For the full schedule of SWAP presentations, go to this link.

Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentations at the Appalachian Center or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year's SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2026 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia and the UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award as well as other scholars and students sharing their research.

Link to register to join via Zoom will be available soon.

Dec. 1, 2026 SWAP Presentations:

Tania Rojas Carbajal, Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences: “Spatiotemporal Effects of Surface Coal Mining on Bird Occupancy in Appalachia.”

Abe Neis-Eldridge, Department of Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, "Men and Metal: Guns, Masculinity, and Politics in the Volunteer State"

For the full schedule of SWAP presentations, go to this link.

Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentations at the Appalachian Center or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year's SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2026 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia and the UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award as well as other scholars and students sharing their research.

Link to register to join via Zoom will be available soon.

October 28, 2026 SWAP Presentations:

Holden Dillman, College of Social Work: “We Are Here: National and Appalachian Accounts of Youth-to-Adulthood Mental Health and Well-Being Among Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging and Early Adults.”

Ally Moseley, College of Social Work: “Rainbow Roads aren't just for video games: Visibility, Belonging, and Queer Voices in Kentucky’s SAFE ROADS Debate.”

For the full schedule of SWAP presentations, go to this link.