UVa-Wise to celebrate 50th anniversary with Appalachian Music Festival, fireworks

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a free Appalachian Music Festival and Fabulous Fireworks Extravaganza on Saturday, Oct. 2.
The music begins at 4 p.m. on the Lawn by the Lake. Concessions will be available.

The Appalachian Music Festival is part of Alumni-Homecoming Weekend Sept. 30 through Oct. 2. The public is invited to join the College’s faculty, staff, students and alumni for this historic celebration.

The list of performers, in order of appearance, includes: Papa Joe Smiddy, The Mount Rogers Albert Hash Memorial School Band, Ron Short. Dale Jett, Ras Alan & the Lions, The ETSU Bluegrass Band, Apartment Number 9, Ed Snodderly, and Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time.

At 9 p.m., UVa-Wise will light up the night sky with a Fabulous Fireworks Extravaganza sponsored by the Town of Wise and City of Norton.

For a complete list of Alumni-Homecoming Weekend activities, visit us on the web at www.uvawise.edu/alumni, or contact the Alumni Office at 276-328-0128 or via e-mail at alumni@uvawise.edu.

UVa-Wise is ranked among the nation’s top ten public liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report. The only branch campus of the University of Virginia, UVa-Wise is home to 1,800 students and offers under graduate and professional programs in the liberal arts tradition of Thomas Jefferson.