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Written by Mountain City Traditional Arts
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 10:08 |
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 Mountain City Traditional Arts is hosting a Mountain Herbalist Series featuring the work of herbalist Mimi Hernandez, coordinator of the Appalachian Center for Ethnobotanical Studies at Frostburg State University. Meeting every other Monday through early May, the series tackles a number of topics covering topics as diverse as “Medicinal Flora of Appalachia” to “Kudzu” as culinary cuisine.
The free series runs alternating Mondays from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The next in the series, "Kitchen Spices for Health” is slated for March 8. Having recently relocated to Frostburg from Asheville, North Carolina, Hernandez is eager to meet community members with an interest in preserving local knowledge of mountain herbs. Although pre registration is not required, the ... |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 March 2010 11:23 |
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Written by Kara Rogers Thomas
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Friday, 26 February 2010 09:39 |
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 Mountain City Traditional Arts will present Mountain Music with a Country Flair by Loretta Hummel and Robert Broadwater on Friday, March 5 at 7 PM. Long time residents of Mountain Maryland, the pair has been delighting regional audiences for many years.
Residing near Frostburg, Hummel is a singer and acoustic songwriter who has recorded and released several albums. She plays guitar and performs a variety of country, gospel, and bluegrass music in the tri-state area. Loretta Hummel has performed at the Berlin Music Festival, Burlington Apple Festival, and FSU Appalachian Festival, to name just a few venues. In 2008, she participated in the Country Gospel Music Association conventions in Branson, MO and Shippensburg, PA. More recently, she headed back to Branson ... |
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Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2010 11:11 |
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Written by Kara Rogers Thomas
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Saturday, 20 February 2010 13:48 |
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 The Humane Society of the United States is gearing up to announce its 2010 Dogs of Valor Award. Through the winter visitors to the HSUS online site are encouraged to cast their vote for a rich medley of heroic pooches. Last year's finalists included Aubrey, a Doberman Pincher who directed her owner through an overgrown path to an elderly man lying unconscious and bleeding; Butch, a rescued Pitbull who overcame his phobia of basements to save his 21 year old “stepbrother” from fire; and Hank, a rescue dog who in turn rescued his 81 year old owner when a farming accident caused a tractor to roll on him.
The contest brings to light only a handful of stories documenting the bravery and enduring devotion of pet companions. On a daily basis, pets bring small acts of kindness ... |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 20 February 2010 15:09 |
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Written by Jenna Tenaglio
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 11:50 |
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 Sunday, January 14, saw me getting up from my wonderfully warm bed in Frostburg to start my car up and make the 45-minute drive from my front door to the driveway of Mountain Maryland Kennels, LLC the home of Husky Power Dogsledding in Accident, Maryland. Mike and Linda Herdering opened Husky Power Dogsledding, a dogsled touring business, in 2004 to share their love of the sport of dogsledding and the Siberian husky breed with the general public.
As I walked down the Herdering’s long hill of a driveway, I was greeted by the view of a large yard of dogs and the bundled up figures of the children from the Boy and Girl Scout troops that were visiting Husky Power that day. Husky Power Dogsledding awards Girl Scout merit badges in dogsledding while Boy Scouts are able ... |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 February 2010 09:14 |
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Written by Kara Rogers Thomas
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 18:05 |
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Mountain City Traditional Arts will host a full array of February programming to help local residents beat the winter blues. The venue is introducing new additions to its regular offerings -- including a monthly drum circle, hosting new classes and workshops, and presenting a February music performance featuring country and bluegrass duo Loretta Hummel and Robert Broadwater.
Starting this Friday, January 29 at 7 PM, a community Drum Circle joins the monthly lineup. Attendees are encouraged to bring the rhythm instrument ... |
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Last Updated on Friday, 29 January 2010 09:27 |
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