Have you ever wondered what it takes to make a mountain dulcimer? Or how a beekeeper keeps from getting stung? Would you like to learn how to make a corn shuck doll or a hunting knife, just like your ancestors did?
On Saturday, September 19 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM, come to the Southwest Virginia Museum’s Folk Life Festival and visit with area artisans who can answer your questions and demonstrate the skills necessary to practice a variety of traditional mountain crafts.
Exhibitors will display their goods and share their expertise in quilting, carving, metal working, instrument making, wood-turning, beekeeping, corn shuck crafts and more. There will be a hands-on children’s area where kids of all ages can try butter churning, weaving and quilting; old-time games and children’s crafts will also be available.
At 2:00 PM, Tyler Hughes and the Generation Gap will perform a variety of old-time, country and bluegrass tunes on traditional mountain instruments such as the banjo, mandolin, autoharp, guitar, and mountain dulcimer.
All of the day’s activities are free and open to the public. For more information, please call the museum at 276-523-1322.