Listen to genuine mountain music and bluegrass. Bid on handmade crafts and tasty treats in an auction. Watch a candlewicker and chair caner perfecting their age-old crafts. Clap along as the RU Cloggers perform. See a basketmaker, quilters, a cornhusk dollmaker, a blacksmith, a potter, a wood carver, and a weaver demonstrating their authentic folk arts as we celebrate our Appalachian heritage in this annual festival on the Heth Lawn.
Admission is free.
Hosted by the Biology Club, Heth Plaza. Explore the beauty of Southwestern Virginia with these day-trips sponsored by RU's Campus Recreation. Your RU student should register for these events in the Campus Recreation Office in Madison Hall prior to Family Weekend. All family members over seven years of age are welcome to participate, but keep in mind that these trips entail moderate physical exertion. This trip is for intermediate level hikers.