The concert program aims to enlighten audiences about the various cultural influences on traditional music and dance. This concert will feature a multicultural perspective of traditional music, bluegrass, old-time, and dance with an emphasis on its roots and early influences from African American, Indigenous First people, Japanese, Hispanic/Latino, and European cultures. Experience a multi-dimensional display of art mediums, including storytelling on stage at the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech. Join the Montgomery Museum of Art & History on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM for our Cultural Crossroads in Traditional Music & Dance Concert at the Moss Arts Center, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24060.

Many of the performers hail from regions across Appalachia including Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina, and Eastern Tennessee. 20% of all ticket sale proceeds will be donated to Mountain Ways, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the hospitality and values of the Appalachian region to those facing natural disasters and tragedies. Supporting the Montgomery Museum and traditional Appalachian arts will help serve and support victims of flooding from Hurricane Helene.

Event Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

• Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF)

Platinum

• Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA)

• Friends of the Blue Ridge

• Stateson Homes

• The Japan Foundation, New York

• International Bluegrass Music Association

Gold

• Shelter Alternatives

• Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)

• David Reemsnyder

Silver

• The Crooked Road

• Mike Eggleston

• ServPro of Montgomery and Pulaski Counties

• FocusOne Integrated Financial Planning

• Blacksburg Pharmacy

• YMCA at VT

• J.S. Brown & Debbie Day

• WDP Consulting Engineers

• Judy Ridinger

• Blacksburg Pharmacy

• Snyder & Associates General Contractor

• YMCA at VT

• Justice (ret.) Elizabeth A. McClanahan

• Mary Ann Hinshelwood

• Mist on the Mountain

• Bottom of the Stairs

Bronze

• Vintage Cellar

• Ernie & Sue Bentley

• Sharon Chickering

• Crystal Collier & Jeff Sliney

• On-Site Culinary Solutions

• Louise & Minnis Ridenour

• Tim Colley, Colley Architects

• Joan Bellis

• Bryan Katz

• WNRV Bluegrass Radio

Patron

• Mark Parcell with Clinton’s Transfer and Storage

• Imagination Library of Montgomery County

• "Tim and Joyce Banker In Memory of Bill and Doris Horner & Gene and Katy Banker"

• Rosemary Blieszner & Steve Gerus

• Robert & Susan Miller

• Linda Correll

• Mary Biggs

• Carol & Ed Fox

• Mark & Judy Cox

• Joe & Cathey Bassett

• Jody & Lee Daniels

• Elizabeth Fine & Robert Walker

• Friends in Memory of Cliff Orange

• Jean Poff Galloway

• Bob Gill

• Jean Haskell

• Pat Hyer

• Jane Bonomo with Bonomo's Women's Clothier

• Candi & Mike Kelley

• Judith Kirwan

• Larry Linkous Auctioneer

• David Livingston

• Lu Merrit

• Lee Musgrave

• Mary Osgood

• Jim Page

• Rebecca Riley

• Richard and Laura Shepherd

• Margaret and Jim Shuler

• Scot Thomas & Amy Johnson

• Tom Tillar

• Ernie Wade

• Kathleen Wilson

• Anita Lilly