Kathy Mattea will bring us all home during her performance at the MAC in the season opener on Friday. (Where did the summer go? Where?!)
Photo by David McClister
We can’t wait to have you all back in our casa again, though, and we have so many fun things planned for you all throughout the season, above and beyond the lineup of performances. How about live music on our patio? Check! A chance to meet Mattea herself and get signed copies of her CD? Check!
We’re also offering a chance for you all to hear a talk by Mattea herself, outside of her Friday performance. Join us Thursday, starting at 7 p.m., for “My Coal Journey,” which focuses on her family’s ties to coal mining culture and her current environmental advocacy efforts. And did we mention it’s free?
Before the talk, we welcome local and regional organizations and exhibits that are a part of this community. Learn about local and regional initiatives and experience the transformative power of Appalachian creative arts. Groups will be in the lobby beginning at 6 p.m.
We hope you all are ready for two evenings of fun as we kick off our second season! Be sure to check out our other exciting engagement events, coming up throughout the year.
Kathy Mattea’s “Calling Me Home” in photos
We can’t imagine a better start to our second season in the Moss Arts Center than Kathy Mattea’s “Calling Me Home.” Her songs, all hitting so close to home here in Appalachia, filled the performance hall, as did a heartwarming theatre-wide sing-a-long.
In case you, like us, are are still thinking about opening night, here are some images to help you relive it. From lobby activities (a huge thanks to Just a Bunch of Guys String Band for filling the Moss Arts Center with some music from our home) to the meet and greet with Mattea herself after the performance, we’ve got it all here!
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Mattea delivered such a warm, easygoing performance–we couldn’t believe how quickly the minutes seemed to evaporate away!
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After the performance, Mattea took time to meet as many fans as possible–including some new faces and some old friends.
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We hope those of you who made it to the show thoroughly enjoyed it, and we hope to see as many of our patrons as possible throughout the season.