The conference exhibit area, spread throughout the second floor of the Millennium Hotel, will include tables for organizations and businesses that provide goods and services of interest to our members, poster presentations, the Howard Dorgan Silent Auction, and special exhibits and visual arts. Both planned and spontaneous entertainment will be encouraged in this area. An adjacent room will house the Family Zone for children and adults to interact with Appalachian-themed books, games, and recordings. Another adjacent area will provide a gathering space for Young Appalachian Leaders and Learners(Y�ALL).
This exhibit, which interprets the experiences of migration from the Appalachian region to the greater Cincinnati area through photographs and the voices of urban migrants, will be displayed in the first floor lobby of the Millennium Hotel.
Nine panels, telling the story of bluegrass in southwest Ohio, will be on display in the exhibit area at the Millennium sponsored by Miami Regionals Appalachian Studies, with the Smith Library of Regional History, Lane Public Libraries, Greene County Public Library, and the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Through the generosity of her daughter, Donna Sue Groves, a collection of quilts by Maxine Groves, the inspiration behind the Ohio Quilt Barn Trail and the American Quilt Trail, will be featured in the exhibit area.