UACC Blog
Spirit of Song: a Lyric Writing Workshop & Community Sing-out
By Mike Templeton The Originary Arts Initiative and the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition have teamed up for n unique event that will bring songwriters, poets, and musicians together for an evenin...
Ben Kline: Contemporary Urban Appalachian Poet and Storyteller
By Mike Templeton We have seen much activity on the urban Appalachian literary front in recent weeks, and the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition has enjoyed following the action of our poets and wr...
Handcrafted Heritage: A Conversation with Emily Cross of Little Jack Ceramics on Clay, Culture, and Identity
By Erinn Sweet When I first began working with the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition as the Communications Specialist, one of my first projects was assisting with the creation of our Cultural Reso...
Urban Appalachian Poets perform in As if You Will Remember: Words, Music, and Dance Exploring Dementia’s Love and Loss at Cincy Fringe Festival
By Mike Templeton As if You Will Remember: Words, Music, and Dance Exploring Dementia’s Love and Loss features seven artists, including urban Appalachian poets Gerry Grubbs and Pauletta Hansel, an U...
Back to Work and Catching Up
By Mike Templeton It is clear from some of the past several blog articles that Core Members and others associated with the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition have been extremely busy. New books, th...
Hillbilly Highway: The Transappalachian Migration and the Making of a White Working Class—A New Book by Max Fraser
By Michael E. Maloney Max Fraser in Hillbilly Highway addresses the universe of American population movements so large that they change the worlds to which they move and the worlds they are leaving, c...
Will There Also Be Singing: A New Book by Pauletta Hansel
By Mike Templeton It is a striking coincidence that I finally picked up Will There Also Be Singing? by poet and Urban Appalachian Community Coalition Core Member Pauletta Hansel just as I see in my so...
The 53rd Annual Appalachian Festival
By Mike Templeton On Mother’s Day Weekend, May 11 and 12, the 53rd Annual Appalachian Festival will be held at Old Coney. The event runs from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm on Saturday, and 10:00 am to 6:00 pm...
The Lower Price Hill Appalachian Festival
By Mike Templeton On Saturday May 4, from 12:00 – 6:00 pm, the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition’s Lower Price Hill Appalachian Festival returns just as strong and exciting as ever. Formerly k...
Living Stream: A Creative Creekside Journey
By Mike Templeton On Friday May 3, from 6:30-8:30 pm, “Living Stream: A Creative Creekside Journey” will take place on the Mill Creek trail that runs through South Cumminsville and Camp Washington...
Catching up with Urban Appalachian Poet Sara Moore Wagner and Her Book Lady Wing Shot
By Mike Templeton It has only been two years since the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition put the spotlight on Sara Moore Wagner and her collection of poems, Hillbilly Madonna. Her accomplishments ...
Story Gathering Training for Kith and Kin: Appalachians and the Making of Cincinnati
By Mike Templeton On Saturday, April 20, from 10:00 am to noon at 1556 Chase Avenue in Northside, the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition, in partnership with A Picture’s Worth, will be holding th...
Edwin Callihan, Pessimysticism, Histories of Mgo, and the dark energy of Appalachia
By Mike Templeton The intellectual and creative heart of the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition consists of scholars from within the academy and scholars whose education comes from the streets and ...
The Road Home: Teresa Cox and the Move from Urban Appalachian to Smoky Mountaineer
By Mike Templeton The migration of Appalachian people to the urban areas like greater Cincinnati is the defining social movement that gave rise to the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition. Demographi...
Anne Braden: Southern Patriot: A New Film from Appalshop
By Mike Templeton The social justice work and stories of urban Appalachians have always been linked to those of other groups and peoples all over the United States. Witness, for example, the emergence...
Catching up with Your Store of the Queen City and Meiser’s Fresh Grocery & Deli
By Mike Templeton Lower Price Hill will always have a special place in the heart of those involved with the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition. It remains one of the key urban Appalachian neighborh...
Roots and Ruts: Exploring Appalachian Identity Through Photography with Julie Rae Powers
By Erinn Sweet The Urban Appalachian Community Coalition has a passion for storytelling and supporting Appalachian artists far and wide, which is why we never pass up an opportunity to showcase voices...
Author Crystal Wilkinson Discussing and Signing Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts at Joseph Beth Books
By Mike Templeton We have explored the importance of foodways in numerous articles on this blog. The myriad ways that Appalachian culture is preserved and sustained are of central importance to the Ur...