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BRAHM 5/3/20 BRAHM 5/3/20

Oral History Minute: Shea Tuberty

This past Saturday we debuted our new exhibit "Terra Ludis: Playground," so today we are going to feature our interview with Shea Tuberty, Ph.D. Shea is a lifelong fisherman and aquatic ecologist. We asked him to take us through his ideal day of fly fishing.

BRAHM 4/26/20 BRAHM 4/26/20

Oral History Minute: Rodney & Brandon Cheek, Cheek Family Dairy

This week we are going to Ashe County to meet with the Cheek Family Dairy, one of the few small dairies still operating in North Carolina. The interview features Rodney Cheek and his son is Brandon Cheek. They know and love their cows, and we asked them what it was like working so intimately with animals.

BRAHM 4/23/20 BRAHM 4/23/20

Program Watch Party: Hollow

Program Watch Party! We encourage you to check out this ONE-OF-A-KIND interactive documentary, Hollow.⁠ ⁠ Hollow is an immersive HTML5 documentary that blends community-created video with footage shot by McMillion Sheldon. Thirty video portraits of McDowell county residents are distributed across five thematic sections tackling issues like health, community activism, and the influence of the coal industry. The project draws on dynamic data visualizations, but statistics are balanced with personal narratives to put a face on the numbers.

BRAHM 4/19/20 BRAHM 4/19/20

Oral History Minute: Jennifer Maxwell, Office of Sustainability

With Earth Day right around the corner, we highlight the work of Jennifer Maxwell, Sustainability Program Specialist for the Office of Sustainability at Appalachian State University.

BRAHM 4/16/20 BRAHM 4/16/20

At-Home Watch Party: “The Last Dragons”

Check out this video as a reminder that we share the rivers with some incredible wildlife and it is important for us to respect their habitat. Our friends over at Freshwaters Illustrated produced this intimate glimpse at North America's Eastern Hellbender. Hellbenders are an ancient species of salamander that lives as much in myth as in reality and in many waters, myths are all that remain of these sentinel stream-dwellers.

BRAHM 4/12/20 BRAHM 4/12/20

Oral History Minute: Renee Boughman, F.A.R.M. Cafe

In 2018 we interviewed Renee Boughman, executive chef of F.A.R.M. Cafe. She told us about the importance of sitting down and eating a meal together.

BRAHM 4/9/20 BRAHM 4/9/20

Program Watch Party: Live 'n Pickin' with the Capozzoli Guitar Company

In our exhibit, "Sound Machines: Stringed Instruments of the Capozzoli Guitar Company" we have the rare opportunity to showcase pieces that are both works of art and instruments for creating art. In this program Chris Capozzoli will tell us about a few of his instruments and his friend Jeff Moretz will demonstrate the instruments in action.

BRAHM 4/5/20 BRAHM 4/5/20

Oral History Minute: A health worker's perspective from Gene Ray

This week's oral history minute asks us to take a moment to reflect on the incredible people who serve in our healthcare system. Please listen to or read this interview with Gene Ray from Boone, North Carolina. Gene worked as a nurse at Watauga Medical for many years. He shared some stories with us about his time as a nurse.

BRAHM 4/2/20 BRAHM 4/2/20

Program Watch Party - Appalachian Cultural Heritage featuring Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker (1973)

Western North Carolina has a rich heritage of instrument making that stretches back generations. One of the most skilled artisans was Edd Presnell of Beech Mountain. Edd specialized in making lap dulcimers. In this short film Edd takes us into his workshop and shows us how he made his dulcimers. This short film was made by Thomas Burton and Jack Schrader from East Tennessee State University in 1973.

BRAHM 3/29/20 BRAHM 3/29/20

Oral History Feature: Carol Coulter & Dave Walker

Carol Coulter & Dave Walker of Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture stress the importance of a strong local food system for a healthy body, community, and economy. ⁣Photo by Ashley Warren of Natural Craft Photography.

BRAHM 3/28/20 BRAHM 3/28/20

Behind the Scenes at BRAHM: Sound Machines Deinstall

What does it take to deinstall an exhibition? Check out this hilarious video for a "quick" and fun look at the deinstallation process of the exhibition of Sound Machines: Stringed Instruments by the Capozzoli Guitar Company.

BRAHM 3/26/20 BRAHM 3/26/20

Program Viewing Party: Guitar Styles of Western NC

The musicians of western North Carolina are known for their skill. In this video by William Ritter, he highlights and discusses the styles of three Mitchell county guitar players against the backdrop of pre-WWII guitar playing in Western North Carolina.

BRAHM 3/22/20 BRAHM 3/22/20

Oral History Minute: Featuring Seth Sullivan, co-owner of The Cardinal restaurant in Boone, NC.

Listen to this engaging 16 minute interview with Seth Sullivan in which he stresses the importance of the High Country community to the success of his locally-owned business.