Opening Reception

Featuring

•  Music by Dr. Julie Henigan (http://juliehenigan.com/rev.html), singer, multi-instrumentalist, and folklorist, Springfield, Missouri,

and

• "Shivaree/Chivaree: A Past Tradition" by Dr. Gary Buxton, Instructor of English, Black River Technical College, Pocahontas, Arkansas -- A historical overview of the marriage custom of shivaree and its significance in Ozarks folklife, with opportunities for audience participation

This reception is sponsored by the West Plains Council on the Arts with funding from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

"Hit's the Closest to Everlastin': Collaborative Conservation in the Ozarks"

Featuring the following presentations:

• "Agrarianism and Agricultural Biodiversity in the Ozarks," Dr. Brian Campbell (see right column)
• "Integrating the Old with the Ancient," D'Coda, Ozark gardener and seed saver, Hurricane Wilderness Area, Arkansas
• "The Ozark Seed Swap: A Documentary Film," Zachariah McCannon (OzarkSatchel.com), documentary filmmaker, Conway, Arkansas
• "Generative Traditions: Cultural Identity and Wild Plant Procurement in the Western Cherokee Ozarks and the Arkansas Ozarks," Dr. Justin Nolan, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; Shawna Cain, Cherokee Nation and student in anthropology, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; Roger Cain, Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band, and student in anthropology, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; Diana Storch, student in crop, soil, and environmental sciences, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
• "Building a Regional Public Domain Seed Bank for the Ozarks," Daniel Roth, Director, Ozark Seed Bank, Brixey, Missouri
• "Situating the Seeds: On-the-Ground Documentation and Conservation of Ozark Heirloom Vegetable and Fruit Cultivars," James Veteto, Ph.D. candidate, anthropology, University of Georgia at Athens, and former coordinator, Southern Seed Legacy, Athens, Georgia
• "Perpetual Weed Patches," Tina Marie Wilcox, President, International Herb Association, and Head Gardener and Herbalist, Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, Arkansas

Additional panelists:

• Kent Bonar, Naturalist, Newton County (Arkansas) Wildlife Association
• Willodean Smythe, Ozark gardener and seed saver, Marshall, Arkansas

A series of presentations and panel discussions moderated by

Dr. Brian Campbell,
Project Director,
Conserving Arkansas's Agricultural Heritage,
and Assistant Professor of Anthropology,
University of Central Arkansas,
Conway, Arkansas