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The Southern Shakers in Context: The Regional Influences That Created South Union

The Southern Shakers in Context: The Regional Influences That Created South Union

Join us at South Union Shaker Village -- 850 Shaker Museum Road, Auburn, KY 42206

6pm-9pm | Friday, April 22nd

8am-3pm | Saturday, April 23rd

Participants will not only learn about life on the frontier but will focus on specific topics such as Kentucky basket-making traditions and middle Tennessee furniture makers.  Speakers include Southern material culture authority C. Tracey Parks, white oak basket maker/tradition bearer Scott Gilbert, folklorist/basket maker Beth Hester, and renowned Kentucky artist and historian Frank House.

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