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October 2009   Richmond Folk Festival Sacred Sounds - Sacred Spaces   Photos & Video   » View Photo Slide Show   » Video: Maggie Ingram   » "Crowns" Fashion Show - RTD The Virginia Folklife Program put on a great show at the Richmond Folk Festival Oct. 9-11. The theme of the Virginia Folklife area, Sacred Sounds - Sacred Spaces, explored the spiritual roots of Virginia's dazzlingly diverse communities. African-American Gospel, Virginia Indian drum and dance, Sephardic Jewish balladry, Laotian Buddhist chanting, Old Regular Baptist singing and more could be heard on the Virginia Folklife stage.   » More about Sacred Sounds - Sacred Spaces   » More about the Virginia Folklife Program   EdUI 2009 Recap Conference for Web Professionals VFH was pleased to co-host the EdUI 2009 Conference in cooperation with the University of Virginia, Sept. 21-22. This conference focused on helping web professionals working in higher education and digital scholarship make their web sites easier to use and more accessible by everyone. The more than 180 web professionals attending the two-day EdUI conference were enthusiastic about the mix of workshops, speakers and networking opportunities. Ninety percent of the audience came from libraries, colleges and businesses right here in Virginia, but attendees also came from as far away as New York, Illinois, Florida and Massachusetts. Plans are already underway for repeating this success in 2010!   Virginia Festival of the Book Tickets Available Festival Luncheon - ($50) Thurs. March 18 Michael Malone, Author of Four Corners of the Sky More Info... Crime Wave Mystery Luncheon - ($50) Sat. March 20 Julia Spencer-Fleming, Agatha award nominee and author of seven mysteries. More Info... Business Breakfast - ($30) Wed. March 17 Michael Gelb, Author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci More Info... Authors Reception - ($35) Sat. March 20 More Info...   Looking for Something to Do? Don't miss these events! The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory October 10 - April 11 Richmond, VA More... Karenne Wood, "Who Owns the Past? Virginia Indians Today and Yesterday" Wednesday October 21 Blacksburg, VA More... See You in a Hundred Years Wednesday October 21 Winchester, VA More... Documents Compass Electronic Editors Meeting Tom B. Horton, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science Friday October 23 Charlottesville, VA More... Blue Ridge Folklife Festival Saturday October 24 Ferrum, VA More... Mitchell S. Green, University of Virginia: The Evolution of Language Tuesday October 27 Charlottesville, VA More... The Inner Life of Animals Thursday November 5 Blacksburg, VA More... A Lesson Before Dying Reading & Discussion Program Thursday November 5 Fairfax, VA More... Virginia Arts of the Book Annual Raucous Auction Friday November 13th Charlottesville, VA More... Many More Events Can be Found on the VFH Calendar   VFH News & Announcements Folklife Stole the Show at the Richmond Folk Festival. - Richmond Times Dispatch Folklife Area at Richmond Folk Festival to Explore Spiritual Life in Virginia - Richmond Times Dispatch Passing Time on the Way to War - Tacoma Weekly Michael Wesch Looks at "Mediated Culture" at EDUI 2009 - Mind On Marketing EdUI 2009: Recap - mStoner Blog 2010 Festival of the Book to include Emmy winner - Daily Progress   Virginia Foundation for the Humanities 145 Ednam Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903 Phone 434.924.3296 | Fax: 434.296.4714