Silent Auction: An Evening with Olivia Ellen Lloyd
Gary Bowling's House of Art, 300 Ramsey St, Bluefield, WV 24701
29 MAY: 6PM - 8:30PM
A Day of Music
30 MAY: 10AM - 8PM
Glenwood Park Ampitheatre, Princeton WV:
Gospel Service and Bible Study
31 MAY: 11AM - 2PM
Pilgrim Baptist Church, 2074 Crane Creek Road, Rock WV,
Join us at Gary Bowling's House of Art for a short documentary screening, silent auction of coal-mining collectibles, and an accoustic performance from renowned Americana/Country musician Olivia Ellen Lloyd.
https://olivialloydmusic.com/
The main music festival! Come for the entire day, or to see your favorite artists. Don't forget to stay until the evening to enter a raffle with a chance to win a rifle engraved with lyrics from "They'll Never Keep Us Down!"
Suggested donation $35. All proceeds split evenly between the Mercer and McDowell chapters of the National Black Lung Association.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM
5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
7:00 PM - 7:15 PM
7:15 PM - 8:45 PM
MILL CREEK CRONIES
ARNOLD "BUDDY" DICKENS AND CO
HEATHER HANNAH AND CO
A FEW WORDS FROM THE MERCER COUNTY BLACK LUNG ASSOCIATION
GUN RAFFLE WINNER ANNOUNCED!!!
29 MAY: 8:30PM - Close
Evening Jam at Trail 10 Pub and Grill!
408 Simmons Ave, Freeman, WV 24724
Join us for a final gospel sing at the historic Pilgrim Baptist Church in Hazel's hometown of Montcalm, WV. We will start off with some opening tunes from Sam Mann, followed by a sermon and prayer service by Hazel's niece Sarah Dillon.
We will conclude with an open gospel sing from anyone who would like to participate.
Questions?
Want to talk in person?
Send us a call or email!
INFO: 720-639-1777
EMAIL: [email protected]
Sources:
https://www.bluegrasshall.org/inductees/hazel-dickens-and-alice-gerrard/hazel-dickens/#biography
https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/hazel-dickens-life-of-work
Appalshop. (2002). Hazel Dickens - It’s Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song. United States.
Dickens, H., & Malone, B. C. (2010). Working girl blues: The life and music of Hazel Dickens. University of Illinois Press.
Gerrard, A. (2025). Custom Made Woman: A Life in Traditional Music. University of North Carolina Press.