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Southern Ohio Folklife researches, supports, documents, and networks folklife within the southern Ohio region, focusing specifically on Clermont, Brown, Highland, Adams, Ross, Pike, Scioto, Vinton, Jackson, Lawrence, and Gallia Counties. Southern Ohio Folklife engages community-centered participatory and collaborative methodologies in order to center local perspectives and knowledges in complex, equitable, and inclusive representations and decision-making processes that impact local life.

English (español abajo)🎉🌈Join us for an evening to celebrate Traditional Companions at the second annual Fiesta de los C...
06/09/2026

English (español abajo)
🎉🌈Join us for an evening to celebrate Traditional Companions at the second annual Fiesta de los Colores! 🎉🌈

🌱 We're teaming up with Watch Me Grow Ohio and Kitchen Collective to share stories, songs, and experiences of planting, growing, harvesting, and eating foods that sustain our bodies and cultures. ❤️🌽🥕🍅

🤔 What are some of your favorite traditional companions?

✨ Contribute to our special activities!
🌻 Seed swap
📖 Recipe swap
📚 Cookbook swap

🍽️🥤Food and beverages will be provided by
🐟 Cj's Fish and Chicken LLC
🥢 AsianFix
🌮 Los Jarochos Food Truck
🧋 Small Town Sips

🎵Entertainment, education, and demonstrations hosted by:
🌶️ Mila's Authentic Flavor
🌿 Jess Dunn at Scioto Soil and Water Conservation District
👨‍🌾 Barb Bradbury and Kevin Bradbury
📚 Portsmouth Public Library
🎭 River Giants Parade Troop
🎸 Steve Free Band

📅 July 11
🕖 7:00pm - 9:00pm
📍Watch Me Grow, Ohio Fellowship Garden
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EN ESPAÑOL

🎉🌈 ¡Acompáñanos para una noche llena de color, cultura y comunidad en la segunda edición anual de la Fiesta de los Colores! 🌈🎉

🌱 Nos hemos unido con Watch Me Grow Ohio y Kitchen Collective para compartir historias, canciones 🎶 y experiencias sobre sembrar, cultivar, cosechar y disfrutar los alimentos que nutren nuestros cuerpos y nuestras culturas. ❤️🌽🥕🍅

🤔 ¿Cuáles son algunos de tus compañeros tradicionales favoritos?

✨ ¡Participa en nuestras actividades especiales!
🌻 Intercambio de semillas
📖 Intercambio de recetas
📚 Intercambio de libros de cocina

🍽️🥤 La comida y las bebidas estarán a cargo de:
🐟 Cj’s Fish and Chicken Cj's Fish and Chicken LLC
🥢 AsianFix
🌮 Los Jarochos Food Truck
🧋 Small Town Sips

🎵 Disfruta de entretenimiento, educación y demostraciones presentadas por:
🌶️ Mila's Authentic Flavor
🌿 Jess Dunn de Scioto Soil and Water Conservation District
👨‍🌾 Barb Bradbury y Kevin Bradbury
📚 Portsmouth Public Library
🎭 River Giants Parade Troop
🎸 Steve Free Band

📅 11 de julio
🕖 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
📍 Jardín Comunitario Fellowship de Watch Me Grow Ohio

🌻💃 ¡Ven a celebrar nuestras tradiciones, compartir conocimientos y disfrutar de una hermosa noche en comunidad🫶🏻♥️

📝 Translation and communication work by Maria Barradas. ¡Gracias, amiga!

Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) is conducting a new field-wide survey to better understand the conditions shaping cr...
06/08/2026

Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) is conducting a new field-wide survey to better understand the conditions shaping craft artists’ lives and work today. The survey explores financial stability, preparedness, workspace changes, support systems, market pressures, and barriers to accessing resources.

The survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete, is available in English and Spanish, and responses will remain confidential. A summary of findings will be shared publicly in late August.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CERFSurvey26

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Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) está realizando una nueva encuesta para toda la comunidad del oficio para comprender mejor las condiciones que están dando forma a las vidas y prácticas de artistas/artesanxs en la actualidad. La encuesta explora estabilidad financiera, preparación, cambios en espacios de trabajo, sistemas de apoyo, presiones del mercado y barreras para acceder a recursos.

La encuesta toma aproximadamente 15 minutos para completarse, está disponible en inglés y español, y las respuestas se mantendrán confidenciales. Un resumen de los hallazgos será compartido públicamente a finales de agosto.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CERFSurvey26

A bilingual field-wide survey exploring the conditions shaping craft practice today. Una encuesta bilingüe para toda la comunidad del oficio que explora las condiciones que están dando forma a la práctica artística en la actualidad.

Envía tu formulario para compartir tu cultura tradicional en la Fiesta de los Colores, que se celebrará el 11 de Octubre...
09/06/2025

Envía tu formulario para compartir tu cultura tradicional en la Fiesta de los Colores, que se celebrará el 11 de Octubre en el Jardín de la Comunidad Watch Me Grow, Ohio, ubicado en Waller Street 1308, Portsmouth. Cuéntanos si deseas compartir fotografías, música, bailes, vestimenta tradicional o gastronomía.

Las propuestas se considerarán del 1 al 30 de septiembre.

Para más información, visita nuestra página web: https://www.southernohiofolklife.org/fiesta-of-colors

Tune in to LH Radio at NOON TODAY! Our podcast producers, Los Herederos, have invited us to have a streaming feature on ...
03/15/2025

Tune in to LH Radio at NOON TODAY! Our podcast producers, Los Herederos, have invited us to have a streaming feature on their web-radio today, Saturday March 15th. They will play episodes of Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio (both Spanish and English narration episodes) as well as a pre-recorded interview with Dra. Elena Foulis and our Executive Director, Dra. Cassie Patterson, explaining the story of the podcast. Don’t miss it out!

Los Herederos Radio: https://www.losherederos.org/radio/
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¡Hoy a las doce y media! Nuestros productores de podcasts, Los Herederos, nos han invitado a tener una transmisión en su radio web el Sábado 15 de marzo. Transmitirán los episodios de Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio (episodios con narración español e inglés), así como una entrevista pregrabada con Dra. Elena Foulis y nuestro Director Ejecutivo, Dra. Cassie Patterson, explicando la historia del podcast. ¡No te lo pierdas!

Los Herederos Radio: https://www.losherederos.org/radio/
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Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio draws on an open-access digital archive of oral histories conducted by Southern Ohio Folklife and housed at the SSU Center for Public History Episodes are produced in partnership with media-arts organization Los Herederos.

This program is made possible, in part, by Ohio Humanities and the N@National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent those of Ohio Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities. This program was also made possible Mid Atlantic Folk and Traditional Arts, a program of Mid Atlantic Arts.



Artwork: Arte Empírico -Empirical Art
Graphic: Iraís Gariv
Cross-posting on Soundcloud and Spotify via Profe Elena Foulis Latine Stories
Collaborators: SSU Center for Public History South Central Ohio ESC

We ❤️ bilingual access!  (español abajo)Our special gift to you this Valentine's Day is the ability to listen to Las Cul...
02/14/2025

We ❤️ bilingual access! (español abajo)

Our special gift to you this Valentine's Day is the ability to listen to Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio (Cultures of Southern Ohio) in Spanish as well as English!

Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio shares oral histories and contemporary lifeways of Guatemalans, Hondurans, Mexicans, Peruvians, Puerto Ricans, Salvadorans, Venezuelans, and individuals from other Latin American countries residing in southern Ohio. Episodes explore themes that root Latine residents in the region, such as migration, travel, faith, family, and community.

Listen to our three episodes on Podbean or wherever you get podcasts. Check https://www.southernohiofolklife.org/podcast for additional information.
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¡Nos ❤️ el acceso bilingüe!

¡Nuestro regalo especial para ti este día de San Valentín es la posibilidad de escuchar Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio en español y en inglés!

Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio comparte historias orales y estilos de vida contemporáneos de Guatemaltecos, Hondureños, Mexicanos, Peruanos, Puertorriqueños, Salvadoreños, Venezolanos y personas de otros países latinoamericanos que residen en el sur de Ohio. Los episodios exploran temas que arraigan a los residentes latinos en la región, como la migración, los viajes, la fe, la familia y la comunidad.

Escucha nuestros tres episodios en Podbean o dondequiera que escuches podcasts. Consulta https://www.southernohiofolklife.org/podcast para obtener información adicional.

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Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio draws on an open-access digital archive of oral histories conducted by Southern Ohio Folklife and housed at the SSU Center for Public History. Episodes are produced in partnership with media-arts organization Los Herederos.

This program is made possible, in part, by Ohio Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent those of Ohio Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities. This program was also made possible Mid Atlantic Folk and Traditional Arts.



Artwork:Arte Empírico -Empirical Art
Graphic: Iraís Gariv

Today is the DAY! Make your contribution to Southern Ohio Folklife before 8pm ET for it to be matched by the board of th...
10/17/2024

Today is the DAY! Make your contribution to Southern Ohio Folklife before 8pm ET for it to be matched by the board of the !

Donate via phone or online at https://sciotofoundation.org/giving/donate/ and make sure you select "Southern Ohio Folklife" from the endowment dropdown menu.

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¡Es hoy! Busca el botón de donación en el pie de página de nuestro sitio web y completa el formulario de la fundación de Scioto Gives para Southern Ohio Folklife.

También puedes acceder aquí: https://sciotofoundation.org/giving/donate/

Únanse a nosotros en el evento virtual donde compartiremos actualizaciones sobre este gran día de donaciones.
Link del evento: https://www.facebook.com/share/KZDyTZRyvjcsY2gb/



Graphic and translation by Iraís Gariv

There are several different ways to support Southern Ohio Folklife, and one of them is through Scioto Gives endowment!Di...
10/12/2024

There are several different ways to support Southern Ohio Folklife, and one of them is through Scioto Gives endowment!

Did you know that for every dollar you donate through the Scioto Gives event is matched by The Scioto Foundation? It only happens one day of the year! Save the day and support our work with your donation next October 17.

Learn more ways to support us in https://www.southernohiofolklife.org/support-sof

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Hay diferentes maneras de apoyar a Southern Ohio Folklife, y una de ellas es a través de la fundación Scioto Gives.

¿Sabías que por cada dólar que donas a través de la fundación, Scioto iguala la cantidad para apoyar nuestra causa?

¡Esto solo sucede un día del año! Agenda el día y apoya nuestro trabajo con tu donación el próximo 17 de octubre.

Conoce más maneras de apoyarnos en: https://www.southernohiofolklife.org/support-sof

¡Estamos muy orgullosos de compartir que Cassie Patterson, nuestro Director Ejecutivo, está dando una charla en Eastern ...
10/07/2024

¡Estamos muy orgullosos de compartir que Cassie Patterson, nuestro Director Ejecutivo, está dando una charla en Eastern Kentucky University esta semana!

Consulta los detalles del evento y el resumen en https://libcal.eku.edu/event/13269417, y asegúrate de consultar Accessible Appalachia, un libro de texto electrónico gratuito con estudios de becas y casos originales que es perfecto para la introducción a los cursos de estudios de los Apalaches: https://manifold.open.umn.edu/projects/accessible-appalachia.

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We are so proud to share that Cassie Patterson, our Executive Director, is giving a talk at Eastern Kentucky University this week!

Check out the event details and abstract https://libcal.eku.edu/event/13269417 and make sure you check out Accessible Appalachia, a FREE, e-textbook with original scholarship and case studies that is perfect for Intro to Appalachian Studies courses: https://manifold.open.umn.edu/projects/accessible-appalachia

¡Felicidades a Lua Project on their new album, Los Appalachianos! Lua Prjoect got us up and dancing at Cantina Ixtaccíhu...
10/06/2024

¡Felicidades a Lua Project on their new album, Los Appalachianos!

Lua Prjoect got us up and dancing at Cantina Ixtaccíhuatl last year when they visited Portsmouth, and we at Southern Ohio Folklife are working on getting them back. In the meantime, listen to the beautiful new style of traditional music inspired by the sounds and sones of Mexico, Appalachia, and the Atlantic Basin.

Learn more at https://www.luaproject.org/

Artist · 38 monthly listeners.

10/02/2024

We’ve redesigned some of our webpages! Visit our website and check out what’s new! Don't miss out the new design of the homepage and Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio project!

Web design by Iraís Gariv.

https://www.southernohiofolklife.org/
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¡Hemos rediseñado algunas de nuestras páginas web! ¡Visita nuestro sitio web y descubre todas las novedades! No te pierdas el nuevo diseño de la página de inicio, y del proyecto Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio!

Diseño web por Iraís Gariv.

https://www.southernohiofolklife.org/

This program is made possible, in part, by Ohio Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of Ohio Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Portsmouth, OH
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