Come join us for a fun day of education about Alabama’s rich and native cultural heritage. This event will be held on the public square in Jacksonville, Alabama on March 13, 2010 from 9 am – 5 pm. We will have a hot dog vendor, craft vendors, Native arts and crafts, and assorted baked goodies for sale courtesy of our group and cause. We will also be holding a raffle for the chance to win great camping and out-gear donated by Camping World as well as arts and crafts donated by local craft vendor Kathy Morehart of Morehart Creations. Raffle tickets will be $1.00 each and you do not have to be present to win. Proceeds for the raffle will go toward funding the event. A raffle winner will be announced a few times during the day! We will also have local artist Shanna Butler donate some of her artwork for proceeds to funding the event. We will also have Native musicians as well as local musicians. Dr Harry Holstein of JSU will be present to give a talk on archaeology and preservation as well as local Director of the Janney Iron Furnace and Native American Museum, Tim Moon. We will also show a mound documentary by Rob and Cora Dunaway. Everybody come out and bring the kids to participate in this great event! We will be having a great time! Rain or Sunshine (come on sunshine)!!! Parking is available at various spots around the square and facilities will be located across from the Jacksonville Police Station. Chairs will be provided for seating near the stage, and there are several park benches located on the square. Tentative Schedule: 9:00 Am – Opening Announcements and Introductions 9:15 Am – 10: 00 AM – Harry Holstein discussing archaeology and preservation 10: 00 AM – 10: 30 AM – SPECIAL Guest Speaker 10: 30 AM – 11: 00 AM – Acoustic music Brandon Butler 11:00 AM – 11: 15 AM – Video Mound Presentation 11: 15 AM - 11:30 AM – Tim Moon discussing local cultural history 11:30 AM – Noon – Carl Brady Interview on Mounds with Cora and Rob Noon – 1 PM – Native Musicians 1 PM – 2 PM – Acoustic music with Rob Dunaway 2 PM – 2:30 PM – Cora Dunaway discussing mounds and preservation 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM – Acoustic music with Kyle Morgan 3:30 PM – 3: 45 PM –Video Mound Presentation 3:45 PM – 5 PM – SPECIAL Guest Speaker This schedule may be changed around a little before the 13th, but the line-up is in place. We are so excited that the group and administrators have helped Rob and I get this event up and running! We could not have done it without everybody’s help! We really hope the weather holds us, and we are going to have a good time!