Get ready to join us for our virtual film club, the MidMountain Motion Picture Possum Passel, at 1pm on June 16 by learning more about co-host Katie "Magdalene" Hanzalik's Spring 2024 Fellowship and meeting the rest of that Cohort: The Laurel Hells Ramblers, The Timber Bridges, alexis sāga, John Henry Williams, Rachel Feltman & Amy Fuchshofen!

Hear Katie's MidMountain exit interview and about the murder ballad gender transition song rising gothic mountain bluegrass band The Laurel Hells Ramblers' finished writing at MidMountain in this episode, including a snippet of the song's premiere here back in March!

Plus, learn about the open call MidMountain is running through July 29, 2024: We're curating a zine, gallery show, and arts festival for October focusing on reclaiming the Appalachian Murder Ballad genre, folk music too long dominated by regressive and misogynistic gender norms that celebrate violence against women, in conjunction with a themed Fall 2024 Fellowship Cohort that will be offered free lodging at MidMountain Retreat from October 1-October 13. More information at midmountain.org/murderballad

Find a link to the MidMountain Discord and the Google Meet for our Motion Picture Possum Passel discussion of Fando y Lis on June 16 at 1pm on our website at midmountain.org/ourconnectedculture