Art, music, food and history are all part of the Sgt. York Cultural Arts and Heritage Celebration, a free event May 7 at the Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park.
Sponsored by the non-profit Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation and funded in part by an Arts Build Communities grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission, the event features craftsmen and artisans demonstrating skills utilized throughout the Wolf River Valley and Cumberland Plateau during Sgt. Alvin C. York’s lifetime.
Among the artists demonstrating are Mary Curren, who spins llama hair into wearable creations; Natali and Paul Devine, a husband and wife team who make colorful hand-dyed baskets using reeds and white oak; and Julie Styer, whose talents include wood burning and painting among others.
In addition to the arts, the celebration will offer World War I displays of artifacts, interpreters in period attire, a live, online genealogical research booth, book signings by local authors and tours of Sgt. York’s home, farm, mill, Bible School, nature trail and burial site.
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