“Appalachia” screening and reception

The UK Appalachian Center hosted a three-day event featuring a screening of the PBS series Appalachia: A History of Land and People on Oct. 21. Appalachia chronicles the riveting history of one of the oldest mountain ranges on earth.

This four-part series weaves the insights of both the sciences and the humanities into a spellbinding portrait of one of the world’s great ecological treasures.

The event included a special reception with Appalachia creators, Jamie Ross and Ross Spears, on Nov. 11. in the Patterson Office Tower - 18th Fl. Conference Room. The filmmakers gave an exciting presentation on their decade long struggle to bring this four part series to life.