City of Harlan County

Join Harlan County, Kentucky (pop. 25,000) on July 27, 2024 for MAMAW Fest: Mountains of Appalachia Music Arts and Wellness Festival, presented by Higher Ground, a community-based performance project and part of Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College. MAMAW Fest will bring local artists, vendors, musicians, and healthcare providers together to celebrate arts and wellness in Eastern Kentucky and will feature Higher Ground's tenth play centering how they take care of each other in Harlan County. Partnering with One Nation/One Project, the Cloverfork Clinic, and the Harlan County Fiscal Court, Higher Ground is also working to integrate the arts into rural healthcare delivery through various projects and programming efforts. Mark your calendars to attend MAMAW Fest: Mountains of Appalachian Music Arts and Wellness Festival taking place all day, on July 27th, on the streets of downtown Harlan. A celebration of community care, the day will feature local artists, vendors, musicians, and healthcare providers and culminate in an evening performance of Angels Unaware, the 10th theater production of local arts collective, Higher Ground – written, performed, and created by local community members.