Capitalizing on Culture Conference

Thursday, July 31, 2014   1:00-4:30  Board Training
 Kentucky Main Street Program (KYMS) track: Main Street 101 for surrounding communities that participate in the statewide revitalization program.
 
 
Friday August 1, 2014
9 a.m. – Conference call with Carol Shull, keeper of the National Register of Historic Places and manager of the Travel Itinerary Series (staff and speakers; open to the public)
 
10-11:30 a.m. – Welcome and introductions: Kentucky Heritage Council Executive Director and State Historic Preservation Officer Craig Potts, Pikeville City Manager Donovan Blackburn, and invited guests.
 
Keynote speaker: Don Wollenhaupt, National Park Service chief of interpretation and education, Southeast Region, who will discuss heritage tourism, the NPS “Discover Our Shared Heritage” Travel Itinerary series, and itinerary themes including African American history and Civil War sites.
 
11:30-1 p.m. – Lunch on your own in downtown Pikeville
 
1-2 p.m. – “Heritage Tourism and Travel: Connecting the Dots in Eastern Kentucky,” panel discussion moderated by Craig Potts. Panelists:
 Phil Osborne, president of Osborne and Associates, Lexington, and Chair of the SOAR Tourism, Arts and Heritage working group
Jim Mallory, vice chairman, Lewis and Clark Trust Inc.
Niki Nicholas, superintendent, Big South Fork National Park
Wayna Adams, archaeologist and heritage program manager, Daniel Boone National Forest
Tressa Brown, KHC Kentucky African American and Kentucky Native American heritage coordinator
 
2-2:10 p.m. – Break
 
2:10-3:30 p.m. – “Nonprofit Preservation Advocacy,” roundtable discussion led by Betsy Hatfield, Preservation Kentucky executive director, with guest panelists including Meme Sweets Runyon, executive director, River Fields Inc.
 
4-6 p.m. – Hatfield-McCoy Tours, free bus tours of sites associated with the Hatfields and McCoys, presented by Pike County Tourism, Convention & Visitors Bureau
 
5 p.m. – Preservation Kentucky reception
 
Dinner on your own
 
6-8 p.m. – Main Street Live! Pikeville Summer Concert Series. It’s ‘70s night - bring your disco duds!
 
 
Saturday, August 2, 2014
 
Track 1 - for Kentucky Main Street Program managers and board members
9-11:30 a.m. – Program updates
Branding Main Street: How Do They Know It’s Kentucky Main Street?
Main Street Roundtable, report from the Detroit National Main Streets Conference
 
Track 2
9-11:30 a.m. – “Cemetery Preservation and Genealogy Heritage Tourism,” presented by Kary Stackelbeck, KHC Site Protection Program manager, and Peggy Guier, KHC staff attorney. Eastern Kentucky’s landscape is dotted with rural family and church cemeteries, many of which have not been maintained and have no money or resources for restoration or preservation. This session will discuss issues and challenges with abandoned, rural and local cemeteries; state and federal laws; preservation resources; and utilizing genealogy to attract heritage tourists to communities.
 
Track 3
9-11:30 a.m. – Kentucky ArtPlace and Our Town. Continuation of a May convening of ArtPlace and Our Town National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant recipients, hosted by Lori Meadows, executive director of the Kentucky Arts Council, to discuss opportunities to connect creative arts communities across the state. This track will showcase outcomes and plans of the NEA-awarded cities/towns as a learning community session. All are invited to share ideas, challenges and successes and discuss how entities can work together to build stronger communities and stimulate economic growth through arts and cultural engagement. This session is facilitated by the Center for Appalachian Philanthropy (AppaPhil) and will continue in the afternoon.
 
11:30-1 p.m. – Lunch on your own in downtown Pikeville
 
Keynote Plenary
1-2 p.m. – “Heritage Tourism and Place Making,” a lively discussion with Griffin VanMeter, partner with Lexington’s Bullhorn Creative (www.bullhorncreative.com) and Kentucky for Kentucky.
 
2-2:10 p.m. – Break
 
2:10-3:10 p.m. – “Heritage Tourism and Place Making,” a regional panel discussion moderated by Griffin VanMeter. Panelists:
Jennifer Noble, owner of Treehouse Café and Bakery, Hazard
Amelia Kirby, owner of Summit City Lounge, Whitesburg
Coleman Larkin, manager of The Blue Raven Restaurant & Pub, Pikeville
 
3:10-3:20 p.m. – Break
 
Track 1
3:20-4:10 p.m. – “The National Register of Historic Places: A Tool for Heritage Tourism,” presented by Marty Perry, KHC National Register program coordinator.
 
Track 2
3:20-4:10 p.m. – “The Loveable Mr. Muddle.” Ubiquitous, mixed-use commercial buildings are key to creating a sense of place in our historic downtowns. Join Scot Walters, KHC Site Development Program manager, for a demonstration of Mr. Muddle, a hands-on, visual tool that demonstrates common building design issues and options for improvement.
 
Track 3 
3:20-5:10 p.m. – Kentucky ArtPlace and Our Town (continued). The afternoon track will continue the dialogue, committee reporting and planning from the May session and explore next steps. These sessions are open to the original invitees as well as all others who are interested in connecting our creative arts communities across the state.
 
4:10-4:20 p.m. – Break
 
4:20-5:10 p.m. – “Money for Old Buildings: How Rehab Tax Credits Can Work for You,” presented by Scot Walters. Have an old building and want to fix it up? Learn about state and federal rehabilitation tax credits and how they can help put money back in your pocket.