In 2003 the Harlan Campus partnered with the local Rotary Club to start and bring successful arts programming to the campus.  The decision was made to work on local indigenous music of the area, specifically bluegrass music.  There was considerable interest within the community and the project has shown marked promise.  In 2003-2004 the college and the Rotary Club put on 4 performances, featuring both professional and local musicians, These performances completely sold out our 200 seat auditorium.  We have completed our second year of the series with similar success.  There were 6 shows planed for 2004-2005, 1 per month during the winter months, which have already taken place and each has seen a full house averaging 200 plus.  The response within the community has been very positive.

In 2005 We decided it was time to celebrate our success and started the Festival as an outdoor celebration festival.  The 2005-2006 series is set as well as the date for our first annual bluegrass festival. You can check out this winters series by clicking here:

Harlan Rotary Club