Helvetia Film Screen @ Appalachian Forest Discover Center

Join us for a FREE showing of the hour long documentary Helvetia: The Swiss of West Virginia, introduced by folklorist Heidi Mailloux Arnett, a Helvetia resident and manager of the Hutte Restaurant. Doors will open at 5:00 and the film will begin at 6:00. Before and after the film, guest are encouraged to look at our exhibit Creating Cultures: Ethnic Groups in the AFNHA to learn more about our heritage in the region. Light refreshments will be provided.

“From the making of Helvetia cheese to Fasnacht and the burning of Old Man Winter – experience the Old-World Swiss traditions as they thrive today in the remote mountain community of Helvetia, West Virginia. Descendents of nineteenth-century Swiss immigrants share and discuss their music, dance, yodeling, foodways, crafts, customs and celebrations.”

Note: the film should be done it time for guests to also go to the Augusta Festival’s concert and dance which begins at 7:30.