Events

Sunday, March 12

Little Cities of Black Diamonds Council Quarterly Gathering

Tour of Robinson's Cave, birthplace of United Mine Workers, visit with living history character Chris Evan, leader of the Great Hocking Valley Coal Strike of 1884-85 and book signing for Agents of Change:  The Role of the Miners of the Little Cities of Black Diamonds in the Nation's Labor Movement. 

Public Dinner from11:30AM-1PM.  Program begins at 1PM.  Call toll free 1-866-394-3011 for details, directions.  Held at Dunkle Hall in New Straitsville (Perry County) St. Rts. 93 & 155. 

Wednesday, March 29

Micro-Tourism in Appalachian Ohio:  Managing and Marketing Your Tourist-based Business

Zane State College, the Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and Athens-based ACEnet have teamed up with Philo-based Blue Rock Station to present two workshops designed to aid small tourist-based businesses grow and prosper. 

The first of the two workshops entitled , is scheduled for March 29th - 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Riecker Building on 155 East Main Street,  McConnelsville, Ohio (25 minutes south of Zanesville, Ohio at I-70), with the second workshop to be held in Zanesville in the Fall.

The early registration is $35 and must be received by March 20.  Registration after that date is $49. Lunch is included in the cost of  registration. At the end of the workshop a prize drawing will be held featuring items useful to small businesses.  Annie and Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station, in conjunction with the partnering groups, will teach this all-day workshop specifically focused on the challenges faced in the management and marketing of small, tourism-based business. Participants will have the opportunity to create a simple no-hassle, no cost marketing plan . The class is for people either thinking about starting a tourism-related business those that already have a small business, or those selling items during the tourist season (summers or hunting season).

The full agenda for this and other courses is available on the Blue Rock Station website - http://www.bluerockstation.com.  For more information please contact Annie Warmke at (740) 674-4300 or email her at annie@bluerockstation.com. Registrations can be made by calling Annie or register by visiting http://www.bluerockstation.com.