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==Arts and culture== {{update section|date=July 2022}} [[File:Whitesburg-methodistchurch.jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[Facade]] of the Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church in Whitesburg (built in 1934 by Italian immigrant stonemasons), featuring the outline of a map of Italy]] Whitesburg is the home of [[Appalshop]], a nonprofit aimed at helping people tell stories and educate others about Appalachia. * Country Music Highway Road Rally - This antique car rally begins at [[Greenup, Kentucky]], traverses the length of U.S. 23 in Kentucky, and ends at Whitesburg. Held during the [[autumn leaf color|peak color]] season in October, the rally draws sightseers from around the nation. Every county along the route is the home of at least one country music artist. * Cowan Creek Mountain Music School - A set of week-long intensive classes in banjo, guitar, fiddle, square dance, storytelling and singing. The school is held in late June at the community of Cowan and in Whitesburg. It is open to children and adults. * Letcher County Marching Invitational - On the last Saturday of October, the Letcher County Central High School Marching Band hosts a day of competition for marching bands from southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and northeast Tennessee. The contest has brought in groups from five states. * Riverside Days, formally Jenkins Days, is a three-day event held at Riverside Park in Whitesburg, next to the hospital. The festival includes country headliners, sponsored by Jenkins Festival Committee, Inc. and Coca-Cola; Mountain Outreach Idol; local performers; bluegrass; Gospel; Rock; Country; food and craft booths; rides; a mechanical bull; bungee jump; prizes and fun. * The Mountain Heritage Festival - Fall festival held annually the last weekend of September. The festival features talent shows, concerts, arts and crafts, food booths, a parade, and window display competition.
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