The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is pleased to announce a school concert series this spring featuring nationally-acclaimed singer-songwriter-hiker Walkin’ Jim Stoltz. Through a generous grant from REI, this wonderful show is being offered absolutely free to 20 schools along the Appalachian Trail corridor, from Georgia to Maine.

A goal of this concert series is to lead students and teachers to Web site resources including, Trail to Every Classroom curricula, ideas for hiking as a family, information about local hiking trails connecting to the A.T., volunteer opportunities for youth and families through the A.T. MEGA-Transect project, and blogs and videos where young people can share their Trail experiences.

Stoltz’s multi-media shows for children are full of sing-a-longs, stories, and beautiful slides artistically blended from two projectors. The kid's concerts are geared mainly toward elementary age children and usually run from 45 to 50 minutes, including a question and answer time. Between the pictures, the songs, and his enthusiasm, the show can easily capture and hold the attention of a room full of kids.

Stoltz will perform in the southern region of Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee between February 23 and March 5, and will be in Virginia March 9 through 19. His appearances for the Mid-Atlantic region, West Virginia through New York, are scheduled between March 23 and April 2. His performances from Connecticut to Maine will occur April 6 to 16.

Performance Calendar

February 23 - Stone Mountain Elementary School, Stone Mountain, Georgia
February 25 - Cartoogechaye Elementary School,  Franklin, North Carolina
February 27 - W.D. Williams Elementary School,  Swannanoa, North Carolina
March 3 - Upward Elementary School, Flat Rock, North Carolina 
March 5 - Hot Springs School, Hot Springs, North Carolina
March 10 - Spiller Elementary School, Wytheville, Virginia
March 12 - Glenvar Elementary School, Salem, Virginia
March 16 - Fairfield Elem School, Lexington, Virginia
March 19 - Blue Ridge Middle School, Purceville Virginia 
March 23 - Harpers Ferry Middle School, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 
March 25 - Gettysburg Middle School, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
March 27 - Waynesboro Middle School, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania 
March 31 - WG Rice Elementary School , Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania 
April 2 - Lounsberry Hollow Middle School, Vernon, New Jersey
April 6 - Monument Valley Middle School, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
April 13 - Woodstock School, Woodstock, Vermont 
April 15 - Edward Fenn School, Gorham, New Hampshire 
April 17 - Rangeley School, Rangeley, Maine 

Forever Wild Concerts

February 24 - Franklin, North Carolina -- Forever Wild Concert 
Hosted by the Arts Council of Macon County    

April 7 - Great Barrington, Massachusetts -- Forever Wild Concert
Mahawie Performing Arts Center, 7:00