Alice Lloyd College will hold its annual Appalachia Day Homecoming celebration in Pippa Passes on Saturday, October 10th. The celebration includes exhibits of Appalachian Arts & Crafts, Traditional Mountain Music, Special Alumni Events, the Traditional Soup Bean Supper, and an Appalachian Authors Book Signing. The June Buchanan School Theatre Department, in conjunction with ALC Eagles Theatre, will present the musical Smoke on the Mountain. Registration and events begin at 9:00am.  {nl} {nl}This year’s festivities will also include a ceremony celebrating the restoration of the Commodore Slone Building, which now houses our Business and Technology Center, and the unveiling of a statue of our founder, Alice Lloyd.  These special events are open to the public and will begin at 1:00 pm.  For more information please call (606) 368-6055 or (606) 368-6044.