Hope After Helene: Community Keynote with David LaMotte
Sat, Sep 27
|Appalachian Theatre
This special keynote event features David LaMotte, acclaimed singer-songwriter, speaker, and author. LaMotte will reflect on what this year has taught us about living in the space between loss and recovery.
Time & Location
Sep 27, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Appalachian Theatre, 559 W King St, Boone, NC 28607, USA
About the Event
This free event is open to all as we gather to reflect, remember, and step forward with renewed purpose. Free tickets for seating purposes can be obtained at the Appalachian Theatre (https://www.apptheatre.org/events-and-tickets/hope-after-helene-community-keynote).
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David LaMotte is an award-winning songwriter, speaker, and author. The Boston Globe writes that his music “pushes the envelope with challenging lyrics and unusual tunings, but he also pays homage to folk tradition,” while BBC Radio Belfast lauds his “charm, stories, humor, insightful songs, sweet voice, and dazzling guitar ability.” A veteran of twelve CDs and over 3000 concerts on five continents, he suspended his music career in 2008 to accept a Rotary World Peace Fellowship and obtain a Master’s degree in International Studies, Peace and Conflict Resolution at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. As part of that degree, he also spent three months in rural Andhra Pradesh, India,…