Join us for a conversation with representatives of Maryland's only statewide program to sustain living traditions through documentation and presentation. Maryland Traditions folklorists from Western Maryland, Eastern Shore, and the Capitol region share their efforts along with self-taught Jazz pianist Lafayette Gilchrist, recipient of Maryland Traditions' Master and Apprentice awards. March 30, 2011 -- Library Gallery -- 4:00 p.m. Featuring: ELAINE EFF and CLIFF MURPHY, Co-directors, Maryland Traditions KARA ROGERS THOMAS, Folklorist, Frostburg State University CYNTHIA BYRD, Curator, Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury MARK PURYEAR, Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST, Maryland Traditions Apprentice