A! Magazine — You have a reputation for running a tight ship and demanding perfection from your students. How do you accomplish this? Tom Jenrette:
Great Balls of Fire! Jerry Lee Lewis is backand appears in the work of ETSU's Dr. Robert Sawyer Since I was a little girl, I've loved singing and performing for other people, but I never imagined that I would make it my career. As a child, my parents always taught me to develop my interests. Well, I laughed out loud in many places (behavior previously reserved only for Huckleberry Finn). I searched for myself in the narrative (longing to know I had made an impression at one of the many Melungeon events we both attended).In This Issue
ETSU Professor Reveals Rarely Seen Side of Jerry Lee Lewis
Youth Spotlight: Rachel Barker
What's to Like About Lisa Alther's Kinfolks?
After Nearly 30 Years, ETSU Choral Director Still Inspires Students to New Creative Heights
Heads turn as he strides erectly into the auditorium. Talking ceases, muscles tense and backs straighten. All eyes are on him. Approval? Disapproval? His singers watch for the nod that says they "got it right."
Arts All Around ... Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, bisected by the Danube River, is a bustling capital city formed in 1873 by the union of two distinct historical towns, hilly Buda and flat Pest.
A! Extra
Anti-drug Poster Contest Winner Announced
A Bristol Virginia High School student's interpretation of "Art Creates; Drugs Destroy" won first place in a poster contest.
Kingsport Native dances in South Carolina Ballet's 'Swan Lake'
In her first season with Columbia City Ballet, Kingsport native Erin Ginn was one of the four little swans in Columbia City Ballet's Swan Lake.
Two Actors Share the Role of Christ in Easter Musical
What would it be like to portray Jesus? Jason Wilson and Scott Harper explain.
Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Appalachia wins Weatherford Award
The Encyclopedia of Appalachia, a joint project of the East Tennessee State University Center for Appalachian Studies and Services of Johnson City, TN and The University of Tennessee Press, won the prestigious Weatherford Award a