A! Magazine for the Arts Archive

Mary Jo Case: The Queen of Tennessee Collectors

Mary Jo Case saves pieces of history: art, pottery, furniture, silver, baskets and even a house.

In This Issue

• Museums benefit from Mary Jo Case's Collection Mary Jo Case learned a great deal from museums and museum staff, and she is dedicated to helping them grow their collections of Tennessee materials.
• The Bachman Martin Dobyns Home restored Mary Jo Case says the Bachman Martin Dobyns House in Kingsport, Tennessee, needed her.
• Arts For Youth Spotlight Kallie Huffman says ballet is wordless expression, and she's been practicing her silent communication skills for 12 years.
• Antique market is highlight of Virginia Highlands Festival
• Peyton Boyd lectures on architectural history Abingdon architect Peyton Boyd delivers an illustrated lecture, which highlights Abingdon's rich architectural history.
• Tour of Homes returns to Virginia Highlands Fest The 68th Virginia Highlands Festival invites you explore historic Abingdon, Virginia, while learning about the region's culture and history.
• Local choir performs at Carnegie Hall The Highlands Youth Ensemble recently traveled to New York City to perform in world-famous Carnegie Hall.
• Mother and daughter team create new children's book The release of "Kallie Grace is a Firefighter" is the first book in a new series "The Adventures of Kallie Grace."
• Niswonger Performing Arts season announced The Niswonger Performing Arts Center in historic downtown Greeneville, Tennessee, announces another season of entertainment featuring 30 performances for the 2016-2017 season.
• Appalachian Festival of Plays & Playwrights at Barter Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia, presents its annual Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights, Aug. 18-28 at Barter Stage II.
• Storytelling Live! announces August taletellers Storytelling Live!, the International Storytelling Center's celebrated teller-in-residence series, continues its season in August.
• Tennessee Arts Commission awards more than $4 million in grants The Tennessee Arts Commission has awarded 345 Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Grants Awards totaling $4,476,520 to help fund arts and cultural activities for arts organizations, schools, local governments, nonprofits and artists in Tennessee.
• Reader Submitted Photo Langley Shazor, a resident of Abingdon, Virginia, took this photo of Main Street.

A! Extra

• Tusculum art professor Allison releases book The nature of reality, the soul and the soul's relationship with God is explored through an in-depth look at spiritual awakening in a recently published book by Clem Allison, professor emeritus of art for Tusculum College and Christian lay leader.
• Appalachian Fair has something for everyone GRAY, Tenn. — It's not the people around the Appalachians who have the pronunciation problem. Just ask Phil Booher, the manager of the Appalachian Fair.Just ask Phil Booher, the manager of the Appalachian Fair.
• The Crooked Road creates annual impact of $9.2 million in Southwest Virginia On a 333-mile route that spans Southwest Virginia, nine major venues and more than 60 affiliated venues and festivals regularly celebrate Southwest Virginia's musical and cultural heritage as part of what is known as The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage
• ETSU faculty and staff assist with "On Top of Old Smoky' The Great Smoky Mountains Association will release a third album of traditional American music in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
• LIVING ART ABINGDON, Va. — There were a few double takes Monday afternoon, when a slight figure covered from head to toe in bright greens, pinks and yellows walked through Abingdon.
• Self-taught sculptor captures life Self-taught sculptor Lynn Price is interested in knowing more people who either do three-dimensional work or want to. Although others have sculpted in Abingdon, Price may be one of the few devoting himself to its actual production.
• Battle at Bristol subject of this year's United Way "Extra Mile Club" print designed by local artist Bill Bledsoe BRISTOL, Tenn. – Thousands of brush strokes and a lot of time and energy go into each painting created by regional artist Bill Bledsoe.
• WANTED ! Wertz Photographs The Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, is seeking pictures by portrait photographer George Wertz.
• ETSU students are semi-finalists in Adobe international contest Four East Tennessee State University digital media students have been named as semi-finalists in the Adobe Design Achievements Awards competition.
• ETSU ceramics faculty member's work featured in national, trade publications East Tennessee State University's Lindsay Rogers has had her work featured in two magazines this summer.
• Turn trash into treasure at Hands On Museum JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Families are fashioning trash in treasures and simple stuff into something special at the Hands On! Regional Museum this summer.