Catherine Bush, Barter Theatre’s resident playwright, say she has the best job in the world. “There are lots of people who would kill to have my gig, and they’re not getting it.”
The Barter Players entertain thousands
The Barter Players touched the imaginations of more than 100,000 children last year.
Sensory productions make theater accessible
The Barter Players make theater more accessible to all audience members through sensory friendly performances.
Martin School of Arts soars with activism, artistry
Fall season events from Mary B. Martin School of the Arts at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, feature social and political activism and activists in visual and performing arts and film, as well as a spectrum of music.
Arts for Youth Spotlight: C J Miller works backstage
Often we forget that in order for a play to be successful on stage, for everything to mesh so perfectly that the audience can immerse themselves into the world on stage, there has to be a group of people working seamlessly behind the stage. CJ Miller i
La Cage Aux Folles is Glitz, Glamour, but Most of All Heart
A musical comedy set in a French Riviera nightclub naturally conjures the promise of an entertaining romp full of glitz and glamour, with bits of ribaldry and the risqué tossed in for good measure.
Storytelling Live! announces stellar August teller line-up
Storytelling Live!, the International Storytelling Center’s celebrated teller-in-residence series, continues its season in August.
FL3TCH3R Exhibit seeks entries for September show
Each year, the “FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged Art” reaches new milestones.
The East Tennessee State University Chorale returned from Wales, United Kingdom, bringing home two first-place trophies and wonderful memories from the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.
In conjunction with their exhibit, “Now Playing: New Forms in Contemporary Glass,” William King Museum of Art is hosting Glassfest—a weekend of talks, demonstrations and performance all centered around the art of glassmaking.
Ellen Elmes talks about her life in art during festival
Ellen Elmes, who has painted murals throughout the greater Tri-Cities region, gives a lecture on her life in art, “Finding Community Through 50 Years of Making Art,” Thursday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m., at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Ce
The International Storytelling Center, home to the world-renowned National Storytelling Festival andStorytelling Live!Teller-in-Residence series, has been awarded a $200,000Humanities Discussions Grantfrom the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Knoxville Choral Society announces 2019-2020 season
The Knoxville Choral Society announces its 2019-2020 season.
BLUFF CITY, Tenn. — Sam Schraeger recalls his youth, growing up at Asbury Park, New Jersey, in a new novel.
Knoxville Choral Society announces 2019-2020 season
The Knoxville Choral Society announces its 2019-2020 season.
The Knoxville Choral Society Announces Concert Season
The Knoxville Choral Society announces its 2019-2020 season.
The International Storytelling Center, home to the world-renowned National Storytelling Festival andStorytelling Live!Teller-in-Residence series, has been awarded a $200,000Humanities Discussions Grantfrom the National Endowment for the Humanities.
BLUFF CITY, Tenn. — Sam Schraeger recalls his youth, growing up at Asbury Park, New Jersey, in a new novel.
Prostitutes appear in the Bible. So do murderers, adulterers, thieves, and Satan.
David McGee has been telling me for years that he wanted to steer back to his home state of Kentucky — and come up with a new book.
Dr. Joe Moore composes commissioned work
When the Johnson City Community Concert Band hit the stage at Winged Deer Park’s Lakefront Festival Plaza Goulding Amphitheatre Saturday, July 27, one of the numbers it performed was a special piece
HILTONS, Va. — Rita Forrester choked up when she spoke about another year of loss.
ABINGDON, Va. — Jan Hurt took off to Paris and lots of places around the world.