Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music
In May 2010, the music program of Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) in Richlands presented a Choral Celebration Concert featuring the SWCC Community Chorus and the Southwest Virginia Children's Choir in a first-ever joint appearance.
Sound of Music: About the Choral Ensembles
Cultural programming has been the focal point of Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) since the College was founded in 1967.
Sound of Music: About the Choral Directors
Dr. Joseph Trivette and Wrenda Fuller direct the choral programs at Southwest Virginia Community College.
Sound of Music: What Former Students are Saying
Former students comment on the SWCC choral programs.
Transitions: KingsportARTS
The Arts Council of Greater Kingsport has changed its name to KingsportARTS and announced the following staff changes....
Youth Spotlight: Matthew Torbett
Matthew Torbett, 11, stays busy making films, singing in area choirs, appearing in print and television advertising, and performing on stage at Barter Theatre.
King College Adds Photography Degree
Christ Stewart named director of King College's new photography program.
Barter Alum 'Artist in Residence' at Abingdon High
Juniors and seniors, as well as teachers, at Abingdon High School are experiencing new and exciting choices in the arts in education program this year.
Mountain Music Heritage
"Even though we aren't one right now, for many years we've partnered, collaborated, talked about ways we could do things together. It's probably something that should have happened at the very beginning. It's just taken us 11 years to get there." - Le
Cultural Inventory Toolkit Available
The Tennessee Arts Commission's Community Arts Development Program recently held a series of Cultural Inventory Workshops across the state.
Early Deadlines for February 2011 Print Edition
Not too early to plan February advertising and event coverage in A! Magazine.
Opera Singer Wants to Write Country Music
Music has always struck a cord with 20-year-old Hannah Dishman of Bristol, Va. This young singer, who is attending her freshman year at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, will be singing as guest soloist for the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera's "Hom
Claudia Rutherford's Art wins "People's Choice"
A large crowd gathered at the Arts Depot during the 2010 Depot Artists Association's Annual Members Show Holiday Open House.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Unveils "Music on State Street"
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion has commissioned renowned artist P. Buckley Moss to create a limited edition print for the music festival's 2011 commemorative poster.
Still Painting at 84
For years, she instructed her students to paint what they know — and, most especially, to put their feelings into what they painted. Now, at 84, Ernestine Mynard Blanton reminds herself of those same principles each day she takes a brush in hand
Just Think Outside
Jeffrey Stoner moved to Kingsport, TN, to be within a short drive of the Highlands of Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The cover of A.T. Journeys has an image of one of the wild ponies on Grayson Highlands. In the photo essay within the
Back in the Fold
The University of North Carolina has returned a collection of Carter Family Fold audio recordings, some three years after their departure splintered descendents of the Hall of Fame musical family.
Bristol on Digital Canvas
"I shoot this because it makes me happy and if somebody else likes it, that's great. It's a huge creative outlet for me. I enjoy it so much." — Jennifer Wilson, Communications Director, Bristol Chamber of Commerce
ETSU Folklife Films Reissued Online
Important Appalachian folklife films which have not been available for decades are being released to the public thanks to Folkstreams.
In Focus: Music Club 2010 Fundraiser
According to a "Letter to the Editor" in the Bristol Herald Courier (November 20, 2010), the Bristol Music Club is "Happy for Coverage."