A! Magazine for the Arts Archive

Katy Brown has been with Barter 20 years

Many people don't know Barter's three associate directors who have huge responsibilities in the Barter organization.

In This Issue

• Camille Davis thrives on her hectic schedule Broadway roadshows, or rather what she couldn't see at the show, captured the imagination of Camille Davis.
• Nick Piper does "what he loves every day' Almost everyone's job descriptions include wording similar to "duties to be named later."
• Sunday with Friends celebrates nonfiction in February Two Abingdon academics are the featured speakers in the February "Sunday with Friends" events at the Washington County Public Library, Abingdon, Virginia.
• Highlands Youth Ensemble Cabaret: "Stepping Out!' The Highlands Youth Ensemble, the premier high school choir of the Mountain Empire Children's Choral Academy, performs its 12th annual Valentine Cabaret Sunday, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. at the Gregory Center on the Milligan College campus, and again Monday, Feb.
• Arts for Youth: Highlands Youth Ensemble filled with joy of music The Highlands Youth Ensemble is the Mountain Empire Children's Choral Academy's select mixed choir for singers in grades nine through 12, and changed male voices in eighth grade.
• Theatre Bristol and Bristol Ballet recipients of Food City Family Race Night funding
• Spring season of events at ETSU School of the Arts sows seeds of music, poetry, fun; traces quests and journeys Mayhem and poetry. Strings and keys. Visual art and health care. Polyphony and percussion.
• Singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer to Perform at King University King University's Institute for Faith and Culture welcomes singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer to perform Monday, Feb. 12 as part of the 2017-18 Lecture Series.
• VHCC Unveils February's Arts Array Film Series Virginia Highlands Community College's Arts Array Film Series continues in February
• January Jams is named top tourism event in southeast Abingdon's January Jams concert series has been named by the Southeast Tourism Society as one of the STS Top 20 Events in the Southeast for January 2018.

A! Extra

• Professor immerses herself in work to cope with stress & anxiety of cancer BRISTOL, Tenn.: Cancer. The dreaded word can strike fear into the hearts of the stoutest souls.
• From the diaper closet comes the best laid plans Most Americans “don’t look” at their final deterioration and death, to borrow a phrase from Mark Twain, “…the way one doesn’t look at a cripple.”
• Artful aging: Johnson City Public Library awarded grant for second year Johnson City Public Library has once again received a grant from Aroha Philanthropies through their national initiative to bring hands-on fine arts education opportunities to adults age 55 and up.
• ETSU faculty member helps recommend top books for young adults Looking for a good book to recommend to a young adult? Dr. Renee Lyons at East Tennessee State University may have some suggestions.
• Things look solid for The Pickin' Porch A pair of handmade brown signs hang high inside a building near Tim White's home in Blountville, Tennessee.
• Local teen learns to cope with anxiety through music BRISTOL, Va. — Seated comfortably in the upstairs balcony of a downtown venue with an easy smile on her face, rising star Rylee Peters doesn't look like someone who had to fight so hard to reach her dream.
• Director discusses Barter's possible expansion to NC site ABINGDON, Va. — Barter Theatre could set stage in Mount Airy, North Carolina, according to Producing Artistic Director Richard Rose.
• Influence of mentor's death drives local actor to a career in theater The tragic death of a Virginia High School teacher inspired one student to follow in her footsteps and set the stage for his career in theater.