Elegant and Down-to-Earth Exciting. Enthusiastic. Energetic. Elegant. That's how people describe Cornelia Kodkani-Laemmli, the new music director and conductor of the Symphony of the Mountains Orchestra.
Arts Alliance Mountain Empire, publisher of A! Magazine for the Arts, is very proud to announce that the online version of A! Magazine is now more interactive and user-friendly.
Symphony of the Mountains presents A Night of Elegant Music
Each concert Symphony of the Mountains performs during the 2006-2007 Concert Season has a theme of celebration in honor of their 60th Year Celebration.
Broadway Stars Join Symphony for Annual Dinner
Nationally-acclaimed Broadway stars Raymond Saar and Diane Ketchie will join the Symphony of the Mountains Orchestra in a tribute to favorite songs of the stage and screen.
Public Art in Kingsport
The Public Art Committee of the City of Kingsport is moving forward with strategic initiatives to bring Public Art to the community.
Films Focus on Region's Musical Heritage
The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance and the Bristol YWCA will present a documentary film series showcasing the roots of traditional Appalachian music.
Arts Array Films
The Winter Arts Array Film Series kicks off this month. Showings are Mondays and Tuesdays at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Abingdon Cinemall.
Arts All Around: Krakow, Cultural Capital of Poland
While Warsaw was almost completely leveled in World War II, Krakow — situated about 200 miles to the south — survived with little damage. As Poland's national capital until 1596, it benefited from both sacred and secular building programs that crea
Featured Poem: Looking for Home by Elizabeth Gordon
Coach Takes Center Stage at Theatre Bristol
Mike Locke studied his notes, hustled to his spot and executed his assignment. Instead of Gene Malcolm Stadium, the stage was Theatre Bristol. Football fans of Virginia High School (VHS) and the College of William & Mary have come to expect such versa
Local Artisans Honor Greeneville With Jewelry Design
James-Ben: Studio and Gallery has introduced a line of sterling silver collectible jewelry designed and created to celebrate one of Tennessee's most venerable and historically significant communities.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Announces Concert Series
The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is pleased to announce a monthly series of concerts designed to showcase bands that will be performing at the music festival in September. The first concert in the series will feature Wayword Sons at the Virginia Hig
Kingsport Public Art Committee Outlines Strategic Initiatives
An ordinance adopted by the City of Kingsport's Board of Mayor and Aldermen on July 1, 2006, established a Public Art Committee as well as a funding mechanism or "Percent for Art." Since then the Committee has begun an inventory of current public art owne
Virginia Commission for the Arts Recognizes Local Writer
The Virginia Commission for the Arts has added Neva Hamilton of St. Paul to its Writers in Virginia Directory. Hamilton's most recent work appears in Appalachian Heritage, Appalachian Journal, Clinch Mountain Review and Jimson Weed.
The Virginia Commission for the Arts announces a series of free statewide grant workshops. One of the workshops will be held in Bristol Jan. 30 at Virginia Intermont College.
Stardust is generating much anticipation ahead of its summer release.
Registration for the Conference is underway and the public is invited to participate in all sessions. Early registration discounts will be offered through Feb. 28.
The Tennessee Alliance for Arts Education provides a service to the National Symphony Orchestraby recommending deserving students in Tennessee for the Symphony's Summer Music Institute at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in
In conjunction with its Feb. 18 concert, Step into the Music with the Whole Family, the Symphony of the Mountains is providing outreach programs to area schools
Johnson City Artist awarded Fellowship, featured in Arts Commission Gallery
Each year the Tennessee Arts Commission awards grants to outstanding Tennessee artists through the Individual Artist Fellowship program. Winners of the 2006 Individual Artist Fellowships in Craft ($5,000 each) are Patricia Mink of Johnson City and Tim Hin
Since 1965, the Friends of the Reece Museum, a non-profit support organization for the B. Carroll Reece Museum at East Tennessee State University, has played an integral role in the museum's success, with members providing a variety of valuable
RICHMOND, VA — The annual Art Works for Virginia Conference and Arts Advocacy Day with the state legislature will be held Jan. 25-26 in Richmond. Who Should Attend? Artists, board and staff leaders of Virginia arts organizations, arts educators, and ar
Theatre Professor Wins Major Playwriting Competition
Professor Don LaPlant recently was named the winner of the Charles M. Getchell Award for his play, "Two Body Problems." The award, which carries a $1,000 prize, goes to the winner of a playwriting competition sponsored by the South
Building relationships with prospective donors begins with placing them first, according to an article published in the December 2006 issue of The Major Gifts Report and written by East Tennessee State University Vice President for University Advanceme
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Cornelia Kodkani-Laemmli will join The Duke Ellington Orchestra for two evenings of classy jazz Jan. 12 and 13.
New Book of Poetry by ETSU Author Published
Wind Publications is pleased to announce the release of Breathing in Darkness, a collection of poems by Ted Olson, Director of Appalachian-Scottish and Irish Studies at the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State Unive
Dance Specialist named to "Who's Who"
Mary Anne Snyder-Sowers has been distinguished as one of the leading achievers from around the country, in being selected to "Who's Who of American Women, 2007."