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The Bard of Barter: Rick Rose

Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Va. is a significant economic, cultural and educational force in our region. At the helm is Richard Rose, who is celebrating his 20th season with Barter, only the third artistic director in the theatre's illustrious history.

In This Issue

• National Endowments Cut as Congress Reaches Appropriations Deal On December 16, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the final budget agreement for FY 2012, which includes $146.255 million in funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
• The Bard: 20 Years at Barter Theatre
• The Bard: Barter a True Repertory Theatre
• The Bard: Directing & Adapting Literary Classics
• The Bard of Barter: Looking Back, Looking Forward
• Barter Theatre's Shaping of America Series
• Barter Theatre's Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights Barter Theatre's Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights (AFPP) was founded to give an authentic voice to the stories and playwrights of Appalachia.
• Youth Spotlight: Claire Morison Claire Morison is an eleventh-grade honor student at Virginia High School. She enjoys opera, theatre, art, and literature and has won numerous awards for singing and musicianship.

A! Extra

• Photographs by ETSU Professor in NPR blog post Photographs by East Tennessee State University faculty member Joshua Greer are featured in the National Public Radio Web site blog, "The Picture Show."
• Cameron Lugo a National Finalist in String Competition Cameron Lugo will travel to New York City in March to compete as a national finalist in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Junior String Competition. In February he will compete for an opportunity to be a featured soloist with the Hilton Head
• Research Results: Creative Industries in the South Did you know that there are 18,790 design establishments in the South? Or that literary and publishing establishments employ more than 320,000 people in the region? Or that film and media establishments in the South generate $58 billion in revenue annu
• Look for February A! Magazine on Wednesday, FEB. 1 Expect your FEBRUARY A! Magazine on Wednesday, FEB. 1, 2012. And plan now to submit press releases and to advertise in the MARCH 2012 print edition of A! Magazine for the Arts.
• Characters of The Crooked Road Gerald Anderson never quite considered himself a "crooner." Then along came "Christmas Along the Crooked Road." And the song "I'll Be Home For Christmas" was chosen to be on a new CD by Kylene Barker McNeill, Virginia's first Miss America in 1979.
• What's Next on The Crooked Road? Break open a new idea on promoting music and culture in Southwest Virginia, and what do you get? The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail.
• Book On Historic Tennessee Pottery Released Tennessee Potteries, Pots, and Potters — 1790s to 1950 has been issued in a two-volume paperbound set of more than 1,100 pages, including a CD insert to accommodate text searches and expanded color photo content.
• Mary B. Martin School Outreach Exclusive to A! Magazine for the Arts
• Heartwood announces Henderson Guitar Winner Heartwood: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Gateway is pleased to announce Mac Sumner as winner of a custom Wayne Henderson guitar.
• Book Review: House of Cash Johnny Cash never threw anything away, says his son, John Carter Cash. And that meant the Man in Black — the internationally famous singer, writer and actor — left behind a litany of lists, letters, notes and ideas.
• Opportunity Abroad for Artists, Architects, Playwrights & More The U.S. Japan Friendship Commission is accepting applications from professional creative artists to spend a three-month residency in Japan.
• Christmas Story Winners Christmas stories by Ginny Grant, Hella Gosselin and Logan Dillow took top honors in Bristol Herald Courier's annual Christmas Story Contest.
• Ann Holler Committed to the Arts Ann Holler just might have music in her blood – she's been tickling the ivories since she was 6 years old, and today is a music educator, a composer and a champion for the arts.