A! Magazine for the Arts Archive

In This Issue

• Johnson City Circus Arts dances in air If you've ever wanted to dance on air or fantasized about running away to join Circque du Soleil, you should learn about Johnson City Circus Arts. They'll teach you to dance in air. Their classes are so popular that in three years, they've taught more tha
• Grace Studio of Motion and Dance has new location April Grace has been teaching dance and gymnastics for 16 years. She has a bachelor's degree in dance from Radford University, Radford, Virginia. She is the owner and director of Grace Studio of Motion and Dance, Abingdon, Virginia. She also teaches rhyth
• Trinity Arts Center dances for the glory of God Trinity Arts Center, Johnson City, Tennessee, is a multi-disciplinary arts school offering classes in dance, fine art, music and theater. Jami and Tanya Rathbun founded the school 10 years ago, and it has grown to include 35 instructors, four studios, 10
• Watts Dance Studio has a 65 year history Watts Dance Studio began in Elizabethton, Tennessee, 65 years ago, and opened a second location in Bristol, Tennessee, 51 years ago.
• Arts for Youth Spotlight: Avery Thomas Avery Thomas fell in love with dance when she was in the fifth grade. Her best friend found Grace Studio of Motion and Dance and invited her to go with her. "After that, I fell in love with it," Avery says.
• Barter Theatre announces season Barter Theatre announces its 2017 season lineup. Complete with performance selections from various productions, the season contains more than 15 diverse shows planned for 2017.
• January Jams is on stage in Abingdon Abingdon Music Experience presents the fifth annual January Jams at Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia. The music series runs three weekends during January.
• ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band enjoying success with new student-penned single The East Tennessee State University Bluegrass Pride Band is enjoying national success with its new single, "Did You Hear Me Say Goodbye" on Now and Then Records.
• VHCC Unveils This Spring's Arts Array Film Series Virginia Highlands Community College kicks off the Spring 2017 Arts Array Film Series Jan. 16. Show times are Monday and Tuesday evenings at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Abingdon Cinemall.
• Literary series begins at library in Abingdon The annual Sunday with Friends literary series at the Washington County Public Library, Abingdon, Virginia, begins with a talk from Beth Macy, Jan. 15 at 3 p.m.
• ETSU staff and alumni receive Grammy nominations East Tennessee State University is represented by faculty and alumni among the nominees for the 2017 Grammy Awards.
• LeStrange Viols revives early string music and pushes boundaries Upon the heels of a performance at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., LeStrange Viols brings its fresh perspective on early chamber music to Johnson City, Tennessee.
• AAME seeks Arts Achievement Award nominations The Arts Alliance Mountain Empire announces the call for nominations for its third AAME Arts Achievement Awards.

A! Extra

• 'Modern America' series captures the region Author Donna Gayle Akers writes often and passionately of her beloved Abingdon. Seven of Akers' 11 prior books pertained to either Abingdon or Washington County, Virginia.
• Vigil ends: VI Professor Marvin Tadlock moves on The last knight standing guard at the old castle has finally ended his vigil.
• Abingdon officials look at cost of restoring Fields-Penn House Two years after the historic Fields-Penn House 1860 Museum closed due to structural damage, town officials are considering two options for repairing it and looki
• Meadowview couple weaves their dream with fibers of alpacas

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• Healthy and Vibrant BRISTOL, Tenn. – When Miles Marek first visited the Twin City two years ago, he stepped onto State Street and could feel the vibrancy of downtown Bristol.
• Arts Education Mini Grant available There are two Tennessee Arts mini-grants accepting applications — the Arts Education Mini Grant and the Arts Access Mini Grant.
• Executive Director Christina Blevins to Leave Believe in Bristol in January Executive Director Christina Blevins will be leaving Believe in Bristol in January after nine years of service to the non-profit Main Street organization.
• Asheville Art Museum acquires New artworks through Collectors' Circle Gifts The Asheville Art Museum recently added several diverse works to its Permanent Collection as a result of gifts made by the museum's Collectors' Circle
• Winners of Bristol Train Station Calendar Contest announced Photographers of all skill levels were asked to submit photographs of the Train Station to the calendar contest.
• Brett Davis joins Birthplace of Country Music Museum The Birthplace of Country Music announces that Bristol, Virginia, native Brett Davis has joined the nonprofit organization as its new Operations & Logistics Manager.