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Ellen Elmes illustrates the region

Ellen Elmes became a mural painter almost inadvertently.

In This Issue

• Holly and Jim Thomas build a mural piece by piece Holly Thomas is a decorative painter and muralist.
• Regional murals abound in the region There are many murals throughout the region.
• Arts for Youth Spotlight: Isabelle Karren Isabelle Karren loves to sing and dance.
• University of Perry opens in Bristol After Virginia Intermont College's last graduating class left, Perry Johnson needed something to do.
• Abingdon, Va., has gone to the wolves Advance Abingdon, a Main Street Community organization, brings its yearly temporary exhibit of fiberglass wolves to Abingdon.
• Carter Fold 40th anniversary Monday July 28, a Kickstarter crowdsource funding campaign launches to fund the production of a half-hour television special celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Carter Fold.
• A HeARTfelt thank you Everyone at Arts Alliance Mountain Empire and A! Magazine for the Arts thank everyone who supported or attended our 20th anniversary gala.

A! Extra

• Abingdon council seeking nominations to honor service of community members The Council of the Town of Abingdon , Virginia, is accepting nominations for the annual Arthur Campbell Community Service Award, the highest honor given by the council.
• Symphony of the Mountains announces new season Symphony of the Mountains Music Director Cornelia Laemmli Orth announces the 2014-2015 season.
• Third Smithsonian exhibit for Bristol TN/VA fine art photographer Benjamin Walls Bristol native and fine art photographer Benjamin Walls will send two more works for display at the Smithsonian Institution.
• Booklovers Club of Abingdon marks 100th year The Booklovers Club of Abingdon, Virginia , has been planning a year-long celebration of the club's 100th anniversary.
• The Birthplace of Country Music Museum on pace to open Aug. 1 BRISTOL, Va. — Appalachian music cascades like a mountain stream through every pore of the gleaming new Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
• Bristol's Dane Bryant is music director of Olivia Newton-John's Vegas show Dane Bryant first cried to life 54 years ago tomorrow.
• Friends of Choir organization established in ETSU Music Department The choral program in East Tennessee State University's Department of Music is looking for some friends.
• New book documents Appalachian foodways Buttermilk and Bible Burgers: More Stories from the Kitchens of Appalachia is the latest book written by Fred Sauceman of East Tennessee State University.
• Rainero appointed to arts commission Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the appointment of seven new commissioners to the Virginia Commission for the Arts. John Rainero of Bristol was one of the seven. His term runs until 2019.
• Jonesborough Storytellers Guild celebrates 20 years with Tuesday Concerts The Jonesborough Storytellers Guild is known for its homegrown tales and authentic local tellers.
• Southwest Virginia Woman wins Country Showdown A Southwest Virginia mom got one step closer to living her country music dream.
• Chautauqua Festival Creative Writing winners announced The Wytheville Chautauqua Festival honored 33 winners at the festival's Creative Writing Contest awards ceremony.
• Review: 'Welcome Back to Ivy Gap' at Barter Theatre It's early autumn, 1970, at the Ivy Gap Baptist Church in Ivy Gap, Tennessee, and that venerable old ship of God is floundering in a tumultuous sea of personality conflicts, new-fangled ideas and invasive species because the old and beloved pastor, Charli
• Review: 'Hollywood Confidential' at Barter If you're in the market for a play with serious societal satire, examination of current political issues or deeply moving personal drama, then save your frog-skins and avoid "Hollywood Confidential" like Superman avoids boxer shorts.
• Believe in Bristol Announces Art Fundraiser for A&E District in September and Film Festival for 2015! Believe in Bristol announced two new arts ventures for the Arts & Entertainment District of historic downtown Bristol.