A! Magazine for the Arts Archive

In This Issue

• Adriana Trigiani speaks about her life & work Southwest Virginia’s Adriana Trigiani is beloved by millions of readers around the world for her bestselling novels.
• Trigiani directing new movie in Scotland “Love Me To Death” is Adriana Trigiani’s latest film project.
• The Origin Project encourages students Just as family, her hometown and history are important in Adriana Trigiani’s writings, they are important to another endeavor of hers, The Origin Project.
• Meet Adriana Trigiani at fundraiser The Friends of the Washington County Public Library present a celebration of one of Southwest Virginia’s most acclaimed writers with “An Evening with Adriana Trigiani” Thursday, July 26, from 6-9 p.m. at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Cente
• More about Trigiani Although primarily a novelist and memoirist, Adrian Trigiani has had a varied career: as an actress, playwright, writer for TV and movies, director of documentary as well as fictional films, and more recently more varied entrepreneurial endeavors, includi
• Arts for Youth: Aynsley Porchak is champion fiddler Fiddler Aynsley Porchak didn’t grow up in a musical household, but her parents always supported her musical interest.
• Writers’ Day held at Virginia Highlands Festival Adriana Trigiani and Rita Quillen, as well as actor/songwriter Eugene Wolf conduct workshops on Writers’ Day at the Virginia Highlands Festival.
• Young Artist Concert to be held The Bristol Music Club sponsors a Young Artists Concert Sunday, July 22.
• Storytelling Live! has stellar July line-up of tellers Storytelling Live!, the International Storytelling Center’s celebrated teller-in-residence series, continues its season in July.
• Tennessee Arts Commission announces new directors The Tennessee Arts Commission announces that new directors to the Board of Tennesseans for the Arts and a new Executive Committee for fiscal year 2019 were elected during a regular board meeting.
• Olson lectures on the tradition of ballads Ted Olson, a music historian, lectures on the ballad tradition’s passage from the British Isles to Appalachia.
• Thanks to AAME supporters We thank the following who supported Arts Alliance of the Mountain Empire and the Arts Achievement Awards Gala.

A! Extra

• Carson Peters and Iron Mountain partners with The Paramount to hold benefit Kingston Baker played with Legos on Thursday afternoon.
• Monkey business: Handmade Depression-era toys in demand from local artisan ABINGDON, Va.- Debby Clark makes crafts that bring a smile to many people.
• RobCon appeals to residents of all ages BRISTOL, Tenn. — A bespectacled kid in a Marvel t-shirt stepped inside Mountain Empire Comics on Thursday afternoon. He made a beeline to the walls lined in comic books.
• Perry makes true crime a hit Tom Perry has become one of Southwest Virginia’s most popular authors — thanks to his diligence in researching places associated with tragedy.
• Woman utilizes creative passion to teach others, honor crafting tradition ABINGDON, Va. — It all started with the search for the perfect paint.
• Art show, gallery are cooperative efforts among area artists Several members of the Watauga Valley Art League are staying busy with a cooperative art gallery in downtown Bristol, as well as an annual art show and sale in Elizabethton, Tennessee.
• Bristol residents share directing duties for outdoor drama When the 40th annual production of the State of Tennessee's official outdoor drama opens Thursday, July 12, attendees may not see Tony DeVault or C. Keith Young taking part in recreating the events of the early pioneers who settled in this region, but the
• Morgan’s dresses up menu items with handmade plates, bowls ABINGDON, Va. — It was Stephen Gilbert’s idea to name his restaurant for his wife, Morgan Wallace Gilbert.
• Bristol duo reaches No. 3 in singing contest PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — A pair of singers from Bristol, Tennessee, won’t let a No. 3 slot stop them from shooting for the winner’s circle.
• 1940's French village developed Taizé worship service ABINGDON, Va. — Welcome to the loving arms of St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
• BucsWorth earns honors in The American Prize competition The BucsWorth Men’s Choir of East Tennessee State University recently received national honors in The American Prize in Choral Performance competition.
• Rick Lang Music Scholarship established at ETSU for songwriting students Award-winning songwriter Rick Lang and his wife, Wendy, have established a scholarship endowment in the East Tennessee State University Foundation to benefit students in the Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Program who have a genuine interest in song
• Jonesborough Yarn Exchange Awarded Art Grant and Pinnacle Awards The Jonesborough Yarn Exchange was recently awarded a grant by the Tennessee Arts Commission and received two Pinnacle awards from the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association.