Zak Kristofek is a producer who learned the nuts and bolts of film production with hands-on experience as a line producer, production manager and assistant director.
COVID-19 rages while livestreams of music flourish. Now Missouri’s Todd Day Wait, a past participant during Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion and Border Bash, steps into the crowded waters.
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Fields creates abstract art based in nature
Suzanna Fields left Abingdon, Virginia, in 1993 to attend Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia, which is where she discovered her artistic ability.
Robert Funke creates series airing on Showtime
Robert Funke played football and participated in show choir at Dobyns Bennett High School (class of ‘05).
Megan Read specializes in green design in California
Megan Read received a BFA in interior design with a focus on green design from Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design in Denver, Colorado.
Opera career is just getting started for Catherine Raible
Catherine Raible was just about to start on her musical career when the corona virus shutdown began.
Barter Theatre Players at the Moonlite Drive-in
Barter Theatre has come up with a creative concept to deal with social distancing guidelines and still provide quality entertainment — the drive-in.
Natalie Lugo continues family musical tradition
Natalie Lugo grew up in a musical environment.
WKMA Reopens with New Summer Exhibitions
For months, the galleries at William King Museum of Art sat dark and locked, art hanging on the walls with no patrons to see it.
Emory & Henry College, Emory, Virginia, has created an online exhibit for several senior visual art students.
This summer the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is hosting three music workshops.
Johnson City celebration receives award
“Tell It to Me: The Johnson City Sessions 90thAnniversary Celebration” was named “Festival or Event of the Year” during thePinnacle Awards.
New music, new lyrics, same ole pandemic. What’s a musician to do when Groundhog Day repeats from day to day? If you’re Shayla McDaniel, create music and stream it live. Find McDaniel’s Live From Home performances July 24 through her<
A year ago, Luke Sage auditioned for a role in David Alford’s first film. The actor didn’t quite work for any of the five characters in the movie. Alford went on to screen test 45 other actors. Luke’s performance stuck with him, thoug
KINGSPORT — Another week of Summer in the Park events is coming up at Warriors Path State Park.
The McKinney Center and Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts has announced their fall schedule of classes of experiential learning opportunities for both children and adults with some minor safety adjustments.
KINGSPORT — Entries are now being accepted for the Model City’s third annual stormwater drain painting contest.
KINGSPORT — The Kingsport Art Guild’s “Summer Art Show” is now on display on the second floor of the Kingsport Renaissance Center. Show Chair Janet Hartmann said artists from ages 16 to 80 submitted 99 entries for this year’s sh
ERWIN — Erwin’s colorful elephant statues are back on the streets downtown, larger than ever and up for sale in a silent auction for charitable causes.
Beautification efforts in downtown Johnson City will soon result in more murals and a new outdoor seating area where visitors can sip coffee, have a meal and use free Wi-Fi.
The Birthplace of Country Music, parent organization of the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, the annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival and WBCM Radio Bristol, announced a decision to cancel its 20th annual festival this year
I met Ken Mink about a dozen years ago on a tour of North Carolina’s ski slopes. He’s a gregarious guy, outdoors-minded and loves to tell a tale. And that’s only natural, since he’s a retired newspaper man.
Asked about her experience as a Black woman business owner in Floyd, Michele Morris, who owns and operates Woolly Jumper Yarns, responded, “I don’t know what being another kind of business owner would be like.”