A! Magazine for the Arts Archive

In This Issue

• The Wizard of Oz: Shaping the Production "Everyone's input will ultimately help shape the final outcome of the production." — Richard Rose, Producing Artistic Director Barter Theatre and Director of The Wizard of Oz
• The Wizard of Oz: Tricks of the Trade "They [Barter actors] are incredibly disciplined in order to learn lines, dance, sing, etc." — Richard Rose, Director of The Wizard of Oz at Barter Theatre
• Youth Spotlight: Elizabeth LaPrelle Elizabeth LaPrelle, 21, is keeping alive the Appalachian tradition of handing songs down from generation to generation... Her magnificent voice, her respect for the songs, and her authentic mountain sound and style brought her to the atte
• Who's Afraid of Virginia's Wolves? Advance Abingdon, a Main Street Community organization, in cooperation with Barter Theatre and the William King Regional Arts Center, are bringing a temporary exhibit of fiberglass wolves to Abingdon.

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• ETSU Museum receives "Connecting to Collections Bookshelf' The East Tennessee State University and General Shale Brick Natural History Museum at the Gray Fossil Site has received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) "Connecting to Collections Bookshelf," a core set of conservation books and online r
• Two Wolves Missing from Abingdon Pack Two days after 27 painted wolf statues were placed around town, two of them were missing Monday.
• Internet & Mass Media Reaching Substantial Audiences for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts recently released the results of a national survey of arts participation.
• Get Ready for Song of the Mountains Festival Loads of music innovators converge upon this year's Song of the Mountains Festival.
• Tennessee Sampler Survey Launches Web Site The Tennessee Sampler Survey has launched a new Web site, complete with an online gallery of Tennessee samplers.
• Val Lyle Explores 'These Truths: the brutal tenderness of appalachia' "Val's art is rural and urban, rustic and sophisticated, primitive and contemporary, romantic and pragmatic, emotional and political, whimsical and serious, free flowing and deliberately structured, exciting and subtle, renders joy and addresses sorrow."
• Bristol Artist Has A Passion For Collecting Reliquaries As an artist and a designer, Rebecca Keays found she just could not resist reliquaries.
• ETSU Professor Exhibits Work in Italian Museum Don Davis, an associate professor in East Tennessee State University will exhibit at the Casa Masaccio Museum in San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy.
• Tennessee Arts Commission Announces New Officers The Tennessee Arts Commission has selected new officers to lead the state arts agency.
• Paramount's 'Wake-Up' Call A slumping economy has hurt the Paramount Center for the Arts, but the Bristol landmark, Art Deco theatre is in no immediate danger of closing, officials said.
• Rhythm & Roots Partners with Local Food Bank A new promotion for the Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival is designed to stock the shelves of a local food bank.
• Song of the Mountains Festival-Smyth County Celebration A world-class line-up of bluegrass and Americana bands and musicians are scheduled to perform during the third annual Song of the Mountains Festival-Smyth County Celebration June 25-27.
• Developer, Historian Hopes to Rediscover Sense of Community Michael Stramiello is developing three documentaries focusing on Appalachian history and plans to headquarter his film company in Bristol, Va.
• Imagination Library Hands Out 200,000th Book Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey slowly turned the pages of Llama, Llama Red Pajama as he read the book to a group of 4- and 5-year-olds following a Friday news conference at Kingsport's First Presbyterian Church.
• Record Audiences @ Northeast State The perfect marriage of a new performing arts center, new cultural arts performances, and a superb theatre program brought thousands of new cultural events patrons to Northeast State Technical Community College during the 2008-2009 academic year.
• Bristol Ballet Celebrates Bristol Chamber's 100th Anniversary Bristol Ballet participated in the Bristol Chamber of Commerce's 100th Anniversary Celebration on May 15.