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"Color Me Bad: Animation, Pop, Satire"

A new exhibit at William King Museum features three artists who grew up in Abingdon, Va.

In This Issue

• "Color Me Bad" — Jessica Walker "Color Me Bad" is "an opportunity for me to share the work I've been making about Appalachia within the region that has inspired its content." — Jessica Walker
• "Color Me Bad" — Brian Clinebell Influences like Pop Art, album covers, skateboarding, and California culture permeate Brian Clinebell's studio and design work.
• "Color Me Bad" — Peter Morgan Peter Morgan: "One of my major influences is the Funk movement, which was primarily a ceramics movement on the West Coast during the 1960s and '70s."
• Youth Spotlight: Adam Robinson Adam Robinson was once interested in sports and business administration. Now his passions are photography and creative writing.

A! Extra

• New Superstars of Southern Art: Tammy Mercure Tammy Mercure, assistant professor of photography at King College, has been named to Oxford American Magazine's 100 under 100: The New Superstars of Southern Art.
• Award-winning Author Discusses Latest Novel Award-winning author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley hopes her latest young-adult novel, Jefferson's Sons – which depicts the lives of two boys born to Thomas Jefferson and slave mistress Sally Hemings – will lead readers to ask a question that has no
• Review: Tale of Two Cities at Barter Theatre "Barter Theatre's producing artistic director Richard Rose is no slouch when it comes to tackling the hard stuff. The production of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, as adapted by Rose, continues Barter's tradition of staging thought-provoki
• Mountain Stage Returns to Bristol Sunday afternoon in the Birthplace of Country Music....Classic country ambassador Marty Stuart slept on his bus behind the Paramount Center. Blue Highway's Tim Stafford roamed the grand theater. And Del McCoury bobbled his head.
• Look for April A! Magazine on Wednesday, MAR. 28 Expect your APRIL A! Magazine on Wednesday, MAR. 28, 2012. And plan now to submit press releases and to advertise in the MAY 2012 print edition of A! Magazine for the Arts.
• Youth Art Showcased at Bristol Library Artworks line the walls of the Vergie R. Fleenor Gallery at the Bristol Public Library. Some are oil paintings, or something done in pastels or watercolor. The subject matter varies – a cat here, a painting of electrical outlets there. But all 33 pieces –
• Stage Hands Productions for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Stage Hands' productions are a labor of love for director Janette Gaines, who started the group four years ago at the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre.
• Northeast State Students win Kennedy Center Awards Theater students at Northeast State Community College in Blountville made a strong showing at the Region IV Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival competition — taking two first place awards in technical design.
• Spreading Warmth to Africa For Mary Warner, it's all about sharing. All the way to Africa. Warner, who's in her 40s, calls Bristol, Tenn., her home, but she's been spending most of her days, of late, in Botswana, Africa, sharing her love of quilts.
• ETSU Digital Media Students Win ADDY Awards East Tennessee State University digital media students and faculty were recognized at the 2012 American Advertising Federation (AAF) Northeast Tennessee ADDY Awards ceremony held recently at the Johnson City Country Club.
• Disaster Relief Assistance for Craft Artists Have you experienced a recent, career-threatening emergency? Do you know a professional craft artist who is dealing with a major setback due to illness, accident, fire, natural disaster, or other type of unexpected event?
• Just Dance! Seven-year-old Michele Neubauer opened the door and walked inside. She climbed steps to the second floor, opened another door and walked inside. Now Michele Plescia teaches dance as the artistic director for Bristol Ballet.
• Review: Barter Theatre's '9 to 5'
• The Bridge to Barter Theatre's Future
• 85 Never Sounded So Good
• Pulitzer Winning Author Praises Education