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Theatre Bristol celebrates 50 years

Theatre Bristol is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

In This Issue

• Johnson City Community Theatre is one of the oldest in the country Johnson City, Tennessee, was a teenager (only 14 years old) when its first theatre group was formed in 1884.
• Kingsport Theatre Guild has come a long way since 1947 "Let's put on a show" is a movie trope made famous in MGM musicals, such as "Babes in Arms." Frequently it's accompanied by "My uncle has a barn, we can put the show on there." That fictional locale was reality for the Kingsport Theatre Guild in its early
• Glenn Patterson is a frequent director at Theatre Bristol Glenn Patterson, regular director at Theatre Bristol, got involved in theatre in middle school with a small role in a play.
• Arts for Youth Spotlight: William Bleynat William Bleynat, a senior at Emory & Henry College, has always loved making up stories. His latest story idea has been accepted for inclusion in "Corvidae L'Estrange," a collaborative steampunk horror anthology.

A! Extra

• Kaitlyn Baker show: Finally this Friday!
• David Winship offers a new book of poems Longtime educator and local history lover David Winship has graced the Virginia Highlands with a new poetry chapbook, "Words Left Behind" (Growing Elder Press, 2014), that displays his love for the local landscape.
• AT 'adventurer' is speaking in Abingdon
• Tusculum College students recognized for literary works Tusculum College students Jennifer Frost, Carnes White and Cynthia Conte are the winners of the 2015 Curtis and Billie Owens Literary Awards.
• "Outcasts: Surviving the Culture of Rejection" Film Is Jury-Selected for Screening at Down East Flick Fest "Outcasts: Surviving the Culture of Rejection," a documentary video produced by Hillhouse Video Works of Kingsport, Tennessee, is one of 32 films jury-selected for a free, public screening at the Down East Flick Fest being held April 24-25 in Greenville,
• Little River Bluegrass – Gospel Barn to Become an Affiliated Venue of The Crooked Road Little River Bluegrass – Gospel Barn in Radford, Virginia, will be presented with a banner acknowledging their recent inclusion as a Crooked Road Affiliated Venue.
• Fun Fest announces Sunset Series Entertainers Fun Fest 2015 (July 10-18) announces the entertainers for the 2015 Sunset Concert Series.
• Art students have opportunity to compete for cash prizes Art students from Tri-Cities area high schools are competing for $1,750 in cash prizes in the 2015 Artistic Excellence Competition.
• Music on the Lawn returns to Abingdon The front lawn of The Martha Washington Inn will once again be filled with music this spring.
• ETSU bluegrass well-represented among 2015 award winners Several alumni, faculty and staff of East Tennessee State University's Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Studies were honored during the recent 2015 Grammy Awards and Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America awards programs.
• Sen. Mark Warner recognizes work of Benjamin Walls Four Benjamin Walls images have been selected for exhibit in the offices of Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia.
• Tim Cox invites viewers to step into his photographs WISE, Va. — Nicole Green pointed to a stark, arresting image of fingers: a pair of hands covered with coal dust yet blessed with the bright spots of some shiny fingernails.
• Portrait of Davy Crockett's wife sold at Damascus, Va, auction house DAMASCUS, Va.- A rare portrait of Elizabeth Patton Crockett, the widow of famed frontiersman Davy Crockett, was sold Saturday at an auction.
• Enchanted portraits to raise funds for 'Round the Mountain Tinker Bell has winged her way into generations to enchant childrens' lives. Photographer Susan Gibas has captured the temperamental sprite and her friends in portraits.
• Galax music festival to showcase Bristol Sessions CD artists, music A relatively new regional music festival in Galax, Virginia will team with the Birthplace of Country Music to promote the new CD of Bristol Sessions songs.
• Review: 'Anything Goes' at Barter Theatre ABINGDON, Va. — The Barter's spring musical "Anything Goes" has great music, comedy and gravity-defying tap-dancing-but it all pales in comparison to the magnificent and absolutely, positively over-the-top costumes! I haven't seen such creative and vibran
• Chris Tomlin set to play Freedom Hall JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Chris Tomlin talks about his new album and accompanying tour, "Love Ran Red," like he's going out on a mission.
• Old photos of the Jackson Theatre being sought JONESBOROUGH, TN — The Town of Jonesborough and the Heritage Alliance are seeking old photos of the Jackson Theatre in Jonesborough, Tennessee.