To have a career in the film industry, you need to pack your bags and head for Hollywood, right? Well, not necessarily.
Belle Avery: Writer/Producer/Director
Belle Avery is a busy woman — writing and editing screenplays, executive producing and directing films — all while living in the rural Alvarado community, about seven miles from Abingdon, Virginia.
Frank Hoyt Taylor: Character Actor
Frank Hoyt Taylor has been working steadily in films since 1984, but his home — a pastoral farm in Dungannon, Va. — couldn't be farther away from the bright lights of Tinseltown.
Robin Mullins: Actress
Robin Mullins was born in Wise, Virginia, raised in Southwest Virginia, and now lives in Abingdon.
Arts All Around: Envying North Carolina
North Carolina has an ATTITUDE about that state's artists, one I envy for our artists in Tennessee and Virginia. Two examples illustrate actions of support in North Carolina that emanate from that attitude. One is private and the other is a combi
Young Actor Now a Lighting Designer
Elizabeth Paxton is a 19-year-old home-school graduate from Bristol, Tenn. who is the lighting designer for Theatre Bristol, as well as a volunteer actress.
Local Compositions Published
The Greater Tri-Cities Area Composers Consortium announces new publications by two members are now available.
Review: 'Don't Cry for Me, Margaret Mitchell' at Barter Theatre
"Don't Cry for Me, Margaret Mitchell" could easily pass for one of Neal Simon's best plays, such as "The Odd Couple" or "The Sunshine Boys." But it's by Duke Ernsberger and Virginia Cate, two howlingly whacky p
The Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association announced winners of the 11th annual Pinnacle Awards luncheon on May 7 at the MeadowView Marriott Resort & Convention Center in Kingsport, Tenn.
Theatre of Ballet Arts Dancers Attend SERBA Conference
During the first week of May, dancers from The Theatre of Ballet Arts (TTBA) participated in this year's Southeastern Regional Ballet Association (SERBA) conference.
'Freedom' Wins Feature Film Category in 2008 Virginia Film Competition
Freedom, the independent film shot and produced in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee last year, was named the winner in the Feature Film category at the 2008 Virginia Film Competition.
Pictures (and New Music) at an Exhibition: Artistic Reflections II
"Repeat Commission!" Those two words please me as much as any other phrase I've heard in my life as a composer. It ranks right up there with "I LOVED your music" — but a repeat commission reinforces compliments with tangible rew
Quite A Character: Frank Hoyt Taylor
To make a career as an actor you need to pack your bags and head for New York or Hollywood, right? Well, not necessarily.
Author/Doctor Says US Health System Is Worst Worldwide
Dozens of people came to the Bristol Public Library on Saturday to hear a well-known medical doctor speak about his career. But it wasn't his MD that drew them. They came to meet the man whose words had entertained them since 1972,
Payback: Former Student Says Thanks to VHCC Teachers
Three minutes or 30 years. Which amount of success would you rather have? Songwriter Richard Leigh chose 30 years and then some.