A! Magazine for the Arts Archive

In This Issue

• Annie' is a heartwarming story for the holidays Theatre Bristol has been applying for the license to present "Annie" for several years. This year they discovered that it was no longer restricted.
• Samantha Gray is volunteer extraordinaire Samantha Gray came to Theatre Bristol through her family and was then asked by Dr. Fred Slaughter to write a book, "Directing Confidence — Cathy DeCaterina's Theatre Bristol," about Catherine DeCaterina.
• Theatre Bristol to Reveal 2018 Season at New York City-Themed Fete Theatre Bristol reveals its 2018 season of dramas and musicals.
• Theatre Bristol has a rich history Theatre Bristol (called Bristol Children's Theatre in 1965) was founded by Catherine Fleenor DeCaterina.
• Lucy Tester is Annie at Theatre Bristol Lucy Tester, who plays Annie in Theatre Bristol's production, has been on the stage since she was in the first grade, when she played a spider and sang her first solo.
• Bristol Music Club holds benefit fundraiser The Bristol Music Club holds its annual Scholarship Benefit Fundraiser at Central Presbyterian Church, Bristol, Virginia, Saturday, Nov. 18.
• What's Next: Junie B. Jones makes her Theatre Bristol debut in December The next Theatre Bristol show is "Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells," written by Allison Gregory.
• November Arts Array film lineup announced Virginia Highlands Community College continues the Fall 2017 Arts Array Film Series.
• Help-Portrait provides portraits to families for the holidays King University's Digital Media Art and Design students host their seventh annual Help-Portrait event Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Bristol Public Library, Bristol, Virginia.
• Fl3tch3r Exhibit communicates emotions, frustration and darkness Social and news media are full of commentary on the issues and condition of the world, but often appropriate conversations are few.
• William King Museum receives grant The Appalachian Regional Commission approved a $500,000 grant to fund William King Museum of Art's development of the new Center for Studio Art & Education.
• Bach to Roots: Adventurous cellist, multicultural folk singer present harmonious November events at ETSU Matt Haimovitz was born in Israel and grew up on the West Coast, listening to classical music.
• Abingdon natives direct major films Abingdon natives, Colette Burson and Scott Cooper, both have directed major Hollywood films which premiere at the Virginia Film Festival, Nov. 9-11 in Charlottesville, Virginia, then go into major release.

A! Extra

• Kil'n Time Ceramic Studio wins window contest Kil'n Time Contemporary Ceramic Studio in downtown Bristol has been voted first place in the window decorating contest.
• Washington County nurse, painter embraces new challenges after suffering stroke BRISTOL, Va. — Life can change in the blink of an eye.
• Kingsport holds unveiling of Santa statue by Bristol artist Val Lyle KINGSPORT, Tenn. — A couple dozen people waited Friday afternoon to pose and take photographs with Santa — not a flesh-and-blood version, but a lifesize bronze statue.
• Student newspaper wins national award JOHNSON CITY – The East Tennessean, the student-run campus newspaper of East Tennessee State University, has received national recognition in bringing home a Pinnacle Award.
• KEEPING IT REAL DAMASCUS, Va. — Students at Holston High School were stretching their limbs toward the ceiling, acting out the roots, branches and leaves of trees.
• The Crooked Road Opens Cultural Event Applications for the 2018 Mountains of Music Homecoming The Crooked Road has opened the application period for Cultural Events for the fourth annual Mountains of Music Homecoming, June 8-16.
• "BETTER TOGETHER' Since the days of Eisenhower's presidency and Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel," Bill Gaither has created gospel music for the masses.
• Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion receives one of the "50 for 50 Arts Inspiration Awards" in Virginia The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival has received one of the "50 for 50 Arts Inspiration Awards" from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
• Report Shows Tourism Numbers Provide Tax Savings to Northeast Tennessee Tennessee The Governor's Conference on Hospitality and Tourism and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development released individual county statistics.
• VMFA's Mellon French Impressionist, British Sporting Collections to go on tour The esteemed French Impressionist Art and British Sporting art collections at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts embark on national and international tours.
• Marlowe and Shakespeare through the ages is subject of professor's new book They were born in the same year, 1564. And their reputations have been intertwined ever since.