WASHINGTON — - State arts agencies expect modest gains in their state legislative appropriations for FY2007, according to preliminary data reported to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.
Local Author Wins Fiction Award
Cameron Judd's "Boone: A Novel of an American Legend" has won another honor, the Clark Cox Historical Fiction Award from the North Carolina Society of Historians.
After serving as executive director of the Tennessee Association of Dance for 18 years, Judy Woodruff of Johnson City has announced her retirement. The association is beginning a job search for a new executive director.
Art in Public Places Celebration
BRISTOL — On Thursday, Aug. 31, Arts Alliance Mountain Empire hosted a Dedication Reception for winners of Bristol's 2006 Art in Public Places competition.
In the Land of Special Effects
Poetry
Growing up in Abingdon, Elizabeth Semancik White still carries the music of the Appalachian Mountains in her bones, even as she walks through new valleys as a litigator in Atlanta, Ga. She attended Abingdon High School, The University of Virginia, and The
Celebrating Mozart's Birthday
Barbara-lyn Morris celebrates Mozart's birthday by reading about the life of the famous composer.
Minton Sparks "Heritage Headliner" for Cultural Crossroads Conference
Minton Sparks, a wildly original spoken-word artist and master storyteller, will appear as the "Heritage Headliner" for the Tennessee Arts Commission's Cultural Crossroads...Heritage Tourism and the Arts 2.
New Executive Director at the Lincoln Theatre
The Lincoln Theatre, Inc. Board of Directors has named Marion resident Duane Cregger as executive director.
ETSU Names New Director for Reece Museum
Theresa Burchett-Anderson has been named director of the B. Carroll Reece Museum at East Tennessee State University.
In Focus: Children's Choir Volunteers
Young and old alike help out when the East Tennessee Children's Choir gets together — whether for rehearsals or performances.