A! Magazine for the Arts Archive

Don't Stop Believin'

Other Local Artists in TV and Film: • Colette Burson: Still a Maverick! • Christina Garnett: Making History

In This Issue

• Believe! Q&A with Jayma Mays In a phone interview from her home in Los Angeles, Jayma Mays talked about how she got where she is today.
• Believe! Christina Garnett: Making History Christina Garnett from Abingdon, Va., talks about her life as a freelance filmmaker.
• Believe! Colette Burson is Still a Maverick! Colette Burson and husband Dmitry Lipkin are producing and writing Hung, a successful television series for HBO.
• Jewelry Artist Likes Playing With Fire Jennifer Culp is a young artist who works primarily with metal and makes stunning "wearable art" jewelry. View a slide show of her work.
• Kingsport Art Guild Marks 60th Art lovers enjoyed hors d'oeuvres, art demonstrations, and an award ceremony at the opening reception of the Kingsport Art Guild's 60th Anniversary Members Exhibit.

A! Extra

• Slide Show Offers Look at Abingdon's Wolf Statues Abingdon's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolves" public art project offers a unique exhibit of 27 wolves in everything from sheep's clothing to elaborate "Hollywolf" finery.
• Star Museum Has Plenty to Say About Silent Film Stars Step inside the Star Museum. Owned and operated by Robert Weisfeld, the museum features a colorful trove of memorabilia connected to Hollywood and the film industry.
• Frankenstein: Barter Theatre's Adaptation vs. Mary Shelley's Novel "This is a good play, but it falls short of bringing the Shelley novel to life in full form."
• Deadlines for DECEMBER Print Edition Expect your November A! Magazine on Wednesday, Oct. 28. And, plan now to submit press releases and to advertise in the December edition of A!.
• Olson Selected as Poetry Editor for Rapid River Dr. Ted Olson, a professor in the Department of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University, was recently named the new poetry editor for Rapid River magazine.
• Silent Film Screening is a Rare Opportunity Chances are most people reading this have never seen a silent film. Chances are greater that not one of you has seen the 1927 silent film "Stark Love." Now's your chance.
• Salvage as Art Textile artist and jacquard weaver Carol LeBaron of Elizabethton is one of several Tennessee artists selected by Tennessee First Lady Andrea Conte to make art for the Tennessee Executive Residence in Nashville.
• REVIEW: 'Heaven Sent' Should be Barter's Christmas Show Christmas seems to have come early to Barter Theatre this year with a heart-warming and wonderful little play called Heaven Sent.
• President Obama issues Proclamation for National Arts and Humanities Month This proclamation is significant and historic because it is the first time that National Arts and Humanities Month has been recognized by an official presidential proclamation.
• Healthcare Reform Help for Artists & Art Nonprofits The bill includes the creation of a new insurance marketplace for self-employed artists and small nonprofits.
• Guitar Auction to Aid 4-H Center's Campaign It's not exactly the most expensive guitar.
• Rhythm & Roots Reunion Headliners Sweep IBMA Awards Top performers during last month's Rhythm & Roots Reunion swept most of the big honors at last week's International Bluegrass Music Association awards.
• 'Arts Crawl' A Passport to the Arts in Kingsport Art lovers recently were invited to take a trip through the arts in downtown Kingsport, Tenn.
• Virginia's First Ladies Support 'Minds Wide Open' First Lady Anne B. Holton has joined five other Virginia first ladies in supporting "MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts," a statewide tribute to female artists in Virginia.
• Registration Underway for Arts Education Conference on Nov. 16 The Johnson City Area Arts Council invites parents and teachers to attend its annual arts education conference to exchange ideas about the valuable role the arts play in developing and educating children.
• IN FOCUS: VanGogh Outreach Expanded Beautiful weather set a perfect stage for the dedication at William King Museum of two new VanGogh Outreach Vans, funded by Alpha Natural Resources.
• Northeast State's Literary Magazine Wins Award Echoes and Images, the student literary magazine of Northeast State Community College in Blountville, Tenn., recently received regional attention.
• Virginia Honors First Heritage Award Winners The Virginia Heritage Awards were presented for the first time on October 9, 2009, at the Richmond Folk Festival.
• Blue Ridge Parkway Officials Unveil 75th Anniversary Painting
• Rhythm and Roots Photography Competition Winners Winners have been announced for the 2nd Annual Rhythm and Roots Photography Competition.
• From ETSU to Broadway