Aaron Blake, tenor, recently took time out of his busy schedule to talk with us about his career and his new artist-in-residence role at King University, Bristol, Tennessee.
Appalachian Promise Alliance, in collaboration with Black in Appalachia and students from Virginia Tech, is undertaking a significant oral history collection project to document the stories of African Americans from the Bristol area.
Artist's work chosen for wine label
“The road depicted in my painting could be any of the mysterious and well traveled back roads in our home in the mountains,” is how artist Temple Reece described her work "Blue Moon Over the Backroads." Reece’s style is a bl
Registration is open for the Theatre Bristol Catherine DeCaterina School of Theatre Arts fall classes held at Theatre Bristol, 512 State Street, Bristol, Tennessee, September through October.
Theo Lawrence kicks off Rhythm & Roots
French country music troubadourTheo Lawrence, along withWBCM Radio Bristol's Kris Truelsen & TheFarm and Fun TimeHouse Band,kick off the 23rd annualBristol Rhythm & Roots Reunionmusic festival, presented byBallad Health, with a special concert expe
The ETSU Martin Center announces its 2025 Spring Broadway Season, presented by Bank of Tennessee.
Registration is open for theTheatre Bristol Catherine DeCaterina School of Theatre Arts fall classes held at Theatre Bristol, 512 State Street, Bristol, Tennessee, September through October.
Blake leads two masterclasses for area vocalists
As part of his Artist in Residence offerings during King’s 2024-25 academic year, Grammy-winning tenor Aaron Blake is leading two vocal arts masterclasses for students in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
Graveyard Tales return to Jonesborough
Real? Imagined? Who knows? Creepy tales unfold from stories passed down, legends and myths, and things that go screech in the night with the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild Sept.7 at the McKinney Center.
'The Mocking Bird Sings' is on Theatre Bristol's stage
Theatre Bristol brings “The Mockingbird Sings” back to its ARTspace Stage Sept. 6-8 and 11-12, leading into the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion Festival.
Alexa Lewis blends technology and artistic vision
Alexa Lewis is drawn to creative expression and started drawing and painting when she was young.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is held in downtown Bristol
Plan your strategy for the 23rd annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival.
The third annual Cultural Heritage Plein Air Event will be on display at the Johnson County Center for the Arts, Mountain City, Tennessee, throughout the month of October.
ETSU presents 'Migracion: Latinx Exhibition' at Tiptop Gallery
East Tennessee State University Department of Art & Design and Tipton and Slocumb Galleries in collaboration with Language & Culture Resource Center announce the upcoming exhibition entitled “Migracion: Latinx Exhibition,” featuring works b
East Tennessee State University Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries in partnership with ETSU Student Life & Enrollment, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Women’s Resource Center present ‘Threshold’ by Kimberly
Institute for Faith & Culture welcomes Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt
King University’s Institute for Faith & Culture speaker series, “A Sense of Wonder,” welcomes author and art historian Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt, Ph.D., to Bristol, Tennessee, Monday, Sept. 9.
Barter's 'Shawshank' costumes are made for them by inmates
In the dimly lit backstage corridors of Barter Theatre, the cast of “The Shawshank Redemption” put on uniforms that are more than mere costumes.
Henry McCarthy's storytelling translates across the ether
From his boyhood home atop Roan Mountain, Tennessee, Henry McCarthy could view the world in all directions. It was a perfect vantage point to feed his voracious curiosity, nurturing him into a man of myriad interests that would take him through a varie