Clinch Mountain Music Fest is gearing up for its 14th annual celebration of mountain music in Scott County, Virginia on Saturday, April 27th, 2019. Established by Jay and Carol Dixon and the Southwest Virginia Community Foundation as a means of preserving and perpetuating the heritage of the Appalachian region through its’ music, the festival was created… View Article
St. Patrick’s Day — observed every March 17 — started as a religious holiday, but has grown into a celebration of Irish culture. CELEBRATED SAINT St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Britain in the fourth century and was sent to Ireland to work when he was 16 years old. Patrick started… View Article
Every now and then, my friends the Carnivore and Dieter decide to head out to a local restaurant and, as they say, “make an evening of it.” Their most recent foray involved the rest of the dine-around bunch membership and a short road trip. The venue chosen by my two friends was Jiggy Ray’s Downtown… View Article
This year’s Racks by the Tracks festival will literally be bigger than ever. Now in its 12th year, the event will expand to two days — Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18 — for the first time in its history. It will also feature co-headliners on Saturday and a free concert on Friday featuring… View Article
Once again, the Covered Bridge Celebration will have a top name headlining its lineup of national and local acts. This year’s top act will be John Berry. The singer-songwriter rose to stardom on the country charts of the 1990s with such mega hits as “Your Love Amazes Me”, “Standing on the Edge of Goodbye” and… View Article