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Outdoor 'Trail' drama marks 50 years
The "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" outdoor drama, performed annually in Big Stone Gap, Va., will celebrate its 50th season in the newly renovated June Tolliver amphitheater with 29 performances, a Devil John Wright family reunion and a cast reunion.
Members of the 2013 cast range in age from 8 to over 70 and hail from across the region, with several being students at East Tennessee State University, Emory & Henry College and Mountain Empire Community College. All are volunteers.
Producer ...Published June 14, 2013 or Published 5 days ago - By Staff Reports
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Teller's newest tales span four generations
Award-winning performer Doug Lipman will bring a new slew of stories and songs to his upcoming storytelling residency in downtown Jonesborough.
The International Storytelling Center's Teller-in-Residence series hosts storytelling's best and brightest stars through early fall. Lipman, who will perform June 18-22, is the latest in a lineup that will feature popular performers like Carmen Deedy, David Holt and Donald Davis.
"The exciting thing for me about this residency is that I'm coming wit...Published June 14, 2013 or Published 5 days ago - By Staff Reports
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Hometown Throwdown concert to benefit CMN
An abundance of young musical talent will help advance the quality of children's care at Wellmont Health System hospitals with a special concert on Saturday, June 22 at Domtar Park.
The Brinley Addington Hometown Throwdown, led by the rising country music artist from Kingsport, will begin at 5 p.m. Two other local musicians -- Brad Blackwell from Kingsport and Beth Snapp from Gray -- will also participate in this special event to benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
Special guest K...Published June 14, 2013 or Published 5 days ago - By Staff Reports
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Dayspring comes to Bluegrass on Broad
A multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Daniel Boner began his musical career more than 20 years ago in his home state of New Jersey.
Since 2000, he has made his home in the Tri-Cities, where he has taught voice, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo and bass, both privately and at East Tennessee State University.
Boner and his band Dayspring will take the stage Friday, June 21 at Bluegrass on Broad. Show time is 7 p.m. on Broad Street in downtown Kingsport. Admission is free.
Boner has made natio...Published June 14, 2013 or Published 5 days ago - By Staff Reports
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A1A serves musical taste of Margaritaville
A1A, the only tribute band personally sanctioned by Jimmy Buffett, will bring a musical taste of Margaritaville to Kingsport for a performance at 7 p.m., June 20, during the Twilight Alive concert on Broad Street in downtown Kingsport.
The event is free, but non-perishables will be accepted. Bring your lawn chair, but no pets or coolers.
A1A was formed in 1991 by Jeff Pike. The following year, Pike and A1A won a Margaritaville Records-sponsored Jimmy Buffett Sound Alike Contest.
Pike and A...Published June 14, 2013 or Published 5 days ago - By Staff Reports
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Darius Rucker to show off latest country album during benefit concert at NPAC
Darius Rucker is no hayseed in the music industry. In 2008, the former baritone frontman of multi-platinum, pop-rock group Hootie and the Blowfish made his fledgling appearance on the country scene. Now an award-winning country artist, he is in the midst of his True Believers Tour and will make a stop at Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville on June 23 for a special benefit concert for Niswonger Children's Hospital. Show time is 7:30 p.m.
Rucker won the Country Music Association's ...Published June 14, 2013 or Published 5 days ago - By Rebekah Wilson
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Review: The laden 'Man of Steel' doesn't soar
It has been a black eye to Hollywood that throughout this, the unending and increasingly repetitive age of the superhero blockbuster, the comics' most iconic son has eluded its grasp like a bird or, if you will, a plane.
New hopes of box-office riches and franchise serials rests on Zac Snyder's 3-D "Man of Steel," the latest attempt to put Supermanback into flight. But Snyder's joyless film, laden as if composed of the stuff of its hero's metallic nickname, has nothing soaring about it.
Fly...Published June 13, 2013 or Published 6 days ago - By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
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Best Bets for the Weekend!
* Symphony Rags will perform at noon, Friday at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol as part of the David Caldwell Tunes @ Noon summer concert series. Admission is a suggested donation of $5. For more information, call (423) 274-8920.
* Warriors' Path State Park will host its annual Dragonfly Day on Saturday. Participants will learn to photograph and identify the insects. The event is free, but pre-registration is required by calling (423) 239-8531 or (423) 239-6786.
* The Seventh A...Published June 12, 2013 or Published 7 days ago - By Staff Reports
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Side-splitting comedy opens Friday on JCCT stage - 'Maggie's Getting Married'
It's the night before the wedding, but there's still plenty of time for plans to change before "Maggie's Getting Married," opening Friday at Johnson City Community Theatre.
Performances of the side-splittingly funny comedy, written by Canadian playwright Norm Foster, are at 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, June 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29, with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m., June 23.
Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors and active military members.
On the night before the wedd...Published June 12, 2013 or Published 7 days ago - By Staff Reports
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Glasgow tackles 'Urinetown'
Glasgow Theatre Company will present its production of Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis' "Urinetown: The Musical" this week.
"Urinetown" is the hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admis...Published June 12, 2013 or Published 7 days ago - By Staff Reports
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Review: 'This is the End': Armageddon, Rogen style
Corral some of your acting buddies. Cast them as caricatures of themselves. Whip up a screenplay about Armageddon, focusing it on the antics of said goofballs. Then explore what happens when these self-involved Stooges get Left Behind -- and, oh, how they deserve it -- in the City of Angels.
Sounds like a recipe for another major comic disaster, right?
Surprise, surprise. The cameo-laden, extremely profane "This is the End" is one of the brassiest crackpot comedies in years. Seriously, I ha...Published June 11, 2013 or Published 1 week ago - By Randy Meyers, Associated Press
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Jonesborough Days to Be Work of Art in 2013
For nearly half a century, Jonesborough Days has been providing a picture-perfect portrait of festival fun in downtown Jonesborough.
Now in its 43rd year, the town is adding a few more brush strokes to the painting, and town officials are promising the finished product, scheduled to be held July 5-7, will be more beautiful than ever.
"We're bringing in three new features this year that I think are really exciting," said Melinda Copp, Main Street and events coordinator for the Town of Jonesb...Published June 11, 2013 or Published 1 week ago - By Staff Reports
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Siren Mountain Jam Poised To Celebrate Women in Music & Arts
Inaugural Festival To Celebrate Women In Music And Arts June 21-22, 2013
Siren Mountain Jam is pleased to announce the daily schedule for its inaugural festival taking place June 21-22, 2013 in Boone, NC. Attendees will be treated to two days of music from national and regional female performers plus performing and healing arts workshops in the beautiful Western North Carolina Mountains. A schedule by day can be found at http://www.sirenmountainjam.com/daily-schedule.
FRIDAY, June 21st arti...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Staff Reports
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Review: 'Internship' better than some would expect
There are really three movie stars headlining this movie: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, and Google.
Actually, it's a surprise Google doesn't get top billing over the humans, so adoringly is the company displayed. But if you can get past this Mother of All Product Placements, you'll likely find yourself chuckling a lot during Shawn Levy's silly but warmhearted film, with a script by Vaughn and Jared Stern.
Sure, it could be shorter, less predictable, more believable. But this is Vaughn and Wi...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
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Review: Gimmicky 'Purge' void of distinction
Characters are frequently urged to "release the beast" in "The Purge," a high-concept home-invasion shocker set in a future where one night a year, all crime is legal. But what should be a clammy exercise in claustrophobic, queasy tension becomes, in the hands of writer/director James DeMonaco, an underpowered compendium of over-familiar scare tactics and sledgehammer-subtle social satire. The intriguingly nightmarish premise may well rustle up a decent opening weekend for a picture that come...
Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Neil Young, Associated Press
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Exhibit gets 'UnShelved' at William King Museum
Although they hail from different cities, there's a tie that binds artists Nick DeFord, Daniel Essig, Travis Head and Robyn Raines, whose work is featured in a new exhibit at the William King Museum in Abingdon, Va.
"UnShelved" is on display through Sept. 29 in the museum's United Company Contemporary Regional Gallery.
The artists selected for this exhibition together reveal an interest in text-based images, seeing books as art objects and working with paper in both traditional and alternat...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Staff Reports
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Lifetime achievement award sends teller down memory lane
A lifetime achievement award is an honor, sure, but it comes with a certain sense of gravity. Having finished a lifetime's worth of work, what is left to achieve? It's an occasion for celebration and reflection -- a time to take inventory of all the things you've done, and all the things you'd still like to do.
As a storyteller, Syd Lieberman's professional achievements are intertwined with his personal life. Apart from a few historical pieces, folk tales and literary stories, his life's wor...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Staff Reports
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Rhododendron the star of Roan festival
Each June, visitors flock to Roan Mountain to marvel at one of Mother Nature's most colorful performances.
The weekend of June 15 and 16, they can supplement their trip with live music, arts and crafts, and a wide array of old-time folkway demonstrations at the annual festival celebrating the show's star.
The 67th annual Rhododendron Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday at Roan Mountain State Park. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., both days.
Admission is free.
Sponsored by the R...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Staff Reports
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Dragonfly Day events land at Warriors' Path
Nature enthusiasts are invited to fly into Warriors' Path State Park on Saturday, June 15 to learn how to observe, identify and photograph the varied population of dragonflies and damselflies present in the region.
The park's fourth annual Dragonfly Day event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dragonfly population is an indicator of the health and stability of a habitat. Warriors' Path State Park Naturalist Marty Silver said dragonflies live in water when they are young and on land as adul...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Staff Reports
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David Mayfield to parade 'Good Man Down'
With its eclectic, cinematic songs that stir up images of the old West and urban cityscapes, David Mayfield's latest album feels like a game changer for the singer-songwriter, band leader and Grammy-nominated producer who stepped out of the sideman shadows with his 2011 solo debut "The Parade."
Mayfield likens his new "Good Man Down," released April 1 on the Beautywood label, to "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." Like "Raiders of the Lost Ark," his first album was lighthearted and fun w...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Staff Reports
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Caravan of Thieves rolls into Northeast State
If Django Reinhardt, the cast of "Stomp" and the Beatles all had a party at Tim Burton's house, Caravan of Thieves would be the band they hired.
Northeast State Community College will welcome the gypsy swing folk band to campus for a free performance -- the second in the college's Summer Concert Series -- at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 11 in the Wellmont Regional Center for the Performing Arts. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Like many families, this one began with a married couple -- Fuzz and Carrie San...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Staff Reports
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Best Bets for the Weekend!
* The David Caldwell Tunes @ Noon Summer Concert Series begins Friday at the Paramount Center for the Arts, 518 State St., in downtown Bristol, with a performance by vocalist Kevin Flannagan. All performances begin at noon and admission is a suggested donation of $5. For more information, call (423) 274-8920.
* Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site in Johnson City will present "Springtime in Haynesville: 1863" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. Visitors can view a Civil War encampment of volunte...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Staff Reports
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New Upsetters ready to make debut
June 21st marks the official beginning of our old friend summer and also the new beginning for another iconic old friend and favorite musician, Lightnin’ Charlie.
Perennially voted Favorite Musician or Group in the Mountain South, the award-winning and ever-popular Lightnin’ Charlie and the Upsetters will be appearing at the Damascus Old Mill in Damascus, VA on Friday, June 21st, 2013. LC has assembled a brand new 5-piece band and a brand new show---featuring all new material. Do...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Staff Reports
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Classic 'Streetcar Named Desire' heats up Barter Stage II
Members of Barter Theatre's resident acting company will bring some sizzle to Stage II with their production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play "A Streetcar Named Desire," opening Thursday and playing in repertory through July 27.
Williams' shattering prose and steamy realism are as electrifying today as they were when the show opened in 1947.
Washed-up Southern belle Blanche's arrival at her sister Stella's cramped New Orleans apartment upsets the precarious balance of Stel...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Staff Reports
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Abingdon's Barter Theatre celebrating 80 years with free party on June 10
During the Depression, enterprising young actor Robert Porterfield and his colleagues were starving in New York, while back home in Porterfield's native Southwest Virginia, farmers had such an abundance of food that much of it was spoiling.
So Porterfield returned to Abingdon with an extraordinary proposition: Patrons could barter produce from their farms and gardens in exchange for admission to a play.
Barter Theatre opened its doors on June 10, 1933, proclaiming "With vegetables you canno...Published June 6, 2013 or Published 2 weeks ago - By Staff Reports
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