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  Disney villain Dr. Facilier the 'role of a lifetime' for Texas skater

  The heart of Texas is one of the last places one might expect a budding figure skater to get his start, but that's exactly where Dallas native Simeon Hanks first strapped on a pair of skates more than 20 years ago.
  "I actually started skating when I was 7," Hanks said during a recent phone interview. "Before skating, I played soccer, and if you know anything about Texas, you know it gets pretty hot there, so one day I was at practice and I remember telling my mom, it's too hot outside to run...

  Published April 30, 2013 or Published 3 weeks ago - By Jessica Fischer

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  'Vanishing Appalachia' - Reece exhibit documents disappearing mountain culture

  "Vanishing Appalachia," a traveling exhibit from the East Tennessee Historical Society, will open at East Tennessee State University's Reece Museum April 23 and continue through June 30.
  The exhibit combines Don Dudenbostel's photographs and Tom Jester's field recordings, based on their three years of research among moonshiners, serpent-handlers, Mennonite farmers, cockfighters and others who still engage in traditional mountain practices.
  "By the mid-1900s, outside perceptions and inside r...

  Published April 22, 2013 or Published 4 weeks ago - By Staff Reports

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  Grammy-winning Train bound for ETSU

  The Grammy Award-winning band Train will steam into East Tennessee State University in Johnson City on Friday, April 26 for a 7 p.m. concert at the ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (Minidome).
  Opening the show -- the major spring event sponsored by ETSU's Student Government Association -- will be The Dirty Guv'nahs, a grassroots band from Knoxville.
  Traditionally, the SGA's spring concerts have been limited to attendance by ETSU students and employees only, but this year...

  Published April 22, 2013 or Published 4 weeks ago - By Staff Reports

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  Two Pence revives 'Rocky Horror Show'

  Two Pence Productions is teaming up with Acoustic Coffeehouse to present the uproarious rock musical "The Rocky Horror Show."
  Curtains up is 8 p.m., Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20, with a special midnight performance on April 20, at Acoustic Coffeehouse Next Door, 415 W. Walnut St., in downtown Johnson City.
  Richard O'Brien's "The Rocky Horror Show" debuted in 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Since then, it has become a cult classic, spawning a film that jump started the ...

  Published April 16, 2013 or Published 1 month ago - By Staff Reports

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  JCCT to present Southern comedy 'Rex's Exes'

  The Southern-fried comedies penned by playwrights Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten have proven so popular with audiences at Johnson City Community Theatre that including the trio's latest production in its 2013 season of shows was a no-brainer for JCCT.
  "Rex's Exes" opens at 8 p.m., Friday, April 19 at the downtown Johnson City theatre, with additional performances at 8 p.m., April 20, 26 and 27, and May 3 and 4, and at 2 p.m., April 21 and 28.
  "I think their plays speak to our ...

  Published April 16, 2013 or Published 1 month ago - By Jessica Fischer

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  Capone's to feature Mountains and Disasters April 19th

  Johnson City bands This Mountain and A Great Disaster have been touring the southeast for over a year now, spreading their music and becoming inspired to produce new art. Besides being friends, the two bands share common ground in that they both reside in Johnson City, are partisans of the modern indie-folk movement, and strive to make their original music their living. They will present a show together at Capone's in Johnson City on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 10 pm.
  This Mountain has achieve...

  Published April 11, 2013 or Published 1 month ago - By zachary ross

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  Father, son share stage in 'Odyssey'

  Elizabethton's Colin Blowers, a senior political science and humanities major at Milligan College, is no stranger to the stage.
  He's had several leading roles in theatrical productions at Milligan, including Snoopy in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." When the curtains rise Thursday on the Milligan theater department's production of "The Odyssey," Blowers' role as Odysseus will be especially memorable not only because it's his last production before graduating, but also because he'll be sh...

  Published April 9, 2013 or Published 1 month ago - By Staff Reports

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  ETSU to present supernatural comedy 'Blithe Spirit'

  In 1941, Germany's Blitzkrieg assaulted the city of London with an arsenal of bombs. Morale was low, but the British people strove to hang on.
  That spring, 40-year-old playwright Noel Coward spent five days -- in between his covert operations as a member of Britain's Secret Service -- writing a play not about war, survival, politics, pride or despair, but about ghosts. When Coward's hilarious farce "Blithe Spirit" opened on July 2, 1941, it brought some much-needed comic relief to a city emb...

  Published April 9, 2013 or Published 1 month ago - By Staff Reports

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  Official Guide to the Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza

  Two years ago, who would have thought a giant orange holding a beer would become one of the Tri Cities beloved beer drinkers? “Brewski” is at it again for the Second Annual Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza coming up April 13th outside of the Mellow Mushroom in Johnson City.
  Don’t have your ticket yet? Why wait? VIP is close to selling out (or may be sold out by the time this article goes to print), and general admission tickets are flying out the door. Craft beer lovers kno...

  Published April 2, 2013 or Published 2 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Willie Nelson marks upcoming 80th birthday with tour, new album

  Willie Nelson may be turning 80 this year but, as they say, age ain't nothing but a number.
  On April 4, Willie will bring his 80th Birthday Tour, with special guest Pegi Young and The Survivors, to Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City. Show time is 7:30 p.m. On April 16, he'll release his latest album, "Let's Face the Music And Dance," a collection of American standards and country classics by Willie Nelson and Family.
  Willie Hugh Nelson was born in Texas on April 30, 1933. Raised by h...

  Published March 26, 2013 or Published 2 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Film shines light on protector of 'Little Rock Nine'

  In 1957, Daisy Bates became a household name when she fought for the right of nine black students to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., but her fame would prove fleeting.
  East Tennessee State University's Mary B. Martin School of the Arts will present the documentary "Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock" at 7 p.m., Monday, March 18 as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers.
  After the free screening of the film in ETSU's Martha S...

  Published March 15, 2013 or Published 2 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Harlem Globetrotters' world tour takes fan participation to a whole new level

  When the Harlem Globetrotters bounce into Johnson City on March 25, the players will be the ones on the floor showcasing their basketball-handling wizardry, but it'll be the fans in the stands calling the shots.
  The Globetrotters' 2013 "You Write the Rules" World Tour takes fan participation to a whole new level, giving audiences the power to decide the rules of the game, from playing with two basketballs at once to getting double the points for each basket made.
  Families can visit www.harl...

  Published March 15, 2013 or Published 2 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Upcoming Shows at ETSU!

  There are a couple of great shows coming up at the Mary B. Martin School of the Arts at ETSU this month - check it out:
  • FISK JUBILEE SINGERS ~ Tuesday, March 26, 7:30 p.m., Culp Auditorium ~ with David Crockett High School Madrigal Singers
  The Fisk Jubilee Singers are vocal artists and students at Fisk University in Nashville, who sing and travel worldwide. The original Jubilee Singers introduced "slave songs" to the world in 1871 and were instrumental in preserving the unique Americ...

  Published March 11, 2013 or Published 2 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  'Hansel and Gretel' opera a dream come true for Milligan

  "Hansel and Gretel" is a fairy tale come true for the Milligan College music department.
  A year in the making, this delightful opera by Engelbert Humperdinck is the first full-length opera in decades to be produced and presented entirely by Milligan. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m., March 1 and 2 in Milligan's Mary B. Martin Auditorium, located in Seeger Memorial Chapel.
  Tickets are $5 for adults; admission is free for children and students.
  "We had talked about staging an opera for...

  Published February 26, 2013 or Published 3 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Folklorist's Turkish 'odyssey' replete with culture, adventure -- and danger

  When James Bond ventures into a conflict-riddled locale, is held at gunpoint and escapes with secrets, no one is surprised. But when a storyteller from Boston experiences similar adventures, it's a tale worth telling.
  Diane Edgecomb is known for her evocative adaptations of ancient myths accompanied by Celtic harp or zany tales of insects and other creatures of nature, but in 2001, she embarked on what she called "The Kurdish Story Collection Project," an international endeavor to document t...

  Published February 22, 2013 or Published 3 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza Bigger & Better This Year!

  Organizers of the 2013 Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza say this year will surprise attendees with the variety and uniqueness of the craft brews available. In it’s second year, the beer lover’s event will offer more than 120 rare beers to attendees from breweries around the region.
  Breweries coming to this year’s event include amazing breweries rarely seen in east Tennessee, including Highland Brewing, Moccasin Bend Brewing, Oscar Blues Brewery, Sweetwater Brewing Company, ...

  Published February 15, 2013 or Published 3 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  28th Annual Positive/Negative exhibit reflects the complexities artists face

  Slocumb Galleries and the Department of Art & Design at East Tennessee State University are teaming up with the college's Office of Multicultural Affairs, Black Affairs Association and Student Government Association to present the 28th Annual Positive/Negative National Juried Art Exhibition, opening Monday.
  "Minority Rule" is the theme of this year's exhibition, which features works in diverse media and perspectives -- described by juror Michael Ray Charles as "nuanced artworks that refl...

  Published February 15, 2013 or Published 3 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Gypsy spirit guides Humming House

  It's fitting that a song about Django Reinhardt, the father of gypsy-jazz, kicks off the self-titled debut album by Humming House. The band members embrace the gypsy spirit, having come from varied corners of the country with all types of instruments and styles to find each other in Nashville.
  They'll showcase their eclectic musical style for local audiences when they perform Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Down Home in Johnson City, winding down their "Snow Money, Snow Problems" 2013 Winter Tour. S...

  Published February 1, 2013 or Published 3 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Two Virtuosos in Two Weeks!

  
  Frank Vignola is one of the most extraordinary guitarists performing before the public today. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, Tommy Emmanuel, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops and guitar legend Les Paul, who named Vignola to his “Five Most Admired Guitar List” for The Wall Street Journal. Vignola’s jaw-dropping technique explains why The...

  Published January 28, 2013 or Published 4 months ago - By Staff Report

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  Vinegar Creek Constituency captures essence of live shows on new album

  American songs are full of deranged old ghosts howling at the moon. Vinegar Creek Constituency, an eclectic, incendiary string band out of Pennsylvania Dutch country, channels these venerable old ghosts of the American folk tradition through imaginative, emotive original songs delivered with rock 'n' roll intensity.
  Full of shouting, floorboard-stomping soul, their live performances are uplifting, high-energy events with fans dancing in the aisles and clapping, stomping and singing along.
  L...

  Published January 17, 2013 or Published 4 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  'Point Pleasant' exhibit captures 'haunting beauty' of West Virginia Ordnance Works

  East Tennessee State University's Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries are going big with their newest exhibit, featuring large-scale photographs by Joshua Dudley Greer.
  Presented in partnership with USA Projects and ETSU's Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, "Point Pleasant" will remain on display in Slocumb Galleries through Feb. 8. An artist's lecture and reception is planned for 5 to 7 p.m., Jan. 24 in the Ball Hall Auditorium.
  According to Greer, the photographs featured...

  Published January 17, 2013 or Published 4 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  John Cowan, band to perform Saturday at the Down Home

  Regarded by fans and critics as the "Voice of Newgrass," John Cowan has been singing his heart out for 35 years now.
  Cowan got his musical start in Louisville, Ky., where he played in various rock outfits like Everyday People and Louisville Sound Department in the early 1970s. But his rise to fame began in earnest in 1974 when he auditioned to play bass for the then up-and-coming New Grass Revival. The audition went well, and Cowan was offered the gig. It wasn't until he'd accepted the job t...

  Published January 8, 2013 or Published 4 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Empty Bottle String Band preserves old-time tunes

  What started as a one-time gig at a local farmers market has turned into a bustling performance schedule for the Empty Bottle String Band.
  Featuring Stephanie Jeter on autoharp, Kristal Harman on guitar, Tyler Hughes on banjo, Alex Moore on bass and Ryan Nickerson on fiddle, the Empty Bottle String Band has appeared regionally at Bristol's Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Jonesborough Days, Bristol's Pickin' Porch and the Southwest Virginia Museum, and on WDVX's "Blue Plate Special."
  The Bottles...

  Published January 8, 2013 or Published 4 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Jazz Meets Bluegrass: Concert features combined talent of Milligan, ETSU musicians

  The Milligan College Jazz Ensemble and East Tennessee State University Bluegrass Band will host a concert, titled "Jazz Meets Bluegrass," on Monday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Mary B. Martin Auditorium located in Seeger Memorial Chapel.
  The Milligan Jazz Ensemble and The ETSU Bluegrass Band will join together to produce a unique combination of musical styles. The concert is free and open to the public, but donations will be accepted to benefit both departments.
  "Jazz and bluegrass have a lot ...

  Published November 13, 2012 or Published 6 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  ETSU Theatre puts modern twist on Shakespeare's classic 'Caesar'

  A modern adaptation of one of William Shakespeare's greatest tragedies is taking the stage at East Tennessee State University during this post-election season.
  "Caesar 2012" will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 15-17; and at 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18 in the Bud Frank Theatre, located on the lower level of Gilbreath Hall.
  Set in present day, "Caesar 2012" tells the story of a group of conspirators -- some motivated by a love of their country and others by spiteful in...

  Published November 13, 2012 or Published 6 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Some of them include Ananda Temple, which was built by Kyan-zit-tha, the third king and is considered the holiest temple in the city, Shwesandaw Temple, also known as the sunset temple as tourists especially gather during the evening to watch a spectacular sunset, Shwe Zigon Temple, which is a prototype monument built in the style of Myanmar, Thatbyinnyu Temple, which is the tallest pagoda that was built in the twelfth century, Shwegugyi Temple, a temple that has survived over the ages and stayed the most intact on the site, Manuhar Pagoda, a temple with a story about a king who poured all his emotions into the construction of the temple and Gawdaw Palin Temple, which is constructed by fusing the styles of Myanmarese and Indian. Tourists who still have the energy after visiting the various temples, pagodas and stupas in Bagan can also visit Bagan Archeological Museum, which may be ugly in appearance because of the mixture of the new and old architectural styles, but houses a large number of portable finds from the temples.

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