Don’t try to say there’s nothing to do around here.
The Town of Wise has such a busy summer planned, you’ll be hard pressed to find time to make it to every event.
First up in the Town’s schedule, which spans from May to October, is the first installation of a concert series organized by Bristol Rhythm and Roots – the fourth such series the annual festival has sponsored in Wise County. Organizers say this year’s series, set for 6 p.m. on the first Saturda...
Published April 30, 2012 or Published 1 year ago - By Staff Report
It’s an unlikely pairing, but one that’s proven a match made in heaven.
Expect the unexpected when the Kandinsky Trio takes to the stage with storyteller, comic, Southern balladeer, mouth effect artist and champion whistler Andy Offutt Irwin at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 27 in the Chapel of All Faiths at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise.
Admission is free.
Now in its 23rd season, the Kandinsky Trio is celebrating one of the longest and most successful artist re...
Published March 26, 2012 or Published 1 year ago - By Staff Reports
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion’s free concert series at University of Virginia’s College at Wise is set to kick off Feb. 12 with a lineup ranging from standout local talent to noted Nashville recording artists.
BRRR Music Committee Co-Chairman David Stallard and festival sponsor Bill Horne are credited for bringing to life the UVa-Wise Concert Series, now in its second year. An educator and resident of Wise, Va., Stallard is also a contributing music writer for Blue Ridge Out...
Published February 3, 2011 or Published 2 years ago - By Staff Report
The hair-raising tale of a headless horseman will take center stage at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise on Thursday evening, Feb. 3, when The Barter Players ride into town.
The Players will present “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at 7:30 p.m. at the college’s Gilliam Center for the Arts. Admission is free.
The Barter Players is a group of young actors dedicated to classic theatre for kids of all ages.
Each year, from January through March, the troupe tour...
Published February 1, 2011 or Published 2 years ago - By Staff Report
A duo known around the world is coming to Southwest Virginia.
The Pro-Art Association will welcome cellist David Gee and pianist Lynne Mackey back to the coalfields for two performances.
The first concert will be held at 12:15 p.m., Nov. 4, at the Goodloe Center on the Mountain Empire Community College campus in Big Stone Gap. The second performance will be held at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 4, in the Chapel of All Faiths on the campus of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.
Admission...
Published October 28, 2010 or Published 3 years ago - By Staff Report
The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Concert Series at UVa-Wise is happy to announce the first Live By The Lake music festival, scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 28th on the campus of UVa-Wise.
For nearly two years, the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Concert Series at UVa-Wise has brought the best roots, folk, and Americana bands to Southwest Virginia. This one day, five band music extravaganza continues that tradition. Scheduled to appear are Holy Ghost Tent Revival, The New Famil...
Published August 5, 2010 or Published 3 years ago - By Staff Report
Four local community watershed and environmental groups are teaming up to host their third annual “Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival” on April 23 at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise.
The event will feature a full evening of eight short environmental films and will finish with the critically-acclaimed feature film “Tapped,” which examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution and ...
Published April 16, 2010 or Published 3 years ago - By Staff Report