 Performances presented on most weekends
By Staff report Though it gave birth to country music and claims bluegrass as a favorite son, Northeast Tennessee has much to offer in other forms of artistic expression, too — be it in the realm of rock ’n’ roll, live theater or dance. There’s usually something different to sample each weekend.
DANCEBristol Ballet Co. has been in operation for more than 50 years and each year gives several performances at the Paramount Center for the Arts, located on State Street in downtown Bristol. (276) 669-6051.
Centre for the Performing Arts, which has performed “The Nutcracker” annually in Kingsport for several years, is located at 727 N. Eastman Road. (423) 246-2199.
Johnson City Ballet Co., performs both traditional and non-traditional ballets, including such recent productions as “Dracula.”
Kingsport Ballet School and Co. is a non-profit organization run by a parents’ coalition. It stages several performances each year. (423) 378-3967.
MUSICBristol Concert Choir, is one of the “resident companies” of the Paramount Center for the Arts in downtown Bristol, performing there twice each year. (423) 274-8920.
East Tennessee Children’s Choir, which features more than 75 voices of children in fourth through seventh grade from the Tri-Cities and Southwest Virginia, performs numerous concerts each year. The choir holds auditions each year. Check with music teachers for more information.
Johnson City Civic Chorale is a regional, non-profit collection of volunteer singers who perform several concerts each year at venues throughout the Johnson City area. (423) 636-7300 or geocities.com/Vienna/Choir/4061.
Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, which features 70 musicians, performs several subscription concerts each year at Milligan College’s Seeger Chapel, and also performs a pops concert and a handful of special events at Johnson City venues. (423) 926-8742 or jcsymphony.com.
Symphony of the Mountains Chorus, an adult choir, performs with its parent organization, Symphony of the Mountains (formerly Kingsport Symphony Orchestra), at select concerts throughout the year. (423) 392-8423 or symphonyofthemountains.org.
Symphony of the Mountains, known as Kingsport Symphony Orchestra until this year, changed its name to reflect its identity as a regional orchestra serving cities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. The symphony performs a regular series of concerts at Toy F. Reid Employee Center on Wilcox Drive in Kingsport and other events throughout the Tri-Cities, including the summertime Music in the Meadows at Bristol Motor Speedway, a joint outdoor concert with Johnson City Symphony Orchestra. (423) 392-8423 or symphonyofthemountains.org.
Symphony of the Mountains Youth Orchestra boasts 60 young musicians from throughout the Tri-Cities who audition for inclusion each year. The orchestra performs three free concerts each year. (423) 392-8423 or symphonyofthemountains.org.
THEATERBarter Theatre, located in historic Abingdon, Va., and known as the State Theater of Virginia, is a fully professional theater company that offers a mixture of comedies, dramas, musicals and mysteries on two stages. (276) 628-3991 or bartertheatre.com.
Bud Frank Theatre, located on the campus of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, serves as the home to ETSU’s Division of Theatre, which performs a variety of productions there each year, as well as at neighboring VA Memorial Theatre on the grounds of Mountain Home Veterans Affairs center. (423) 439-7576.
Johnson City Community Theatre, housed on East Maple Street in Johnson City, is the oldest community theater in the state. It has showcased the talents of volunteer actors from throughout the Tri-Cities in a variety of comedies, musicals and dramas. (423) 926-2542.
Kingsport Theatre Guild, which celebrated its 55th anniversary in 2003, offers a full slate of comedies and musicals at Kingsport Renaissance Center, as well as children’s productions through its Young People’s Series. (423) 392-8427 or kingsporttheatre.org/.
Theatre Bristol provides arts education, youth programming and community outreach projects amid its regular offering of adult and family musicals, comedies and dramas throughout the year at its own ARTspace and the Paramount Center for the Arts, both on State Street. (423) 968-4977 or theatrebristol.org.
VISUAL ARTSCarroll Reece Museum, located on the campus of East Tennessee State University, houses a permanent collection of more than 10,000 artistic works by such well-known masters as Picasso, as well as craft artisans and artists from the Appalachian region. (423) 439-4392 or cass.etsu.edu/museum/.
Hands On! Regional Museum, located on Main Street in Johnson City, is a children’s museum featuring more than 22,000 square feet of exhibit space that features a host of interactive exhibits and fun, educational activities. (423) 434-4263 or handsonmuseum.org.
Johnson City Area Arts Council, also located on Main Street in downtown Johnson City, features a wide array of educational programming, seasonal programming and traveling art displays throughout the year. (423) 928-8229 or arts.org.
Kingsport Renaissance Center, managed by the city’s Cultural Services Division, is home to the Kingsport Art Guild, which exhibits monthly shows in its gallery on the second level and holds the Appalachian Art Show each year. (423) 229-2559.
Slocumb Galleries, located in Ball Hall on the campus of East Tennessee State University, showcases the work of the university’s art students and other artists across the country, and also holds each February one of the region’s most prestigious juried shows, Positive/Negative.
William King Regional Arts Center, housed in a renovated schoolhouse in Abingdon, Va., features resident artist studios, an outdoor sculpture garden, a museum and year-round classes in the visual and performing arts for both adults and children. (276) 628-5005 or wkrac.org.
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