The beloved classic, “Little Women,” based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, opens at the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre on Jan. 13. Set in 1865, this sweet story about the March sisters and their family and friends is an inspirational way to start the new year.
Asheville's Tricia Tripp and Hearts Gone South will herald the coming new year Friday, Dec. 31, at Patton-Crosswhite VFW in Bristol, Virginia.
History records the double album simply as “The Beatles.” Fans know it colloquially as the “White Album.” The Black Jacket Symphony will perform The Beatles’ “White Album” Saturday, Jan. 8, for two shows at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol, Tennessee.
What a year, 2021. Despite the looming specter of COVID-19, Bristol’s music scene reignited onstage and on record.
Barter Theatre and Theatre Bristol offer some last-minute live shows for Christmas. Both have also been back open with COVID-19 restrictions.
Steven Rogers works as a stand-up comedian. Based in New York City, Rogers will come south for two shows at the Blue Ridge Comedy Club in Bristol, Tennessee, on Friday, Dec. 17.
Ronnie Milsap perseveres. Despite multiple pandemic-fueled postponements, Milsap returns to Bristol’s Paramount Center for the Arts on Sunday, Dec. 12.
Ronnie Milsap perseveres. Despite multiple pandemic-fueled postponements, Milsap returns to Bristol’s Paramount Center for the Arts on Sunday, Dec. 12.
Katie Edwards doesn’t want to show off death masks to freak you out. She wants you to ponder what keeps a spirit alive when a person dies. All this is part of “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” — now on display through March 13 at the William King Museum of Art in Abingdon, Virginia.
The Jonesborough Repertory Theatre joyfully presents Irving Berlin’s “Holiday Inn.” This musical, based on the 1942 movie starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, is the perfect holiday love story to kick-start this year’s Christmas season.
Bristol Ballet’s back. Onstage and for audiences at the captivating Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Ballet returns as it left, with “The Nutcracker.” See the beloved Christmas production on Friday, Dec. 10, and Saturday, Dec. 11.
Call him Moose “Trainwreck” Roberts. Hear Roberts roar when he gears up on Friday, Dec. 3, at The Cascade Draft House in Bristol, Tennessee. Tanked on high octane, Roberts’ return to the stage finds him firmly in pedal-to-the-metal mode.
Christmas season shows began in earnest on Saturday night at The Cameo Theater in Bristol, Virginia. As “Christmas with The Nelsons” unfurled, as if from bows of red, presents in the form of songs and stories unwrapped throughout the majestic evening.
Patricia Ringley McCarthy is showing her work at The Gallery @ Barr Photographics on Main Street through the holiday season.
Theatre Bristol’s presentation of Music Theatre International’s “All Together Now!”, a musical revue of Broadway favorites, opens Friday, Nov. 12, at the stellar Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol, Tennessee, for six performances through Monday, Nov. 15.
The William King Museum of Art is now showcasing “Bernini and the Roman Baroque: Masterpieces from Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia.”
Charles Vess seeks to share more of his “Stardust” magic. Vess, 70, has released a new book called “The Art of Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess’s Stardust.” On Sunday, the famous fantasy artist with a studio in Abingdon, Virginia, holds his first book-signing in more than a year.
Plein air artist Donna Bird is displaying her art during October at The Gallery @ Barr Photographics on Abingdon’s Main Street. She is showing 21 pieces, mostly still-life art.
The Jonesborough Repertory Theatre kicks off its 2021-22 season with the hilarious musical “Something Rotten!”
William King Museum of Art is rounding the bend toward making the arts more accessible. And it’s hosting a groundbreaking on Aug. 24 in Abingdon that coincides with a long-range fundraising plan to enhance the campus with $2 million in improvements.
John Sauers won’t stop painting and dreaming and trying to share his ideas with his fans. At 88, his artwork is back in Abingdon, a town where art gallery owner Dean Barr calls Sauers a pioneer for producing pieces that helped Abingdon flourish as an arts community.
Over the past two years, the reigning King George III in Broadway’s “Hamilton,” Euan Morton, developed a soft spot for the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre.
Community calendar for week of Aug. 1.
You might recall Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne from ABC’s “Nashville” or as Ward Cameron on Netflix’s “Outer Banks." Also a singer/songwriter, Esten brings a lifetime of music and experiences to the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol, Tennessee, on Saturday, Aug. 7.
Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out belong among the bands who have endured the rigors of time. The bluegrass veterans celebrate 30 years with a pair of shows this weekend at the Down Home in Johnson City. See them on Friday, July 30, and Saturday, July 31.