The Barter Players are the acting company at Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia, that specializes in producing children’s plays.
Catherine Bush knows how to keep a young audience's attention
Catherine Bush, resident playwright at Barter Theatre, cringes when people call any of her children’s plays “cute.” Imaginative, clever, delightful, visionary, but not “cute.”
John Hardy created the roots of The Barter Players
John Hardy conceived of and started the Barter Players in 1993, but it was called Barter’s First Light Theatre at the time.
Addison Camper receives Teresangela Schiano scholarship
Bristol Ballet announces that senior company member Addison Camper, 16, of Piney Flats, Tennessee, is the 2026-2027 recipient of the Teresangela Schiano Memorial Scholarship.
Update on Bristol's plans for center for arts and culture
When most of us think about municipal infrastructure, we may picture streets, sidewalks, utility lines or any number of other physical assets that keep the city running.
Buckland creates painting to celebrate and support Paramount Center for the Arts
Renowned artist Kyle Buckland has created a special limited-edition print to celebrate the Paramount Center for the Art’s 95th anniversary.
Symphony of the Mountains announces its milestone 80th Anniversary Season, “An American Tapestry: Saluting Our Legacy,” featuring a lineup of orchestral, choral, educational and community performances while introducing a new Pay What You Ca
William King museum exhibits mixed-media art by Mathewes
William King Museum of Art presents “Para(site)dise,” a solo exhibition by Johnson City, Tennessee, artist Jocelyn Mathewes. The exhibit is on view Aug. 20, through Jan. 10, 2027, as part of the museum’s McGlothlin Exhibition Series.<
Finishing Line Press announces the publication of “Seasons of the Ridge,” a chapbook by Evelyn McAmis Bales of Kingsport, Tennessee.
Birthplace Museum hosts two special 'Ballad' related events
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum’s current special exhibit,“Charles Vess: The Book of Ballads,” showcases several of the songs that connect Appalachia to the Old World, and August’s museum programming further explores that
