The greater Tri-Cities region is blessed with several world-renowned writers, musicians and visual artists living in our area. One of those is Charles Vess, a fantasy artist and illustrator as well as a comic book artist and a novelist.
Barter Theatre announces that it has received a grant from the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Leverage Program for its new marketing strategies.
MOUNTAIN CITY,TN— When you visit Main Street, Mountain City, Tennessee, businesses this summer, be sure to look for the five fiddles on display that were created by local artists.
Vess and Harrow speak in Abingdon as part of Highlands Festival
The Friends of the Library and the Virginia Highlands Festival host a free event celebrating Charles Vess, fantasy artist and illustrator, and his friend Alix Harrow, fantasy novelist, Thursday, July 24, at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Martha Washingt
Readers and Writers Days are held during Highlands Festival
The Virginia Highlands Festival holds its annual Writers and Readers Days July 25 and 26 at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon, Virginia.
For Eli Corder Art Allows Self-Expression
Eli Corder began taking art in middle school and fell in love with it in high school. His artwork, “Bed Head” was chosen Best in Show at ArtEx, a student art competition which began in 2009.
The Bristol Music Club's Scholarship Auditions announce winners
The Bristol Music Club held its 2025 Scholarship Auditions Saturday, May 3, at First Presbyterian Church, Bristol, Tennessee. Judges were Dr. Kellie Brown, Dr. Matthew Potterton and Beth Perkinson McCoy.
At Tennesseans for the Arts, we know there are uncertain times for our creative sector. As discussions continue regarding National Endowment for the Arts funding and future, many of us are feeling the weight of that uncertainty.
Concert celebrates Abingdon singer and Renaissance man
The Virginia Highlands Festival presents “Old-World Ballads and the Mountain Dulcimer,” a concert featuring four of the Appalachian region’s foremost ballad singers, Sunday July 27.
The Lincoln Theatre hosts free summer camp programs
The Lincoln Theatre hosts two free summer camps this July for children entering first through 12th grade.
Virginia Highlands Festival features multiple concerts
Music has been a part of the Virginia Highlands Festival, Abingdon, Virginia, for decades. This year is no exception.
