David Wiley considers himself a "dance gypsy" — someone who frequently spends more time traveling to and from a contra dance than at the dance itself.
Contra Dancing: A Primer
Contra dancing is a very old form of traditional dance done by dancers of all ages and abilities. The music has roots as old or older than the dance form itself and is frequently of Celtic or Appalachian origins. The tunes are most often jigs and reels.
Contra Dances This Month
Advice from Developer of Dancing Contras DVD
Henry and Jacqui Morgenstein from Traverse City, Michigan, developed an instructional DVD entitled Dancing Contras, and many of Henry's essays on dance have been published in dance magazines.
'Tribute to Women' Honors Three in Arts Community
The Bristol YWCA recently named 12 women from the Tri-Cities area as 2009 Tribute to Women honorees for their contributions to the region. Winners from the Arts category are detailed.
Gifted Athlete a Ballroom Dancer
A member of the soccer and cross country teams at Abingdon High School, Kris Johnston can make ballroom dancing look easy.
AAME Announces Winners of Youth Art Competition
A charcoal portrait by Annie Hanlon was awarded Best in Show in the Artistic Excellence juried competition.
Brownlee Named Teacher of the Year
Bandy Brownlee named one of the Rotary Club's Outstanding Teachers of the Year in Bristol.
Modern Dancers @ Chamber Anniversary Dinner
The Greater Bristol Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 100th Anniversary with a black tie event on Friday, May 15, 2009 at the Historic Bristol Trainstation.
Local Artisans featured in Va. Tourism Travel Guide
Featured in The Virginia Tourism Travel Guide for 2009 is Bristol native Ray Hall, president of the Board of Directors of the Holston Mountain Arts and Crafts Cooperative in Abingdon.
Daughter Pens Book In Honor Of Her Mother
"She thought the sky was a big blue bowl that God had turned upside down and rested securely on the mountain tops," Pritchard said. "It was a perfectly secure world that we cannot imagine now."
In Focus: Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan finds The Arts Depot a supportive environment, a place to receive feedback from other artists and share creative experiences. She also enjoys interacting with visitors.
Bluegrass Band Duty Free Knows How to Draw a Crowd
Finding some good live music in the Tri-Cities just might be as easy as walking into a local convenience store.
Two Books Tell The Story of Theatre Bristol – and Cathy DeCaterina
These books also tell a story of Bristol, as shown in the many photographs of actors on stage – including schoolchildren...and all proceeds from book sales support Theatre Bristol.
Caterpillar Crawl
A scavenger hunt, a carnival, a literary event and an art workshop combine for a Saturday of fun for the entire family.
Winners of ETSU Digital Media Competition Announced
East Tennessee State University's Student ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter (the EDGE Club) recently held its annual digital art show and juried competition. The EDGE Club Art Show showcases artwork by ETSU students created in the past academic year.
New Book focuses on Melungeons and Literacy
Author gives new insights about the effects reading and writing have had in the lives of Melungeons.
2009 Bristol Mayors' Awards Announced
Cathy DeCaterina, who founded Theatre Bristol in the 1970s, had a vision for the Paramount Theatre after it shuttered its doors in disrepair in 1979...Her dream of bringing the art of theatre to people of all ages resulted in the renovated facility reopen
Virginia Student Wins National Poetry Out Loud Competition
The winner's final recitation for the evening was "Danse Russe" by William Carlos Williams, a wry look at a middle-aged man's fancies and foibles.
Wednesday Morning Painters
Why does this casually-knit group of artists need to go anywhere to paint? Lots of artists have their own studios, or they paint in their kitchens, a spare bedroom, or by themselves outside. Why go to The Arts Depot to paint?
Young Actor also a Wrestler
Sullivan East senior Kole Bishop's confidence, determination yield big results.
Maybelle Carter was a 'Wildwood Flower'
Maybelle Carter would have turned 100 years old on May 10, 2009. A tribute is planned at The Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Va. on May 9, 2009.
'Jimmie Rodgers' is a Magnificent Tribute
Tom Angland stars in 'Jimmie Rodgers: America's Blue Yodeler' at Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Va.
Area Artisans Win Awards
Several members of the Holston Mountain Arts & Crafts Cooperative have recently earned awards.
Fresh Off the Easel
"We watched our parents have to deviate from their art to pay the bills," Kyle Buckland said. "And it's important for us to stay on our path with our art and to be able to live out that dream and be established as artists."
Join Alice for Romp through Wonderland
Taken as a whole, "Alice in Wonderland" makes little sense in terms of story. The point, however, may be that it's OK to have a wide-open and wild-as-weeds imagination.