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Emory & Henry College’s new arts center opens

Lisa Campbell, the executive director of Emory & Henry's new Woodrow W. McGlothlin Center for the Arts, says, "We want people to know they're welcome here. You don't have to have a connection to the college. You don't need to be an alum or know anyone or

In This Issue

• Abingdon native Scott Cooper "Black Mass" film director starring Johnny Depp Actor Johnny Depp stares down the barrel of a gun. And shoots. He kills, mercilessly. That's the way it is within Abingdon-native Scott Cooper's latest film, "Black Mass." The Cooper-directed feature, which stars Depp as infamous Boston-based mobster Whit
• The college’s new gallery hosts exhibits throughout the year Dan Van Tassell, the new curator of the McGlothlin Center for the Arts Gallery and art instructor, is filled with enthusiasm and excitement.
• The gallery floor "I told the architect, the prettiest thing in the building is the gallery floor," Lisa Campbell, executive director of the McGlothlin Center for the Arts, said.
• The Center for the Arts' 2015-16 schedule of programs Emory & Henry College's new Woodrow W. McGlothlin Center for the Arts is a place where they plan on "having a lot of fun," and the center of an interdisciplinary educational approach.
• Arts for Youth Spotlight: Madison Little "I don't have to dance; I must dance," sums up what dance means to Madison Little, who studies at Highlands Ballet School of Dance.
• October ushers in the National Storytelling Festival, a world- famous tradition In Jonesborough, Tennessee, the storytelling capital of the world, tickets are on sale for the National Storytelling Festival, an annual gathering of some of the world's top talent. The oldest and most prestigious festival of its kind, NSF offers one-day
• The Big Read celebrates "True Grit" The Big Read, celebrating "True Grit," continues at the Washington County (Va.) Public Library System.
• E&H Festival celebrates Appalachian Theater The 34th annual Emory & Henry College Literary Festival, set for Oct. 8-9, is a celebration of Appalachian Theater on the newest and one of the largest stages in the region.
• Two classics at ETSU Two genres of "classic" music strike different chords in October at Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenn.
• King University theater department announces 2015-16 productions As Shakespearean celebrations begin taking place around the globe to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, King University's theater department is heralding its 2015-16 season, which is slated to honor the best playwright

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• Marion's Henderson featured at Governor's mansion at Christmas The Town of Marion will be well represented at the Governor's mansion this Christmas season. By invitation from the Virginia Municipal League, the community selected local Marion artist Jack Taylor (known fondly as JaRaTa) to craft an ornament to enhance
• Author writes of Virginia's haunted state parks EWING, Va. — When I first wrote about the Elydale Mansion for this newspaper, it was in reference to a newly-created state park.
• Ten-year-old has an eye for photography Ten-year-old Ashby Bonin often sees the world through the camera's eye. In August 2015, Ashby was named Best in Show at The Gallery @ Barr Photographics' public exhibit.
• D-B band takes Grand Champion award in N.C. for third year in a row WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Dobyns-Bennett High School's competition marching band won the Grand Champion award at a regional band competition here over the weekend.
• Johnson City actress leads intercontinental 48-hour film contest Whether they have 48 hours or 48 days for production, Johnson City's Jessica Barrett and her fellow filmmakers have been able to put out projects that have an impact on the international film community.
• America's Royalty Gone Awry: Rosemary Kennedy The King has spoken. And in pretty much every fairy tale, that's all it takes for a Happy (or not-so-Happy) Ending: he decrees, and it is so. And in the new book "Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter" by Kate Clifford Larson, you'll see how that affected
• Tennessee Craft Artists Demonstrate at Tennessee Welcome Centers through Oct. 11 Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, Tennessee Craft partners with the Tennessee Department of Tourism to celebrate a new tradition, Tennessee Craft Week.
• October is Virginia Artisan Month Governor Terry McAuliffe proclaimed that October is Virginia Artisan Month, a time to showcase the culture of the Virginia artisan, which inspires appreciative audiences for its unique work and distinctive way of life.
• Grant to support marketing efforts for WBCM Bristol Radio Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the Birthplace of Country Music received $10,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation Marketing Leverage Program grant fund. In total VTC awarded more than $796,000 for 45 tourism marketing projects across the stat
• ETSU's Dr. Robert Sawyer receives grant to research Shakespeare and Marlowe Dr. Robert Sawyer, a faculty member in East Tennessee State University's Department of Literature and Language within the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded an ETSU Research Development Committee Major Grant of $9,000 to complete a book projec
• Tennessee Ernie Ford Portrait of An American Singer Tennessee Ernie Ford embodied a perfect storm of a voice. A tornado with touch, he spun humor and heart with equal ease.
• Bear Family Records revives the music of the original Chuck Wagon Gang When the Chuck Wagon Gang first stepped to the microphone in 1936 and sang "oh come, come, come, come to the church in the wildwood," folks responded in kind.