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William King Museum Planning to Move
Director Eyeing Three Potential Sites
At a recent board meeting, a quorum of the Board of Trustees of William King Museum voted to begin the process of selling the museum complex...and to explore and evaluate potential relocation sites in the area.CAMPFIRE STORIES: "Is there magic in the woods?"
A seven-part series for all ages to share.
First in a series: A trip to Aunt Nan's house provides a clue about what the woods hold.Community Band, Tusculum College Form Partners
Tusculum College's new band program and the Community Band have finalized an agreement that will be mutually beneficial to both groups and provide multiple opportunities to collaborate.Highlands Ballet Hires Tomi Wortham Short
A veteran instructor has joined the staff at the Highlands Center for Ballet in Abingdon, Va.Musical Memories
Slagle's Pasture was the site of bluegrass festival for 34 years
Jimmy Martin kicked into gear with his guitar. The red cowboy hat-wearing king of bluegrass then leaned in to the microphone and lit a fire into "Sunny Side of the Mountain."Grant to help initiate Book Clubs for Adults with Disabilities
ETSU Professor to launch groups throughout Tri-Cities
Several new book clubs designed for adults with disabilities will soon be starting across the region, thanks to a grant awarded to East Tennessee State University.Arrowmont to Remain in Gatlinburg
Future of the Nationally Recognized School Now Secure
In a historic decision, the Board of Governors of the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts has voted to keep the nationally renowned center for contemporary craft education at its current location in Gatlinburg.Deadlines for October 2010 Print Edition
September A! Magazine comes out Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Not too early to plan October advertising and event coverage in A! Magazine.Art by E&H Professor Selected for 'New American Paintings'
Charles Goolsby, chairman of the Emory & Henry College Art Department, recently had three of his paintings reproduced in the nationally distributed and highly selective art magazine, New American Paintings.Celtic Musician Originally Played Rock-n-Roll
Sigean plays the Celtic Festival in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Tom Swadley liked to rock. Not in chairs but with loud guitars, drums and such. Liked, that is. Nowadays Swadley caters to the Celtic musician within him while leading Sigean (pronounced She-gan).Actor/Producer Finds Challenges, Future
Jersey Boy in East Tennessee
"Mountain Stage" Celebrates "Birthplace of Country Music"
"Doc" Watson, David Holt, others perform at Paramount Center
"Doc" Watson, the 87-year-old master of music, headlined the sold-out concert.Barter Theatre announces Coloring Contest Winners
Every year during the Virginia Highlands Festival, Barter Theatre invites youth up to 12 years of age to participate in a coloring contest based on one of the Barter Players children's shows.Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights
Barter Theatre announces 2010 Winners
Barter Theatre has announced the winners of its 10th annual Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights (AFPP).Barter Alumna Patricia Neal Dies
Kentucky Girl, Oscar Winner, No Stranger to Abingdon, Va.
From a Kentucky coal mining town to Broadway and the silver screen, Hollywood actress Patricia Neal traveled a long, lustrous and challenging road. And a key stop along that route was in Abingdon, Va., where Neal served as an apprentice at the Barter Theatre in 1943.A! Archive »
