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August 2009
Kingsport
Renaissance
Theatre
“Foundation Study” may
be seen in “Sanctuaries
III” at The Arts Depot
in Abingdon, Va. This
exhibition by Bristol
artist Val Lyle includes
paintings, sculptures
and a walk-through
installation that
reveal her childhood
playground, a barn.
1200 E. Center Street
423-392-8417
Tickets @
www.kingsportARTS.org
Tuesday, September 1 • 7:30 PM
Cumberland County Playhouse performs
‘Smoke on the Mountain’
Cave House Craft Shop
$20 Regular Admission, $18 Students/Seniors
Abingdon, Va. • 276-628-7721
www.cavehousecraftshop.org
• Aug. 1 & Aug. 8: The Meet the
Artisans program will feature woodcarving
demonstrations from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. On Aug.
1, Abingdon artists John Dickens and Linda
Childers will create Santas, animals, and
other figures. On Aug. 8, Blake Lunsford of
Bristol will carve many different characters;
he specializes in Santas and snowmen.
• Closing Aug. 9: “My Favorite
Things” features wall hangings by members
of the Holston Mountain Arts & Crafts
Cooperative and the Wolf Hills Quilting Guild
who have used traditional and contemporary
quilting techniques. A “People’s Choice” award
will be presented.
William King Museum
Abingdon, Va. • 276-628-5005
www.williamkingmuseum.org
• Call for Artists: Entries are still being
accepted for “From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian
Highlands.” The biennial juried exhibition will
open October 23 and will feature artists from
Southwest Virginia, Northeast Tennessee,
Western North Carolina, Southern West
Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. To request an
entry form or more information, call or e-mail
ajustice@wkrac.org.
• Lecture Aug. 4: Jim Coulson will
present “Clock Talk” at 6:30 p.m. The
presentation will be followed by a reception
and tour of the exhibition “Buying Time:
Clocks Along the Great Road, 1790-1870,” on
display through Jan. 3. A member of the
National Association of Watch and Clock
Collectors, Coulson will discuss the history of
clocks and their manufacture in the U.S. He
will also speak about developing a clock
collection and provide visitors with some useful
hints about antique clocks and their value.
• Ongoing: “John Kingerlee: A
Painter’s Passage” continues through Sept.
6. Kingerlee is a 70-year-old British-born artist
who resides in rural Ireland. His expressive
paintings combine gestural brushstrokes and
collage, defining images that float between
representational form and abstraction.
• Ongoing: “Pillars of Bohemia”
continues through Oct. 11. This exhibition
serves as a retrospective, documenting the
evolution of three locally renowned and
cherished artists whose presence within our
Thursday, September 17 • 7:30 PM
Freddy Cole (brother of Nat King Cole)
Join the Jazz master for an Unforgettable Concert!
$20 Regular Admission, $18 Students/Seniors
“Martian Cornice” by D.R. Mullins is
part of the “Pillars of Bohemia” exhibit
at William King Museum, Abingdon, Va.
arts community defines the unconventional
undercurrent of the contemporary scene.
Shawn Crookshank, Richard Houser and
D.R. Mullins have created reputations that
d e r i ve a s m u c h f r o m t h e i r b o h e m i a n
personalities as from their raw and expressive
works of art.
The Arts Depot
Saturday, September 19 • 7:00 PM
Arts4Kids presents
Conductor
Jack and the
Zinghoppers
$5 Children 12 & under $10
Students/Seniors
$12 Adults
Abingdon, Va. • 276-628-9091
www.abingdonartsdepot.org
• Closing Aug. 9: T h e Virginia
Highlands Festival Juried Fine Arts Show
is in all the galleries.
• Opening Aug. 13: In the Juried
Spotlight Gallery will be “Sanctuaries III”
by Val Lyle of Bristol, Tenn. Lyle takes the
viewer into her childhood playground: a barn,
complete with textures and smells — fresh hay,
for example. This exhibition moves from
stretched canvas paintings and sculptures to
reveal a walk-through installation using a
surprising array of materials as the barn
unveils itself around you. Lyle received a grant
from the Tennessee Arts Commission to
produce an exhibition catalogue that will be
for sale, along with sculptures and twodimensional works. www.VGLyle.com
• Opening Aug. 13: The Members
Showcase Gallery will feature exhibits by Ruth
Crowe of Jonesborough, Tenn. (oil, pastel,
watercolor); Don & Sharon Crisp of Saltville,
Va. (colored pencil); Audrey Bevins of
Abingdon, Va. (photography); and Jerry
Sanders of Kingsport, Tenn. (oil, pastel).
• Open House Aug. 23: Meet the
August artists from 2-4 p.m.
Thursday, October 29 • 7:30 PM
Be Young,
Be Foolish
and Be Happy!
The Tams in Concert
$20 Regular Admission, $18
Students/Seniors
Friday, November 6 • 7:30 PM
Crooked Road Concert featuring
Dale Jett and Hello Stranger
also the Whitetop Mountain Band
$12 Regular Admission, $10 Students/Seniors
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