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who give a lecture and workshop. The free
public lecture is at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
15, in Ball Hall Auditorium. For more information, visit www.etsu.edu/martin or call
423-439-8587.
• OPENING OCT. 9: Appalachian Spirit
Gallery, Marion, Va., kicks off its Second
Friday Art Walk with a free musical performance by H. B. Beverly. The gallery hosts a
reception and exhibit for artist Susan Mink
Colclough from 5-8 p.m. Music on the Porch
begins at 6 p.m., and listeners are urged to
bring chairs or blankets for lawn seating. The
concert is moved inside in the case of inclement weather. 276-782-0545, 276-759-3890,
www.appalachianspiritgallery.com
• OCT. 10: A Work of Art Gallery &
Gifts, Bristol, Tenn., hosts a Grand ReOpening Celebration from 3-6 p.m. The
gallery has a membership of more than 30
local artists who collectively own and operate the gallery and who specialize in woodwork, furniture, stained glass, photography,
paintings, wine bottle art, encaustics, soaps,
jewelry, dolls, wall art, postcards, notecards,
pottery and more. 423-797-0089, www.
aworkofartgallery.com
• OPENING OCT. 16: “From These
Hills: Contemporary Art in the Appalachian Highlands” opens at William King
Museum of Art, Abingdon, Va. “From These
Hills” is a biennial exhibition series begun
one year after the Arts Center opened in the
spring of 1992. Guest Curator Stephen Wicks
has guided the Knoxville Museum of Art’s
curatorial department for 20 years. An opening reception is held Oct. 15 from 6-8 p.m.
276-628-5005, www.williamkingmuseum.org
• CLOSING OCT. 18: “A Horse of
Course: The Equine Image in Art” is on
exhibit at the William King Museum of Art,
Abingdon, Va. The exhibit explores the numerous ways in which the horse has inspired
artists throughout the ages. A wide variety of
artists are represented, ranging from George
Stubbs, to Edgar Degas, to Deborah Butterfield. In modern times the utilitarian context
of the horse has faded with the emergence of
the automobile, but the equine image has not
lost its ability to inspire. A Big Read event.
276-628-5005, www.williamkingmuseum.org
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• THROUGH OCT. 22: “Threads of
Empowerment” is on exhibit at the Tipton
Gallery, Johnson City, Tenn. The opening
reception and gallery talk is Oct. 2, from 6
to 8 p.m. It features works of artists whose
advocacy is conveyed through fiber art. Artists include Alison Gates and the Exquisite
Uterus Project, Lyn Govette and Girls
INC, Jessica Jones, Jeana Eve Klein, Joetta Maue, Shara Rowley Plough, Jaime
Santos-Prowse and Lydia Wilson. contrera@etsu.edu, 423-483-3179
• CLOSING OCT. 24: The Tenth Annual Wednesday Morning Painters group
exhibit is on display at The Arts Depot,
Abingdon, Va. A meet-the-artists reception
is Oct. 1 from 6-8 p.m. 276-628-9091, www.
abingdonartsdepot.org
• OCT. 24-25: Fine Art in the Park,
Jonesborough, Tenn., is held on the grounds
at the International Storytelling Center. The
show includes only fine arts; there are no
food or festival-type offerings. The show is
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 24 and from
12-5 p.m., Oct. 25. 423-753-0562, theresah@jonesboroughtn.org
• OPENING OCT. 30: Women’s Fund
Art Exhibit is on display at the McKinney
Center, Jonesborough, Tenn. This exhibit features artwork created by women artists. 423753-0562, theresah@jonesboroughtn.org
• CLOSING OCT. 31: The Bristol Public
Library’s Virgie R. Fleenor Art Gallery features Damascus, Virginia, artist Gino Di Dio.
Di Dio captures the beauty of people in his oil
portraits, cultures in the murals and brings
landscapes to life using natural materials.
276-645-8780, www.bristol-library.org
Festivals
• OCT. 2-4: America’s favorite storytellers are at the National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tenn. The event features
ghost story concerts, late night programs
for adults, a Story Slam, and more. Regular
programming is scheduled from 10 a.m. to
10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Sunday. 423-753-2171, www.
storytellingcenter.net. (see page 8)
This landscape by Susan Mink Colclough is on exhibit in Marion, Va.
• OCT. 8-9: The 34th annual Emory
& Henry College Literary Festival is held
at the McGlothlin Center for the Arts on campus, Emory, Va. The festival celebrates Appalachian theater and features a reading by
Robert Gipe at 3 p.m., Oct. 8. Higher Ground
performs Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Hannah Harvey
tells tales, Oct. 8 at 3 p.m. and a performance of “The Other Side of of the Mountain”
is Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Free, except for “The
Other Side of the Mountain” which is $12.
www.ehc.edu/mca (see cover story)
• OCT. 10: A Spinning and Fiber
Meet is held at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area, Elizabethton, Tenn., from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Area fiber artists, producers and
vendors share their knowledge of spinning,
felting, rug hooking, basketry, weaving, fiber
production and more. Workshops offered
throughout the day. 423-543-5808, www.
sycamoreshoalstn.org
• OCT. 17: A BBQ & Bluegrass Festival is held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in downtown Greeneville, Tenn. Strong Ties performs
at 2 p.m., in the Capitol Theatre, and Lonesome Pine and Town Mountain perform at 7
p.m. The 2 p.m., show is free, the 7 p.m.,
show is $15. Food, craft and vendors line up
along Depot Street. 423-470-0944, sharoneal@yahoo.com
• THROUGH OCT. 24: The Washington
County Public Library celebrates The Big
Read. Activities include movies, concerts,
hoedown, book discussions and a musical
petting zoo. This year’s book is “True Grit” by
Charles Portis. An Old-Fashioned Hoedown
is Oct. 3 from 3-6:30 p.m., at the Southwest
Virginia 4-H Center, Abingdon, Va. It includes
trick shooting and pack animals, music and a
contra dance. 276-676-6222, www.wcplbigread.wordpress.com (see page 9)
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