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AAME Gala honors Arts
Achievement winners
A celebration in honor of the AAME
Arts Achievement Awards winners is held
Saturday, May 21 at 6 p.m., at the Holiday
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Cover Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Youth Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . 7
McGlothlin Exhibit . . . . . . 9
Auditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Call for Entries . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The winners were chosen from a diverse and talented group of individuals
from across the region. Each of the winners has made a significant contribution to
the arts in our community, not just as artists, but also as inspirations and mentors
to other artists.
Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
They spent countless hours perfecting their craft and then sharing their
expertise and passion with young artists. AAME is proud to honor their achievements and hopes that you will join us in our celebration.
Fundraiser . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Opera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Storytelling . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Youth & Family . . . . . . . . . . 18
Accomplishments . . . 19 & 21
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This year’s Gala honors Amanda
Aldridge, Nancy DeFriece, Michele Plescia,
Bill and Diane Thomas and Betsy White.
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THE COVER
This month we honor
Amanda Aldridge, Nancy
DeFriece, Michele Plescia,
Bill & Diane Thomas and
Betsy White
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Amanda Aldridge is a triple threat
Amanda Aldridge, Barter Theatre
resident choreographer and costume
designer, says she’s always loved dance.
“My mother saw her first ballet, ‘Swan
Lake,’ when she was six-months pregnant
with me, and she loved it. We have always
said that is why I love dance so much. I
started dance classes at age 3. My family
moved every year or so, and ballet became
my constant. It was the way I made friends
each time we moved, since I found people to
share something I loved,” she says.
Her young life was all about dance. She
attended Washington School of Ballet in the
ninth grade and toured the U.S. with the
Memphis Civic Ballet and Princeton Ballet
companies in high school. She attended
Sarah Lawrence College and then moved to
New York City to make her break in the world
of theater. She landed her first professional
job at Surflight Theatre, where she did 10
musicals in 10 weeks.
“I was fortunate to play many of the
classic dance roles: Jeannie in ‘Brigadoon,’
Eliza in ‘King and I,’ a Kit Kat girl
in ‘Cabaret,’ and my first comic role as Gloria
in ‘Mame,’” she said.
Her next job had far-reaching
consequences; a summer stock romance
turned into a lifelong partnership on and offstage, when she met Rick Rose at Canterbury
Summer Theatre.
Rose was instrumental in encouraging
Aldridge to design her first show, “Picnic.”
While at Canterbury, she worked in the
costume shop (in addition to dancing)
because she could sew. “I was somewhat
intimidated at the thought of designing an
entire show, but I took the leap and have
been hooked ever since.”
After Canterbury, Rose and Aldridge
moved to New York City, where Aldridge
worked as a seamstress at Juilliard. Anytime
a designer asked for help with a project,
she said “yes,” and learned from some of
the industry’s best designers. Her career
then took her to the American Stage Festival
and Merrimack Repertory Theatre, where
she was resident costume designer and
choreographer.
Aldridge and Rose came to Abingdon,
Virginia, and Barter Theatre in 1992, where
she is the resident choreographer/costume
designer. In her 23rd season, she has
choreographed or designed costumes for
more than 160 Barter productions.
“Each show consumes your thoughts
and energy and becomes your child,” she
says. “There are some that make you think
and look at the world differently, and some
that open up a new part of your brain.
Being an artist in residence, for me, is most
rewarding. Theater is a collaborative art
form, and working with people you know
and trust allows you to take risks. Barter
does such a variety of work; it demands that
you take on projects outside your comfort
zone. This is extremely challenging and
frightening and rewarding.”
By blending her knowledge of
choreography with her costume design skills,
she gains a distinct advantage by being able
to think about how an actor has to move
while performing. “In my mind, when I see
one, I see the other. They just really kind of
work from the same part of my brain.”
These dual talents become especially
useful in productions such as “The Who’s
Tommy,” where five dancers portray the
chaos of Tommy’s mind, or in “Xanadu,” when
a dancer transforms from the ‘40s to the ‘80s
by simply spinning out of a skirt.
world. It’s her life’s work, and she puts her
whole being into her art.” She also acts as a
mentor to her colleagues and young people.
and history, as we traveled and lived all over
the world. I think it kept my eyes open to
new experiences and people.”
“The arts are invaluable in young
people’s lives,” Aldridge says. “The arts
open your mind and heart. They give you
confidence and put you in a world where
people enjoy the differences in people. I
have watched the children who do our
workshops and who are cast in our shows.
They gain an amazing sense of self-worth
and become comfortable in themselves and
their interactions with others. The experience
helps them in anything they pursue.
Aldridge says she’s totally surprised to
receive the AAME Arts Achievement Award.
“Theater is my passion, and I do it because I
love the challenge and the constant
exploration and learning. As we work on a
show, we talk a lot about the audience and
fulfilling expectations. But I am shy about
the recognition. I prefer being behind the
scenes.”
She may prefer to be behind the scenes,
but her work is front and center stage.
“For me, my parents exposed us to lots
of theater and museums and architecture
“Designing and choreographing are
always fascinating. Each show takes you on
a journey – researching and exploring and
challenging yourself to figure out how to tell
the story and develop the characters. For me,
the costumes and the choreography go hand
in hand,” she says.
Her greatest successes come when
she pushes the boundaries of the roles of
both design and choreography. This can be
seen in her avant garde work in “Cabaret,”
“Xanadu,” “The Wizard of Oz” (which had
1,648 costume pieces) and “Joseph and
the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which
featured cirque-clown inspired costumes
with other pieces integrated throughout the
performance.
For Aldridge, costumes set an instant
tone for mood, season, personality, social
status, time period, position, class and rank,
among other factors. Sometimes costumes
take on a life of their own and become iconic,
such as Dorothy’s ruby slippers, Scarlett
O’Hara’s green velvet drapery gown and the
Phantom’s mask, among others.
“When we envision these costumes, the
feelings we experienced when seeing these
performances are clearly remembered and
relived. Therefore, it is vitally important that
these ‘characters’ be brought to life with skill
and passion,” she says.
Last season, she became a triple
threat: she designed costumes, oversaw
choreography and directed “The Marvelous
Wonderettes.” This season, she has designed
a mermaid costume, clothes for a 10-foot
giant and many other fanciful costumes for
“Big Fish.”
Ashley Campos, who has worked with
Aldridge on the stage and in the costume
shop, says Aldridge has a “set of skills that
make her unique in the theatrical production
Amanda Aldridge works in the costume shop.
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Nancy DeFriece promotes art and business
Nancy DeFriece studied piano and
tried ballet as a young girl, but her real
introduction to the arts came through her
role as a businesswoman. In 1977, as the
first woman to open a real estate firm in
Bristol, Landmark Realty, she quickly learned
how important the arts are to a community.
“When I opened our real estate firm, I
really didn’t know anything about the arts,
but I found out that when you’re selling
houses to executives, you have to sell the
region. I told my sales staff that women
wouldn’t move their families without the arts.
It was mandatory for me and my agents to
know what was available for their families
and that included non-profits, the arts,
schools, colleges – everything that families
would need.”
While on a three-year hiatus from the
real estate business due to a health issue,
her phone began to ring. Arts organizations
were asking her to help.
The first arts organization board she
served on was Bristol Ballet’s. She still
remembers her first board meeting, and it
formed her resolve to help arts organization
and business to realize that they need each
other.
At her first meeting, a fellow board
member resigned because he didn’t feel the
group had followed sound business practices
in developing the budget and managing their
funds. “I thought ‘What have I gotten into?’”
she laughs. But that helped her to realize
that artists don’t have time to run a business.
She didn’t know the arts, but she did know
how to run a business. And she understood
the vital relationship between the two.
Bristol. “When I asked for their help I’d say,
‘I want to call a meeting. I want every art
organization possible to be represented.
In 1999, Tennessee Governor Don
Sundquist asked her to serve on the
Tennessee Arts Commission.
“While I was on the Arts Commission, A!
Magazine won the Governor’s Award, which
was just amazing for a magazine to get a
Governor’s Award.” A! Magazine received
the Governor’s Arts Leadership Award,
which is presented to arts organizations,
businesses, educators, patrons, arts
administrators, corporations and volunteers
that have demonstrated significant support
or participation in activities on a statewide
basis that advance the value of the arts in
Tennessee communities.
“When I took that position, I really was
not aware that our arts organizations, from
Morristown to the state line, had not been
educated in what was available for grants.
One of the first things Rich Boyd, executive
director, told me was ‘You aren’t getting
your share of the grants.’ I asked if he would
be willing to come up and help. The first
meeting was at the library in Johnson City,
and we packed the place. The second time
Boyd came up, we had it at the Peerless.”
We started out in the small dining room that
would seat 30. We kept changing rooms, as
more reservations came in. We eventually
had 75 or 80 attend.” Ann Holler and Angela
Wampler helped coordinate a meeting in
“I learned. It was self-education. I
listened. We gave each organization a chance
to talk about how they could help each other.
Then when I would go back to Nashville in
the spring, I’d get to hear about the grant
requests. We were getting good grants.
DeFriece’s involvement in the arts grew
from being involved with the Tennessee Arts
Commission.
One of her duties as vice chair on the
Tennessee Arts Commission was to serve on
the Tennessee State Museum’s foundation.
Nancy DeFriece
She also served as chairman of the state
museum committee. When the state museum
gained its own charter and became separate
from the Tennessee Arts Commission, she
was asked by Governor Bredesen to serve on
the museum commission.
She was involved in the infancy of many
successful organizations in the Tri-Cities. She
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Michele Plescia’s earliest memory is dance
moved to the Chicago area and taught for a
local studio. She then took over the dance
program at the second largest park district in
Illinois, where she directed four teachers and
oversaw classes for more than 500 students.
Michele Plescia’s earliest memory of
ballet happened before she ever took a dance
class. “I remember driving down the hill on
Cumberland Street frequently, past the old
Masonic Temple building, where the sign
outside said Bristol Ballet School. I imagined
what it would be like to take ballet – a big
stage where the students would receive
instructions from a teacher who would be
sitting in the audience section calling out
what to do.”
She taught 25 hours weekly and started
a small performing company to give the
dancers a reason to stay with the program
and grow as dancers. In 2001, she was
accepted through audition to enroll in the
Royal Academy of Dance’s teacher training
program. Academy members described her as
“a gracious and unassuming lady,” as having
a “good eye for correction, a good rapport
with her students and having high standards
in demonstrating technique.” After completing
the three-year program and passing with
merit, she returned to Bristol Ballet as artistic
director with the task of breathing life back
into the organization.
At age 7, her mother enrolled Plescia
in ballet classes at Bristol Ballet under the
tutelage of Constance Hardinge. Her mother’s
intention was to let her experience each of
the different arts in small increments – a few
years of ballet, a few years of piano, etc.,
but Plescia never left ballet. She says she
“instantly fell in love with ballet and didn’t
mind missing Saturday morning cartoons to
go to ballet class.”
When Plescia was 9, Maria Tallchief
(America’s first major prima ballerina) chose
her to receive a Ford Foundation Scholarship
that paid her tuition at Bristol Ballet. When
she was 10, she became the youngest
member of the performing company and was
chosen to dance the role of Clara in Bristol
Concert Ballet Company’s first full-length
“Nutcracker.” She later danced the roles of
Arabian, Snow Queen, Marzipan and Flowers.
She also performed in “Quatre Vignettes,”
Michele Plescia with company members in 2011. Photo by Tom Netherland
“Les Sylphides” and the pas de deux from
“Don Quixote.”
She attended Sullins College on
scholarship as a dance major and became
a member of Arlington Dance Theatre, a
professional company in Northern Virginia,
directed by Carmen Matte (former prima
ballerina at the National Ballet of Washington,
D.C.).
In 1986, she re-joined Bristol Ballet as
a performing company member. In 1990, she
Starting from scratch (there were 15
students the first year), Plescia, the board of
directors and community members worked
to rebuild the school and company back to
the company it was in Constance Hardinge’s
lifetime. As artistic director, Plescia’s love
for Bristol Ballet and the Tri-Cities area
is apparent. She is dedicated to bringing
the art of dance to as many students and
audience members as she can. In her 12
years as artistic director, she has restored the
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Music is a family affair for Bill & Diane Thomas
Music brought Bill and Diane Thomas
together when they were in high school.
Their first date was attending a high school
choral concert in which Bill was singing.
They’ve enjoyed making music together
since.
“Bill’s creativity and artistic ability came
to the rescue,” Diane says. “He designed the
horses, cut them out of plywood and painted
them with the help of daughter Deborah. He
also designed the awning and purchased the
fabric for it that I sewed together.”
They began their musical careers while
still in high school. Bill directed the choir
at a church in his hometown, while Diane
played piano as a duo with the church
organist in her hometown.
“Carousel” was the first of 26 musicals
for Bill. He worked with stage directors Jim
Cunningham and Jack Phend of Sullins, Cathy
DeCaterina of Bristol Children’s Theatre and
Theatre Bristol, David Browning, and Van
Keyser of Virginia Highlands Community
College between 1972 and 1986.
They attended the University of
Dubuque in Iowa and married and had two
children, Deborah and Tom, while there.
“When graduation day finally came, Diane’s
grandmother, who was a teetotaler, said she
felt like having a drink,” Bill says.
Bill began teaching in Oregon, Illinois,
where, in 1961, daughter Kathryn was born.
During his seven-year tenure there, he
developed a choral program that included
half the student body. One of his students,
Duain Wolfe, is director of the Chicago
Symphony Chorus.
Bill’s work came to the attention of
George Howerton, dean of the School
of Music at Northwestern University. Dr.
Howerton invited Bill to become his assistant
while pursuing his master’s degree. One of
Bill’s responsibilities during those years was
preparation of the Northwestern Summer
Chorus for a performance at Ravinia
Music Festival with the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra.
They moved to Bristol in 1970 when Bill
accepted a teaching job at Sullins College,
where Diane became staff accompanist.
“Weary of the big city, Bill began
searching for a college position in a smaller
community. He was drawn to Sullins for
the opportunities it would provide for the
children such as piano, ballet and horseback
sriding lessons, plus a wonderful summer
camp for the girls,” Diane says.
1970 was also the year Bill began a
g 36-year tenure as director of music at State
Street United Methodist Church. Through
c the years, Bill added a youth choir, three
hand bell choirs, a brass ensemble and a
men’s quartet. A children’s choir was already
in place, and Diane directed it from 1976
until 1999.
In 1972, Bill began a nine-year
tenure with the Kingsport Symphony
Chorus. In that same year, he served as
musical director for a large-scale musical,
“Carousel,” under the auspices of Sullins
College and Dogwood Playhouse. As
performance dates loomed near, much of
the set was complete but nothing had been
e done in terms of an actual carousel.
When Sullins closed in 1976, Diane
began to teach at Van Pelt Elementary.
“It was every elementary music teacher’s
dream job: I saw the students twice a week;
classes met in a very large, clean room with
space for movement activities; the principal,
teachers and parents were very supportive,
and the students responded well,” she
remembers.
While Diane went the elementary school
route, Bill began to teach at King College
(now University), where he was adjunct
instructor of voice, music theory and music
appreciation.
While at Sullins and Van Pelt, Diane
was active in the community as a singer. She
presented recitals, sang in opera recitals at
Sullins and was the Brahms “Requiem” soloist
with the Kingsport Symphony. She says the
most “musical fun I had during those years
was singing the role of Maria in Theatre
Bristol’s 1981 production of ‘The Sound of
Music’ with David Browning directing and Bill
as musical director.”
When Betty Layman, choral director
at Virginia High School, retired, Diane
transferred there, and Bill became a
dedicated volunteer.
“Going from elementary music teaching
to high school choral was like going into
a different field,” Diane says. “Although I
had done a considerable amount of choral
accompanying, I had never been responsible
for the progress and musical development
of a choral organization, especially a choral
sound. In accompanying, my concentration
was always on the director, trying to
anticipate his or her every musical need. I
also tried to be quiet and not interject my
own ideas. (That’s the hardest part.) I was
unaccustomed to standing in front of a choir
and being in charge.
“Fortunately, Bill had had many years
of experience being in charge. So he was a
willing presence and support and over the
next few years logged hundreds of volunteer
hours working with students. Eventually, I
became more comfortable and confident in
the role of conductor and called upon him
only at concert time.”
Diane’s choral
students dominated
the choral scene in
Virginia District VII, with
many students having
successful auditions and
selection for district and
All-Virginia choruses. Her
choir auditioned and was
invited to perform at the
Kennedy Center in 1995.
In 1996, Diane was a
finalist for the Virginia
Music Educator of the
Year award.
Diane and Bill Thomas
“Our superintendent
once commented on my
ability to attract both
‘jocks and nerds’ into the
program. The success of
the program was itself
an attraction, but more
importantly, I think
were the experiences
of students in their
elementary and middle
school music classes. I
was fortunate to have
teachers like Sarah Scott,
Jan Catron and Judy
Dowe at the elementary
level and Margaret
Kearfott, Donna Fowlkes
and Richard Rollins at
the middle school who
made music an enjoyable
experience and one the students wanted to
continue,” Diane says.
“Bill’s work with the students and
his behind-the-scene help with many
organizational aspects of the job were
invaluable. I think it is easy to work with
someone whom you admire. Bill appreciates
my accompanying ability, and I have
tremendous respect and admiration for his
strengths as a voice teacher and choral
conductor. As Duain Wolfe wrote at the time
of Bill’s retirement, ‘I am frequently asked
who had the greatest influence on me in my
decision to make music my life. My answer
is always, my high school choral director,
Bill Thomas. You introduced me to the great
composers of western civilization and instilled
in me a desire for perfection – the art of
getting it right,’” she says.
At the time of Bill’s retirement, a
member of the youth, and later, Chancel
Choir, wrote the following tribute: “You
taught us, inspired us, encouraged us to
do things we never thought possible. You
believed in us and gave us gifts far greater
even than that of music. You gave us
confidence and self-esteem. You have given
so much to so many through your kind,
gentle presence and relentless pursuit of the
finest in musical performance.”
Bill also composed pieces for the choir,
including a requiem. “I have always written
with a particular soloist, duo or choir in mind.
My music compositions are settings of sacred
texts that I wished to use in worship.
“Composing music for worship was a
very small part of my career that was all
about working with amateurs, young and
old, in elementary, high school, college,
church and community. It was about teaching
voice, directing choirs, teaching music
appreciation and theory, and working to help
the uninitiated strive to enjoy the benefits
of quality performance and/or listening. My
work in Illinois and for 46 years in Bristol
and the Tri-Cities has proven to be a rich
environment for this ambition,” Bill says.
“It is an unexpected pleasure that
we are being recognized for our careers
by the Arts Alliance Mountain Empire, and
especially to be in the company of the other
four honorees whom we hold in such high
esteem. Sharing this honor with us is every
adult, youth, or child who has shared in our
pursuit of excellence and search for beauty
in the making of music; every teacher,
organist, director or soloist with whom we
have collaborated; and every patron of the
arts whose support is essential,” Bill and
Diane say.
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Betsy White is on a serendipitous journey
Serendipity is the occurrence and
development of events by chance in a happy
or beneficial way. It is also Betsy White’s
description of how she became involved in
the arts.
“It is safe to say that I entered my
career through the side door, and definitely
serendipitously,” White says. “In 1988,
things seemed to fall into place for me to
assume the management of William King Art
Center (now William King Museum of Art).
My children were at an age that I was giving
some thought to a return to teaching, and
the William King board was wrestling with a
large, deteriorating, half-empty old school
building.
“I had been a member of that
community board and so was both committed
to its purpose, as well as understanding of
its need to find a mission and program that
would fill its old halls and bring them to life
again. So we put our thoughts together.
I abandoned my teaching plans, and we
embarked upon a self-study that resulted in
the regional mission and museum programs
that you see today.
“My initial commitment was part-time
and short-term. That, of course, didn’t last.
Within a few months we were very busy with
an energetic group of thinkers and planners,
and my part-time plan was abandoned. My
short-term intentions instead lasted 20 years,
and along the way it became my life’s work.”
Through White’s efforts, William King
became the only accredited art museum in a
100-mile radius. She led the effort to develop
the security and climate-controlled galleries
that allow the museum to showcase works
by such celebrated artists as Winslow Homer,
Andrew Wyeth, Louis Comfort Tiffany and
many others.
As executive director, White also took
on the project of documenting the decorative
and functional arts in Southwest Virginia
and Northeast Tennessee, as part of Cultural
Heritage Project. The project is a first-time
documentation of the regional decorative
arts and material culture. It resulted in
two books showcasing the rich artisan and
artistic history of this region in the 19th
and early 20th centuries. They are “Great
Road Style: The Decorative Arts Legacy of
Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee”
and “Backcountry Makers: An Artisan
History of Southwest Virginia and Northeast
Tennessee.”
“I continue to stay involved, at a
distance, with the Cultural Heritage Project,
having recently guest curated an exhibition
at the museum showcasing the artisans and
objects in ‘Backcountry Makers.’ I still give
illustrated lectures on regional decorative
arts for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and
others.
“A few years ago, I wrote a monthly
column on area antiques for A! Magazine.
Today I have one or two new writing projects
under way and enjoy volunteer teaching
for Abingdon’s College for Older Adults. My
subject matter is, of course, regional history.
The balance of my time is spent very happily
with my family and in my garden.”
White’s interest in art and family can
been seen in the emphasis William King
places on children.
“The importance of art to children
became apparent early on, when we began
our 1988 self-study. It soon became logical
that one prong of our mission would be arts
education, with an emphasis on elementary
public school audiences. We were finding
that most school systems in far Southwest
Virginia lacked art teachers at this level and
some even at the high school level. So we
set to work creating viable programs that
partnered with the schools - programs that
are still going strong today.
“All one needs to do to realize the
importance of art in children’s lives is to look
at their faces while they work on a painting
project or make that first-time encounter
with a room full of art in the museum’s
galleries. I think I can understand how easily
put aside art can be, relegated to something
extra and unnecessary. I am not an artist
myself nor was I given a lot of deep exposure
to art as a child. My real appreciation for it
came late, through my serendipitous career.
It has been a gift to me, and I think all
children merit that same gift,” she says.
Under her leadership, the gift of art
was given to thousands of children at
classes at the museum. She also began the
VanGogh Outreach project, which delivers
art education to tens of thousands of
elementary students throughout the region.
It was originally designed for second graders
and was meant as a prelude to an already
established program for third-graders, Art
Express. White developed a pilot program
for VanGogh that they tested for two years
in Russell and Wise counties, before they
launched it regionwide. This program
continues today, even stronger than ever,
serving nearly 160 classrooms.
In 2008 William King received the
Governor’s Award for the Arts in Virginia.
In addition to revitalizing the museum
and starting the Cultural Heritage Project,
White has been the president of the Virginia
Highlands Festival several times. She was
its leader during its 50th anniversary year,
which included many special concerts and
events and the publication of a history of
the festival. She has been involved with
Abingdon town commissions and boards for
many years and served on the town’s Board
of Architectural Review. White also consulted
Betsy White (photo by David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier)
with town officials on the management of
Abingdon’s historical treasures. “I am very
committed to Abingdon’s historic district
as an important asset to community well
being and currently serve as the chair of its
preservation committee.”
Mountain, the artisan network that supplies
arts and crafts for sale at Heartwood.
She has been involved in projects for
Heartwood, the regional artisans’ center. She
is a member of the regional Cultural Heritage
Commission, the chair of its Cultural Assets
Committee and serves on the executive
committee of Friends of Southwest Virginia.
She has also been president of ‘Round the
White went to St. Mary’s Jr. College in
Raleigh, North Carolina and then to Salem
College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
from which she has a bachelor’s in English.
Her husband, Ramsey, located his dental
practice in Abingdon in 1978, and they have
lived here since.
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helped the Hands-On Museum as a charter
member, with start-up capital and serving
on its business council. She was co-chair of
Bristol’s Autumn Chase, which she helped
transform into the extremely successful
Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion. She used
her ties with the Tennessee state government
to help the struggling Birthplace of Country
Music Museum organization begin its
development of the new BCMA museum.
As a Circle of Friends member, she
helped solicit more than $1 million to pay
off the indebtedness of Jonesborough,
Tennessee’s International Storytelling Center.
Her favorite parts of working with the
arts community are the people and the
talent. “The talent is unbelievable around
here. There’s so much going on. In the
summer, there’s something almost every
night of the week. We’re very fortunate.
Bristol is a real draw. It wasn’t that way 15
to 20 years ago. The past 10 years have seen
unbelievable growth in the arts.”
As the first woman president of the
Barter Theatre board of trustees in its 80year history, she helped manage a $7 million
budget. “Frank [her late husband] probably
“I am extremely honored to receive this
award and to have been a part of building
the arts community in our area,” she says.
wouldn’t believe that Rick (Rose, Barter’s
artistic director) would have a woman as
chairman of the board.”
DeFriece has served on Barter’s board
since 2008. She held the positions of vice
president and president. She now serves on
the executive committee as past president.
While she no longer serves on the
Tennessee Arts Commission, she has kept up
with what the current thinking is.
“The executive director of the Arts
Commission, Anne Pope, really knows
economic development. She knows that you
can’t have the arts without business, the
business without arts. They go hand in hand.
On any economic development board, if you
don’t have at least one person representing
the arts, something’s wrong. Anne and I have
talked about it and she’s getting ready to
campaign on that across the state.”
DeFriece says that winning the AAME
Arts Achievement Award is “quite an honor.
It’s really an honor. I don’t know that
I’m that deserving, but I will say that A!
Magazine has done so much for this region
and the arts. That’s what makes it very
important to me.”
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Brooke and Jessica Beaver love a variety of the arts
Twin sisters, Brooke and Jessica Beaver,
have been involved in the arts since they
were young.
“We’ve always had a creativeness that
finds its way into everything we do, for
the most part. Ever since we were young,
we’ve been drawing, writing and playing
instruments. It’s hard to decide when we
actually jumped into the world of art. It’s
always been a part of our lives,” they say.
There have been several notable
milestones in their lives so far in art and
literature. They have won ribbons in art
contests and displayed their work. Brooke
won a local poetry contest. Jessica has
published three books since 2013. She has
been writing books since she was 10. She
has completed 12 books and is working on
publishing a fantasy/science fiction trilogy
she wrote at the age of 12. Her published
works include “The Night of Halloween,” “A
Father’s Love” and “The Rise of War.”
Along with art and writing, they both
play piano, and Brooke plays guitar. They
participate in a pre-college music program
through East Tennessee State University.
The ETSU Music Pre-College program is for
students who show motivation to study in a
comprehensive music education setting and
have the potential to reach an accomplished
level in their major instrument.
They use their artistic creations as a
way to express themselves and build selfconfidence.
“Art, for us, is sharing a part of who we
are with others. We both deal with shyness
at times, and so often people don’t get
the chance to know us. By creating works
of art and allowing others to see what
we’re capable of, it gives us essential selfconfidence, something everyone needs. Art
is a part of who we are; therefore, there is a
personal aspect of creating a piece, because
we know that what we put on paper or
canvas is going to reflect our character.
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“Art has taken hold of our imaginations
and opened our eyes to the endless
opportunities of sharing ideas with others. It
feels good when others appreciate the hard
work you’ve put into a piece. It’s gratifying.
Our styles sometimes slightly differ from
each other, but for the most part we strive
to capture realistic tones in our work. We
enjoy capturing one of nature’s many brilliant
scenes, animals, and occasionally we enjoy
creating fan art for movies. Over time, our
styles have gone from our childhood cartoons
to portraits that capture the miniscule details
of a person’s expressions. We are always
learning, improving and absorbing new
information whenever we can. And of course,
we practice, practice, practice,” they say.
Their art teachers in middle school and
high school helped set the twins’ sights on
a future career in art. Their family members
are also supporters. Their mother sings and
used to be a part of a Christian singing group
that traveled around to local churches.
Jessica (left) and Brooke Beaver (right)
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“We have been told that some family
members of the past have more than dabbled
in creativity and displayed exceptional
talent, both in art and music. We love them
and thank them for teaching us to never
give up on our dreams. Most importantly,
we give God credit for all of the wonderful
opportunities that we’ve had so far. If it were
not for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we
would not even have these gifts to use.
“Being a twin is like having a builtin best friend for life. We both agree that
being twins, while a blessing, can be tough
at times. Individuality is something we
have to work hard for since we are often
viewed as the same person. While we both
share the passion for art, we strive to set
ourselves apart. While there may be a bit of
competition underlying our works, we are
always proud and encouraged by each other.”
They aren’t sure exactly what they want
to do in the future, except that it will involve
art. Jessica’s dream is to write books, while
Brooke leans toward a career in art.
Brooke and Jessica are 16-years-old.
Their parents are Joe and Kim Beaver. They
attend Daniel Boone High School and are
from Limestone, Tennessee.
Their work is exhibited during May
in the VIP Room at A Work of Art Gallery
and Gifts, Bristol, Tenn. A meet the artists
reception is May 20 from 5-7 p.m.
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Angelo performs at First Presbyterian Church
On Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m., the First Presbyterian Church of Bristol, Tennessee, completes its 2015-16 Arts Series with a concert by Dr. Carl Angelo, performing on piano and
organ. The program is co-sponsored with the Northeast Tennessee/Southwest Virginia chapter
of the American Guild of Organists. The program features Angelo performing Bach, Mozart,
Brahms and Liszt.
Dr. Angelo is the director of music/organist at First Presbyterian Church of Flint, Michigan. He has performed as a soloist and collaborative musician on piano and organ throughout
the United States. He has lectured and performed for the American Matthay Association for
Piano; co-edited, with Marie Hasse, materials based upon the ideas of Matthay pupil Helen
Parker Ford; and conducted clinics for the American Guild of Organists. He holds a Doctor of
Musical Arts from Indiana University where he studied with Larry Smith.
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He was the winner of the 1987 American Guild of Organists Young Artist Competition,
Indianapolis, Indiana and is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honorary Society.
He holds Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from Kent State University where he
studied organ with John D. Herr and John Ferguson, and piano with Robert Palmieri. Extensive piano study was with Nellie Whittaker, a pupil of Guy Maier, and coaching with Gary Wolf,
professor emeritus of the University of Central Florida.
The Arts Series of the First Presbyterian Church strives to share events that enrich and
inspire the life of the people of Bristol and encourage the artistically gifted of the region and
beyond. Admission is a suggested donation of $10 for adults, $5 for students. For more information, contact the church at 423-764-7176.
Carl Angelo
Michele Plescia
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organization to a healthy and sustainable nonprofit arts organization that provides training, education
and entertainment to young and old alike.
She has restaged “The Nutcracker” and created several original works for Bristol Ballet, including
the most recent “Unbroken Circle, Bristol’s Music in Motion.” This production uses many songs
from the 1927 Bristol Sessions and has been heralded as locally historically important as well as
entertaining.
She loves teaching and finding new ways to elicit the joy in movement from students. She is
dedicated to promoting good, sound, safe technique to all of her students. She has attended seminars
and workshops about the science of movement for ballet, in order to promote healthier bodies and
help dancers learn to work within their physical limits and still have beautiful technique.
“I strongly believe that dance classes provide a lifetime of learning and benefits for those who participate, even if they don’t become
professional dancers. Qualities such as learning to take a compliment, or accepting constructive criticism; how to come back from
disappointment; how to stand up straight and with your chin held high even if your heart is sinking low; and to know that you don’t have to
apologize for giving it your all — are all learned from ballet,” she says.
And she believes firmly in providing the means for children to experience ballet, even if they can’t afford tuition. Bristol Ballet has two
scholarship/tuition assistance funds for just that purpose and provides work studies and reduced prices for special groups throughout the year.
“There isn’t a day that goes by that all of us don’t experience the arts in some way, without even realizing it,” Plescia says. “Think about
it - you hear music; you are inspired by a beautiful sunrise or stunning architecture. You watch a movie or sing a song while you’re driving.
I want everyone to recognize the life enhancement that the arts provide, whether you are an artist or an observer of the arts. Appreciation
begins there.”
She spends most of her time working for the ballet and is happy to have a job that she loves. In her spare time she enjoys spending time
with good friends and sitting on her porch at her home in Kingsport, Tennessee, taking in the view of the mountains that line the back of her
house.
“I am very excited to have been chosen for this award,” she says. “First, I am in really good company. The other honorees certainly have
well-known accomplishments in the community. I am honored to stand among them. And second, it’s wonderful to recognize people for their
efforts and accomplishments — not only for those chosen, but also to get conversations started about the arts and help promote the arts in
general to the community. This is a very good thing.”
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E&H Hosts Exhibit of Work by Pre-eminent Artists
Artwork by some of the most pre-eminent artists of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries are
exhibited in May at Emory & Henry College, Emory, Va.
Works by artists representing the movements of impressionism, realism, modernism and
post-modernism are part of an exhibition entitled, “Portraits, Landscapes and Still Lifes: A Distinguished Collaboration of Artworks,” which is generously provided by James W. and Frances
G. McGlothlin.
The exhibit runs from Thursday, May 5 to Friday, May 20 in the MCA Art Gallery of the
McGlothlin Center for the Arts on the Emory & Henry campus. Artists represented by the work
include William Merritt Chase, Thomas Eakins, Milton Avery, John Sloan, George Luks, Mike
Bidlo, Arthur B. Carles, Vic Muniz, John Leslie Breck and Paul Resika.
“The people of Southwest Virginia are fortunate to have access to this amazing collection
of art by some of the most notable artists of their time and of the movements represented by
their work,” according to Daniel Van Tassell, Emory & Henry professor of art and curator of the
MCA Art Gallery.
“Emory & Henry is privileged to host this rare experience in fine art for the people of this
region, so generously provided by Mr. and Mrs. McGlothlin,” he added.
Among the pieces expected to be part of the exhibit are “Young Girl on an Ocean Steamer,” an 1883 painting by William Merritt Chase; “Child in Grey,” a 1905 work by George Luks;
“Surf at Gloucester,” a work by John Leslie Breck completed in 1891; and “Portrait of Frank
Macdowell,” a painting from 1886 by Thomas Eakins.
A successful businessman, McGlothlin became founding partner in 1970 of United Coal
Company, which later was merged into The United Company. For the next four decades he
served as chairman and CEO and now is sole owner of the company.
Jim McGlothlin divides his time between business activities and philanthropy. He serves
on the Board of Directors of Mountain Mission School in his hometown of Grundy, Virginia, the
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the PGA Tour.
Frances McGlothlin is senior vice president of UC Fine Arts in New York. She is a board
member of the United Coal Company Charitable Foundation and the James W. and Frances G.
McGlothlin Foundation.
“Young Girl on an Ocean Steamer” by William Merritt Chase
She is a former member of the visiting committee to the Department of Paintings at the
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, a former member of the acquisition trust at the Orlando Museum of Art in Orlando, Florida, and a former member of the Board of Visitors at the Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts.
The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday,
noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit the McGlothlin Center for the Arts website at www.
ehc.edu/mca. To set up a group tour, call 276-944-6333.
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Auditions/Call
for Entries
• ONGOING: Public Art Kingsport
invites artists to submit proposals for
exhibiting work in public gallery space in
Kingsport, Tenn. All entries must be twodimensional. Exhibits run for approximately
two months. All original works should be
finished for display and/or hanging. Artists
and organizations within 100 miles of the
Kingsport area may apply. No entry fee.
To apply, submit brief bio, artist statement
and up to five images of work. Send
entries to Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts,
Attn: William Stephanos, Renaissance
Arts Center and Theatre, 1200 E. Center
Street, Kingsport, TN 37660 or email
williamstephanos@kingsporttn.gov.
• DEADLINE MAY 1: The Downtown
Kingsport Association is accepting
applications for the Downtown Kingsport
Busker Fest. Performers of all types are
invited to participate. Artists receive a fee
and tips. The festival is July 16 from 12-5
p.m. To apply artists should visit www.
downtownkingsport.org and submit a
description of their act and a link to a video.
• DEADLINE MAY 2: The Arts &
Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville
seeks proposals from artists or artist teams
for a permanent work of art to be located on
the west wall of the underground section of
The Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville.
The selected artist or team receives $10,000
to complete the project, including design,
materials, equipment rental, site preparation
and installation. Deadline for applications
is 5 p.m. Artwork is installed during the
month of June with a public unveiling Friday,
July 1. Download an application at www.
knoxalliance.com/underground.html, or
send an SASE to Liza Zenni, Arts & Culture
Alliance, P.O. Box 2506, Knoxville, TN,
37901. For more information, call 865-5237543 or e-mail lz@knoxalliance.com.
• DEADLINE MAY 14: The Kingsport
Spring Spectacular Photography Contest
and Exhibition seeks entries. There are
three levels of competition: youth, amateur
and proficient. Competition categories are
nature, pictorial and the Carrie Penley Special
Theme. This year’s theme is, “Adventure
Time.” The photographs can be color or
monochrome (black & white). Cash prizes
and ribbons are awarded for first, second and
third places, People’s Choice, Best of Show
and the Jerry Penley “I Love the Blue Ridge/
Appalachian Region.” Honorable Mentions
receive ribbons. Entries are accepted May
2-13 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on
Saturdays, May 7 and 14 from 10 a.m. until
3 p.m. at Rainbow’s End Floral and Gift
Shop, Kingsport, Tenn. Deadline is May 14
at 3 p.m. Entries may be shipped to Ann
Fortney, 154 W. Wanola Ave, Kingsport TN,
37660. Judging is May 21 beginning at 10
a.m. Judging is at the Kingsport Renaissance
Center and is open to the public. 423-9145453 or anniepenjacc2@aol.com
Cirque Zuma Zuma performs in Greeneville.
Dance
• MAY 13-14: Trinity Arts Center
presents “The Wemmicks.” The Wemmicks
is a full-length contemporary dance
production based on the book “You Are
Special” by Max Lucado. The Wemmicks are
a society of small, wooden people who spend
their time affixing dots or stars to the bodies
of their fellow citizens — dots for those
who are dull, clumsy or plain; and stars for
those who are talented, athletic or beautiful.
The story follows Punchinello, the lowest
of the low in Wemmickville, as he deals
with feelings of inadequacy, exclusion and
isolation as a result of the dotted judgment
of his peers. Performances are May 13 at 7
p.m., May 14 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., in Seeger
Chapel on the Milligan College campus. $10$15. 423-926-6048, www.trinityartscenter.
com
• MAY 14 & 15: Highlands Ballet
presents “Aladdin” at 3 p.m. at The
Paramount Center for the Arts, Bristol, Tenn.
Highlands Ballet Company, in conjunction
with its school, Highlands Center for Ballet
Arts, presents “Aladdin” as its annual student
recital production. $4-8. 423-274-8920,
www.highlandsballet.org
• MAY 15: Cirque Zuma Zuma
performs at Niswonger Performing Arts
Center, Greeneville, Tenn., at 3 p.m.
Celebrate the richness of African cultures
with this show that blends acrobatics, dance
and music by performers trained in Kenya
and Tanzania. America’s Got Talent finalists
in 2011, Cirque Zuma Zuma combines
the mysticism and magic of the African
continent with the excitement of a theatrical
cirque performance. With live music and
percussionists, the cast performs an
action-packed show of aerial acts, Egyptian
“Viva Appalachia” is on exhibit at William King Museum of Art.
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limbo dancers, South African gumboot
dancers, Gabonese tumblers, South African
contortionists, pole acts and more. $15-$25.
423-638-1679, www.npacgreeneville.com
• MAY 21: Bristol Ballet presents
“Cinderella” at 5 p.m. at The Paramount
Center for the Arts, Bristol, Tenn. This
performance by all of the students and
company members of Bristol Ballet tells the
well-known story of Cinderella. With the
music of Sergei Prokofiev, who finished the
score for the ballet in 1945, there will be
drama, sorrow, comedy and happiness all
wrapped into one ballet. Guest artist Israel
Rodriguez appears as the Prince. $6-10. 423274-8920, www.paramountbristol.org
Exhibits
• ONGOING: “Roadside Attractions:
The Weird and Wonderful Worlds of
Mark Cline” is on exhibit at William King
Museum of Art, Abingdon, Va. For over
30 years, Waynesboro native Cline has
covered commonwealth and country with
a vast array of delightful, fantastic and
(occasionally) horrific creatures. From alien,
ghost and pirate attractions to Broadway
plays, museums and national television,
Cline’s creations have captivated a worldwide
audience. This exhibit explores the life and
work of this Rockbridge County-based artist
through drawings, photos, video and largescale fiberglass creatures ranging from King
Kong and Humpty Dumpty to Frankenchicken
and the artist himself. 276-628-5005, www.
williamkingmuseum.org
• ONGOING: “Normal: Nazi
Germany in Found Photographs” is
on exhibit at William King Museum of
Art, Abingdon, Va. World War II saw the
systematic, state-sponsored murder of
over 11 million people, including Roma,
homosexuals, the disabled and more
than 6 million Jews. Dan Lenchner, a New
York-based photographer, has amassed a
collection of found photographs, snapshots of
Germans in the 1930s and ‘40s. The subjects
are mostly anonymous, unremarkable except
that they wear the uniform and fly the flag of
a government that has become synonymous
with evil. This exhibition asks us to consider
what human beings are capable of when the
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fundamental principles of right and wrong are
overthrown in a concentrated, bureaucratic
effort. What deeds are deemed acceptable
when leaders and citizens look them upon
with favor alike? How were these perverted
and sadistic acts perpetrated when “the
many were neither perverted nor sadistic?”
These photographs explore the lives of
Germans who were, as Hannah Arendt
writes, “terribly and terrifyingly normal.” 276628-5005, www.williamkingmuseum.org
• ONGOING: “Viva Appalachia”
is on exhibit at William King Museum,
Abingdon, Va. The cultural landscape of
Appalachia has become increasingly diverse
as the Latin-American population continues
to grow throughout the U.S. This group of
artists working in the region shares their
experience of divergent cultures coming
together through photography, sculpture
and other media. 276-628-5005, www.
• ONGOING: The Birthplace of
Country Music Museum presents “Made in
Tennessee: Manufacturing Milestones.”
The exhibit chronicles the rich variety of
manufacturing traditions in Tennessee over
the past 250 years from the early agricultural
and craft heritage to our current age of
advanced technology and global competition.
The diverse panels and artifacts highlight the
history of manufacturing in Tennessee, while
also featuring a variety of the industries
and companies that were once found – or
still exist – throughout the state, including
several local manufacturers. The museum
also hosts a variety of programs throughout
the life of the exhibit. 423-573-1927, www.
birthplaceofcountrymusic.org
• CLOSING MAY 1: Art students from
Tri-Cities area high schools compete for a
$250 “Best in Show” and other cash prizes in
the 2016 Artistic Excellence Competition.
Juror Hank Foreman selects winners from
among submissions by area art teachers on
behalf of their talented students. Selected
works are displayed at the Birthplace of
Country Music Museum. 423-573-1927,
www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org
• CLOSING MAY 1: The 21st Annual
Milligan College Juried Art Exhibition
is on display in the Milligan Art Gallery, in
the lower level of Derthick Hall. This exhibit
showcases the top Milligan student art
projects from the year. Awards of excellence
“A Stop at the Coffee Shop” by Mary Anne Meador is on display at The Arts Depot,
Abingdon, Va.
and merit are given to standout pieces. Free
and open to the public. www.milligan.edu/
arts
• OPENING MAY 4: Double Line
Painters of the Blue Ridge, “Life Along Route
11,” is on exhibit in the Juried Spotlight
Gallery at The Arts Depot, Abingdon, Va.
Painters Bonnie Mason, Sue Furrow,
Linda Schaar, Mary Anne Meador and
Judy Lochbrunner exhibit paintings
in both traditional and non-traditional
styles reflecting their views, emotions and
impressions found along Virginia’s Route
11. Meet-The Artists reception is held
May 5 from 6-8 p.m. 276-628-9091, www.
abingdonartsdepot.org
• OPENING MAY 4: The artwork
of Debra Casey, Adelaide Moss, Rita
Nabors and Ken Simmelink is on display
in the Member’s Gallery at The Arts Depot,
Abingdon, Va. 276-628-9091, www.
abingdonartsdepot.org
• MAY 5: First Thursday in Abingdon,
Va., brings gallery-goers together one
night a month. Catch the trolley for free
as it loops around town between 5 p.m.
and 9 p.m. Receptions are held at The
Arts Depot, William King Museum of Art,
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Heartwood
and Fragmented. The Abingdon Thumb
Strummers play at The Arts Depot
from 6-7 p.m. 276-628-5005, www.
• MAY 5-20: Works by artists
representing the movements of
impressionism, realism, modernism and
post-modernism are part of an exhibition
entitled, “Portraits, Landscapes and Still
Lifes: A Distinguished Collaboration of
Artworks,” in the MCA Art Gallery of the
McGlothlin Center for the Arts on the Emory
& Henry campus, Emory, Va. The art is from
the collection of James W. and Frances G.
McGlothlin. 276-944-6333, www.ehc.edu/
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• CLOSING MAY 7: Jonesborough’s
Fourth Annual Juried Art Exhibition is at
the McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington
School, Jonesborough, Tenn. Mark Scala,
chief curator at the Frist Center for the Visual
Arts in Nashville, Tenn., served as juror. Free
and open to the public. For more information,
contact Theresa Hammons at theresah@
jonesboroughtn.org or 423-753-0562.
• OPENING MAY 8: Appalachian Spirit
Gallery, Marion, Va., hosts a grand opening
artist reception from 5-8 p.m. for the Second
Friday ArtWalk. Music by Gerald Anderson
and Friends starts at 6 p.m. The gallery
also hosts a reception and exhibit by Marion
native Sierra Speer. The Art Walk begins
at Appalachian Spirit Gallery and meanders
through downtown shops and restaurants
with each venue featuring their own activities
and ArtWalk specials. 276-782-0545 www.
appalachianspiritgallery.com
• MAY 22: “Plein Art Hanging
Exhibit” is on display at William King
Museum of Art’s Panoramic Gallery. 276-6285005, www.williamkingmuseum.org
• OPENING MAY 29: The Kingsport
Spring Spectacular Photography
Exhibition is held at the Kingsport Art
Guild Main Gallery and the Atrium Gallery
inside the Kingsport Renaissance Center.
The reception awards ceremony is May
29 from 2-4 p.m. All awards are presented
that day with the exception of the People’s
Choice Award, which is presented June 11,
at 3:30 p.m. For more information, contact
Ann Fortney at 423-914-5453, e-mail
anniepenjacc2@aol.com.
• CLOSING MAY 31: The Gallery
@ Barr Photographics, Abingdon, Va.,
continues the spring installment of the
Corner Gallery’s 2016 exhibition series with
a collection of oil and acrylic works entitled
“Eclectic” by Pinnacle, N.C., artist, Lance
Crumley. Crumley says, “To me, art is only
art when it has accomplished two things.
Firstly, when it exposes the artist and
secondly, when it enriches the viewer. When
both of these experiences happen a seed is
planted which has the potential for growth in
both artist and viewer.” 276- 628-1486, www.
barrphotographics.com
• MAY 20-22: Sponsored by the
Heritage Alliance and Music on the Square,
Jonesborough’s Dulcimer Weekend: Our
Heritage in Story and Song celebrates the
role of the Appalachian mountain dulcimer in
American life. The festival features Lorraine
Hammond and Don Pedi, masters of the
instrument, as they perform and teach
the art of dulcimer in historic downtown
Jonesborough. Guitar master Bennett
Hammond joins them. The weekend begins
with a concert Friday at 7 p.m., on the
courthouse steps and includes workshops,
concerts, contra dance and more. Visit www.
heritageall.com for a complete schedule and
to register for workshops.
• MAY 27 & 28: Four of Nashville’s
leading songwriters gather on the campus
of Virginia Highlands Community College for
the Richard Leigh Songwriters’ Festival.
Up-and-coming talents from the region
join them for a celebration of song. Their
chart-topping hits have been recorded by
country music greats like Garth Brooks,
Trace Adkins, Reba McEntire, George Strait,
Faith Hill and Randy Travis. $10-$500.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.
richardleighsongwritersfestival.com or by
calling 276-739-2569 or at the event.
• MAY 28: The Gathering in the
Gap Music Festival, featuring The Black
Lillies, Dave Eggar & Deoro with
Amber Rubarth and Whitetop Mountain
Band, is held at the Southwest Virginia
Museum Historical State Park in Big Stone
Gap, Va. Tickets are $15 in advance and
$20 at the door. 276-523-1322, www.
gatheringinthegapmusicfestival.com
Film
• MAY 13: Movies in the Square
presents “Inside Out” at 9 p.m., in the
downtown square, Glade Spring, Va. After
young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life
and moved to San Francisco, her emotions
- Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness conflict on how to navigate a new city, house
and school. Presented by the Washington
County Public Library and the town of Glade
Spring. 276-429-5626, www.wcpl.net
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Fundraisers
• MAY 7: The Birthplace of Country
Music Museum, Bristol, Va., holds an
instrument donation drive for its
education department from 12-5 p.m.
Donated instruments should be in
good, working condition without need
for repair. 423-573-1927, education@
birthplaceofcountrymusic.org
• MAY 21: Arts Alliance Mountain
Empire holds its Arts Achievement Awards
Gala at the Holiday Inn, Bristol, Va., at 6
p.m. $100 per person, $600 table for eight.
423-652-7462 (see page 2)
• MAY 28: The 15th Annual Elegant
Elephant Fundraiser is held at The Arts
Depot, Abingdon, Va. Original art work and
art supplies, frames, antiques, collectibles
and more are offered beginning at 10 a.m.
276-628-9091, www.abingdonartsdepot.org
Literature
• MAY 5: Appalachian Poets and
Writers hold their Open Mic night at The Arts
Depot, Abingdon, Va., beginning at 7 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to participate. 276-6289091, www.abingdonartsdepot.org
Thursday, May 5 Friday, May 20, 2016
The MCA Art Gallery • McGlothlin Center for the Arts
This unique selection of mid-19th, 20th, and early 21st century
artworks features preeminent artists representing the movements
of Impressionism, Realism, Modernism and Post Modernism
curated specifically for Emory & Henry.
Free and open to the public.
The MCA Art Gallery is open Monday-Saturday, Noon-5 p.m.
www.ehc.edu/mca . 276.944.6333
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for the arts
Clockwise: William Merritt Chase, Young Girl on an Ocean Steamer; Milton Avery, Seaside
(Beach Scene) (detail); Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Frank Macdowell
• MAY 15: Sharyn McCrumb speaks
at Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church,
Abingdon, Va., at 3 p.m. Regional audience
favorite McCrumb has written her 11th novel
in her Ballad series set in the Appalachian
region. Her new work, “Prayers the Devil
Answers” is a Depression-era tale about Ellie
Robbins who, after her husband’s death, is
appointed to serve out his term as sheriff
in rural East Tennessee. Ellis is a strong
woman, but she is forced to combat society’s
expectations of a woman when she has to
execute a condemned prisoner with whom
she has tenuous ties. Part of the Sunday with
Friends literary series, it is sponsored by the
Friends of the Library. Free. 276-676-6298,
www.wcpl.net (see page 20)
Meetings
• MAY 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30: The
Heritage Quilt Guild meets at The
Henderson, Marion, Va., from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Bring your latest project. 276-3785028, www.thehenderson.org
• MAY 4, 11 & 18: The Wednesday
Morning Painters meet at The Arts Depot,
Abingdon, Va., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Everyone is welcome at these informal
“paint-ins.” Oils must be no odor. 276-6289091, www.abingdonartsdepot.org
• MAY 5: The Lost State Writers
Guild meets at 11:30 a.m., at the Golden
Corral, Kingsport, Tenn. Aundrea Wilcox is
the speaker. www.loststatewritersguild.com
• MAY 10: The Liberty Spinners
meet at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area,
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Elizabethton, Tenn., from 9:30-11 a.m. This
gathering of spinners and fiber artists is open
to anyone interested in the art of spinning.
423-543-5808, www.sycamoreshoalstn.org
• MAY 14: The Poetry Society of
Tennessee – Northeast Chapter meets at
2 p.m., on the first floor of the Basler Library
at Northeast State Community College,
Blountville, Tenn. Poets and those interested
in poetry are welcome. www.pstne.weebly.com
• MAY 18: Appalachian Poets and
Writers meet at The Arts Depot, Abingdon,
Va., at 7 p.m. For more information contact
David Winship at dwinship@gmail.com.
• MAY 19: Books and Brews meets at
Wolf Hills Brewing, Abingdon, Va., at 6 p.m.
276-676-6222, www.wolfhillsbrewing.com
• MAY 21: The Watauga Valley
Art League meets at the Memorial Park
Community Center, Johnson City, Tenn., from
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 423-743-7799,
www.wataugavalleyartleague.com
Music
• ONGOING: The Acoustic Coffeehouse
in Johnson City, Tenn., schedules musical
acts every evening except Mondays, which
are open mic nights. 423-434-9872, www.
acousticcoffeehouse.net
• ONGOING: Live music can be heard
during The Crooked Road’s Thursday night
festivities, from 6-9 p.m., at Heartwood,
Abingdon, Va. 276-492-2400, www.
heartwoodvirginia.org
• ONGOING: Sycamore Shoals Fife &
Drum Corps meets at 10 a.m., Saturdays.
The Fife & Drum Corps performs at historical
events, dedications and parades, and is open
to anyone 13 and older. Musical experience
is welcome but not necessary. To participate,
meet the volunteer coordinator, John Large,
at the Sycamore Shoals Visitors Center.
Lessons are free, but interested people
should call before attending. 423-543-5808,
www.sycamoreshoalstn.org
• ONGOING: Acoustic Music Jam is
held each Thursday from 6:30-9 p.m., at the
Virginia Ballroom, Abingdon, Va. 276-6285859, www.abgseniorcenter.com
• MAY 1: First Presbyterian Church
of Bristol, Tenn., completes its 2015-16
Arts Series with a concert by Dr. Carl
Angelo, performing on piano and organ. The
program is co-sponsored with the Northeast
Tennessee/Southwest Virginia chapter of the
American Guild of Organists. The program
features Angelo performing Bach, Mozart,
Brahms and Liszt on the piano and the organ.
Admission is a suggested donation of $10 for
adults, $5 for students. 423-764-7176 (see
page 8)
• MAY 1: The Henderson School,
Marion, Va., hosts an open jam session
for musicians wanting to get together and
celebrate Appalachian traditions. Play,
participate or just be entertained. All levels
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in five years, “Weighted.” $35. 423-5731927, www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org
are welcomed. RSVPs requested. 276-3785028, www.thehenderson.org
• MAY 5, 12, 19 & 26: Bluegrass on
Broad is held on Broad Street, Kingsport,
Tenn. at 7 p.m. Free. Bring a chair. No
coolers or pets. www.visitkingsport.com
• MAY 1: The East Tennessee State
University Percussion Ensemble performs
a spring concert at 5:30 p.m., in Mathes
Recital Hall, Johnson City, Tenn. The concert
includes contemporary literature along
with commercial music arrangements and
world music for percussion. Free (donations
accepted). 423-439-4276, suttons@etsu.edu
• MAY 1: Fire in the Kitchen
performs at Music on the Lawn, Abingdon,
Va., from 1-3 p.m., on the lawn at the
Martha Washington Inn. Fire In The Kitchen
specializes in presenting lively Appalachian
and Celtic music to its audiences. Concert
moves indoors in case of rain. Free. 276-6762282, www.abingdonmusicexperience.com
• MAY 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30: The
Pickin’ Porch at Appalachian Cultural
Music Association, Bristol, Tenn., features
a live show at 7 p.m. 423-573-2262, www.
appalachianculturalmusic.org
• MAY 5: Radio Bristol at the Birthplace
of Country Music Museum, Bristol, Va.,
presents Sierra Hull at 7 p.m. The singer,
mandolinist and former child prodigy signed
with Rounder at age 13 and distinguished
herself by becoming the first bluegrass
musician to receive a Presidential Scholarship
to the prestigious Berklee College of Music.
She sings selections from her first new album
• MAY 6, 13, 20 & 27: Twilight
Alive concert series is held on Broad Street,
Kingsport, Tenn. at 7 p.m. Bring a chair. No
coolers or pets. www.visitkingsport.com
• MAY 6, 13, 20 & 27: Music on the
Square is held in Jonesborough, Tenn., at
7 p.m. Listeners are encouraged to bring
a chair to the courthouse steps and enjoy
the music. Free. 423-753-1010, www.
musiconthesquare.com
• MAY 7: Corey Smith performs in
Cumberland Square Park, Bristol, Va., at 8
p.m. General admission $25, VIP seating in
front of the stage $50. Tickets available on
www.ticketfly.com.
• MAY 7: The East Tennessee State
University Music Pre-College students
perform a final concert at 7:30 p.m., in
Brown Hall on campus, Johnson City, Tenn.
423-439-4276, suttons@etsu.edu
• MAY 7: Song of the Mountains
is at The Lincoln Theatre, Marion, Va., at
7 p.m. The concert is a memorial to honor
Dixie Hall (late wife of Tom T. Hall). The lineup features The Dixie Trio, Chris Jones
& the Night Drivers, Heather Berry and
Tony Mabe, The Ridgerunners and Larry
Stephenson Band. $25. 276-783-6093,
www.thelincoln.org
Darrell Scott performs at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
• MAY 7: Restless Heart performs
at Niswonger Performing Arts Center,
Greeneville, Tenn., at 7:30 p.m. John
Dittrich, Greg Jennings, Paul Gregg, Dave
Innis and Larry Stewart, the men who make
up Restless Heart, have enjoyed a successful
career with six consecutive #1 hits, four
certified RIAA Gold albums, and a wide range
of awards from many organizations, including
the Academy of Country Music’s Top Vocal
Group award. $25-35. 423-638-1679, www.
npacgreeneville.com
• May 8: The Bristol Music Club holds
its annual Scholarship Auditions Winners
Recital at 3 p.m., in the sanctuary of First
Presbyterian Church in Bristol, Tenn.
The performers are the winners from
the scholarship auditions held May 7. A
reception follows. The public is invited to
attend. 423-764-7176
• MAY 8: Small Time Napoleon
performs at The Acoustic Coffeehouse,
Johnson City, at 5 p.m. The group’s interest
in the jazz standards of the swing-era shine
through in their voices, writing and playing,
while their ear for new sounds and ideas
constantly drives them forward. The product
of this pairing is what Kyle Ware of Insider
Louisville has called “a mad science blend of
western swing, hot jazz and folk.” 423-4349872, www.acousticcoffeehouse.net
William King Museum of Art sends
most sincere congratulations to
Betsy K. White for receiving the
AAME Arts Achievement Award.
Founder and longtime Director
of WKMA, Betsy led the transformation of an historic schoolhouse
into a nationally accredited fine
arts museum and cultural heritage
center. She also launched the VanGogh Outreach program, which
provides arts education to children in 13 southwest Virginia
and eastern Kentucky school districts.
The WKMA Board of Trustees and staff–past
and present–are forever grateful for her
vision, dedication, and leadership.
William King Museum of Art • 415 Academy Drive • Abingdon, Va 24210
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• MAY 8: Amythyst Kiah performs at
Music on the Lawn, Abingdon, Va., from 1-3
p.m., on the lawn at the Martha Washington
Inn. Kiah is a Southern Gothic, alt-country
blues singer/songwriter based out of
Johnson City, Tenn. Concert moves indoors
in case of rain. Free. 276-676-2282, www.
abingdonmusicexperience.com
• MAY 14: Radio Bristol Songwriters
welcomes former Reeltime Traveler and
Tennessee native Martha Scanlan to
the stage for this inaugural Radio Bristol
Songwriters event. Scanlan’s work
has been described as powerful, haunting
and comforting all at the same time. It’s held
at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum,
Bristol, Va., at 6:30 p.m. $25.
• MAY 15: Harpist Colleen Potter
Thorburn performs at The Lincoln, Marion,
Va., at 3 p.m. Thorburn has performed as
a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral
harpist with ensembles across the United
States. She plays principal harp with the
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra.
The concert features vocals by musicologist
and conductor Benjamin Thorburn, a
specialist in Baroque music and performance
practice. $15. 276-783-6093, www.
thelincoln.org
• MAY 15: Community Center
performs at Acoustic Coffeehouse, Johnson
City, Tenn., at 8 p.m. Community Center
writes storytelling songs and their live
act features saxophone, accordion, violin,
cello, clarinet and highly-arranged vocals.
The group played its first large festivals
this past summer and two singles from
their latest album are in rotation on many
national radio stations. 423-434-9872, www.
acousticcoffeehouse.net
• MAY 15: The Jazz Doctors
perform at Music on the Lawn, Abingdon,
Va., from 1-3 p.m., on the lawn at the
Martha Washington Inn. The Jazz Doctors
are the premier straight-ahead jazz group
in the region. After establishing longtime
national careers of individual performances
and recordings, the musicians have been
performing as a featured group for the
past several years. Critically-acclaimed
performances have included jazz festivals,
special events and extended club work
as house band at several venues. The
performers include Dr. Ben Dockery
on piano, Martin Walters on bass, Dr.
Rande Sanderbeck on percussion, and
Dr. David Champouillon as leader and
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trumpet / flugelhorn. Concert moves indoors
in case of rain. Free. 276-676-2282, www.
• MAY 19: Joe Pug and Horse
Feathers perform at Thursday Night Jams in
Abingdon, Va. Held at the Abingdon Market
Pavilion, the concert is free and starts at 7
p.m. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Food
and beverage vendors are on site. No coolers
are allowed. Rain or shine. 276-676-2282,
www.abingdonmusicexperience.com
• MAY 20: The Birthplace of Country
Music presents an intimate Friends of 1927
concert experience with esteemed Grammynominated performer, recording artist, and
ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Darrell Scott
at 6:30 p.m. Fans have the opportunity to
interact with the artist in a relaxed setting
over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. $80. 423573-1927, birthplaceofcountrymusic.org
three singer-songwriters E.G. Kight, Becky
Hobbs and Lucy Billings, at 7:30 p.m., at
the Renaissance Arts Center Theatre. Tickets
are $10 for reserved seats. 423-392-8414,
www.engagekingsport.com
• MAY 29: Letters from Home:
America’s Bombshell Duo performs at
The Lincoln Theatre, Marion, Va., at 3 p.m.
With their mission to honor veterans, active
military and their families through the music
and spirit of the 1940s, the group takes you
back in time with toe-tapping entertainment.
Presented by Marion’s VFW Post #4667. $10.
276-783-6093, www.thelincoln.org
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Opera
• MAY 4: The Metropolitan Opera’s
Live in HD presents Strauss’s “Elektra” at
6:30 p.m. at Tinseltown Theater, Bristol, Va.
The director Patrice Chéreau (“From the
House of the Dead”) didn’t live to see his
“Elektra” production, previously presented
in Aix and Milan, make it to the stage of the
Met. But his vision lives on with soprano
Nina Stemme, who portrays Elektra’s quest
for vengeance. Legendary mezzo-soprano
Opera. . . Continued on page 16
• MAY 21: Sullivan County Red Back
Church Hymnal Sing is held at 5 p.m., at
Clay Hill Baptist Church, Blountville, Tenn.
The Red Back Church Hymnal has been an
American shape-note singing tradition since
1951. Sing old church hymns and other
songs. 423-323-4085 or 423-968-3208
• MAY 22: An Old-Time Music Jam
is led by Art Lang at Sycamore Shoals State
Historic Area, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1:30-4
p.m. Old-time musicians of all levels are
welcome. Don’t play an instrument? Kick
back and enjoy the tunes. 423-543-5808,
www.sycamoreshoalstn.org
• MAY 22: Pianist Zack Hughes
presents a program of piano music in the
Memorial Chapel of King University, Bristol,
Tenn., at 3 p.m. Included will be music of
Beethoven, Messiaen, and Wagner-Liszt.
Free. 423-764-7176, svfey@fpcbristol.org
• MAY 26: The Banditos perform
at Thursday Night Jams in Abingdon, Va.
From backwoods bluegrass, to slinky nods
to Muscle Shoals soul and unexpected bits
of doo-wop sweetness, the Banditos recall
many but sound like no one but themselves.
Held at the Abingdon Market Pavilion,
the concert is free and begins at 7 p.m.
Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Food and
beverage vendors are on site. No coolers
allowed. Rain or shine. 276-676-2282, www.
• MAY 26: The City of Kingsport and
Engage Kingsport present an evening with
Nina Stemme in the title role of Richard Strauss’s “Elektra.” Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera.
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Waltraud Meier is chilling as Elektra’s
fearsome mother, Klytämnestra. Soprano
Adrianne Pieczonka and bass Eric Owens
are Elektra’s troubled siblings. Chéreau’s
musical collaborator, Esa-Pekka Salonen,
conducts. $15-$21. 276-669-2091, www.
cinemark.com
Storytelling
• MAY 3, 10, 17 & 24: The
International Storytelling Center,
Jonesborough, Tenn., hosts the Jonesboro
Storytellers Guild. Four tellers perform at
7 p.m. Members are tellers of tales, singers
of songs, workers of magic or honest liars.
www.storytellersguild.org, 423-913-2166
seniors, students, and children under 18
years of age. 800-952-8392 ext. 222; 423913-1276; www.storytellingcenter.net (see
page 23)
• MAY 14: The University of VirginiaWise Abingdon, Va., office presents awardwinning speaker and humorist Jeanne
Robertson at the Southwest Virginia Higher
Education Center. Doors open at 3 p.m. and
the show begins at 4 p.m. Concessions are
available throughout the event. Tickets are
on sale for $32 at etix.com or by phone at
276-619-4317. Tickets purchased on the day
of the show are $37.
• MAY 17-22: Adam Booth is the
featured storyteller at Storytelling Live!
at the International Storytelling Center,
Jonesborough, Tenn. Matinee performances
are at 2 p.m., $12 for adults and $11 for
years of age. 800-952-8392 ext. 222; 423913-1276; www.storytellingcenter.net (see
page 23)
• MAY 3-7: Bil Lepp is the
years of age. He presents a special evening
concert May 5 at 7:30 p.m. $15. 800952-8392 ext. 222; 423-913-1276; www.
storytellingcenter.net (see page 23)
• MAY 23: The Jonesborough Yarn
Exchange performs at The International
Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, Tenn. The
group performs a scripted, one-hour radio
show featuring stories from the region, as
well as local music. Tickets are $5 for adults,
$1 for children. Seating is limited. 423-7531010, www.storytellingcenter.net
• MAY 10-14: Megan Hicks is the
• MAY 24-28: Dolores Hydock is
the featured storyteller at Storytelling Live!
years of age. She presents an evening
concert May 28 at 7:30 p.m. $15. 800952-8392 ext. 222; 423-913-1276; www.
storytellingcenter.net (see page 23)
Theater
• MAY 13-29: Jonesborough Theatre
Company presents “Sense and Sensibililty”
at its theater, Jonesborough, Tenn. Thursday
through Saturday performances are at
7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees
are at 2 p.m. 423-753-1010, www.
jonesboroughtheatre.com
• MAY 13-21: Kingsport Theatre Guild
presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
at the Kingsport Renaissance Center Theatre,
Kingsport, Tenn. Friday and Saturday
performances are at 7 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. Taking place
in a mythical Athens and an enchanted
forest, there are a handsome fairy king, a
misguided parent, star-crossed lovers, a
weaver who’s transformed into a half-donkey,
wood sprites and elves. Adult $12, senior/
student $10, child $8. 423-392-8427, www.
kingsporttheatre.org
• MAY 19: Tennessee High School
theater students present “Wildwood
Flower,” an original musical comedy
depicting the life and times of people who
lived in 1920s Appalachia. The story is
about average folks who are threadbare
but happy. Cast members portray a small
starting from simple exercises in color,
light and form, to painting a more complex
figurative environment. Lessons are directed
for oil painting, but participants may work in
the medium of their choice. $500 (model fee
included). A $250 deposit with registration
holds your spot. For more information and a
supply list, call 423-302-8960 or 423-7538398 or email rootstudioschool@gmail.com.
• DEADLINE MAY 21: Nancy
Garretson leads a Beginning Drawing
workshop at The Arts Depot, Abingdon, Va.,
four consecutive Saturdays in June from
3:30-5:30 p.m. Class is for ages 15 and
Dolores Hydock
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church congregation with a telephone they
can’t afford to hook up and a “holey” roof
they can’t afford to repair. Even Tennessee
Ernie Ford shows up, but not in the way you
might think. And there is the hardworking
farm family who just might achieve stardom
by means of that new-fangled gimmick, the
family radio. “Wildwood Flower” is presented
at the Avoca Christian Church gym, Bristol,
Tenn., at 7 p.m. The gym is located behind
the church. Tickets are sold at the door, $3
for students and $5 for adults. brownleeb@
btcs.org
• OPENING MAY 20: Greater Tuna
is on Barter Theatre’s Stage II, Abingdon,
Va. What do Arles Stuvie, Thurston Wheelis,
Aunt Pearl, Petey Fisk, Phineas Blye and
the Reverend Spikes all have in common?
They are your favorite, upstanding citizens
from the “third smallest town in Texas.” In
Tuna, Texas, the Lions Club is too liberal,
and Pasty Cline never dies. As the citizens
of Tuna parade across the stage in all
their outrageous and irreverent glory, this
eccentric gathering of oddball characters
makes you laugh. 276-628-3991, www.
bartertheatre.com
• CLOSING MAY 21: “Classic
Nashville Road Show” is on Barter
Theatre’s main stage, Abingdon, Va.
Featuring two of Barter’s favorite singer/
actors, Jason Petty and Katie Deal, this
tribute to the legends of country music
begins in the heyday of The Grand Ole Opry
and tells the stories of Hank Williams, Patsy
Cline, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Conway
Twitty, Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard,
Dolly Parton and more. Petty and Deal
deliver inspiring renditions of their heroes
and give insights into how their songs were
written and performed. 276-628-3991, www.
bartertheatre.com
• OPENING MAY 27: Mamma Mia is
on Barter Theatre’s main stage in Abingdon,
Va. Sophie has just one wish to make her
wedding perfect: to have her father walk
her down the aisle. Now, she just has to
find out who he is. Join the music, laughter
and fun of the irresistibly charming,
musical celebration of mothers, daughters,
fathers, true loves lost and new ones found.
Featuring more than 20 ABBA songs, it’s a
feel-good experience. 276-628-3991, www.
bartertheatre.com
Workshops
• ONGOING: Evening Drawing
and Painting with Steven Reeves is
held Mondays 6-8 p.m. at the Renaissance
Center, Kingsport, Tenn. Open to high school
students and adults, join the class any time.
$44 a month or $11 per class. To register,
423-767-0858 or steven@stevenreevesart.
com.
• MAY 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31: Join BePe
Kafka for her open studio at The Henderson
School, Marion, Va., from 1-4 p.m. Learn the
basics of composition, color and oils. $10.
276-378-5028, www.thehenderson.org
• MAY 4: KingsportARTS holds
an Arts Build Communities grant writing
workshop at 4 p.m., in the Renaissance
Arts Center, Kingsport, Tenn. The ABC grant
program is designed to provide support for
arts projects that broaden access to arts
experience, address community quality
of life issues through the arts or enhance
the sustainability of asset-based cultural
enterprises. Awards range from $500 to
$2,500. Call 423-392-8420 or email ccfaust@
gmail.com to register.
• MAY 4: Line Weaving for
Relaxation is held at The Henderson,
Marion, Va., from 1-3 p.m. Line Weaving is
the art of using repeat patterns to decorate a
picture or pattern. Join Sarah McNew as she
introduces new patterns every week. Explore
various materials, such as paper, pens,
coloring techniques and more while enjoying
a relaxed and soothing break. 276-378-5028,
www.thehenderson.org
• MAY 5, 12, 19 & 26: Colorific is
a coloring class designed for grown-ups.
It’s held each Thursday from 6-8 p.m., at
The Henderson School, Marion, Va. Artistin-Residence Jack Taylor leads this class
helping you to understand color, coloring
techniques using Prismacolor Color Pencils
and different patterns for doodling. $10 per
week. 276-378-5028, www.thehenderson.org
• MAY 7: Fused Glass Window Panel
Class, with Karen Hitchcock is held from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Art in the Heart Gallery,
Kingsport, Tenn. Students learn how to
handle glass safely while cutting shapes and
assembling. Students learn about different
types of glass and their usage. At completion
of the class, the instructor takes completed
projects to fire. Preregistration required, call
423-480-9702 to register. $65 per person,
includes supplies.
• MAY 7, 14, 21 & 28: Open
Watercolor is held Saturdays from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m., at The Henderson School,
Marion, Va. Cost is $10 per person, and all
levels of skill are welcomed from beginners
to advanced. It is a wonderful time to learn
something new, reintroduce yourself to the
craft or spend time with friends. Catherine
Poole is the instructor and brings more than
20 years of experience to the classroom.
276-378-5028, www.thehenderson.org
• MAY 7, 14, 21 & 28: Open Mosaic
is held Saturdays from 1-4 p.m., at The
Henderson School, Marion, Va. Cost is
$10 per person, and all levels of skill are
welcomed, for ages 11 and older. Join
Barbara Jo Ray, as she introduces you to the
art of mosaic design and inlay techniques.
Work off some stress while breaking worn
out dishes and glasses and recycle broken
pottery into works of art. 276-378-5028,
• MAY 9-13: Tom and Peggy Root
combine their knowledge and years of
experience to teach an intensive immersion
workshop, Light, Life, Atmosphere. The
workshop is held at the McKinney Center,
Jonesborough, Tenn., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The class is for all levels of artists. There
are six lessons/focus points for the week,
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older. $60. Register by May 21 by calling
276-628-9091.
• MAY 21: If you have questions
about your band name, copyrights to a
song, documenting your agreement with
fellow band members, or other music law
questions, attend this workshop. Music Law
For Musicians answers all these questions
and more. Justin Laughter, a business,
intellectual property, and entertainment
attorney, leads a seminar consisting of three
separate hour-long programs providing a
crash course in music law. The class runs
from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Birthplace
of Country Music Museum, Bristol, Va.
$25 per person. 423-573-1927, www.
birthplaceofcountrymusic.com
• MAY 21: A Mask Making Workshop
is held at William King Museum of Art,
Abingdon, Va. from 1-4 p.m. Contact
Lori Rouse at lrouse@wkmueum.org or
276-628-5005 ext. 114 to register. www.
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC PRESENTS
• MAY 28: Steven Reeves leads a
Pet Portrait Painting workshop at The Arts
Depot, Abingdon, Va. Workshop is held June
14 and 16 from 7:30-9:30 p.m., and is for
ages 16 and older. $150. Register by May 28
by calling 276-628-9091.
Youth & Family
• OPENING MAY 3: The Barter Youth
Players presents “Charlotte’s Web,” on the
main stage, Abingdon, Va. Often called “the
best children’s book of all time,” “Charlotte’s
Web” occupies a special place in the hearts
of young and old alike. A tiny pig named
Wilbur is saved from an untimely death by a
little girl and taken to live in her uncle’s barn.
In the barn, Wilbur meets many wonderful
friends, the best of whom is Charlotte, a
kindly spider who takes it upon herself to
save Wilbur’s life yet again. 276-628-3991,
www.bartertheatre.com
• MAY 3, 10, 17 & 24: A teen book
club is held at the Glade Spring Branch
Library, Glade Spring, Va., at 4 p.m. 276429-5626, www.wcpl.net
• MAY 7, 14, 21 & 28: Kid’s Art Class
is held Saturdays at The Henderson School,
Marion, Va. The class is taught by John Paul
Jones. Cost is $10 per child (certain projects
may be subject to a supply fee). Ages 5 to
11 can join; younger kids welcome but must
be accompanied by an adult. 276-378-5028,
• MAY 21: The Glade Spring branch
library shows “Minions” as part of its
Kids and Family Movie Series at 11 a.m.
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited
by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who,
alongside her inventor husband Herb,
hatches a plot to take over the world. 276429-5626, www.wcpl.net
Summer Piano Camp
July 5-9, 2016
With Guest Clinicians
Dr. Edie Johnson
Organist and Music Associate
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Church Street United Methodist Church
A Residential and
Commuter Camp
Scholarship Opportunities Available
Dr. Esther Park
Assistant Professor of Piano
Director, Pre-College Program
East Tennessee State University
Track I: For Young Pianists, Ages 10-12
Track II: For Young Pianists, Ages 13-18
For more information, visit http://www.etsu.edu/cas/music/camps/,
email paolini@etsu.edu or call 423-439-4418.
“Minions” is shown at the Glade Spring branch library.
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May 201619
David Hendricksen steps down as music director of The Civic Chorale
David Hendricksen
After 18 seasons as the music director of The Civic Chorale, Dr. David Hendricksen is stepping down following the Chorale’s 2015-2016 season, which ends June 30.
The Civic Chorale (formerly known as The Johnson City Civic Chorale) was formed in 1973 by Robert and Jane LaPella
and has been under the direction of Dr. Hendricksen since 1998. Dr. Hendricksen received a Bachelor of Music in organ performance and music education from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. He earned the Master of Music and Doctor of Arts
in Music at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
In 1988 he joined the faculty of Tusculum College and left there in 2000 as assistant academic vice president. Since
2002, Dr. Hendricksen has been director of music ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Greeneville, Tennessee. In addition
to the Civic Chorale, Dr. Hendricksen has conducted the Tusculum College Youth Choir (1990-1999), the Tusculum College
Community Chorus (1996-2015), the Walters State Community Chorale (2001-2010), the Walters State Men’s Ensemble
(2008-2010) and was the interim conductor of the Milligan College Choir (2009-2010). He also teaches voice and organ and is
a freelance recording engineer
of local classical music.
Under Dr. Hendricksen’s
direction, The Civic Chorale
has become the premier auditioned volunteer adult choral
ensemble in the Tri-Cities
region. The Civic Chorale has
collaborated with many arts
organizations in the area and
has contributed richly to the
arts and cultural environment
of the region. Hendricksen has
been and will continue to be a
tireless advocate for the arts
in the Tri-Cities region and
beyond.
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Sharyn McCrumb speaks at Friends of Library event
Sharyn McCrumb reads from her new Ballad novel, “Prayers the Devil Answers,” and
signs books at an event Sunday, May 15 at 3 p.m. at Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church in
Abingdon, Va. The event is free and is sponsored by the Friends of the Washington County
Public Library.
The novel is a Depression-era tale about Ellie Robbins who, after her husband’s death,
is appointed to serve out his term as sheriff in rural East Tennessee. Ellis is a strong woman,
but she is forced to combat society’s expectations of a woman when she has to execute a condemned prisoner with whom she has tenuous ties.
The author is best known for her Appalachian “Ballad” novels, which weave together the
legends, natural wonders and contemporary issues of Appalachia. Her novels include New
York Times best sellers, “She Walks These Hills” and “The Rosewood Casket” that deal with
the issue of the vanishing wilderness; “The Ballad of Frankie Silver,” the story of the first
woman hanged for murder in North Carolina; “The Songcatcher,” a genealogy in music, and
“Ghost Riders,” an account of the Civil War in the Appalachians. More recent novels are “The
Devil Amongst the Lawyers” which examines the media stereotyping of rural areas, and “The
Ballad of Tom Dooley,” that brings to light new evidence in the true story behind the famous
mountain ballad.
McCrumb’s great-grandfathers were circuit preachers in the North Carolina Smoky Mountains a hundred years ago, riding horseback over the ridges to preach in a different community each week. It is from these men that McCrumb says she gets her regard for books, her
gift of storytelling and public speaking and her love of the Appalachian Mountains.
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May 201621
Tusculum students win literary prizes
Tusculum College students Jennie Frost,
Emily Wyrick and Sarah Holly are the winners
of the 2016 Curtis and Billie Owens Literary
Awards.
The awards, which are given annually
to recognize the literary achievements of the
college’s students, are open to all Tusculum
College students.
Frost, a senior creative writing major
from Friendsville won the fiction category;
Waryck a junior creative writing major from
New Concord, Ohio, picked up the prize for
poetry; and Holly, a senior creative writing
major from Johnson City won the non-fiction
category.
Honorable mentions were given in the
fiction, poetry and nonfiction categories.
Six students received an honorable mention
for original works, including Holly (poetry),
Frost (poetry) and Waryck (fiction). Additional honorable mentions were awarded to
Austen Herron a senior from Durham, North
Carolina, and Tyler Brown, a freshman from
Rockwood, both in the non-fiction category,
and Emily Watson, a junior from Watauga for
her fiction entry.
The winners’ works are included in a
publication released during the 2016 Old Oak
Festival. Additionally, the winners read their
selections at the Tusculum Review Launch
Party on the Terrace of the Thomas J. Garland Library on the Greeneville campus, as
part of the 2016 Old Oak Festival.
The Curtis and Billie Owens Literary
Awards are annually given to recognize the
literary achievements of Tusculum College’s
creative writing students. The literary award
was named for Curtis Owens, a 1928 graduate of Tusculum College who went on to a
teaching career at what is now Pace University in New York. He and his wife established
the award at his alma mater to encourage
and reward excellence in writing among Tusculum College students.
The event also featured readings by
contest judge Eric Lundgren and fiction writer
Dr. Meagan Cass, and was part of the Humanities Series, sponsored by the Tusculum
College English Department.
From left, 2016 Curtis Owens Literary Prize award winners Tyler Brown, Sarah Holly,
Jennie Frost, Judge Eric Lundgren, Emily Waryck, Emily Watson and Austen Herron.
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Book
Review
by Kimberley Holloway
Sharyn McCrumb’s 25th novel, “Prayers the Devil Answers,” is based on a true story
that traces the events leading up to one woman’s unlikely appointment as sheriff in a small
Tennessee town in 1936 and the relationship she forges with a convicted murderer in her jail.
“Prayers the Devil Answers” follows Ellie Robbins on a journey that she did not ask for and
one that she ultimately pays a steep price for.
Those who have read McCrumb’s novel “The Songcatcher” may remember the phrase
“prayers the devil answers” as the name of a song composed by Lark McCourry. When another
character asks her about the song’s title, she says, “It came from a saying in our family. When
you wish for something and it comes true in a bad way that you weren’t expecting, we used
to say that it was a prayer the devil answered.” Several characters in the novel experience
this phenomenon through the lives of her main characters.
The novel follows the storylines of four characters who appear at first to be completely
unrelated: Celia and her experience at the Dumb Supper; Sheriff Albert Robbins; Ellie
Robbins, his wife, who was appointed sheriff of her small Tennessee town upon the death
of her husband; and Lonnie Varden, an artist who comes to town to paint a mural on the
wall of the post office. All four of these characters are vividly written and well fleshed out.
Even Albert, who is on his deathbed as the novel opens, is as clearly drawn as any character
through Ellie’s memories and those of others living in the small town.
One of McCrumb’s skills as a storyteller is that she is able to portray both the people
and the places that she writes about so vividly that the reader can easily imagine going to
the town post office or meeting one of the characters on the main street. The railroad that
runs through the town, the hoboes who come begging for food, and the townspeople are all
presented in a realistic way and without the sentimentality that would only serve to make
them mere caricatures. Ellie’s family, the deputies she works with, and rest of the town
are realistically portrayed; and McCrumb has created in Ellie a strong mountain woman,
determined to take care of herself and her two young sons. Her courage is real, as she faces
the stereotypical expectations of women during the Great Depression.
The strongest element in this novel, however, is the way that McCrumb illustrates the
problem of gender expectations occurring in the troubled early years of the 20th century.
In “Prayers the Devil Answers,” she addresses the plight of women during the Great
Depression as Ellie, like the real-life woman she is based on, is practically held captive by
stereotypes, societal expectations and the chauvinistic attitudes of both men and women in
Ellie’s town and in her family.
McCrumb successfully juxtaposes the superstitious Dumb Supper attended by most of
the town girls with the very real responsibilities of a woman who refuses to succumb to the
gender expectations of her time and place. Even as she is forced by her strong mountain
pride, refusing to be “beholden” to anyone, Ellie takes on those who would have her live
with her unpleasant brother-in-law and his wife rather than work to take care of herself and
her sons on her own terms.
“Prayers the Devil Answers” is both an indictment of those who would hold a woman
back simply because of her gender and, at the same time, a celebration of what a person
can do when faced with difficult circumstances and seemingly unsurmountable odds.
McCrumb has given us just the woman to overcome those odds in the character of Ellie
Robbins.
Holloway is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University and East Tennessee
State University. She is the chair of the Technical and Professional Communication
department and director of composition at King University. She is completing her
dissertation to fulfill the requirements to earn her Ph.D. in composition and TESOL at
Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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15th Season of Storytelling Live! Begins
Storytelling Live!, the International
Storytelling Center’s renowned teller-inresidence series, kicks off its new season
May 3. The series features 26 of America’s
best-loved storytellers, one each week May
through October, in addition to special concerts in November and December.
Each teller appears in matinee performances Tuesday through Saturday at 2
p.m. at the Mary B. Martin Storytelling Hall.
Evening performances, children’s concerts,
special features and holiday shows are also
offered.
Storyteller Bil Lepp of West Viginia
begins the season May 3-7, with a special evening concert Thursday, May 5. An
internationally-known storyteller, author and
recording artist, he has been described as
a satisfying blend of Bob Newhart and Jeff
Foxworthy. Lepp has been featured at venues
across the nation, including the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Comedy Central. He
is the recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of
Excellence award, and his picture book, “The
King of Little Things,” won a Parents’ Choice
Gold award. A five-time champion of the
West Virginia Liars’ Contest, his outrageous
tall tales and witty stories are a signature of
his repertoire.
Megan Hicks of Pennsylvania appears
during the second week of Storytelling Live,
May 10-14. Her way with words, warm sense
of humor and deep respect for anybody who
is now or ever was a kid, produces an awardwinning performer who captivates audiences
of all ages and walks of life. Storytelling has
taken her from sea to shining sea, from Australia and Argentina to China, from juvenile
Megan Hicks
detention centers to the FBI Academy. Hicks’ honors include a
Parents’ Choice Silver and Storytelling World awards.
Adam Booth from West Virginia performs as Storytelling Live’s resident storyteller May 17-21. Described as “Better
than Netflix” by Leadership Jefferson, Booth’s original stories
blend traditional mountain folklore, music and an awareness of
contemporary Appalachia. His work, both humorous and touching, is influenced by the rhythms and gestures of generations
of diverse West Virginia storytellers and features familiar tales
disguised in Appalachian clothing. His stories and recordings
have been honored with a Parents’ Choice Silver Honor, Storytelling World Honors award, the National Storytelling Network’s
J.J. Reneaux Mentorship grant and
four West Virginia Liars’ Contest
wins.
Rounding out the first month
of Storytelling Live! May 24-28 is
Dolores Hydock of Alabama, with a
special concert May 28. A storyteller and actress, Hydock fills the
stage with a swirl of characters
in her funny, affectionate stories
about family fireworks, true love,
turnip greens and other peculiarities of everyday life. In addition to
her personal stories, her awardwinning adaptations of medieval
adventures, literary classics and
oral histories make literature and
history come alive for 21st-century
story lovers. In addition to her matinees, Hydock presents a special
feature “Soldiers in Greasepaint:
USO Entertainers of World War II”
Saturday, May 28, at 4 p.m.
For more information about
Storytelling Live! visit www.
storytellingcenter.net. To purchase
tickets call 800-952-8392 ext. 222
Dolores Hydock
or 423-913-1276.
Adam Booth
Bil Lepp
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