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Nominate your favorite Appalachian talent for 2024 Appy Awards
PRESTONSBURG — The deadline to nominate your favorite Appalachian talent for the 2024 Appy Awards is Oct. 17. Big Sandy Community and Technical College and the Mountain Arts Center announced the 2024 event is set for March 16 at the MAC. According to Jill Hamlin, assistant director of Fine Arts for Big Sandy Community and…
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Local duo LÄZERTÄG debuts with new single ‘Frolic’
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON — Indie dream-pop duo LÄZERTÄG, comprised of Martin County natives Joe Dean Hinkle and LouRae Stacy, is set to transport listeners to a nearby dreamscape with their debut single “Frolic,” releasing June 1. Now based in Lexington, the duo has crafted a unique sonic blend that balances “creamy and…
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Donnie Bowling’s ‘Work Yourself Out’ – An Odyssey of Self-discovery
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON — The raw and heartfelt musings of Pike County native Donnie Bowling can be heard in his newly released album “Work Yourself Out,” which became available on all major platforms May 16. Traveling nurse by profession and musician by passion, Bowling, now residing in Lexington, presents an unapologetically honest…
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Webb music shop to be featured on Kentucky Life
Memorial Day banjo workshop and jam draw crowd BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales, located in Tomahawk, will soon be gracing screens across the state as part of KET’s Kentucky Life. Filming was underway Monday during a Memorial Day banjo workshop and all-star jam that drew music…
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Strong gathering for Fallsburg Summer Stage [GALLERY]
BY BUGS DIXON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN FALLSBURG — Fallsburg Summer Stage returned to the Creekside Cabin and RV Park for a strong 2023 gathering Friday and Saturday. Despite rain on the main day of the festival, hundreds turned out to watch some of the biggest names in the region perform. The lineup for 2023 included regional…
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‘Bags Against Bullies’ cornhole tournament Saturday in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School Cornhole Club will host a “Bags Against Bullies” tournament Saturday. Registration starts at 9 a.m., practice will go until 10 a.m., and bags fly shortly after 10 a.m. for the first game. The tournament will feature four events: two for junior high and high…
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Mountain Movers Theatre announces 2023 season
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LOUISA — Mountain Movers Theatre has announced the 2023 season at the Historic Garden Theater in Louisa. The season kicks off with “Bonnie & Clyde” June 2-17. When Bonnie and Clyde meet, their mutual cravings for excitement and fame immediately set them on a mission to chase their dreams. Their bold and…
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Sundy Best and friends return to Archer Park
BY BUGS DIXON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — Sundy Best hosted their third annual Kinfolk Reunion on Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6. Events included live music from Sundy Best and other Appalachian artists as well as a family-friendly “Kidfolk” gathering Saturday morning. All events took place in Archer Park in Sundy Best’s hometown of…
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Louisville Orchestra will perform in Prestonsburg, Pikeville and Harlan
‘In Harmony’ tour made possible through budget appropriation by state legislature Music Director Teddy Abrams and members of the Louisville Orchestra will perform in three Eastern Kentucky cities this month as part of “In Harmony – The Commonwealth Tour of the Louisville Orchestra,” the orchestra’s two-year, free-to-experience statewide tour throughout Kentucky. Prestonsburg, Pikeville and Harlan…
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Warfield students perform musical ‘Summer Camp’
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WARFIELD — Warfield Elementary School students in grades 3-6 welcomed everyone to Camp Runamok and the wackiest summer camp experience they could ever wish for in their production Friday of the musical Summer Camp. The students and their teachers, Laura Gardner-Miller, Erica Ball and Mandy Lawson, worked hard to take their audience…
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