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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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Corduroy Brown, Phill Barnett to play the Fred April 16
BY BUGS DIXON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — The next Fred Session will be Sunday, April 16 at 6 p.m. Corduroy Brown and Phill Barnett will each play a set, live-streamed to the Lawrence County Tourism Commission Facebook page Sunday night. Corduroy Brown is a feel-good indie rocker and singer-songwriter based out of Huntington. Brown will…
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Christian dance step class returning to Warfield
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WARFIELD — A free Christian dance step class is set to return April 22 to the Warfield Park Community Center. One Step Closer and instructor Christal Shumway will be in Warfield for the praise and exercise class at 3 p.m. The former Martin County resident conducted her first class in Warfield last…
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Appy winners announced
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — The Appalachian Arts and Entertainment Awards ceremony was held Saturday in Prestonsburg. Winners from across the 13 Appalachian states were announced and honored with grand pomp and circumstance at the Mountain Arts Center. Winners each received a trophy commemorating their achievement, the coveted “Appy.” Kentuckians were well-represented among…
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From bar to gospel venue
Teardrop Inn finds new life as The Gospel Hangout BY DANNA BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT, W.Va. – The building in Kermit formerly known as Teardrop Inn was once set to be torn down but is now home to The Gospel Hangout. The gospel music concert hall and learning center now hosts dinner shows most Saturday…
Category: Arts & Entertainment
