Special Exhibit: 1968: A Folsom Redemption

Birthplace Of Country Music Museum 101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

Dates: September 1, 2022 – October 20, 2022 Location: Special Exhibits Gallery, Birthplace of Country Music Museum Created in 2018 and celebrating the 50th anniversary of a landmark event, 1968: A Folsom Redemption is a collection of photographs and memories of two journalists lucky enough...

VMFA on the Road Artmobile at Birthplace of Country Music Museum

Birthplace Of Country Music Museum 101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

Event: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on the Road Artmobile at the Museum! About: The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is bringing traveling art exhibitions and educational offerings to audiences across the state with VMFA on the Road: An Artmobile for the 21st century! This...

Rhythm & Roots Kids Drop Off Event

Join us at AR Workshop for our Friday Night creative and crafty workshop where registrants will make a Wood Game Board! This evening session is $45.00 and runs from 6:00pm-8:00pm. This workshop is designed for girls and boys, ages 7-14. Participants will be able to...

Rhythm & Roots Kids Events

We are having events for kid drop off all day! See when your favorites are playing and then schedule your kiddos for drop off. Register them for something fun they will enjoy while you go and have a kid free event. Check out all of...

Bristol in Bloom Art Festival

Cumberland Square Park 200 Lee Street, Bristol, VA, United States

The second annual Bristol in Bloom Art Festival occurs at Cumberland Square Park in Downtown Bristol, VA, on Saturday, October 8! The festival features: 60+ Contemporary Appalachian Artists Food Trucks @bristol.berrybowls & @thepakalachian Art Performances Live Art Demonstrations Kids Activities Art Talks Beer Garden AND...

Swan Lake

Paramount Bristol 518 State Street, Bristol, TN, United States

Experience the legendary ballet! A part of the World Ballet Series, Swan Lake will be performed live by a multinational cast of 50 professional ballet dancers gathered to bring the most famous love story to life. See the iconic Dance of the Little Swans, count...

Good King Wenceslas

Paramount Bristol

This heartfelt play will have audiences of all ages laughing and holding each other a little closer this holiday season. Good King Wenceslas introduces us to “a struggling family theater that finds that their one money-making play of the year, Dickens’ Christmas Carol is being...

Elf The Musical

Theater Bristol presents Elf The Musical, live on stage at the Theatre Bristol ARTspace weekends December 2nd through 18th. Tickets at www.theaterbristol.org.

The Nutcracker

Paramount Bristol

This timeless classic returns to the stage live on December 9th and 10th. Experience the wonder of Clara’s adventure as she helps the Nutcracker break the spell of the evil Rat Queen, and goes on a journey through the land of Snow and onward to...

Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam & Eve

ARTspace Theater 506 State Street, Bristol, TN, United States

Theatre Bristol brings an original, well, the original love story, Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam and Eve, to the ARTspace stage in time for Valentine’s, February 9-14. Tickets are now on sale for this touching ARTScene comedy at theatrebristol.org/tickets, with weekend and weekday evening and matinee performances. “Mark Twain’s...

Casey Crawford and Zach Peterson

Blue Ridge Comedy Club 620 State Street, Bristol, TN, United States

Casey Crawford is an absurdist comedian from South Dakota. He tells sharp, killer one-liners about his life and travels. He’s been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Just For Laughs, and Kevin Hart’s LOL network. He’s participated in numerous festivals including Limestone, Bridgetown, O positive, Rouge...

The Diary of Anne Frank

ARTspace Theater 506 State Street, Bristol, TN, United States

“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” – Anne Frank. Sponsored by ENT & Allergy Consultants, Theatre Bristol brings Anne Frank’s voice to life on stage weekends March 3-19. Tickets on sale now at theatrebristol.org/tickets. “During the Nazi occupation...

Real Heroes

ARTspace Theater 506 State Street, Bristol, TN, United States

THEATRE BRISTOL AND RIVER'S WAY PRESENT "REALHEROES" MARCH 25 & 26 Organizations partner for original comedy that brings out the best in all of us; live on stage for three shows only Theatre Bristol and River's Way join together to present "RealHeroes" on March 25...

Sleeping Beauty

Paramount Bristol

Join us for the beloved classic fairytale, the Sleeping Beauty, live on stage on May 13. The ballet tells the timeless fable of Princess Aurora, who is cursed by the evil fairy Carabosse. If she pricks her finger on a spindle, she will fall into...

Laurel & Hardy’s “LIBERTY!”

Paramount Bristol

Give Us Liberty – Laurel & Hardy That Is! A Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ Experience With 30th Year House Organist Rex Ward FREE, but tickets are required Experience 1929 with nearly 2,000 organ pipes, real orchestral percussion and rhythm instruments, and original sound effects...

The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet

ARTspace Theater 506 State Street, Bristol, TN, United States

The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet is a "whimsical reinvention of Shakespeare's tragic love story, complete with rhymed couplets, creative wordplay, and fantastical machines -- similar to something Dr. Seuss might have come up with if he ever had his way with the script" and a...

The StART of Adventure Summer Camp

ARTspace Theater 506 State Street, Bristol, TN, United States

Calling All Young Actors: Theatre Bristol 2023 Summer Camp Registration Now Open Theatre Bristol 2023 summer camp returns July 17-21, 2023 Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia, February 2023 -Theatre Bristol proudly announces its 2023 children’s summer camp The StART of Adventure, running July 17-21, 2023 at 512 State...

Old Gods of Appalachia

Paramount Bristol

Old Gods of Appalachia is an eldritch horror fiction podcast set in an Alternate Appalachia, a world where these mountains were never meant to be inhabited. This world feels eerily similar to the hills and hollers we’ve grown up with, but there are some tell-tale...

The Mockingbird Sings

ARTspace Theater 506 State Street, Bristol, TN, United States

 The Mockingbird Sings: A Play About The 1927 Bristol Sessions Talented cast announced for this uniquely Bristol story about the musical influences on the big bang of country music at the Theatre Bristol ARTspace  Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia, August 2023 – Theatre Bristol debuts The Mockingbird Sings on...

Oklahoma!

Paramount Bristol

Celebrating the groundbreaking and award-winning, epically beyond ok musicals 80th year, Theatre Bristol presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at The Paramount Center for the Arts weekends September 22 through October 1, 2023. Musical favorites Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin’, People Will Say We’re In Love,...

Film Screening: Reel ‘Em, Boys, Reel ‘Em w/ Filmmaker Q&A

Birthplace Of Country Music Museum 101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

Join us on Friday, September 29, 6:30 p.m. for a screening of the documentary Reel ‘Em, Boys, Reel ‘Em followed by a live Q&A with filmmaker Becky Hill. Free and open to the public but please register HERE Reel ‘Em, Boys, Reel ‘Em features West Virginia traditional square dancing and...

Cinderella

Paramount Bristol

Welcome to the magical world of Cinderella, coming to Bristol this Fall!  An enchanting story for all ages with a wonderful dose of humor, majesty of classical ballet and the promise of “happily ever after”. A part of the World Ballet Series, Cinderella is performed live by...

Bristol in Bloom Art Festival

Cumberland Square Park 200 Lee Street, Bristol, VA, United States

This FREE to the public event is all about celebrating Appalachian Artists from SWVA and NETN!   60 Art Vendors Food Trucks: Union 41 Pop Up, Kickin' Chicken Shack, Tasty Treats by: Tab, and The Fat Straw Live Art Demos by Kara Bledsoe and Lauren...

The Nutcracker

Paramount Bristol

This timeless classic returns to the stage live on December 8th and 9th. Experience the wonder of Clara’s adventure as she helps the Nutcracker break the spell of the evil Rat Queen, and goes on a journey through the land of Snow and onward to...

Swan Lake

Paramount Bristol 518 State Street, Bristol, TN, United States

Experience the legendary! Swan Lake, the ballet of all ballets, will be performed one night only as a part of the World Ballet Series. See the iconic Dance of the Little Swans, count the 32 fouettés performed by Odile, and immerse yourself in magical Tchaikovsky’s...

Aesop’s Foibles

ARTspace Theater 506 State Street, Bristol, TN, United States

Theatre Bristol and River's Way join together to present "Aesop's Foibles" on March 16 at 10:30 am and 5:30 pm and March 17 at 2:30 pm at the ARTspace, 506 State Street. "Aesop's Foibles" is an original production by Dottie Havlik that features the gifts...

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