It’s Almost Christmas Connection Time! Kingsport’s 39th Annual Christmas Connection, a free admission event, is to be held November 9 – 11 at the Kingsport Civic Auditorium. Sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts, Christmas Connection hosts some of the region’s best arts and crafts vendors. The Civic Auditorium will be filled with holiday […]
This veteran’s day, the USAF Band of Mid-America’s Shades of Blue honoring those who have have fought to defend our freedom. This jazz ensemble will present a concert at the Renaissance Center Theatre in Kingsport, TN on Nov 11, 2018 at 2:30 pm. The concert is now SOLD OUT. The Renaissance Center is located at 1200 […]
Here’s your chance to meet Sculpture Walk Artist, Charlie Brouwer! Have you seen his wood sculptures around Kingsport?? Or maybe you saw the Kingsport Ladder Project? Artist Talk begins at 10 am on Saturday, Oct. 13th entitled “Playing Outside: One artist’s journey into the world of public art.” Thank you to the Friends of the […]
Sculpture Walk XI takes on a new form with sculpture talks and hands on sculpture workshops. Rolling out as a series, the sculptures for Sculpture Walk XI will be installed separately over several months. The first of which will be installed on September 28, followed by a sculpture talk and workshop. The artist for the […]
In Tennessee, drivers can purchase certain* Specialty License Plates in place of the normally issued state license plate. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these plates supports the organization featured so it’s a great opportunity to support the cause you care about most. Tennessee also permits the personalization of any plate with […]
Draw and paint from the live model in a narrative setting. We will learn how to use color, lighting, props and clothing to tell a story. Concepts will include underpainting, color mixing, basic anatomy and lighting. Instructor will demo in oil paint but all drawing or painting media are welcome. Date: Saturday August 18th and Saturday August 25th Time: […]
A Special FunFest Production – A Civil War Evening! “The Meeting in Appomattox – The Last 48 Hours” This is a first person enactment of Grant & Lee’s meeting in Appomattox. Curt Fields will portray U.S. Grant, and Thomas Jessee will portray Robert E. Lee. Both men will stay in character, even when talking casually […]
The Kingsport Carousel is turning 3!!! You are invited to help us celebrate on July 7th from 10 am -1 pm at the Kingsport Farmers Market and Kingsport Carousel. There will be FREE Carousel Rides, rock painting, music, games, Kona Ice, plein air paining, Joe P signing his book and more! We hope to see you […]
Creative Writing Session June 12th and June 19th from 4-6 pm Open to all age groups Join Langley “Casual Word” Shazor for learning about poetry, prose, and typewriters. The goal of this class will be to help students break past the common obstacles that plague young writers: peer review, in writing revision, vocabulary, perfectionism, etc. […]
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