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The Carroll County Creative Arts Center (CCA), located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, is a non-profit community space for promoting, supporting and presenting the creative arts in Carroll County. We accomplish this mission by providing intimate indoor space for exhibits, performances and classes featuring local artists, craftspeople, musicians and other innovative experience creators. Outdoor spaces such as large wrap-around porches, community installed pollinator gardens, and nearby outdoor stages are also available to the community for performances and...

COME SEE THEATRE UNDER THE STARS!The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is an outdoor drama in operation yearly during the summer months of June, July, and August, with weekly performances on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The pre-show entertainment begins at 7:15 PM and the show performance begins at 8:00 PM. Reservations for large groups recommended.The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is an exciting, entertaining, and accurate account of the novel made famous world wide in...

Bluegrass and old timey music picked daily. Also, all folks are welcome to come in and play and browse mostly stringed instruments. This is a music store with a playing area available all day. Shopping for musical items, instruments, strings, amplifiers...

The Lee Theatre originally opened in 1947, closed in mid-1970s. Now, carefully restored by the Town of Pennington Gap and reopened in 2013,  Alongside The Lee, the Pennington Gap Community Center, with a full kitchen and seating for over 100, is available for event rental complimented by meeting and classrooms in the lower level. ?The Lee offers a variety of entertainment with movies, both as regular entertainment and  private rental showings, plays through the cooperation of the Barter Theatre and Virginia's...

The Crooked Road comes to Coeburn every Friday night at the Historic Lays Building in downtown. Local groups entertain and provide music to "shake a leg" to on the dance floor. Informal jams are also held on Thursday evenings. Hours Thursday and Friday: 6:00-11:00 pm. Special events are also held some Saturdays....

Hill Mandolins builds ultra high quality mandolins and guitars by hand in the mountains of Dickenson County. This studio is a site on the River's to Ridges Artisan Trail of Dickenson and Buchanan County. Hill Mandolins participates with the Round the Mountain Artisan Network. For a meeting with the artisan, please call for an appointment....

I have been crafting dulcimers and various woodturnings for 15 years. Born and raised in Scott county my compassion for music has led me to explore the delicate sound of the dulcimer. Handmade lamps and primitive picture frames are also displayed in my studio.  Media: wood, mixed media.  Please call for more information....

The Country Cabin is a major venue on the Crooked Road, Virginia's heritage Music Trail which carries forth the mission of Appalachian Traditions, Inc., a non-profit organization, to perpetuate and preserve Appalachian traditions and culture, including music, musical traditions, historical sites and historical memorabilia, and the preservation of mountain dance, storytelling, crafts and arts. Country Cabin presents old time and bluegrass music every Saturday night, featuring local and regional musicians. Mountain-style clogging is taught at Country...

Music flows through the air of The Big Stone Gap General Store & Café 5 nights a week! The extremely eclectic music venue includes local favorites artists, gospel, folk, country, and bluegrass. They even have an open mic night so you have show your skill in the spotlight.  Music events are located on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/bsggeneralstore...

The Town of Marion, Virginia welcomes you to our Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts. The Henderson School is named for Wayne C. Henderson, a world-renowned guitar instrumentalist and luthier from nearby Rugby, Virginia. Wayne has become an international ambassador for the music, heritage and culture of our Southern Appalachian region.The Henderson School is situated on the highest point in Historic Downtown Marion, Virginia; a three-story brick structure known as the “1908 Schoolhouse”.The School...