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The Crooked Road is Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, a driving route through the Appalachian Mountains from the Blue Ridge to the Coalfields region, following U.S. Route 58. The trail connects major heritage music venues in the region such as the Blue Ridge Music Center, Birthplace of Country Music Alliance, and the Carter Family Fold. The traditional gospel, bluegrass, and mountain music heard today was passed down from the generations and lives on through a wealth...

Rhythm Fire Cultural Dance Company is a full service entertainment and dance production company dedicated to providing creative memorable dance and music performances for your very special occasion. Fire up your imagination and select from one or all of our beautiful dance styles. From fire dance, hula dance, hoop dance to belly dance we will liven up any event and make it unforgettable. We provide shows for weddiings, birthdays, festivals, cruise ships, corporate parties and...

Visit the Historic Rex Theater in Downtown Galax every Friday evening for a unique Live Radio Show featuring Bluegrass and Oldtime Bands performing on stage. Blue Ridge Backroads Live is presented by a group of area Volunteers and has been taking place at The Rex Theater since 1999. It is broadcast live on WBRF 98.1 FM and streamed over the internet. Call for more information....

The Pulaski Theatre, originally opened in 1911 as the Elks Theatre, is a recently restored historic theatre located on Main Street in downtown Pulaski.   Programming includes concerts, live stage performances, motion pictures, children's programming and occasional special events....

A national historic landmark, this restored 1931 Art Deco theater is the setting for concerts, plays, movies, dance and other entertainment. Tours available, but must be arranged in advance. For upcoming events call 423/274-8920....

Virginia Tech’s Moss Arts Center presents renowned artists from around the globe and from close to home, with a special focus on experiences that expand cultural awareness and deepen understanding. Uniquely partnered with the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, the Moss Arts Center houses the Street and Davis Performance Hall and its Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, visual art galleries, experimental venue the Cube, and research studios. The Moss Arts Center is creating a thriving...

Discover the June Bug Center where the arts come to life. Floyd’s first and only nonprofit dedicated performing arts center has an intimate black box theater and studios that are easily transformed with state-of-the-art theatrical lighting, surround sound, a retractable movie screen and multimedia presentation capacity. From local to international groups, from dinner theater to puppets, from classical to bluegrass music, from ballet to belly dancing, from storytelling to film, the JBC offers quality entertainment,...

The Floyd Center for the Arts is a community arts center in Floyd, Virginia, just miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway. We celebrate and facilitate regional arts through classes, exhibits, community receptions and more....

The Blue Ridge Music Center features a state-of-the-art amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 213. The facility hosts a visitors center with a permanent exhibit, "The Roots of American Music" and a small indoor auditorium as well as a large outdoor amphitheater. The site is open May through October and features free music daily in the breezeway. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays during May. A Summer Concert Series is featured each weekend June through...

Laugh, scream, gasp and lose yourself in a world of adventure, comedy, romance and suspense. Escape to Barter Theatre and experience world-class entertainment. Let your imagination run wild and discover thrills like you never have before, watching stories unfold at the nation's longest running equity theatre.Founded in 1933 by Robert Porterfield, Barter Theatre gets its name from its unique beginning. During the Great Depression, Porterfield saw an abundance of food in Southwest Virginia, his homeland,...