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2010 Events

Watch for Upcoming Events

MAY

May 29 - Gathering in the Gap 

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Contact the Southwest Virginia Museum,

276-523-1322.

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May 29 – Pound Heritage Days,

Contact Jackie Gilliam, Pound Town Hall,

276-796-5188.

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May 27-29 Ralph Stanley’s Hills of Home Festival, Contact JAMES SHELTON 423-357-1623

JUNE

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June 3, 4 & 5 - Clinch River Days

Downtown St. Paul

Festival featuring arts, crafts, exhibits, music, and more!

Contact: Suzy Harrison, 276-762-5544

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June 13 - Tri-State Gospel Singing Convention

Contact Paul Kuczko, 103 Shawnee Avenue, Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219 

                  PHONE: (276) 523-5064444el Singing

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June 7 - 12 - 96th Annual Virginia-Kentucky District Fair & Horse Show

Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise

featuring world famous entertainment, rides on the midway, agricultural and commercial exhibits, pageants, karaoke contests, sporting events, horse shows and much, much more!

Contact: Lawton Mullins,

276-328-9772 or 276-328-5760.

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June 14 - 19 - Best Friend Festival  -

Norton

24th annual event where people meet old friends and make new ones while enjoying arts, crafts, food, games, and music -

Contact: Wise County Chamber of Commerce,

276-679-0961 or e-mail wisecountycoc@verizon.net

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June 25 - August 28 -

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,

Virginia's State Outdoor Drama.

A love story set in the backdrop of the coal boom era of the early 1900s in Wise County.

Contact:

Amphitheatre & Box Office

June Tolliver Playhouse

518 Clinton Avenue East

Big Stone Gap, Virginia  24219

P:  800-362-0149 Option 1

F:  276-523-6335

E:  boxoffice@thetraildrama.org

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JULY

4th of July Celebration –  Big Stone Gap

Contact Big Stone Gap Town Manager Pat Murphy, 276-523-0115.

4th of July Celebration - Coeburn

Contact Coeburn Town Manager Loretta Mays

(276) 395-3323.

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June 25 - August 28 - The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, Virginia's State Outdoor Drama. A love story set in the backdrop of the coal boom era of the early 1900s in Wise Count. Cintact

Amphitheatre & Box Office

June Tolliver Playhouse

518 Clinton Avenue East

Big Stone Gap, Virginia  24219

Phone:  800-362-0149 Option 1

Fax:  276-523-6335

Email:  boxoffice@thetraildrama.org

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AUGUST

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June 25 - August 28 - The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, Virginia's State Outdoor Drama. A love story set in the backdrop of the coal boom era of the early 1900s in Wise County.

Contact

Amphitheatre & Box Office

June Tolliver Playhouse

518 Clinton Avenue East

Big Stone Gap, Virginia  24219

P:  800-362-0149 Option 1

F:  276-523-6335

E:  boxoffice@thetraildrama.org

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Show time and date TBA: Contact Wise County Office of Tourism and Community Development, 276.328.2321

tourism.wisecounty.org

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SEPTEMBER 

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September 3, 4 & 5 - Guest River Rally - Main Street, Coeburn - Annual event featuring dancing, music, arts, crafts, food, games, exhibits, and other activities - Contact: Town of Coeburn, 276-395-3323

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OCTOBER

October 9 & 10 - The Wise Famous Fall Fling

Downtown Wise. Appalachian crafts, music

and entertainment. Contact: 276-328-4470.

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October 16 & 17 - MECC Home Crafts Days - Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap - 39th annual event featuring traditional Appalachian crafts, demonstrations, story-telling, music, square dancing, and food - Contact: Office of Continuing Education, Mountain Empire Community College, 276-523-2400, Ext. 464

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Norton Friends & Farmers Market

Every Tuesday, 5 to 8 pm, June thru October in the municipal parking lot beside the Coalfield Progress

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"We're more than just a farmers market:  We're building community: 

Neighbor by neighbor,

garden by garden,

farm by farm."

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Other Events and Attractions

APPALACHIA

SKATE KOMMISSION

Introduces

A FREE COMMUNITY SKATE PARK

Is Now OPEN

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Appalachia, VA

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Under the

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Gen. Pat Crizer Bridge on Callahan Ave.

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Park Design

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2010 Festivals

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Wise County

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Festival Capital

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Southwest Virginia

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MAY

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Gathering in the Gap

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Big Stone Gap, May 29

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Contact the Southwest Virginia Museum

276-523-1322.

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Pound Heritage Days

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Pound, May 29

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Contact Jackie Gilliam, Pound Town Hall,

276-796-5188.

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Dr. Ralph Stanley’s

Hills of Home Festival

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Coeburn, May 27-29

Contact JAMES SHELTON

423-357-1623

JUNE

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Clinch River Days

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St. Paul, June 3, 4 & 5

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Festival featuring arts, crafts, exhibits, music, and more!
Contact: Suzy Harrison

276-762-5544

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Tri-State Gospel Singing Convention

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Big Stone Gap, June 13

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Contact Paul Kuczko, 103 Shawnee Avenue, Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219 

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ri-State Gospel Singing

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Virginia-Kentucky District Fair

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Horse Show

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Wise, June 7 - 12

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Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise - 96th annual event featuring world famous entertainment, rides on the midway, agricultural and commercial exhibits, pageants, karaoke contests, sporting events, horse shows and much, much more! Contact: Lawton Mullins,

276-328-9772 or 276-328-5760.

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Best Friend Festival 

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Norton, June 14 - 19- 24th

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Annual event where people meet old friends and make new ones while enjoying arts, crafts, food, games, and music Contact: Wise County Chamber of Commerce,

276-679-0961 or e-mail wisecountycoc@verizon.net

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JULY

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4th of July Celebration

Big Stone Gap,

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Contact Big Stone Gap Town Manager

Pat Murphy,

276-523-0115.

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Coal/Railroad Days

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Appalachia, July 29-31

Contact Ruth Ann Boyd

276-565-3900

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER 

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Guest River Rally

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Coeburn, September 3, 4 & 5

Annual event featuring dancing, music, arts, crafts, food, games, exhibits, and other activities.

Contact: Town of Coeburn, 276-395-3323

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OCTOBER

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Wise Famous Fall Fling, Oct. 9 - 10 Appalachian Crafts, Music and Fun for all ages. Call 276-328-4470

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Big Stone Gap, Oct. 15 - 17

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Mountain Empire Community College,

Big Stone Gap

39th annual event featuring traditional Appalachian crafts, demonstrations, story-telling, music, square dancing, and food - Contact: Office of Continuing Education, Mountain Empire Community College,

276-523-2400, Ext. 464

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Attractions

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Appalachian Traditions

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The Country Cabin II

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Country Cabin II presents old time and bluegrass music every Saturday night, featuring local and regional musicians.  Mountain-style clogging is taught at Country Cabin II.  Other special events include the Dock Boggs/Kate O'Neill Peters Sturgill Memorial Music festival, jam sessions, picking lessons, weddings, birthday celebrations, music benefit shows and bus tours.

Every Saturday Night
7:30 - 10:30 PM

on the Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail

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Jam on Tuesday nights!

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Lays Hardware Center for the Arts

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409 Front Street in downtown Coeburn, Virginia

Every Thursday night: 

Jam Sessions, 6:30 - 10:30 (doors open at 6:00). 

No charge for admission. 

Open to musicians and spectators.

Every Friday night:  Live bluegrass, 7:30 - 10:30 (doors open at 6:00).  $5/adults, $1/children 6-12, under 6 admitted free.

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Schedule

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Friday, March 12

Bluegrass Circle

Friday, March 19

Scott County Boys

featuring the Center Stage Cloggers

Friday, March 26

Uncut Grass

Friday, April 2

South Mountain Boys

Friday, April 9

Bluegrass Circle

Friday, April 16

Highway 11

featuring the Center Stage Cloggers

Friday, April 23

Uncut Grass

Friday, April 30

Mountain Tradition

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Classes at Lays Hardware

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Bob Ross Painting - Classes now forming.  Contact Jay Holdway at 423.612.7027.

Stained Glass - Every Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m.  Contact Rita Porter at 276.395.6103.

Pottery/Ceramics - Every Wednesday evening at 5:00 p.m.  Contact Bill Dotten at 276.395.2163.

Quilting - Monday evening classes now forming.  Contact Bill Dotten at 276.395.2163.

Jewelry Making - Classes now forming.  Call Loretta Mays at 276.395.3323 to express interest.

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Historic Lays Hardware

Center

for the Arts

409 East Front Street
Coeburn, Virginia

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The Tacoma Community Center

On Route 58 between Norton and Coeburn on Stone Mountain Road

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Every Saturday Night Bluegrass Music

 From 7:30pm to 10:30 pm.

There will be activities and food so come on down and join the fun

for the whole family.

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       The Tacoma Communtiy Center offers great entertainment in a  smoke free, alcohol free atmosphere.

Adults $5.00  children 6-12 $1.00 under 6  free

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For more information call Roosevelt Stanley at 276-679-1164

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"Pickin' n The Pound"

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Jam

Thursday night, Pound Town Hall, 7 PM

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MountainRose Vineyard’s

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2010 Events

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Some dates are subject to change and other events are added. Call 276-328-2013, or check www.mountainrosevineyard.com.

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The Southwest Virginia Museum

First Saturday Community Coffeehouse

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Takes place on the first Saturday of the month, 

Jan. through May

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Sept. through Nov.

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All programs run from 7-9 PM and are free to the public.

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Calendar of Events and Exhibits

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The Trail

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Lonesome Pine

Outdoor Drama

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2010 Season

June 25 -August 28

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This is a fascinating, exciting, and tender love story of a beautiful Virginia mountain girl and a handsome young mining engineer from the East. The drama depicts the story of the great boom in Southwest Virginia when the discovery of coal and iron ore forced the lusty, proud mountain people into making many drastic changes in their way of life. The burst of the industrial revolution was upon them.

The homespun wit and humor of these mountain folk is intermingled with stark tragedy, suspense, very often violence and their final acceptance of their inevitable destiny. All are portrayed in this musical drama to bring it to a happy ending. A superb evening of family entertainment.

The drama, interwoven with beautiful, haunting folk music, some of it original, is performed live before a magnificent 72-foot panoramic painting of the valley known as Lonesome Cove.

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