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Festival of the Arts

April 12-22, 2018

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FESTIVAL EXHIBITSAt the.......SWCC King Community Center

Ellen von Dehsen Elmes Gallery

Art from the Heart of Home:Johnny Hagerman’s Brick Sculptures,

Ellen Elmes’ Murals, and Edith Boothe’s Paintings

March 19 - April 25, 2018

Two well-known artists of our region, brick sculptor Johnny Hagerman and muralist Ellen Elmes, are grateful that over the course of 30 years they have been embraced by their home communities in Tazewell and Buchanan Counties to be able to tell the stories of our region in brick and on brick. In this exhibit, Hagerman and Elmes bring together their sketches, photos, and small-scale models from major public artworks they have created for local venues. Featured in the show will be images from their art that celebrate the fusion of both indigenous and immigrant cultures in Appalachian life– ranging from Hagerman’s Jack Tales and Paintlick Mountain brick sculptures to Elmes’ Coal Mining in Southwest Virginia and The Past That Makes the Future Better murals, to name a few.

A special feature of this show, Art From the Heart of Home, is the exhibition of oil and acrylic paintings by the late Edith Boothe, of Tazewell, Virginia. Edith Boothe, who was a self-taught artist, created over 500 paintings during her lifetime of 92 years, and her paintings hang on many walls within Tazewell and in homes across several states. This exhibition will display, for the first time, a comprehensive collection of her oil and acrylic paintings depicting scenic, rural vistas and bustling hometown activity in our region.

At a reception on Saturday, April 14th, at 2:00 pm in the King Community Center art gallery, Hagerman and Elmes will discuss their work – Hagerman’s process of carving his imagery from unfired clay bricks, and Elmes’ process of painting on the surface of brick walls. The son and daughter-in-law of Edith Boothe, Jerry and Judy Boothe of Tazewell, will also be on hand to share memories of their devoted mother and her remarkable production of artworks painted from her deep love for the beauty of Southwest Virginia.

Reception hosted by Richlands Woman’s Club Artists Talk by Johnny Hagerman and Ellen ElmesPerformance by Storyteller Sheila Arnold Jones:

History’s Alive “Morality Tales”Saturday, April 14th, 2:00 pm

At the......Appalachian Arts Center, Rt. 19 (the former Archie Helton Store)

The Goodwin Family Weavers:from England to Cedar Bluff

April 3 - May 31, 2018

C.E. Goodwin brought the weaving trade he had learned from his English father, James, to Cedar Bluff, Virginia, where he and his four sons owned and operated the Clinch Valley Blanket Mills from 1890-1950. An important industry that was deeply rooted in the lives of the local people, the community was connected to the blanket mill in many ways, including: supplying the wool, operating the looms, providing coal for the furnaces, and hand finishing the blankets from home. This special cultural heritage exhibit features vintage woolen coverlets made in the mill including popular patterns such as Whig Rose, Morning Star, Snail’s Trail, Olive Leaf, and Lover’s Knot, as well as historic photographs, letters, and memorabilia.

Goodwin Family members will share their storiesApril 21, 1:00 p.m., Reception

Spotlight on TalentSaturday, April 21, 11:00 a.m.

SWCC King Community Center

Area piano students who have studied with Pavlina Dokovska andVladimir Valjarevic during the festival will perform.

Festival Finale: Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra

Sunday, April 22, 4:00 p.m.SWCC King Community Center

Always a highlight of the festival, the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Aram Demirjian. Guest soloists will be Pavlina Dokovska, pianist, Sharin Apostolou, soprano and Arvel Bird, violinist, Native flutes and Irish whistles, of Indian-Celtic heritage. The SWCC Community Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Joseph Trivette, will be accompanied by the orchestra.

From Across the Pond to theBlue Ridge: Our Musical Heritage

Thursday, April 19, 12:10 p.m.SWCC Ratliff Commons in

Dellinger Hall

Blue Grass Kinsmen

In Honor of Lynda S. Stuart

While she is of German heritage, Lynda did not come to us from “Across the Pond.” Rather she arrived in Southwest Virginia from across the mountains and valleys from California. And lucky for us that she did! Her life provided “Zan” her background of California cows, farms and vets with a brand of farming as they together continued to operate the most respected Stuart Land and Cattle Company.

Lynda’s interests, however, run the gamut from farm to table to yard, to the pool, to the grocery store, to church, to the museum, to SWCC, to many community organizations, to her extended family and many friends. Her vision, vitality, hospitality and support have served her well but have served us even better. And now Lynda is retiring to the blue grass state of Kentucky. Words will never be adequate to thank her for what she has meant to so many but we wish her well. As she prepares to depart, we humbly present the 2018 Festival of the Arts in this special person’s honor. Thank you, Lynda!

From Across the Pond toSouthwest Virginia:A Fusion of Cultures

In Honor of Lynda Schmidt Stuart

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Che Apalache“My Appalachian Homeboy”

Thursday, April 12, 7:30 p.m. SWCC King Community Center

Che Apalache calls its home Buenos Aires, Argentina but it began with a blue grass musician in North Carolina. Joe Troop, a North Carolina native, immigrated to Argentina where he taught bluegrass and old time music to local musicians. Their original true Appalachian String Band flavor soon incorporated Latin American style music. The result is an authentic South-Americana cambalache (mishmash).Che Apalache means “my Appalachian homeboy” and the group includes Joe Troop (fiddle,vocals,) Pau Andres Barjau Mateu (banjo, vocals) Franco Martino (guitar, vocals) and Martin Bobrik (mandolin, vocals.)

Friday, April 13: 7:00 p.m.The Jettie Baker Center

Clintwood, VA

In Cooperation with The Crooked Road and The Ralph Stanley Museum Schoolperformances funded by The Thompson Charitable Foundation

An Evening of Storytelling and

Poetry:A Tribute to George Dickerson

Shelia Arnold Jones presents…History’s Alive!

Friday, April 13, 7:00 p.m.Crab Orchard Museum Red Barn

Sheila Arnold Jones is proof that “History’s Alive” with her vast repertoire of stories, programs, workshops and historic presentations. Ms. Jones will be a Featured Storyteller at the 2018 National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough TN, the oldest storytelling festival. She will be a 2018 Teller-in-Residence at the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough and a Featured Storyteller at the 2018 Timpanagos Storytelling Festival in Utah, the largest attended US storytelling festival with over 18,000 attendees over the three-day festival.

Poetry by George Dickerson, Tazewell County’s Poet Laureate, will be read by family and friends of Mr. Dickerson. His poetry reflected his life and experiences. His generous spirit and clear-eyed view of the world and what it could be, are expressed in his beautifully crafted words.

FESTIVAL of the ARTSApril 12-22, 2018

Thursday, April 12: Che Apalache 7:30 p.m., SWCC King Community Center

Friday, April 13: An Evening of Storytelling and Poetry: A Tribute to George Dickerson and History’s Alive! with Sheila Arnold Jones 7:00 p.m., Historic Crab Orchard Museum Red Barn

Friday, April 13: Che Apalache, Co-sponsored by The Crooked Road and The Ralph Stanley Museum 7:00 p.m., The Jettie Baker Center, Clintwood

Saturday, April 14: Art from the Heart of Home: Johnny Hagerman’s Brick Sculptures, Ellen Elmes’ Murals and Edith Boothe’s Paintings Festival Art Exhibits, Artist Talks and Reception and History’s Alive “Morality Tales” with Sheila Arnold Jones 2:00 p.m., Art Gallery, SWCC King Community Center

Sunday, April 15: Festival Fanfare: Piano x Three 3:00 p.m., SWCC King Community Center Reception, hosted by Kathy and Larry Mitchell, to follow Concert

Monday, April 16: Fusion of Musical Cultures featuring the SWCC Community Chorus, Dr. Joseph Trivette, Director 7:30 p.m., SWCC King Community Center

Tuesday, April 17: Camerata Virtuosi New York Gaynelle Lockhart Albert Memorial Concert 7:30 p.m., Elk Garden United Methodist Church Elk Garden

Thursday, April 19: From Across the Pond to the Blue Ridge: Our Musical Heritage With the Blue Grass Kinsmen 12:10 p.m., Ratliff Commons in Dellinger Hall

Thursday, April 19: Camerata Virtuosi New York Jan McClure Memorial Concert 7:30 p.m., Tazewell Baptist Church, Tazewell

Friday, April 20: Arvel Bird, Native American Flute and Fiddle 7:30 p.m., SWCC King Community Center

Saturday, April 21: The Goodwin Family Weavers from England to Cedar Bluff Reception for Exhibit 1:00 p.m., Appalachian Arts Center

Saturday, April 21: Camerata Virtuosi New York, Betty T. Corte Memorial Concert 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church College Avenue, Bluefield, VA

Sunday, April 22: Festival Finale: Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra 4:00 p.m., SWCC King Community Center

All performances are by Voluntary Donation at the door except where noted with *.

Please call 276-964-7348/7347 or mary.lawson@sw.edu or www.sw.edu for information on the Festival of the Arts.

Artistic Director: Pavlina Dokovska, Chair, Mannes College of Music Piano Department Assistant Artistic Director: Vladimir Valjarevic, Piano faculty Mannes College of Music Choral Director: Dr. Joseph Trivette, SWCC Albert Endowed Chair in MusicVisual Arts Coordinators: Ellen Elmes, Sarah Romeo, Courtney WyattTechnical Directors: Joe Magee, Ryan MageeBusiness Manager: Annette McClanahanFacility Coordinator: Ryan MageeSWCC Educational Foundation Executive Director: Susan LoweFestival Director: Mary W. Lawson

Festival brochure designed by Johnathon Keene and assistant professor, Michael Brown, and printed by Clinch Valley Printing, Tazewell, VA.

Festival Finale: Piano x ThreeSunday, April 15,

3:00 p.m.SWCC King Community Center

The concert will feature selections arranged for one, two and three pianos featuring Pavlina Dokovska, Vladimir Valjarevic and Dr. Joseph Trivette.

Music by composers Mozart, Mendelssohn, Bernstein, Debussy, Khachaturian, Vaughan-Williams and others

A Reception will be hosted by Kathy and Larry Mitchell following the concert.

Fusion of Musical CulturesSWCC Community Chorus

Monday, April 16:7:30 p.m.: SWCC King Community Center

Music is one of the most basic of elements of a culture. It is through music that we are soothed, entertained, worship, and our emotions are expressed. The culture of Southwest Virginia is no different. The fusion of cultures of origin of the peoples living in our community has made our society what it is today. This presentation by the Southwest Virginia Community College Community Chorus will highlight the music of the native peoples of this area and those who came to settle here like the German, Scots, Irish, English and Africans. Featured will be selections of folk music from these nations and some will be examples of music that evolved in a fusion of the cultures.

Arvel BirdNative American Flute and Fiddle

Friday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.SWCC King Community Center

A classically trained violinist, Arvel Bird’s compositions and performances are a confluence of styles based on his mixed-blood American Indian and Celtic heritage. With his violin, fiddle, Native flutes and Irish whistles, Arvel weaves a powerful tapestry of music and stories that provide a glimpse into his Native American heart and Scottish soul. His extraordinary love of diversity provides a blend from traditional Celtic tunes and bluegrass standards to his original Native American folk and Celtic rock orchestrations.

Camerata Virtuosi New York This ensemble of internationally acclaimed musicians will perform in three unique concerts to reflect the diversity of dance through music.

The following programs will be performed:

The Celtic CrossingIn Honor of Lynda S. StuartTuesday, April 17: 7:30 p.m.

The Gaynelle LockhartAlbert Memorial Concert

Elk Garden UnitedMethodist Church

217 Hayters Gap RoadRt. 80 East, off Rt. 19 in

Russell County

Music by composers Handel, Holst, Warlock, Elgar, Vaughan-Williams.

A Tapestry of TraditionsThursday, April 19, 7:30 pm.

The Jan McClure Memorial ConcertTazewell Baptist Church

141 Tower Street, Tazewell

Music by composers Taylor, Enescu, Wiwniawski, Chopin, Puccini, Dvorak, O’Connor.

Donations received will support the Jan McClure Music Scholarship awarded through the Tazewell Music Club

United in DiversitySaturday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.

The Betty T. Corte Memorial Concert

First United Methodist Church200 South College Avenue

Bluefield, VA

Music by composers Schwarz, Bird, Holst, Puccini, Bloch.Special guests Sharin Apostolou and Arvel Bird

Festival Café

Tuesday, April 1711:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

SWCC King Community Center

Sponsored by the SWCC Music Program

Tickets are $6: $5 studentsCall 276-964-7629 for tickets.

Tim McClure, Guest Violinist

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Artwork by Courtney Wyatt