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“Entertain Your Senses”

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Ongoing Events

• William King Museum, Interwoven: The Everyday Basket in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.  Info. 628-5005 January 23 – July 12

• William King Museum, registration begins March 10 for Summer Art Enrichment Camp.   Grades Pre-K – 8.   10 am-2 pm, Mon – Fri.   For Info call 628-5005

 

• William King Museum, John Kingerlee: A Painter’s Passage. For Info call 628-5005 March 13-Sept. 6

• William King Museum, registration begins April 14 for Outreach Art Camps, Grades K-5.  10-2 Mon. – Fri.  Once locations are determined, info will be made available in schools and on our website.  628-5005

 

•         William King Museum, Pillars of Bohemia: Mullins, Houser, and Crookshank.                                                     June 25- October 11. Info. 628-5005.

• Abingdon Market Pavilion, Remsburg Drive.   Farmers Market    Tuesdays 4 pm-7 pm, Saturdays 7 am-noon, April - November.  For information, call 276-623-1121

 

• Magic Mart Parking Lot, Crusin Classics Car Club of Abingdon.  Every Saturday at 5:00 pm through October. Please contact Chip McCall 276-608-5392 or listen to WABN. April 18- October.

• Arts Depot, Elizabeth Johns.  Her paintings are figurative and narrative in nature.  June 7- July 17,  276-628-9091

 

• Arts Depot, Highlands Camera Club Exhibition, an exhibition of photographs by members of the Highlands Camera Club,  June 18-July 11 276-628-9091

• Arts Depot, Valerie G. Lyle.  Lyle weaves contemporary art with traditional expectations.  August 13 – September 26. Reception August 23 2-4pm.  276-628-9091.

 

• Arts Depot closed July 19-July 23 to prepare for Virginia Highlands Festival Juried Fine Art Show.  276-628-9091 Reception July 24, 8 pm.

• Arts Depot, Pat McCarthy & Adelaide Moss.  October 1 – November 1.  276-628-9091. Reception October 4,  2-4 pm

 

•  Arts Depot, Nineteenth Annual Members’ Show, November 19 – January 2, 2010.                                         628-9091. Reception December 6, 1-4 pm.

• Virginia Ballroom, May 28-November Open Acoustic Music Jam every Thursday.  Musicians anytime after 5. Stage performance begins at 7.  300 Senior Drive.  628-5859

 

• The Blue Windmill Gallery,   featuring Kyle Buckland Landscapes/Street Scenes. 

             370 East Main Street.  276-608-9903.  www.bluewindmillgalleries.com/news.html

• Star Museum, ‘All About Oz’, in tandem with Barter Theatre’s production, showcases items pertaining to Judy Garland & Co., 1939 film figures and artifacts from two private ‘Oz’ collections; through the Virginia Highlands Festival. Info. Call 276-608-7452 May 29- August 9

 

• Virginia Ballroom, at Abingdon Senior Center offering Stained Glass and Mosaic Art Lessons.  Call 276-628-5859
• Virginia Ballroom, at Abingdon Senior Center, Pot Luck Birthday social very 3rd Tuesday at 11:30 followed by BINGO at 1:00.  For information call 276-628-5859.

• Virginia Ballroom, At Abingdon Senior Center, Texas Hold’em Poker Mondays at 1:00. 276-628-5859.

 

• Camella’s Remember When Tea Parlor & Niceties offering Summer Tea Academy for Students July 8-23.  For information call 276-676-0089

• Barter Theatre, Wizard of Oz, Showtime at First Baptist, Rapunzel, the Fantasticks and Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks.  Please call 276-628-3991 for more information.

 

• Withers Hardware Restaurant, Every Tuesday at 7 pm, Music Jam, Musicians of all abilities welcome.  Don’t play, that’s okay, just come and listen.  For more information, contact Gill Braswell, jam coordinator at 201-838-3200 or abingdonjam@gmail.com

JULY
July 1- July 18   Barter Stage II, “Rapunzel” For more info call 276-628-3991
July 3   Withers Hardware Restaurant, Sundance 8:30pm-12:30pm.  628-1111
July 4

• Fields Penn House, Art in the Yard 9 am-1 pm
• Coomes Recreation Center, 4th of July Celebration & Concert, featuring Parrots of the Caribbean.  Food, Fun, Music and Fireworks. 623-5279
• Sinking Springs Cemetery, 10am Washington County Essay winners will read their essays, trolleys will transport people to the Washington County Courthouse, gentleman on horseback will deliver portions of the Declaration of Independence, the bell (has not been rung in almost 60 years) will ring 13 times with local church bells joining in, light refreshments will be served and trolleys will return to the cemetery.
• Martha Washington Hotel & Spa, Night of Dinner & Dancing with Manuel Covington, 628-3161 RSVP by July 1 to info@themartha.com
• July 7   Withers Hardware Restaurant Music Jam every Tuesday at 7pm 201-838-3200
  July 8 Virginia Ballroom, $5.00 per lesson, Wednesday Evening Ballroom Dance Lessons 7-8:30 pm 628-5859.
  July 8-23 Camella’s Remember When Tea Parlor & Niceties offering Summer Tea Academy for students.  For information call 276-676-0089
  July 10 Gages Restaurant in the Fall Plaza, the Townbranch Bluegrass.    $5 donation (goes to band).  Restaurant will be serving a special menu 276-525-1610. 7 pm Rain or Shine.
  July 11                      
• Cave House, “Meet the Artisans” Every second Saturday until October.  For more information please call 276-628-7721
• Abingdon Market Pavilion, bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the movie, Wizard of Oz, beginning at dusk. (8:30 pm) $2 donation suggested. Rain or Shine.  Popcorn and drinks will be available.  Hosted by Advance Abingdon  698-5667
• July 14   Withers Hardware Restaurant Music Jam every Tuesday at 7pm 201-838-3200
  July 17  Gages Restaurant in the Fall Plaza, Dr. Mark Handy & The Mountain Park Old Time Band.    $5 donation (goes to band).  Restaurant will be serving a special menu 276-525-1610. 7 pm Rain or Shine
  July 18           Kiwanis Park, (Across from Abingdon Post Office) Music by David O’Roark and the Countrymen. 6-8 pm
  July 21   Withers Hardware Restaurant Music Jam every Tuesday at 7pm 201-838-3200
  July 23   Virginia Ballroom, 11 am-1 pm, come celebrate the Ice Cream Cones birthday.  Hosted by the Alzheimer’s Day Care.  628-5859
  July 24           Gages Restaurant in the Falls Plaza, Big Country Bluegrass, new single “High Alleghanies” #1 in March on bluegrass charts, new album is currently at #3.  Check them out at www.bigcountrybluegrass.com  $5 donation (goes to the band.)  The restaurant will be serving a special menu 276-525-1610. 7 pm Rain or Shine.
  July 24-August 8   
• Cave House, will host “My Favorite Things” a quilted wall hanging challenge for our quilters and the members of the Wolf Hills Quilt Guild. 
• Cave House, demonstrations and children’s classes every Saturday.  Activities will begin at 11am on the lawn.
• July 25     Virginia Highlands Festival Kickoff Concert, Motown Downtown!  The Coasters and the Marvelettes, 6-10 pm Main Street.   Visit www.vahighlandsfestival.org/calendar for a complete schedule. 276-623-5266
  July 25-Aug. 9                   
• 61st Annual Virginia Highlands Festival, named numerous times as an ABA Top 100 Event and a Top Twenty Event in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society!  Voted one of American Bus Association Top 100 Events again in 2008. www.vahighlandsfestival.org
• Arts Depot, Virginia Highlands Festival Juried Fine Art Show.  Reception Friday, July 24, 8 PM.
• July 25           Virginia Highlands Airport, Wings and Wheels-VA Aircraft & Auto Show 10 am-4 pm $5 admission, Children 12 & under free.  For registration Bob Craig 276-628-3732.  All gate proceeds benefit Kiwanis Children’s Programs.
  July 28   Withers Hardware Restaurant Music Jam every Tuesday at 7pm 201-838-3200
  July 31           William King Museum, Buying Time: Clocks Along The Great Road 1790-1870. Through January 2010.  Info. 628-5005
  July 31-August 1    Southwest Virginia Higher Ed Center, Abingdon’s Largest Indoor Garage Sale, July 31 4-9pm (set up) Saturday August 1, 8am-2pm.  $2 admission Info. Call Kim Stewart at 619-4380

 

August
August 1     Depot Square, Main Street 5K night race.  Hosted by Advance Abingdon 698-5667.  Registration 6 pm Race begins at 7 pm.
August 4   Withers Hardware Restaurant Music Jam every Tuesday at 7pm 201-838-3200
August 6       Abingdon Arts Alliance and Advance Abingdon’s Trolley Tour of the Arts Gallery Hop, 6-9 pm.  Trolley departs at Arts Depot Square every ten minutes with stops up and down historic Main Street at participating galleries, museums, studios, and specialty stores.   For more info please call 698-5667.
August 7       Gages Restaurant in the Fall Plaza, the Townbranch Bluegrass.    $5 donation (goes to band).  The restaurant will be serving a special menu 276-525-1610. 7 pm Rain or Shine.
August 8      

• Cave House, “Meet the Artisans” Every second Saturday until October.  For more information please call 276-628-7721
• Abingdon Market Pavilion, bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the movie, Night at the Museum, beginning at dusk. (8:30 pm) $2 donation suggested. Rain or Shine.  Popcorn and drinks will be available.  Hosted by Advance Abingdon  698-5667
• The Budweiser Clydesdales will visit Abingdon

August 11   Withers Hardware Restaurant Music Jam every Tuesday at 7pm 201-838-3200
August 14   Gages Restaurant in the Fall Plaza, Sugar Run.    $5 donation (goes to band).  The restaurant will be serving a special menu 276-525-1610. 7 pm Rain or Shine
August 15    Beach Festival, Latture Field, $5 admittance The Travelers, the Collegians and the Catalinas
August 21    Gages Restaurant in the Falls Plaza, The Singing Crawfords, a great evening of fellowship with bluegrass and gospel music.  $5 donation (goes to band) Restaurant will be serving a special menu 276-525-1610. 7 pm Rain or Shine.
August 22

• Kiwanis Park, Jazz Music (Across from Abingdon Post Office) by Dixieland Jazz.
• Bristol Race

August 28    Gages Restaurant in the Falls Plaza, Nationally Known recording artist “Runnaway Freight” of Nashville TN. Check them out at www.runawayfreight.com  $5 donation (goes to band) The restaurant will be serving a special menu 276-525-1610. 7 pm Rain or Shine.
August 29    William King Museum, Lecture by Dominique Nachs, adjunct associate professor at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY at 3:00, free and open to public.
September
September 4           Gages Restaurant in the Falls Plaza, SPECIAL SHOW, TOM ISAACS & SUREFIRE (BOONE NC) probably one of the area’s best traditional bluegrass bands. $5 admission (goes to band).  The restaurant will be serving a special menu 276-525-1610. 7 pm Rain or Shine.
September 5            Abingdon Market Pavilion, 50’s Night at the Market 7-10pm with Rusty Cury as MC
September 12       

• Cave House, “Meet the Artisans” Every second Saturday until October.  For info.  call 276-628-7721
• 4-H Center, Savor the Flavor 2-8 pm. Advance Abingdon 698-5667

September 14-19  Washington County Fair, features educational exhibits, carnival rides, a petting zoo and much more! Please visit www.washcofair.com or call 276-628-6233.    Live entertainment:
Sept. 15 - CARTER’S CHORD                                        Sept. 18 - KEITH ANDERSON
Sept. 16 - ZACK BROWN AND CHICKEN FRIED                        Sept. 19 - JAKE OWEN
Sept. 17 - HEIDI NEUFIELD
September 18        Gages Restaurant in the Falls Plaza, Charly & Diamonds in the Rough. $5 admission (goes to band).  The restaurant will be serving a special menu 276-525-1610. 7 pm Rain or Shine.
September 19-20 Southwest Higher Ed. Center, Hunting & Fishing Expo. Info. Please call Kim Stewart at 619-4300
September 21-23  Overmountain Victory Celebration, Mustering Grounds on Colonial Road Celebrating the annual march of the Overmountain Victory Militia during the Revolutionary War.
Sept. 24-Oct. 24    Arts Depot, Wednesday Morning Painters exhibit, Reception Sunday, October 4, 2-4 pm
September 25                   

• William King Museum, Opening reception 6:30-8:00 for J.C. Leyendecker: America’s Other Illustrator.
• Gages Restaurant in the Falls Plaza, Kelly Nelson Band, one of the prettiest voices in the region!! $5 donation (goes to band).  The restaurant will be serving a special menu 276-525-1610. 7 pm Rain or Shine.

September 26        Oktober Fest at Latture Field, featuring Bavarian Fun Maker Show 6:30-9:30 pm.
September 27        William King Museum, J.C. Leyendecker: America’s Other Illustrator.  Through November 22.  Info. 628-5005
October
October 4    Arts Depot, Reception Wednesday Morning Painters Exhibit 2-4 pm.  628-9091
October 10  Cave House, “Meet the Artisans” Every second Saturday until October.  For more information please call 276-628-7721
October 23  William King Regional Arts Center, opening reception 6-8 From These Hills Curated by Ray Kass. Through January 2010.  Info. 628-5005
October 23  Who’s Afraid of Virginia’s Wolves Gala 698-5667
October 24  Main Street Abingdon, Sleepy Hollow Party, All day festivities.  Listen to the sounds of Secrets, world known musicians form this band. Bring your lawn chair or blanket.
Food and beverage vendors on site.  276-676-2282
November
Nov. 2 - 6            Arts Depot, Watercolor Workshop 276-628-9091
November 5       Southwest Higher Ed Center, the Gala, 276-619-4300
November 6                  Arts Depot, Workshop Gallery Talk & Push Pin Exhibit 6-8 pm. 628-9091
November 6-8    Southwest Higher Ed Center, Mistletoe Market, Enjoy early holiday shopping as you browse specialty booths from across the Southeastern United States. 
Nov.18-Jan. 2      Arts Depot, Twentieth Annual Holiday Members’ Show
November 20      Main Street Abingdon, Annual Kiwanis Christmas Parade Traditional Holiday parade, begins at 7:00 PM.
Nov. 20-22         Coomes Recreation Center Craft Show.  Info. please call 276-623-5279.

 

December
December 6                 Arts Depot, Holiday Open House 1 pm – 4 pm.   276-628-9091
December 11   William King Museum, Matisse, Picasso, and Art in Paris: The T. Catesby Jones Collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the University of Virginia. Through March, 2010.  Info. 628-5005
December        Christmas Tour of Homes, Join us for a look into some of the fine homes of Abingdon decorated for the season.  Tickets on sale at Abingdon Convention & Visitors Bureau
December      Barter Theatre, Community Christmas
Events Subject to Change