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Arts Thrive in Johnson City , Kingsport Area

Like to hear a fiddle, or do you prefer violins in a symphony orchestra? Do you boot-scoot, or is your preference to participate in or watch a ballet? Is a blue grass band your "cup of tea," or do you tap your toe to a rousing number played by a community concert band? Do the soul-wrenching songs from the birthplace of country music raise your heart beat, or do trained voices in a concert community choir give you goose bumps? Enjoy experienced amateurs performing in community theatre, or would you prefer to drive a little distance across the state line to the State Theatre of VA to see professional performances? Want to stroll through a museum gallery for a visual uplift? The Arts are abundant in the Johnson City and Kingsport area. Whether you want to be a spectator or a participant, there is  a venue for you!

Museums

• Nelson Fine Arts Center
• Museum of Ancient Brick
• Jonesborough-Washington County History Museum
• Slocumb Art Galleries
• Carroll Reece Museum, ETSU

Music

• Acoustic Coffeehouse
• Party Band
• Fun Music
• Birthplace of Country Music Alliance
• Carter Family Fold
• Blue Plum Festival, Johnson City
• Music Events at ETSU
• Down Home
• East Tennessee Children's Choir
• Johnson City Community Concert Band
• Johnson City Civic Chorale
• Symphony of the Mountains
• Johnson City Symphony Orchestra

Other

• Johnson City Arts Council
• Trinity Arts Center
• Tenn. Assoc. of Dance
• Belly Dancing
• Square Dancing
• Kingsport Arts Council

Theatre

• Barter Theatre
• The Paramount Center
• Lamplight Theatre
• Theatre Bristol
• Johnson City Community Theatre
• Kingsport Theatre
• Jonesborough Repertory Theatre