“These colors bring back so many memories for folks.” Connie Moody says of 50 Shades of Appalachia, the new group show opening at the Johnson County Center for the Arts on Friday, October 2.
Category Archives: Arts & Culture
The Music Plays On: Mountain City Fiddlers’ Convention Opens Its Second Century With a Big 2026 Lineup!
A century-old tradition is getting ready to make a little more history. The Mountain City Fiddlers’ Convention returns October 2–3 to Heritage Hall Square, one year after celebrating its 100th anniversary and 101 years after musicians first gathered in Mountain City for a fiddlers’ convention that would become part of Appalachian music history. This time,ContinueContinue reading “The Music Plays On: Mountain City Fiddlers’ Convention Opens Its Second Century With a Big 2026 Lineup!”
Labor Day ’26 Was One for the Books!
What an absolutely awesome Labor Day weekend the folks in Johnson County put on. Thanks to the Johnson County Center for the Arts, Long Journey Home, Ribfest, and all of you for making the most of the fantastic place we call home. Hope you enjoy some of the sights we saw!
Buskin’ Brings Main Street to Life
Main Street was made for nights like this as Long Journey Home Weekend kicks off.
From Front Porches to Main Street: Long Journey Home Celebrates Johnson County
Long Journey Home, the annual celebration of Johnson County’s heritage of arts and music kicks off this Friday.
Johnson County’s History Celebrated During Music Tour and Author Talk
Chuck Walsh will be discussing and signing his book The Isolate, about famed Johnson County “hermit” Nick Grindstaff, as part of Long Journey Home.
Johnson County Artists Create their Portraits of Home
Portrait’s of Home, the new exhibit opening this Friday at the Johnson County Center for the Arts helps kick off Long Journey Home Weekend.
Woven Into Our Heritage: New Guild Brings Fiber Artists Together
Some traditions are passed from one generation to the next around a kitchen table, on a front porch or during a quiet afternoon with a grandmother. For Tammy Love, it began when she was eight years old. “My grandmother taught me two things,” Love recalled. “She taught me how to do a circle and aContinueContinue reading “Woven Into Our Heritage: New Guild Brings Fiber Artists Together”
Traditional Music Weekend Kicks Off with Buskin’ on Main
By Lewis Chapman The sounds of traditional mountain music will fill the air of Mountain City on Friday, September 4, as Buskin’ On Main kicks off the Long Journey Home heritage music festival weekend. For the past eight years this free event has become a favorite of musicians and traditional music lovers as buskers ofContinueContinue reading “Traditional Music Weekend Kicks Off with Buskin’ on Main”
