Ken Rose

PHofKS, Bristol is the official Birthplace of Country Music. October, 1998 - The BCMA was instrumental in the passage of U.S. Congressional Resolution H.R. 214, which formally designated Bristol, TN/VA and the surrounding region as the "Birthplace of Country Music." Check out the new Heritage Center to be built in downtown: http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/in...t&cat=10267

I have read where you have stated this before in another thread...I wanted to share some light on that: Yes, there is no central city but each city has a lot to offer in art/theatre: Barter Theatre (Abingdon, State Theatre of VA, oldest cont. ran theatre in the U.S.) Virginia Highlands Communtiy College, Arts Array, Abingdon William King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon (only AAM accredited museum in Southwestern Va/N.East TN) Viking Hall Civic Center, Bristol (a popular entertainment facility, also plays host to a diversity of entertainment options. seats -- 6600) Ballet Arts Academy, Bristol Bristol Ballet Company, Bristol Dance Theatre Suitcase, Bristol Paramount Center for the Arts, Bristol (hist. Paramount theatre) Theatre Bristol, Bristol Virginia Intermont College Fine Arts Center, Bristol King College Arts, Bristol Nyumba Ya Tausi-Peacock, Bristol (African American art) Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Museum, Bristol Art Alliance Mountain Empire, Bristol East TN Children's Choir, Bristol Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, Johnson City Johnson City Community Theatre, Johnson City Johnson City Civic Chorale, Johnson City Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City (entertainment facility, seats 8500) Highland Theatrical Company, Johnson City East TN State University, Johnson City Symphony of the Mountains Orchestra, Kingsport Voices of the Mountain, Kingsport (Regional Chorus) The Kingsport Theatre Guild, Kingsport Of course there are many others...from the different colleges, universities, etc in the Tri-Cities Area and other performing art centers in smaller cities (Greenville for example is very nice). etc...so as you can see..there are the amenities of larger cities, without the large city problems.

Old Bristol Postcard (60/70's) VA on the right side and TN on the left