Family & Education / Bristol Events

1. Aesop's Fables (Apr 20) 8 days. Apr-10th to Apr-20th

    

    Fri, Apr 20th - Barter Theatre  Arts & Culture, Family & Education 0

   Book and lyrics by Catherine Bush~~ Music by Ben Mackel~~ Aesop is in trouble, and his only hope lies in his ability to weave fantastic stories with timeless lessons of truth. So it is that fables such as Androcles and the Lion, The Oak and the Reed, The Fox Without a Tail, The Beast in Love, The Hare and the Tortoise , and The Boy Who Cried Wolf are brought to life in this exciting, musical adventure.~~ Download study guide. ~~ Cast & Credits Cast: Aesop — Rusty Allen ~~ Guard, Shepherd Boy, The Wind, The Fox, Beast, Wolf, Sheep — Garrett T. Houston ~~ Calliope, Lesser Fox, Daughter — Katherine Lyle ~~ Xanthus — Shaan Sharma ~~ Lion, The Oak, Huntsman, Tortoise — Sarah Van Deusen ~~ Guard, The Reed, Lesser Fox, Hare, Priestess — Zoë Velling ~~ Collaborators: Director: Barrett Guyton ~~ Set Designer: Hana Lee ~~ Costumes Designer: Shea O'Neil ~~ Props Designer: Megan Pressley ~~ Lighting Designer: Patrick Hudson ~~ Choreographer: Katherine Lyle ~~ Music Director: Zacchaeus Kimbrell ~~ Music Captain: Zoë Velling ~~ Sound Designer: Matt Green ~~ Stage Manager: Isaac Krispin ~~ Associate Director of the Barter Players: Barrett Guyton ~~ Artistic Director of the Barter Players: Katy Brown ~~ Sponsors: The Harnsberger Family ~~ Media Sponsors: CW ~~ Photos

2. Virginia Highlands Comic Con (Apr 21) 2 days. Apr-21st & Apr-21st

    

    Sat, Apr 21st - VA Highlands Community College  Family & Education, Arts & Culture, Sports & Recreation 0

   ~~ ~~  ~~ Comic Con Cinema | 10:00 - 10:55 am | ISC 130 ~~ Short horror films by Wolf Hills Studios: Containment, Last Laugh, Vampire's Wake ~~ Panel Discussion ~~ Self-publishing: A Labor of Love | 11:00 - 12:00 pm | ISC 130  ~~ Think writing a book is hard? That's only the beginning. How will your book be formatted? How do you legally protect your work?  Books don’t sell themselves, so what is your marketing plan?  These and other questions will be discussed in the panel discussion with:~~ William Van Huss - the author of Saucers Over Appalachia and The Mad Gasser of Botetourt County ~~ Ian Justice - the author of the children’s picture book series A Boy Named Ash ~~ Justin Trout - the author of the Enaya fantasy series ~~ Comic Books: The Art of the Business | 1:00 -2:00 pm | ISC 130~~ Discuss comic art skills, tech, and trends during the panel discussion with artist:~~ Gary Kwapisz  - an artist/writer/colorist who has worked for DC, Marvel and other comic book companies. He is well known for his work on Marvel’s,  Conan The Barbarian  and  The Punisher . He and writer, Chuck Dixon, have self-published the graphic novels,  Civil War Adventure 1 & 2 . ~~ Jeremy Massie - a cartoonist born in the Appalachian Mountains. He has drawn comics over a decade and has published 2 graphic novels, The Deadbeat and All My Ghosts . His current book Amazing Age was part of Alterna Comics' newsprint line and is being collected in trade paperback this May.~~ Brett Cook - a comic creator, painter, and kaiju fanatic. He self-publishes his comics and stays busy doing freelance illustration and design. Other comics he’s done include  Burst Reach, Shouting at the Void,  and  All of This Will Crumble ~~ ~~ Cosplay Contest | 2:00 pm | $5 ~~Sponsored by the Virginia Highlands Drama Club ~~ Interested in competing in the Virginia Highlands Comic Con Cosplay Contest? Please print the entry form to register, or you can also register at the door. ~~ There is a $5 entry fee. Pay at the door when you submit your form. Entry forms will also be available from 10 am until 1:30 pm at the entrance to the Keyser Aday Theatre in the LRC Building on the Virginia Highlands Campus. Any questions about costume rules, please refer to our cosplay policies.   ~~ There are no group entries.~~ One entry per person (cannot compete with two outfits); entries will be allowed the day of the event, April 21 until 1:30 PM~~ There are two age groups for contestants, 13 and under and 14 and up.~~ The 13 and under competition begins at 2 PM with the 14 and up contest following immediately. ~~ Please read the props policies located under the Cosplay Props Policy. ~~ Administration of Justice League Escape Room | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm  | $ ~~ Riddle me this - can you use the clues to escape . . .  or is this the end? ~~ Drone Simulator |  10:00 am - 4:00 pm   ~~ Test your piloting skills!~~ Card Games  |  10:00 am - 4:00 pm | $3      ~~ Sponsored by the VHCC Gaming Club~~ Magic: The Gathering Commander $3 entry fee per player~~ KID KON | Free ~~ For our younger geeks - ages 12 and under.  Must be accompanied by an adult.~~All activities are free~~ Spider-Man Bowling - for ages 3-9~~ Laser (twine) Maze   ~~ and more!~~  ~~ Visit Virginia Highlands Comic Con site for more details!

3. BBQ & Music (Apr 22)

    

    Sun, Apr 22nd - VA Highlands Community College  Family & Education, Music 0

   ~~Featuring VHCC Old Time String Band & Drama Club Storytellers~~$10 for adults • $5 for kids~~Proceeds benefit White’s Mill~~~~

4. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Apr 23) 4 days. Apr-23...

    

    Mon, Apr 23rd - VA Highlands Community College  Family & Education, Arts & Culture, Music, Church & Ministry 0

   A dark comedy from Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes (Academy Award-winner Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell), an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated. (Rated R - 115 minutes)~~~~ Dates: Monday and Tuesday, April 23 and 24~~ Times: 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.~~ Cost: $7.75 Community Admission~~~~Download the complete Spring 2018 Arts Array Program at www.vhcc.edu/ArtsArray .~~ All Arts Array activities are free for the faculty, staff and students of Virginia Highlands Community College. Staff members and students of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, including participants in the College for Older Adults who purchase an Arts Array pass, may attend all films and concerts in the Spencer-Miller Memorial Concert series at Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church for free. All films are free for students and staff members of Emory & Henry College and King University. For additional information about the Arts Array, please contact Tommy Bryant tbryant@vhcc.edu (276) 739-2451 regarding film and drama events and Mary Munsey mmunsey@vhcc.edu (276) 739-2454 regarding concerts~~

5. Alice in Wonderland (Apr 24) 19 days. Apr-24th to May-26th

    

    Tue, Apr 24th - Barter Theatre  Arts & Culture, Family & Education 0

   Adapted from Lewis Carroll by Catherine Bush~~ When Alice chases the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole, she tumbles into a curious world with a zany cast of characters including the Mad Hatter, a grinning Cheshire Cat, a mischievous Caterpillar, and the imperious Queen of Hearts. This brand new adaptation of a timeless classic celebrates the wonder of imagination – a must see for the whole family!~~ Download study guide. ~~ Cast & Credits CAST: Alice: KATHERINE LYLE ~~ Lorina/ Mad Hatter/ Two of Hearts: SARAH VAN DUESEN ~~ Freddy/ Cheshire Cat/ Knave of Hearts: RUSTY ALLEN ~~ Mama/ Pigeon/ March Hare/ Queen of Hearts: ZOE VELLING ~~ Papa/ Oarsman/ Caterpillar/ King of Hearts: SHAAN SHARMA ~~ Uncle Charles/ White Rabbit/ Mushroom: GARRETT T. HOUSTON ~~ Collaborators: Director: SUSANNE BOULLE ~~ Stage Manager: ISAAC KRISPIN ~~ ​​ Choreographer: KATHERINE LYLE ~~ Set Designer: DEREK SMITH ~~ Costume Designer: SHEA O’NEIL ~~ Props Master: MEGAN PRESSLEY ~~ Sound Designer: MATT GREEN ~~ Lighting Designer: MACKENZIE MULLIGAN ~~ Associate Director of Barter Players: BARRETT GUYTON ~~ Artistic Director of Barter Players: KATY BROWN ~~ Corporate Sponsor: Candyland ~~ Media Sponsor: CW ~~ Videos

6. Career Fair (Apr 27) 2 days. Apr-27th & Apr-27th

    

    Fri, Apr 27th - VA Highlands Community College  Family & Education 0

    ~~   Job Seekers ~~ Pre-register to be eligible for door prizes and to download a job seekers checklist with valuable career resources.  ~~ Job Seekers Pre-register     ~~   ~~ Employer registration is now closed.  Thank you.~~  ~~  ~~ Please contact Mitzi Williams, mwilliams@vhcc.edu , Traci Mitchell, tmitchell@vhcc.edu , or Mark Wildman, mwildman@vhcc.edu , for registration assistance or additional information.~~    

7. Wiley Cash (Apr 29) 2 days. Apr-29th & Apr-29th

    

    Sun, Apr 29th - VA Highlands Community College  Family & Education, Arts & Culture, Music, Church & Ministry 0

   Meet Wiley Cash, one of the most acclaimed of young Appalachian writers, who has published a new novel, The Last Ballad. Set in the Appalachian foothills of North Carolina in 1929 and inspired by actual events, the book chronicles a single mother's desperate struggle for her rights in a textile mill. Lyrical, heartbreaking and haunting, it is a moving tale of courage in the face of oppression. Lee Smith has said that the book is amazingly relevant for today's world, when workers' rights are besieged as they haven't been since the Great Depression. Cash in a writer-in-residence at UNC-Asheville and is the author of two earlier novels, A Land More Kind Than Home and The Dark Road of Mercy. Sponsored by Washington County Friends of the Library.~~~~ Cost: Free for Everyone~~~~Download the complete Spring 2018 Arts Array Program at www.vhcc.edu/ArtsArray .~~ All Arts Array activities are free for the faculty, staff and students of Virginia Highlands Community College. Staff members and students of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, including participants in the College for Older Adults who purchase an Arts Array pass, may attend all films and concerts in the Spencer-Miller Memorial Concert series at Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church for free. All films are free for students and staff members of Emory & Henry College and King University. For additional information about the Arts Array, please contact Tommy Bryant tbryant@vhcc.edu (276) 739-2451 regarding film and drama events and Mary Munsey mmunsey@vhcc.edu (276) 739-2454 regarding concerts~~

8. Phantom Thread (Apr 30) 3 days. Apr-30th to May-1st

    

    Mon, Apr 30th - VA Highlands Community College  Family & Education, Arts & Culture, Music, Church & Ministry 0

   Daniel Day-Lewis' self-proclaimed 'final film.' Set in the glamour of 1950's post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the center of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutants and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock's life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma (Vicky Krieps), who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood). Rated R'115 minutes)~~~~ Dates: Monday and Tuesday, April 30 and May 1~~ Times: 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.~~ Cost: $7.75 Community Admission~~ Download the complete Spring 2018 Arts Array Program at www.vhcc.edu/ArtsArray .~~ All Arts Array activities are free for the faculty, staff and students of Virginia Highlands Community College. Staff members and students of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, including participants in the College for Older Adults who purchase an Arts Array pass, may attend all films and concerts in the Spencer-Miller Memorial Concert series at Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church for free. All films are free for students and staff members of Emory & Henry College and King University. For additional information about the Arts Array, please contact Tommy Bryant tbryant@vhcc.edu (276) 739-2451 regarding film and drama events and Mary Munsey mmunsey@vhcc.edu (276) 739-2454 regarding concerts~~

9. The Paramount Chamber Players (May 06) 2 days. Feb-4th & May-6th

    

    Sun, May 6th - VA Highlands Community College  Family & Education, Arts & Culture, Civic & Government, Music, Church & Ministry 0

   Music has always played an important part in creating cultural identity. The Paramount Chamber Players presents four composers, each important to the development of a sense of national identity and each created or expanded a musical style that became identified with his home country. Represented are France, Spain, Germany and the United States in the music of Gaubert, Turina, Bloch and Schumann.~~~~ Repertoire:~~Ballade for Piano and Flute, Phillippe Gaubert~~Piano Quartet in A Minor, op. 67 by Joaquin Turina~~Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Piano by Ernest Bloch~~Piano Trio no. 3 in G minor, op. 110 by Robert Schumann ~~~~ Cost: $10 General Admission~~~~ Download the complete Spring 2018 Arts Array Program at www.vhcc.edu/ArtsArray .~~ All Arts Array activities are free for the faculty, staff and students of Virginia Highlands Community College. Staff members and students of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, including participants in the College for Older Adults who purchase an Arts Array pass, may attend all films and concerts in the Spencer-Miller Memorial Concert series at Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church for free. All films are free for students and staff members of Emory & Henry College and King University. For additional information about the Arts Array, please contact Tommy Bryant tbryant@vhcc.edu (276) 739-2451 regarding film and drama events and Mary Munsey mmunsey@vhcc.edu (276) 739-2454 regarding concerts~~

10. Rita Quillen and Other Poets (May 20)

     

     Sun, May 20th - VA Highlands Community College  Family & Education, Arts & Culture, Music, Church & Ministry 0

    Meet Rita Quillen, one of the region's finest poets, who will lead the annual 'Celebration of Regional Poetry.' Her new volume, The Mad Farmer's Wife, is a response to a life lived on a mountain cattle farm in Southwest Virginia and also to a poetic persona created by noted Kentucky poet and essayist Wendell Berry over thirty years ago: the Mad Farmer. In a world increasingly detached from the land that supplies our all our essential resources, Quillen's poetry tries to help us understand the complexity and challenge of living a rural life in today's economy and the dark life-and -death struggles that are a routine part of farm living. She will be joined at this event by other poets from the Appalachian Center for Poets and Writers. Sponsored by Washington County Friends of the Library.~~~~ Cost: Free for Everyone~~~~ Download the complete Spring 2018 Arts Array Program at www.vhcc.edu/ArtsArray .~~ All Arts Array activities are free for the faculty, staff and students of Virginia Highlands Community College. Staff members and students of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, including participants in the College for Older Adults who purchase an Arts Array pass, may attend all films and concerts in the Spencer-Miller Memorial Concert series at Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church for free. All films are free for students and staff members of Emory & Henry College and King University. For additional information about the Arts Array, please contact Tommy Bryant tbryant@vhcc.edu (276) 739-2451 regarding film and drama events and Mary Munsey mmunsey@vhcc.edu (276) 739-2454 regarding concerts~~