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Buddy Westcott’s Open Mic at the Grove on Thursday

Posted at 11:52 pm January 24, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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There is an open mic for musicians, singers, poets, and comedians at the Grove Theater in Oak Ridge on Thursday.

It’s called Buddy Westcott’s Open Mic at the Grove. All ages are welcome.

The open mic is in the small theater from 7-11 p.m. Thursday, January 25. Sign-ups will be at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $3, and it will be passed on to High Places Community Church, which owns the Grove Theater. The theater is in Grove Center.

There will be a three-song limit or 15 minutes for each group or solo or act, organizers said.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: Comedy, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: Buddy Westcott's Open Mic at the Grove, comedians, Grove Center, Grove Theater, High Places Community Church, musicians, open mic, poets, singers

ORHS Madrigal Singers at library at lunchtime Friday

Posted at 11:02 am December 12, 2013
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The Oak Ridge High School Madrigal Singers will perform at the Public Library at noon Friday.

“These students sing routinely in many languages and perform music from many time periods, Renaissance to modern,” a press release said. “Several participate in All East and All State choirs, and many receive college scholarships to help them pursue their music studies.”

Choir director Amanda Ragan is a graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and has a bachelor’s degree in music education, and she has her master’s degree in curriculum and instruction. She has been teaching at ORHS for the past 15 years, and her choirs are well-known and consistently earn superior ratings at local, state, and national competitions, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Entertainment, Front Page News, K-12, Music Tagged With: Amanda Ragan, music, Oak Ridge High School Madrigal Singers, Oak Ridge Public Library, ORHS, singers

Despite federal shutdown, Museum of Appalachia still open, Fall Homecoming happening

Posted at 9:06 am October 7, 2013
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Despite the federal shutdown, the Fall Homecoming is still happening this weekend at the Museum of Appalachia near Norris. (Submitted photo)

Despite the federal shutdown, the Museum of Appalachia near Norris is still open, and the 34th annual Tennessee Fall Homecoming is happening this weekend, officials said.

The Fall Homecoming is scheduled from Friday, Oct. 11, to Sunday, Oct. 13. It will feature more than 400 traditional musicians, singers, cloggers, and buck dancers, a press release said.

It said the three-day Homecoming is one of the nation’s largest, most authentic music and folk festivals.

“Each day, all day, musicians perform on five unique stages, filling the air with bluegrass, old-time, Southern gospel, and Americana music,” the release said. “Homecoming includes historic demonstrations of mountain skills, Revolutionary War and Civil War encampments, and a large arts and crafts fair featuring authentic Appalachian artisans. Pinto beans cooked over an open fire, home-made ice cream, Dutch oven cobbler, sassafras tea, and barbecue are some of the southern delicacies available for purchase.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: Americana, arts, Blue Highway, Blue Moon Rising, bluegrass, Brand New Strings, buck dancers, Chris Jones and The Night Drivers, cloggers, crafts, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, encampments, Fall Heritage Day, Fall Homecoming, federal shutdown, folk festival, mountain skills, Museum of Appalachia, music, musicians, old-time, pioneer activities, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out, singers, Smithsonian Affiliate Museum, Southern gospel, Tennessee Fall Homecoming, The Box Cars, The Dale Ann Bradley Band, The Grascals

Musicians to perform as coffeehouse opens second season Friday

Posted at 9:19 pm May 22, 2013
By Carolyn Krause 1 Comment

Sumner Byrne

Sumner Byrne

Guitars have been tuned, harmonies rehearsed and dance steps practiced in preparation for Friday’s opening of the second season of the Coffeehouse at First Presbyterian Church. The coffeehouse was started by college students last summer as a musical venue to enjoy together while raising funds for the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge.

“We had no idea how much fun the coffeehouse events were going to be when we started last year,” said organizer Sumner Byrne, a college student at George Washington University. “It became clear that the young adult crowd needed a place to hang out, listen to some great music, and reconnect with friends who are normally away at school. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Faith, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: Coffeehouse at First Presbyterian Church, Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge, guitarists, James Eston Dunn, Maddie Buckner, Mallika Vorah, Mike Burns, Nathan Hall, Nicolas Cagle, Sarah Cottingham, singers, Sumner Byrne

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