This indoor facility hosts Live Music every weekend. Family Oriented performances starting at 7:30p.m. unless otherwise noted with no tab, children under 12 are free. Open Friday and Saturday Nights. New Sunday afternoon music at 2:30p.m.
The Tacoma Community Center, nestled in the Appalachian mountains along The Crooked Road, presents a traditional music show every Saturday that features Bluegrass, Old Time or Traditional Country music. Musicians and bands are from the Coalfield region of Southwest Virginia. The show starts at 7 PM and ends about 10:30 PM. This show has been held each week for about 10 years. The Tacoma Community Center is located in the old Tacoma School which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places as well as the Virginia registry.
At first glance there is nothing very unusual about the Dairy Queen in Rocky Mount Virginia. It is pretty much a typical Dairy Queen as Dairy Queens go. But if you are there on a Thursday morning from September to the end of May you are in for a treat. There is mountain music - mainly bluegrass - at the Rocky Mount Dairy Queen on Thursday mornings! You had better get there early too or you will be left standing out by the coffee dispenser. The Dairy Queen dining area quickly fills up with the regular attendees who make it there week after week.
The Pickin Porch at the Bristol Mall just off exit 1 of I-81 is a weekly showcase of local, regional and national performers. If you like bluegrass, old time, Celtic and Americana music you'll love the Pickin Porch concerts every Thursday evening! Admission is free but donations are requested thru the non-profit ACMA and proceeds go to benefit the Mountain Music Museum also located in the Bristol Mall which is open 7 days a week and tells the history of the music born in the southern Appalachians.
The Crooked Road presents the Venues Showcase as part of the Music Series on Thursday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m. featuring Jammin' at the Jettie from Dickenson County. Admission is free but donations will be accepted for the members of the Jammin' at the Jettie.
The Galax Leaf & String Festival continues to be one of the original family friendly events. There will be plenty of fun things for the kids to do including hands-on art projects and performances at the Author Stage and in the Historic Rex. Local food vendors and civic groups will be on hand to provide a variety of fare and the streets will be lined with some of the areas finest artisans and craft vendors.
Don't miss this special event, held each year at Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Va. The festival features the area's best traditional musicians. It's $10 per person, and kids under 12 get in free.
The Third Annual Appalachian Heritage Writers Symposium will be held June 17 & 18, 2011 at the King Community Center on the campus of Southwest Virginia Community College. The Symposium is sponsored by Southwest Virginia Community College, The Appalachian Arts Center and The Appalachian Authors Guild and Associates.
