Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2010
The Drive-By Truckers, State Street Stage Saturday Night — Photo Courtesy: Jake Hentnik /INTERMONTphoto.com
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion's 10th anniversary celebration achieved its largest audience to date with a record number of 45,000 people in attendance, up 13,000 from last year.
"It took a couple weeks to get an accurate count," says the festival's Executive Director Leah Ross. "We counted everyone from volunteers to artists, vendors, and media. We wanted to make sure any number we quoted was as close as possible to the number of people who were there over the entire weekend."
Indicators of record attendance were glimpsed back in the summer when a drive for early ticket sales was up 53% from 2009. "We didn't want to speculate on attendance from early ticket sales. People may have been planning their trips earlier, there was really no way to know," says Ross.
The festival welcomed visitors from 8 foreign countries and 36 states. Birthday parties, class reunions and company picnics are just a sample of how the community has embraced Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, celebrated annually the third weekend in September.
Though Saturday was the big day for the event, significant increases in attendance were seen on Friday and Sunday. The festival credits a star-studded line-up spread out through the entire weekend for those numbers.
"Fans have communicated to us that booking bands like Joe Diffie, John Anderson and The Carolina Chocolate Drops on Sunday kept them Downtown until the event was over," says Music Committee Co-Chair Dave Stallard.
Downtown Bristol Blog
BPL welcomes Bristol Local Bud Phillips!
October 17, 2010On Sunday, October 17th at 3:00p.m., the Bristol Public Library welcomes local author and historian, Bud Phillips, as he promotes his latest book, Ghosts of Bristol. In this collection of stories, Bud Phillips takes readers on a ghostly, and sometimes humorous, journey through the haunted places of Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee.
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Whimsical Gems & Treasures — PUMPKIN PAINTING
October 16, 2010Saturday October 16th at 3:00 pm. Cost will be Large Pumpkin — $25, Small Pumpkin — $20 or BYOP (bring your own) — $15. Pre-registration at Whimsical Gems & Treasures is required by 7:00 pm Wednesday October 14th. Special Guest "Christy the Good Witch"!! For questions please call Dina or Tammy at 276-644-1863.
Paramount Season Ticket Deadline Nears
October 13, 2010Season Tickets to the Paramount Center will remain on sale until October 27th and this years line-up opens with the all-singing, all-dancing musical celebrating the genius of George and Ira Gershwin in “S’Wonderful” taking the Paramount stage on October 28th at 7:30 PM.
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Great news from The Burger Bar!!
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Upcoming Events
Boardwine, Simmons Featured at 606 Gallery
September 15 - October 15, 2010Youth Acting Classes at Theatre Bristol
September 20 - October 25, 2010Pottery Class offered by Bristol Parks and Rec Department
September 28 - October 26, 2010Bristol Parks and Rec to offer Karate classes
October 05 - 26, 2010Stained Glass class offered through Bristol Virginia Parks and Rec Dept.
October 07 - November 11, 2010Financial Workshop offered by Bristol Virginia Parks and Rec Dept.
October 11 - November 01, 2010Mosaic Art Class Offered by Bristol Virginia Parks and Rec Department
October 12 - 19, 2010Pilates Class at The Healing Arts Center
October 13, 2010Wire Wrap Earrings Jewelry Class at blowfish emporium
October 13, 2010Yoga Classes at The Healing Arts Center
October 13, 2010Warner on Your Corner
October 13, 2010Lunchtime Yoga 2 Classes at The healign Arts Center
October 14, 2010Painting Class at blowfish emporium
October 14, 2010Fern Valley Farm October Cooking Class
October 14, 2010Yoga 2 Classes at The Healing Arts Center
October 14, 2010Spooooky Book Tales
October 14, 2010Downtown Merchant and Property Owners Meeting
October 14, 2010Hot Southern Nights to perform
October 14, 2010Yoga Classes at The Healing Arts Center
October 15, 2010Wine Luck at 606 State Street Gallery
October 15, 2010Downtown Celebrate Bristol Car Cruise-In at Tri Summit Bank
October 15, 2010Now You See Them to perform at Machiavelli's
October 15, 2010State Street Farmers Market
October 16, 2010Scratch River Telegraph at Machiavelli's
October 16, 2010Pumpkin Painting at Whimsical Gems and Treasures
October 16, 2010More Upcoming Events »