Border Bash is Back!

Celebrating 17 years in Historic DowntownBristol, Border Bash—Bristol's premier spring/summer concert series—is back for another amazing season starting May 20, 2016! Hosted by Believe in Bristol, the Birthplace of Country Music, and the Cities of Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee, Border Bash is about fun, family, great music, and creating memories to last a lifetime.
Border Bash takes place on State Street in Historic Downtown Bristol. Vendors and activities set up at 6:30 p.m. and live music begins at 7:00 p.m. Border Bash is a free community event.
2016 Border Bash band lineup:
May 20 -The CarolinaCatskins(ragtime, Appalachian swing) andThe TennesseeStifflegs(old-time, Western swing)
June 3 -The Dirk Quinn Band(funk/jazzimprov) andElliot Root(alt-rock)
June 17 -AbbieGardner & Jesse TerryandTheMidatlantic(folk-rock,newgrass)
July 4 -Front Country(Americana) andRob Nance(Americana)
July 15 -The Comet Conductors(rock) andB R U N S(rock)
August 5 -The Grand Shell Game(prog-Americana) andThe Kodiak Brotherhood(southern rock)
Downtown Bristol Events
Bike Night w/ Southern Rebellion

Quaker Steak & Lube presents Bike Nights! All summer long (through October) Thursday nights in downtown Bristol, VA.
About Southern Rebellion
Southern Rebellion is a high energy country music group founded in the Tri-Cities area of Northeast Tennessee. Their focus is to bring our original music that has the heart of southern rock, the twang of old fashioned country music and the soul of Memphis blues all mixed together with a new age mainstream sound.
Ryan Ward

Ryan Ward will perform at O'Mainnin's Pub in downtown Bristol.
About Ryan Ward
Ryan Ward is a talented, eclectic singer/songwriter, with an endless passion for music. He picked up his first acoustic guitar at the age of 8. Today, Ryan has incorporated many styles from artists that range from Lindsey Buckingham, Stephen Stills, to Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page. Ward started writing songs at the age of 17, but focused more on stylistically solving puzzles with the guitar. Currently, Ward is focused on relaying his message through the vibrations of strings and lyric content.
"When You Get There" is an upcoming EP that includes current songs that will soon become available online and in select stores. This compilation is a blend of acoustic rock, folk, indie, and alternative. Ryan states: "I cannot categorize my music. I guess you have to listen and decide for yourself!" Whatever genre it may be, Ryan Ward's music is not to be missed!
Tango Lesson

Join Bristol Ballet for a Tango lesson at Bristol Ballet Studio. The lesson will begin at 7:30pm, followed by dancing from 8:30 – 10:30 pm.
Cost is $5 per person. All proceeds benefit Bristol Ballet, a 501(c)3 non-profit.
Refreshments will be provided, but a snack to share is always welcome!
BCM's Free Family Fun Day

Bring in the whole family for musical activities, stories and songs, homemade instruments, and more!
Train Station Celebrates National Train Day

Bristol will be celebrating NATIONAL TRAIN DAY at the Bristol Train Station on Saturday, May 14, 2016! Speakers, history tours, music, and vendors. Watch for Details and Save the Date, 2pm — 5pm. Please visit http://www.bristoltrainstation.org to learn more about the Bristol Train Station.
Radio Bristol Songwriters: Martha Scanlan

Radio Bristol Songwriters is a showcase of artists as lyrical storytellers. Radio Bristol is proud to welcome former Reeltime Traveler and Tennessee native Martha Scanlan to the stage for this inaugural Radio Bristol Songwriters event. A master of her craft, Scanlan’s work hasbeendescribed as powerful, haunting, and comforting all at the same time.
Tickets on sale April 8, 2016 at birthplaceofcountrymusic.org.
Salsa Carnival

Shelbees will be decorated in the Latin Flare for our Carnival, so come dressed in a colorful flavor and dare to impress. Start with a brief Salsa lesson at 7:30 pm, then feel free to roam and enjoy the Latin themed appetizers and buffet. Featuring contests and prizes throughout the evening as you dance into the early morning hours. Cover charge is $10 per person, all Beer $3.
The New Conspirators

The New Conspirators will be bringing their honky tonk stylings to one of the finest brewery establishments in the southeast!
Bristol Brewery is proud to have The New Conspirators at the Brewery Saturday, May 14, from 8:00 — 10:00 PM. Come out to Bristol Brewery for some good tunes, some good food from Foodie Fiction, and, of course, some good beer!
American Craft Beer Week

"Beer is an art. A very tasty art." -Studio Brew
Join us at Studio Brew to celebrate the art of beer. We're kicking off American Craft Beer Week in style! Art Untapped will be for sale at the brewery these three nights...come out and support a great cause! Proceeds from the sale of each keg goes to a local non-profit organization:
Believe in Bristol,Kingsport Carousel,What's the Buzz Johnson City,Overmountain Chapter Trout Unlimited,WETS-FM,The Warrior's Canvas & Veterans Art Center,Washington County, TN Animal Shelter,Friends of Literacy,Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley
Also Coming Up
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Bike Night w/ Southern Rebellion
May 12 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Ryan Ward
May 12 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Tango Lesson
May 13 | Bristol Ballet -
BCM's Free Family Fun Day
May 14 | Birthplace of Country Music Museum -
Train Station Celebrates National Train Day
May 14 | Bristol Train Station -
Radio Bristol Songwriters: Martha Scanlan
May 14 | Birthplace of Country Music Museum -
Salsa Carnival
May 14 | Shelbee's Vintage Cafe -
The New Conspirators
May 14 | Bristol Brewery -
American Craft Beer Week
May 16–18 | Studio Brew -
The Pickin' Porch Show: Dreamcatcher
May 16 | Foundation Event Facility -
Hiring Expo
May 19 -
"Morristown: In the Air and Sun" Film Screening
May 19 | Birthplace of Country Music Museum -
Economics and Finance in a Two-Percent Economy by John Silvia
May 20 | Bristol Train Station -
Historic District Preservation Awards
May 20 | Bristol Public Library -
Border Bash: Carolina Catskins
May 20 | Downtown Bristol -
Darrell Scott
May 20 | Birthplace of Country Music Museum -
Border Bash: Tennessee Stifflegs
May 20 | Downtown Bristol -
The Grand Ole Uproar
May 20 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Music Law for Musicians with Justin Laughter, Attorney
May 21 | Birthplace of Country Music Museum -
Detox Yin-Yang Yoga
May 21 | Wellness Yoga of Bristol -
Spring Break-Out Car, Truck, Jeep & Bike Show
May 21 | Downtown Bristol -
Bristol Ballet presents Cinderella
May 21 | Paramount Center for the Arts -
Round Table Training Session — Doing business with the City of Bristol, TN
May 23 | Ewell Easley Annex Building -
The Pickin' Porch Show: Tennessee Larue
May 23 | Foundation Event Facility -
Chris Long
May 26 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
The Pickin' Porch Show: The Fiddle Scene and Matt Leadbetter & Friends
May 30 | Foundation Event Facility -
YWCA's 25th Anniversary Tribute to Women
June 2 | Bristol Train Station -
Full Moon Jam: Southern 76
June 2 | Downtown Center -
Bike Night w/ Below 7
June 2 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Laura Thurston
June 2 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Border Bash: The Dirk Quinn Band
June 3 | Downtown Bristol -
Border Bash: Elliot Root
June 3 | Downtown Bristol -
YINtroduction
June 4 | Wellness Yoga of Bristol -
The Grand Ole Uproar
June 4 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Dale Carnegie Class: Effective Delegation
June 7 | Bristol Chamber of Commerce -
Full Moon Jam: Cedar Valley
June 7 | Downtown Center -
Full Moon Jam: Broad Street Station
June 9 | Downtown Center -
Ryan Ward
June 9 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Radio Bristol Premieres: The Honeycutters
June 10 | Birthplace of Country Music Museum -
The Black Jacket Symphony Presents Led Zeppelin's IV
June 10 | Paramount Center for the Arts -
Essential Yoga by Donation
June 11 | Wellness Yoga of Bristol -
Bristol Craft Beer Festival
June 11 | Cumberland Square Park -
Mountains of Music Homecoming presents The Larry Keel Experience Concert
June 14 | Birthplace of Country Music Museum -
Full Moon Jam: Duty Free
June 14 | Downtown Center -
Full Moon Jam: Music Memories
June 16 | Downtown Center -
Art D'Vine
June 17 | Downtown Bristol -
Theatre Bristol presents The Music Man
June 17–26 | Paramount Center for the Arts -
Border Bash: Abby Gardner & Jesse Terry
June 17 | Downtown Bristol -
Under the Table
June 17 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
The Great Affairs
June 17 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Border Bash: The Midatlantic
June 17 | Downtown Bristol -
Moon Taxi
June 17 | Studio Brew -
Full Moon Jam: Glen Harlow and Friends
June 21 | Downtown Center -
Full Moon Jam: Shooter
June 23 | Downtown Center -
Bike Night w/ Quarter Bounce
June 23 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
My New Favorites
June 24 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Mindful Practice
June 25 | Wellness Yoga of Bristol -
Full Moon Jam: New Hawkins County Grass
June 28 | Downtown Center -
Full Moon Jam: WyldeHeart
June 30 | Downtown Center -
Music & Movies in the Park: Kids Our Age and Big Stone Gap
June 30 | Cumberland Square Park -
Bike Night w/ Southern Rebellion
June 30 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Chris Long
June 30 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
AACA Antique Car Show
July 1 | Downtown Bristol -
Jackdaw's 7
July 2 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Border Bash: Front Country
July 4 | Downtown Bristol -
Border Bash: Rob Nance
July 4 | Downtown Bristol -
Full Moon Jam: Cedar Valley
July 5 | Downtown Center -
Full Moon Jam: Retroville
July 7 | Downtown Center -
Music & Movies in the Park: Ivy Road and The River
July 7 | Cumberland Square Park -
Laura Thurston
July 7 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
James Meadows
July 9 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Dale Carnegie Class: How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age
July 12 | Bristol Chamber of Commerce -
Full Moon Jam: Duty Free
July 12 | Downtown Center -
Full Moon Jam: James Meadows
July 14 | Downtown Center -
Music & Movies in the Park: Shooter and The Last Ride
July 14 | Cumberland Square Park -
Bike Night w/ Quarter Bounce
July 14 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Ryan Ward
July 14 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Border Bash: The Comet Conductors
July 15 | Downtown Bristol -
Border Bash: BRUNS
July 15 | Downtown Bristol -
Full Moon Jam: Glen Harlow and Friends
July 19 | Downtown Center -
Full Moon Jam: The System — Bob Seger Tribute Band
July 21 | Downtown Center -
Music & Movies in the Park: Amazed and Walk the Line
July 21 | Cumberland Square Park -
Dan Deel
July 21 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Full Moon Jam: Turkey Creek
July 26 | Downtown Center -
Full Moon Jam: Thomas Taylor
July 28 | Downtown Center -
Rob-Con 2016
July 30–31 | Viking Hall -
Full Moon Jam: Billy Crawford
August 4 | Downtown Center -
Bike Night w/ Southern Rebellion
August 4 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Laura Thurston
August 4 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Border Bash: The Grand Shell Game
August 5 | Downtown Bristol -
Border Bash: The Kodiak Brotherhood
August 5 | Downtown Bristol -
Dan Deel
August 5 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Soulfinger
August 5 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Soulfinger
August 6 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Full Moon Jam: Music Memories
August 11 | Downtown Center -
Ryan Ward
August 11 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Hot Bristol Night Antique Car Show
August 12 | Downtown Bristol -
James Meadows
August 12 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Full Moon Jam / Food City Family Race Night: Retroville
August 18 | Downtown Center -
Full Moon Jam / Food City Family Race Night: Marcus Boyd
August 18 | Downtown Center -
Full Moon Jam / Food City Family Race Night: Shooter
August 18 | Downtown Center -
Quarter Bounce
August 20 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Full Moon Jam: Midnight Riders — Allman Brothers Tribute Band
August 25 | Downtown Center -
The Great Affairs
August 26 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Full Moon Jam: Shooter
September 1 | Downtown Center -
Laura Thurston
September 1 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Full Moon Jam: James Meadows
September 8 | Downtown Center -
Ryan Ward
September 8 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Full Moon Jam: WyldeHeart
September 22 | Downtown Center -
Quarter Bounce
September 23 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Full Moon Jam: Southern 76
September 29 | Downtown Center -
Laura Thurston
October 6 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Dan Deel
October 7 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Ryan Ward
October 13 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
The Royal Hounds
October 14 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
The Gentlemen & Liars
October 21 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Below 7
October 22 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Appalachian AACA Trunk & Treat
October 28 | TriSummit Bank -
James Meadows
October 28 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Laura Thurston
November 3 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Below 7
November 5 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Ryan Ward
November 10 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
James Meadows
November 25 | Quaker Steak and Lube -
Laura Thurston
December 1 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Ryan Ward
December 8 | O'Mainnin's Pub -
Below 7
December 16 | O'Mainnin's Pub
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Highland View Elementary Student Artwork Showcase

The Arts & Entertainment District is hosting the 5th Annual Student Art Gallery in Downtown Bristol. In an effort to “Cultivate Bristol’s Creativity,” the district has invited the local schools to help us beautify our community by providing art to decorate the front windows of the former Hayes Furniture Building on State Street.
“The student art gallery is an invaluable tool for growth for our future artists, engineers, designers, and painters of tomorrow,” says Maggie Bishop, Associate Director for Believe in Bristol. “By giving children the chance to be part of our arts community, we hope that they will grow to love the arts and make them an important part of their lives – and one day they will be the ones keeping the arts alive here in our downtown!”
Each school or group that participates has a month-long period to display their students’ art in the space. The sixth gallery of art went up last week, showcasing space themed artwork in honor of Earth Day, from Pre-K and kindergarten students at Highland View Elementary.
Mrs. Ayers Pre-K students made a planet Earth in honor of Earth Day using a shaving cream and paint technique. They placed a paper plate on the shaving cream with blue and green paint and it created a print that resembles the Earth.
Mrs. Kistener’s kindergarten class learned about pattern by making a paper weaving robot that’s out of this world! First, kindergarten students made their paper weaving with construction paper by weaving strips over and under. They learned how to use a “magic trick” with each row of paper by starting with an opposite. After finishing their paper weaving, they used paper to cut their robot’s head, arms, and legs out. Last, they added space buttons and details using tin foil and shiny sequins.
Mrs. Downes’ kindergarten class created a rocket ship to blast off with into space! First, students drew their rocket ship in pencil with their art teacher in a guided drawing. They drew the Earth behind their rocket ship and Saturn in the faraway distance with stars scattered throughout shining brightly. Students outlined their drawings with black crayons and then colored using crayons. Last, students created a watercolor resist using black watercolor paint over their crayons and added glitter to their rocket ship’s flames.
Artwork by the students from Highland View Elementary will be on display at the Hayes Furniture Building until June 1, 2016.
For more information, please contact Maggie Bishop at Believe in Bristol at 276-644-9700 or maggie@believeinbristol.org.