Downtown Bristol Events
July 17 | Bristol Hotel
Another installment of Wine & Unwind Wednesday, this time with Bristol native Danielle Walters! We're excited to welcome Danielle back home to Bristol to play for us on our rooftop bar and lounge, Lumac! Come out and enjoy some great live music while you sip on a signature cocktail and eat some of Chef's one-of-a-kind entrees!
July 18 | Kil'n Time Ceramics Studio
Join Victoria for #CanvasClass on Thursday, July the 18th from 6-9 PM to recreate this #SummerSwing #canvas! Call or message us to reserve your seats. Cost for this class is $35 and always #BYOB (bring your own bottles of whatever you would like to enjoy throughout the class including wine).
July 18 | Paramount Bristol
East Tennessee PBS, in partnership with the Paramount Center for the Arts and ETSU's Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program, presents an advance screening of Ken Burns's COUNTRY MUSIC!
COUNTRY MUSIC chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form. From southern Appalachia’s songs of struggle, heartbreak and faith to the rollicking western swing of Texas, from California honky-tonks to Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, the series follows the evolution of Country Music over the course of the twentieth century, as it eventually emerged to become “America’s music.”
Country Music is directed and produced by Ken Burns, written and produced by Dayton Duncan, and produced by Julie Dunfey, the Emmy-winning creators of PBS’s most-acclaimed and most-watched documentaries for more than a quarter century. This eight episode, sixteen-and-a-half hour series will begin airing on PBS September 15, 2019.
This event is free and open to the public with an online reservation.
Special pre-show performance by students in ETSU's Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies program begins at 6:30 pm.
Support provided by:
Bank of America, the Annenberg Foundation, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Belmont University, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Rosalind P. Walter and by members of ‘The Better Angels Society.'
Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.
FREE with online reservation.
TICKETS
July 18 | Bristol Public Library
The BPL Book Club will meet in the Frances Kegley Conference Room. Copies of the book we will be discussing are available now!
Any reader is welcome to join at any time, and no registration is required. BPL Book Club meets on the third Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted on our calendar, to read and discuss a wide variety of books. Make sure to join us for good company, good books, and sweet treats!
For more information, please contact the Bristol Public Library at 276-645-8780.
July 18 | Downtown Center
“From the Edge” is a Rock n’ Roll Cover Band with members from East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Playing all types of venues from Pubs and Parties to Weddings and Festivals! Providing an electric mix of Girl Pop Tunes to your favorite oldies, we will serve up music you will absolutely enjoy. Influences include Linda Ronstadt, Journey, Eagles, Pretenders, Bryan Adams and lots and lots of your preferred 80’s music.
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The Sounds of Summer Concert Series, formerly the Full Moon Jam, will start June 4th and run through September 26th. Concerts will be held on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 7-9pm from June — September at the Downtown Center (Country Music Mural), 810 State Street.
Bring a lawn chair or come early to grab one of the 350 chairs provided on-site. Refreshments are sold in the concessions area for a nominal fee. Clean, well-stocked restrooms also available.
Bands subject to change without notice. For more information visit the City of Bristol TN website.
July 18 | Cumberland Square Park
Blues guitar might be associated with Mississippi, Texas and Chicago, but a man of the mid-South has something to say about that. The city of Bristol, smack on the Tennessee/Virginia border, claims itself as the birthplace of country music. But one of its native sons is making a huge blues noise.
The common denominator in all of this is Billy Crawford – raised playing bass in church, then gaining an early hard-rock pedigree on electric guitar. But for the past three decades, he has turned his six-string action toward the blues.
For much of the 1990s, audiences around the world heard Crawford’s intense work with blues-rocker Deborah Coleman. He gave up the road in 2002, when his wife gave birth to their son. Turns out, son Tyler is a little guitar hotshot, too.
But his daddy still has something to say. His Bristol-based Billy Crawford Band includes some of that region’s finest blues men. The fire is still burning blue from Crawford’s Guitar, as he rips through blues, ballads, rock, surf – even New Orleans-style.
Underpinning it all is a band with plenty of energy and mastery of dynamics. Go to thebillycrawfordband.com to hear and see more and find out when the band is playing in your town.
July 18 | Quaker Steak and Lube
If you haven't seen the Denton boys jam out, you should definitely come and check them out!
July 18 | Bloom Cafe & Listening Room
Abigail Dowd is a singer/songwriter/guitarist with a gift for telling stories. She grew up under the longleaf pines in the Sandhills region of North Carolina; land that could only be tamed by Scotch-Irish settlers. Dowd brings this heritage of storytelling and determination to her music and weaves together hints of Celtic melodies with the soulful gospel of the south. There are also strands of something haunting and mysterious, as unique as the journey she took to get to where she is now.
Dowd comes from a long line of musicians and always knew music was her destination, and it shows. Every song is like an ethnography of the places she’s been and the people she's met along the way. Dowd's playing has been described by PopMatters as "Robust acoustic guitar and subtle tones of instrumentation that offer themselves well to the songs' feelings of reflection, carried forward most ebulliently by [her] warm, sonorous vocals." She combines her classical fingerpicking style with the edgy bass and percussion of Jason Duff to create a sound that dances between folk, rock and blues.
July 19–20 | Bristol Hotel
We are honored to have Phil Ling & Erin Dalton perform at our restaurant, Vivian's Table, at 7 pm. Come out and enjoy dinner while you listen to these amazing artists!
July 19 | Bristol Public Library
Join the Bristol Public Library for free bingo, prizes, snacks, and fun! No registration is necessary. Simply drop in to enjoy free bingo, win prizes, and munch on tasty snacks. For more information, please reach out to the library at 276-645-8780.
July 19 | Downtown Bristol
Celebrating 20 years in Historic Downtown, Border Bash—Bristol's premier spring/summer concert series—is back for another amazing season! Hosted by Believe in Bristol, and the Cities of Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee, Border Bash is about fun, family, great music, and creating memories to last a lifetime.
“We are always excited when it’s time for Border Bash.It is an opportunity to bring great music to our downtown and bring the community together during the summer months.Believe in Bristol is proud to have brought this event to the community for twenty years,” stated Maggie Bishop, Executive Director, Believe in Bristol.
July 19, 2019 — Downtown Center (810 State Street)
7:00 pm, Jake Quillin
8:30 pm, 49 Winchester
Border Bash takes place on State Street in Historic Downtown Bristol. Children’s activities and vendors begin at 6:30 PM and live music will kick off at 7:00 PM. Border Bash is hosted by Believe in Bristol and the Cities of Bristol. Border Bash would not be possible without our community sponsors. Our sponsors in 2019 include Bank of Tennessee, Birthplace of Country Music, Blackbird Bakery, Bristol Herald Courier, Camellia Digital, Cascade Draft House, Coca-Cola, Dr. & Mrs. Ben Cowan, Express AV Productions, Dr. & Mrs. John Fincher, Framed, Jeff & Terri Gregory, Knoxville TVA Employee Credit Union, Lost State Distilling, Merrill-Lynch, Anna Morgan, Dale & Joneen Sargent, Tom & Barbara Smith, The Bristol Hotel, John & Ann Tickle, Tri-City Tent & Event, Turtleson, and Dr. & Mrs. Zaidi.
July 19 | Bloom Cafe & Listening Room
Live performances by:
Derrick Ryan
Desmond Fugate
Fling
Fidem Beats
July 19 | Quaker Steak and Lube
The Jackdaw's 7 are an original alt-country band hailing from Bristol, TN/VA. They have set out to invoke the darker side of the country music genre by utilizing elements of classic country combined with modern story telling. With musical backgrounds ranging from bluegrass and classical...to punk and metal, these musicians are just coming out of the studio and looking to promote their new recordings with some memorable live performances.
July 20 | Birthplace of Country Music Museum
You’re invited to join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic Moon landing for a screening of Smithsonian Channel’s The Day We Walked on the Moon!
Show times: 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m, 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
The museum will host several free screenings of the film on the day of the 50th anniversary — Saturday, July 20, every hour from 11:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.. We will also host an evening screening on Thursday, July 25. Mini Moon Pies, courtesy of the Moon Pie company, and Tang will be on hand while supplies last!
Half a century after humanity’s historic first step on the Moon, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is hosting a screening of Smithsonian Channel’s The Day We Walked on the Moon.
Astronauts (including Michael Collins, the third member of the Apollo 11 mission), members of Mission Control (including Flight Director Gene Kranz, Capsule Communicator Charles Duke and Guidance Officer Steve Bales) and the children of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin reveal their personal stories behind the scenes of that iconic day.
Pop culture notables like Queen guitarist and doctor of astrophysics Brian May and television personality and professor of physics Brian Cox describe where they were and what they felt during that “One Small Step.” It’s a story that ranges from the deeply personal to the grand and historic, an in-depth look at one of the most important 24-hour periods in history.
July 20 | Kil'n Time Ceramics Studio
Join Victoria on Saturday, July 20th from 12-2 PM for our #KidsCanvasClass and learn to paint #TheCatintheHat from #DrSeuss! Parents are welcome and even encouraged to participate in this class with their children. Cost is $20 per painter. Call or message us to reserve your seats!
July 20 | Bloom Cafe & Listening Room
Excited to be returning to Bloom Cafe and we have a special one planned for you! The wonderful singer/songwriter Danielle Walters joins us for what will sure be a great time. If you have never heard Danielle then you will be in for a treat. $5 cover and we promise you will have a great time.
July 20 | Quaker Steak and Lube
Three kids from the mountains of Southwest Virginia that love to make music.
July 20 | Bristol Station Brews & Taproom
About My New Favorites
Award-winning songwriters hook up with top-notch players to fly off into an Americana frenzy. Eclectic in all things, they combine musical styles without fear and serve up high energy at every show.
July 23 | Downtown Center
One of the most beloved family bluegrass bands in our region.
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The Sounds of Summer Concert Series, formerly the Full Moon Jam, will start June 4th and run through September 26th. Concerts will be held on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 7-9pm from June — September at the Downtown Center (Country Music Mural), 810 State Street.
Bring a lawn chair or come early to grab one of the 350 chairs provided on-site. Refreshments are sold in the concessions area for a nominal fee. Clean, well-stocked restrooms also available.
Bands subject to change without notice. For more information visit the City of Bristol TN website.
July 24 | Bristol Public Library
This month, the Bristol Public Library is offering a free class on tie-dyeing your own t-shirt!
Starting at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, we'll be showing registered participants tie-dye techniques. We'll supply the dyes and necessary materials, just bring your t-shirt or other fabric item (preferably fabric that is 100% cotton) and get ready to create!
Space is limited, so registration is required; however, the event is free to attend. If you would like to register or if you have a few questions about our upcoming class, please contact the Bristol Public Library at 276-645-8780.
July 27 | State Street Brewing
Gather all your Potterhead friends and join us for an early celebration of Harry Potter’s birthday.
We will have a movie marathon, face painting beginning at 5 p.m., trivia starts at 7 p.m. and we’ll tap a brand new Hogwarts-inspired beer.
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