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January 10 - "Chipping of the
Greens" - VA-KY
Regional Shopping Center, Norton - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Turn your Christmas tree into
usable mulch! - Contact: Norton Recreation Department, 276-679-0754 or
Keep Wise County Beautiful, 276-328-1000
January 19 - Martin
Luther King Day Celebration - Wise Church of God, Wise -
5:30 p.m. - Enjoy a free dinner at Wise Church of God - Following dinner, a
march is planned to begin at Wise Church of God through downtown to Wise
Baptist Church - A celebration service will be held at Wise Baptist Church,
Wise - 7:00 p.m. - Contact: Roger Hagy, Public Relations, UVa-Wise,
276-328-0130
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February 24 - Plunky & Oneness
- The Goodloe Center, Phillips-Taylor Hall,
Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap - 12:15 p.m. or Cantrell
Dining Hall, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise -
8:00 p.m. - Contact: Pro-Art
Association, 276-376-4520
February 24 - Grow
Smart: Legal Basics for Your Business Workshops -
Session 1: Raising Capital - Free five-part series
running from February thru April designed to provide the fundamentals of solid
business growth - these sessions will be offered simultaneously at Wytheville
Community College, Southwest Virginia Community College, Mountain Empire
Community College, and Virginia Highlands Community College - Contact: Esther
Bolling, 276-679-7800 or ebolling@swvtc.info
to pre-register, when registering please indicate your choice of location for
the session
February 28 - Ralph
Stanley II with Special Guest Dr. Ralph Stanley - The
Virginia/Kentucky Opry, Downtown Norton - 7:30 p.m. - Doors open at 6:30
p.m. - Tickets Price: $15 available at WAXM across from the Coalfield Progress
- Contact: 276-679-1901
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March 3 - Laura Mann in Stellar
Highlights from Music Theater - The Goodloe Center, Phillips-Taylor Hall,
Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap - 12:15 p.m. or Chapel
of All Faiths, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise -
7:30 p.m. - Contact: Pro-Art
Association, 276-376-4520
March 10 - Grow
Smart: Legal Basics for Your Business Workshops -
Session 2: Corporate Governance Issues - Free
five-part series running from February thru April designed to provide the
fundamentals of solid business growth - these sessions will be offered
simultaneously at Wytheville Community College, Southwest Virginia Community
College, Mountain Empire Community College, and Virginia Highlands Community
College - Contact: Esther Bolling, 276-679-7800 or ebolling@swvtc.info
to pre-register, when registering please indicate your choice of location for
the session
March 10 - Neva Bryan
Book Reading and Signing - C. Bascom Slemp Library, Big Stone
Gap - 6:30 p.m. - Neva will read excerpts from her debut novel, St.
Peter's Monsters
March 12 - Women in the Era of
Impressionism - Chapel of All Faiths, The
University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise - 7:30 p.m. - Contact: Pro-Art
Association, 276-376-4520
March 15 - Preservation
Hall Jazz Band - The Goodloe Center, Phillips-Taylor Hall,
Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap - 3:00 p.m. -
Contact: Pro-Art
Association, 276-376-4520
March 16 - April 25 - CEDAR
Coal Fair Time Line - School
Participation Report Due to: Donald Mullins, Coal Fair Coordinator, CEDAR of
Virginia, P.O. Box 3841, Wise, VA 24293 - Each coordinator will be notified
regarding further directions and dates for projects - CEDAR will set-up Coal
Fair Projects at Wise County Christian School Gym on April 17 - The fair will
be open to the public and school tours will be held from April 21-24 -
Student/Teacher Awards luncheon will be held April 25 at the Wise County
Christian School.
March 17 - The
Barter Players in Oedipus the King - The Goodloe Center, Phillips-Taylor Hall,
Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap - 12:15 p.m. -
Contact: Pro-Art
Association, 276-376-4520
March 23 - Gathering
in the Gap Music Festival -
Southwest Virginia Museum, Big Stone Gap - 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. - A
day of fun for the entire family! Activities include competitions, jams,
and performances by local regionally known musicians - For more information
visit their Web site: www.gatheringinthegapmusicfestival.com
March 24 - Grow
Smart: Legal Basics for Your Business Workshops -
Session 3: Smart Employee Strategies - Free five-part
series running from February thru April designed to provide the fundamentals
of solid business growth - these sessions will be offered simultaneously at
Wytheville Community College, Southwest Virginia Community College, Mountain
Empire Community College, and Virginia Highlands Community College - Contact:
Esther Bolling, 276-679-7800 or ebolling@swvtc.info
to pre-register, when registering please indicate your choice of location for
the session
March 26 - The
Kandinsky Trio and Andy Offutt Irwin - Chapel
of All Faiths, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise -
7:30 p.m. - Contact: Pro-Art
Association, 276-376-4520
March 27 - Neva Bryan
Book Reading and Signing - Tales of the Lonesome Pine Book
Store, 404 Clinton Avenue, E., Big Stone Gap - 7:00 p.m. - Neva will read
excerpts from her debut novel, St. Peter's Monsters
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Every Tuesday in April - Sykes Job
Fair - 1000 Sykes Blvd., Wise - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Now
Hiring 100 New Employees
April 1 - John
Fox, Jr., Festival - Fugate
Auditorium, Dalton-Cantrell Hall, Mountain Empire Community
College, Big Stone Gap - 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon - 33rd annual
literary festival - Contact: Mountain Empire Community College,
276-523-7466
April 5 - Easter
Egg Hunt - Norton City Park, Norton - 4:00 p.m.
- The Norton Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor an
Easter Egg Hunt - children 9 and under will hunt for over 1000
eggs, special eggs will win prizes - the Easter Bunny will make an
appearance - an Easter hat and bonnet contest will follow the hunt
- most creative hats win prizes - Co-sponsored by Norton Community
Hospital and the Wise County Chamber of Commerce - Contact: Norton
Recreation Dept., 276-679-0754
April 6 - Eugenie Russo - The Goodloe Center, Phillips-Taylor Hall,
Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap - 12:15
p.m. - Contact: Pro-Art
Association, 276-376-4520
April 7 - Grow
Smart: Legal Basics for Your Business Workshops -
Session 4: Employee Incentive Plans - Free
five-part series running from February thru April designed to
provide the fundamentals of solid business growth - these sessions
will be offered simultaneously at Wytheville Community College,
Southwest Virginia Community College, Mountain Empire Community
College, and Virginia Highlands Community College - Contact:
Esther Bolling, 276-679-7800 or ebolling@swvtc.info
to pre-register, when registering please indicate your choice of
location for the session
April 9 - Eugenie Russo - Chapel of All Faiths, The University of Virginia's
College at Wise, Wise - 7:30 p.m. - Contact: Pro-Art
Association, 276-376-4520
April 16 - Mark
Nizer - The Goodloe Center, Phillips-Taylor Hall,
Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap - 12:15
p.m. - Fred B. Greear Gymnasium, UVa-Wise, Wise - 7:30 p.m.
Contact: Pro-Art
Association, 276-376-4520
April 17 - 14th
Annual Community Spring Swing - Lonesome
Pine Country Club, Big Stone Gap - benefitting UVa-Wise Alumni and
Athletics - Contact: Pam Collie, Alumni Relations Director, 276-328-0128 or
email: alumni@uvawise.edu.
April 18 - Annual Dinner &
Gala/Silent Auction - The Inn at Norton - 5:30 p.m. - 55th
annual event featuring the presentation of Outstanding Citizen of the Year
Award, Distinguished Service Award, and President's Award - Contact: Wise County
Chamber of Commerce, 276-679-0961
April 21 - Grow
Smart: Legal Basics for Your Business Workshops -
Session 5: Ten Strategies for Protecting Your IP - Free
five-part series running from February thru April designed to provide the
fundamentals of solid business growth - these sessions will be offered
simultaneously at Wytheville Community College, Southwest Virginia Community
College, Mountain Empire Community College, and Virginia Highlands Community
College - Contact: Esther Bolling, 276-679-7800 or ebolling@swvtc.info
to pre-register, when registering please indicate your choice of location for
the session
April 22 - 24 - Youthquake
2009 - Coeburn Middle School, Coeburn - 7:00
p.m. nightly - Guest Speaker: Jayme Montera - Worship: Jonathan
Lee also 301 Drama - Pick-up 5:45 p.m., Drop-off 10:00 p.m. - For
more information contact: 276-393-0249
April 27 - Southwestern
Virginia Technology Council's 2nd Annual Energy Technology Summit
- The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise - For
further information, please contact: Esther Bolling, 276-679-7800
or Donald Purdie, 276-679-7900
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May - Pound
Heritage Days - Canceled due to downtown
construction. The festival will pick up again in 2010.
May 1 - 2 - Jam-4-Man
- Carl Smith Stadium Intramural Field, The Univ. of Virginia's
College at Wise, Wise - 5:30 p.m. - Contact: Travis Brannon,
SGA President, tlb9a@uvawise.edu
May 9 - 23rd Annual
Cavalier Alumni Celebration - Lonesome Pine Country Club, Big
Stone Gap - Proceeds benefit UVa-Wise Alumni Association - Contact:
Pam Collie, Alumni Relations Director, 276-328-0128 or email: alumni@uvawise.edu.
May 16 - The
Univ. of Virginia's College at Wise Commencement - Carl Smith
Stadium, The Univ. of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise - 11:00 a.m. -
Contact: UVA-Wise, 276-328-0100
May 17 - MEOC Walk-a-thon
- Powell Valley High School, Big Stone Gap - 2:00 p.m.
May 18 - Customer Service
Training Workshop - Russell County Conference
Center, 139 Highland Drive, Lebanon, VA - 1:00 p.m. - Contact:
Linda Tate at lindatate@bvunet.net
or call 276-889-8041.
May 19 - Customer Service Training
Workshop - Hungry Mother State Park at the Hemlock
Haven Conference Center, Rt. 16, Smyth County - 9:00 a.m. -
Contact: Kitty Barker at kbarker@virginia.org
or call 276-466-8772.
May 19 - 2009 Spring
Employer Conference - Holiday Inn, Norton - 8:15
a.m. - 1:30 p.m., registration begins at 7:45 a.m. - Registration
Fee: $50 - Contact: Diana Collier, 276-679-9413
May 23 - Gathering
in the Gap Music Festival - Southwest Virginia
Museum, Big Stone Gap - 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. - A day of fun
for the entire family! Activities include competitions, jams, and
performances by local and regionally known musicians - For more
information visit their web site:
www.gatheringinthegapmusicfestival.com
May 28 - 30 - Clinch
River Days - Downtown St. Paul - Festival featuring
arts, crafts, exhibits, music, and more! - Contact: Suzy Harrison,
276-762-5544
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June 1 - 6 - Virginia-Kentucky District
Fair & Horse Show - Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise -
97th
annual event featuring world famous entertainment, rides on the midway,
agricultural and commercial exhibits, pageants, karaoke contests, sporting
events, horse shows and much, much more! - Contact: Lawton Mullins, 276-328-9772
or 276-328-5760.
June 13 - 20 - Best Friend Festival
- Norton - 23rd annual event
where people meet old friends and make new ones while enjoying arts, crafts,
food, games, and music - Contact: Wise County Chamber of Commerce, 276-679-0961
or email wisecountycoc@verizon.net
June 14 - 89th Annual Tri-State Gospel Singing
Convention - Bullitt Park, Big Stone Gap - 10:00 a.m. - 6:00
p.m. - The oldest singing convention of its kind in the world! - Over 20 gospel
groups are performing - Free admission - Concessions will be available -
Contact: 276-523-5064, ext. 10 or Stacey Bishop, 276-523-0374, you can also
visit www.tristatesingingconvention.com
June 26 - August 29 - "Trail
of the Lonesome Pine" Outdoor Drama - June Tolliver
Playhouse, Clinton Avenue, Big Stone Gap - 8:00 p.m. - An outdoor
musical drama of a proud mountain people held Thurs., Fri., and Sat. nights -
Pre-show starts at 7:15 p.m., Production starts at 8:00 p.m. -
Contact: Lonesome Pine Arts & Crafts, Inc., 276-523-1235
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July 4 - Independence
Day Celebration - Downtown Coeburn - Block party
featuring DJ Freddie Bradley 3:30 - 7:30 p.m., including a
performance by the Center Stage Cloggers - Jesse McReynolds and
Coaltown at Lays Hardware beginning at 5:00 p.m. (admission fee
applies) - Gruvmatics (beach, oldies, etc.) on the stage at 8:00
p.m. - Fireworks at 10:00 p.m.
July 4 - Fourth
of July Activities - Norton - Fireworks at 10:00
p.m., music on Park Avenue featuring Freddie Bradley 7:00 - 10:00
p.m., parade at 8:00 p.m. sponsored by Norton Lions Club, and pool
events at Norton pool from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Contact: Norton
Recreation Department, 276-679-0754 - Contact: Judy Miller for parade entries
at 276-679-0031 or 276-679-3730
July 10 - 12 - Battles
at Wise Re-Enactment - Wise
County Historical Society, Downtown Wise - Re-Enactments of
The Capture of Gladeville and The Battle of Cranesnest - For
further information, such as dates and times of events contact:
Rhonda Robertson - battlesatwise@verizon.net
July 24 - 26 - Remote
Area Medical Health Fair (RAM) - Wise
County Fairgrounds, Wise -
Registration starts at 6:00 a.m. daily - Free Services for
uninsured, underinsured, and unemployed adults and children -
First come, first serve basis - Dental, Eye Care, Eye Glasses,
Hearing Exam, EKG, Diabetes Screening, Bone Density, Blood Work,
Cholesterol, Pulmonary Function Testing, Chest X-Ray, PAP Smear,
Breast Exam, Chiropractic Services, Colon & Prostate Cancer
Screening, Echocardiogram, Ultrasound, Mammograms, etc. - Contact:
Health Wagon: (276) 835-9474
July 31 & Aug. 1 -
Wise County Relay for Life - Carl Smith Stadium, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise
- Receptions starts at 6:00 p.m. - Lumuniaria Service is at
10:00 p.m. - Closing Ceremony is at 7:00 a.m. on August 1 -
Contact: Jackie VanHuss, 276-796-4057 or email: jvanhuss@gmail.com
July 31 - Aug. 2 - Coal/Railroad
Days - Downtown Appalachia - This annual event
is a must for railroaders, rail fans, and coal buffs - Contact:
Ruth Ann Boyd, 276-565-1284
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Each Available Friday Night in July and August - Bluegrass
Music - Lays Hardware Center for the Arts, Coeburn - 7:30 -
10:30 p.m. - Contact: Chuck Clisso for music schedule, 276-395-5160, or cclisso@townofcoeburn.com
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September 4 - 6 - Guest River Rally
- Main Street, Coeburn - Annual event featuring dancing, music, arts,
crafts, food, games, exhibits, and other activities - Contact: Town of Coeburn,
276-395-3323
September 12 - UVa-Wise
Highland Cavaliers vs. Newport News - Carl Smith Stadium, UVa-Wise,
Wise - 1:30 p.m.
September 12- 13 - 41st
Annual Dock
Boggs & Kate O'Neill Peters Sturgill Festival -
Country Cabin II, Norton - 12 noon-dusk - 41st annual old-time mountain music festival - Line-up includes:
Grascals, Dixie B-Liners, Mike Seeger, Jack Wright, Breaking
Tradition, Ken Childress & Jimmy Mullins, Clack Mountain
String Band, Rick & The Poor Folks, Ron Short, Papa Joe Smiddy,
and Mountain Empire Music School Students - Contact: Nancy Jones,
276-431-3338 or 276-328-8740
September 20 -
Benge's
Revenge 1/4 or 3/4 Century Bicycle Challenge
- J.I.
Burton High School, Norton - 9:00 a.m. - Held annually the
last Sunday in September - Contact: Mosby's Restaurant,
276-679-0101or Wise County Chamber of Commerce, 276-679-0961
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October 2 & 3 - Alumni Homecoming Weekend
- UVa-Wise Campus, Wise - Theme: Living the Dream - Contact:
Pam Collie, Alumni Relations Director, 276-328-0128 or visit: http://www.uvawise.edu/alumni/Homecoming2009.html1.html.
October 3 - UVa-Wise
Highland Cavalier vs. Georgetown -
Carl Smith Stadium, UVa-Wise, Wise - 1:30 p.m.
October 3 & 4 - Wise
County Famous Fall Fling - Downtown Wise - 31st
annual event featuring arts, crafts, food, music, and fun for the whole family -
Contact: Bonnie Aker, 276-328-8184 or aker_98@yahoo.com
October 8 - 11 - Let Freedom Ring - A Salute to the
American Veteran - Lonesome Pine Airport, Wise - Several
vintage military aircrafts will be on display including the Berlin Airlift
Foundation C-54 “Spirit of Freedom” and tours are available - Contact: Bob
Spera, Lonesome Pine Airport, 276-328-5300
October 9 - First Bank & Trust Autumn
Invitational Golf Tournament - Lonesome Pine Country Club, Big
Stone Gap - 9:00 a.m. - 8th annual event benefiting the Wise County Chamber
of Commerce - Contact: Wise County Chamber of Commerce, 276-679-0961
October 17 - UVa-Wise Highland Cavaliers vs.
Cumberland University - Carl Smith Stadium, UVa-Wise, Wise -
1:30 p.m.
October 16, 17 & 18 - MECC
Home Crafts Days - Mountain Empire Community College, Big
Stone Gap - 38th annual event featuring traditional Appalachian crafts,
demonstrations, story-telling, music, square dancing, and food - Contact: Office
of Continuing Education, Mountain Empire Community College, 276-523-2400, Ext.
464
October 24 - UVa-Wise Highland Cavaliers vs.
Pikeville - Carl Smith Stadium, UVa-Wise, Wise - 6:00 p.m.
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November 7 - UVa-Wise
Highland Cavaliers vs. Cumberlands - Carl
Smith Stadium, UVa-Wise, Wise - 1:30 p.m.
November 7 - UVa-Wise
Alumni Association and Athletics 8th Annual Super Raffle - 50/50
drawing benefitting UVa-Wise Alumni Association and Athletics - Contact: Pam
Collie, Office of Alumni Relations, 276-328-0128 or email: alumni@uvawise.edu.
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Note: Dates and times of
events subject to change. Some admission charges may apply. Please
call in advance to confirm information.
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