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Tacoma Community Center - More Info
4408 Stone Mountain Road
Tacoma, VA 24230
Phone: (276) 679-1855
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.
Trail of the Lonesome Pine Amphitheatre/June Tolliver Playhouse - More Info
518 Clinton Avenue East
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Website: www.trailofthelonesomepine.com
Phone: (276) 523-1235
The ampitheatre is located in the Jerome Street Historic District of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. It seats approximately 350-400 people. The rustic setting is natural with trees, a small waterfall and pond. Home of the Official Outdoor Drama of the Commonwealth of Virginia, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
Historic Lays Hardware Center for the Arts - More Info
409 East Front Street
Coeburn, VA 24230
Phone: (276) 395-5160
The Crooked Road comes to Coeburn every Friday night at the Historic Lays Building in downtown. Local groups entertain and provide music to "shake a leg" to on the dance floor. Informal jams are also held on Thursday evenings. Hours Thursday and Friday: 6:00-11:00 pm.
Special events are also held some Saturdays.
Country Cabin II Appalachian Traditions Village - More Info
Appalachian Traditions, Inc.
Wise, VA 24293
One of the eight major venues on the Crooked Road-Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, the original Country Cabin was built in 1937-38 with the encouragement of local musician Kate O’Neil Peters Sturgill, a ballad singer and songwriter. Country Cabin II was built in 2002 to accommodate larger audiences and to host a wider variety of programs. In addition to clogging classes, the site continues to host local musicians and bands performing bluegrass, country and old-time music throughout the year every Saturday night from 8-11 p.m, as well as the annual Dock Boggs Festival. The Country Cabin with its descendant, Country Cabin II, are the oldest currently operating site for traditional music in the Heart of Appalachia. Admission fee: adults and children 12 and up are $4 each. Children 2 to 12.
