Winners of the contest will be announced during the Literary Festival Event. Contest rules are available on the MECC Foundation website at 2022 Contest Rules. Entry categories include adult, high school (grades 9 through 12), and middle school (grades 5 through 8) categories. The deadline for submitting entries is Wednesday, February 16 at 4:30 p.m. In coordination with the festival event, the MECC Foundation will host the 35th Annual Lonesome Pine Short Story Contest and the 18 th Annual Lonesome Pine Poetry Contest.
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Literary Festival, a free virtual event featuring Beth Macy, renowned New York Times bestselling author, and executive producer of Hulu’s Dopesick, on Wednesday, March 2 from 10 a.m. You must register for link to view event.Įntries Sought for Lonesome Pine Short-Story and Poetry Contestsīig Stone Gap, VA - The MECC Foundation is pleased to announce the 46th annual John Fox, Jr. Tickets can be purchased at and at the Scott County Farm Bureau office at 378 W Jackson St, Gate City, VA 24251.įor more information on the Scott County Endowed Scholarship or to donate to this fund, call the MECC Foundation office at 276.523.7480 or visit -MECC FOUNDATION. Tickets are $75 per person and $150 per couple. Sister Sadie is made up of world-renowned musicians and singers – Gena Britt on banjo, Deanie Richardson on fiddle, Hasee Ciaccio on acoustic bass, Jaelee Roberts on guitar, and Mary Meyer on mandolin.
Most recently, the band took home, for the third consecutive year, Vocal Group of the Year at the 2021 IBMA Awards show in Raleigh, North Carolina. The band is also featured in the “American Currents: State of the Music” exhibition through March 2022 at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.
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In 2020, they repeated that award plus took home the Entertainer of the Year Award. Sister Sadie became the first all-female group to be awarded Vocal Group of the Year at the 2019 IBMA Awards. In March of 2019, they made their debut on the Grand Ole Opry and have been regular guests on the world-famous stage since. In 2018, their sophomore album “Sister Sadie – II” debuted at #2 on the Billboard Bluegrass Charts and was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Bluegrass Album category in 2019. In the group’s nine years as a band, they have gained many accolades. This award-winning group originally formed after playing a sold-out show in 2012 at the legendary Station Inn, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The scholarship will provide opportunities for those students to reach their educational and career goals while lessening the financial burden of families. More than 70 percent of all students in Scott County that choose to attend college in Virginia, attend MECC. This year’s event will feature a dinner reception, locally sourced wine, beer and refreshments, a silent auction and entertainment. Now in its third year, Diamonds and Denim has raised more than $100,000 to benefit the Scott County Endowed Scholarship at Mountain Empire Community College. All paid tickets from the August event will be honored in full. Originally scheduled for August of 2021, the event was cancelled due to COVID-19. at the beautiful Crooked River Farm in Hiltons, Virginia. Diamonds and Denim will be held Saturday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m.
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