An Affair of The Arts

Prizery Gala

Friday, April 26 6:00 - 11:00 pm

$75 per person

$650 Rembrandt Sponsor

(Includes 2 tickets, a $500 credit to purchase art, and early entry at 5:00 pm)

From 6:00 – 9:00 pm browse beautiful art pieces from local, regional, and national artists. Enjoy chatting with the artists, hors d’ouerves, and an open bar. Purchase your favorite artwork and get a personal portrait by Caricature Artist, Jed.

At 9:00 pm head upstairs to dance to the music of 6th N Main. At 9:00 pm it becomes a cash bar.

Writing is a Crime 

Featuring Diane Fanning

Friday, May 10 at 7:30 pm

$27 Adults 

$24 Students, Seniors, Military

Evening includes lecture, Q and A session, reception with light refreshments (cash bar), and book signing.

Diane will journey through her inspiration, her breakthrough, and the process of researching and writing true crime with the characters she encountered and her experiences along the way.

Diane Fanning is the Edgar-nominated, best-selling author of fifteen true crime books and 11 mysteries and a recipient of the Defender of Innocence award from the Innocence Project. She has served as a consultant to 48 Hours, was a regular presence on 14 seasons of Deadly Women, and appeared on the Today Show, 20/20, Forensic Files, Snapped, the Biography Channel, Investigation Discovery, E! and the BBC as well as numerous podcasts. One book was optioned for a limited series that aired on HBO Max, another one as a Lifetime Movie. Raised in Baltimore County, she moved to Virginia, then south Texas, and she now lives in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Bedford, Virginia.

http://dianefanning.com.

The following books will be on sale during the event: The Trophy Exchange ($16), Treason in the Secret City ($7), The Pastor’s Wife ($5), Bitter Remains ($10), Under Cover of the Night ($10), Sabotage in the Secret City (hardback $25) (paperback $18).

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 7:30 pm

Preferred Seating $46 Tier 2 seating $40

For over 30 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. The group’s distinctive and powerful sound, influenced by a diversity of musical styles, manifested itself into a unique musical hybrid via such barnburners as “Tuff Enuff” and “Wrap It Up”.
“We started as a straight blues band”, vocalist and harmonica player Wilson says. “We now incorporate a mixture of a lot of different styles. We’re an American music band and we’re much higher energy than we were before.”

The Bitchy Waiter Show

Comedy Cabaret

Saturday, August 17 at 7:30 pm

$37 includes dessert, 1 beverage, and the show.

Darron Cardosa is The Bitchy Waiter.

In 2008, he started a blog as a way to release the frustrations that come with being in the world of food service. Writing stories on the Internet about annoying customers was better than poking the annoying customers in their eyes with forks.

Today, he is the voice for restaurant workers around the world, saying out loud what most people in the restaurant industry are only allowed to think.  He takes Broadway songs and adapts the words to tell stories about his work in food service.

He lives and works in New York City and enjoys The Brady Bunch, The Facts of Life and cocktails almost as much as he hates your baby.

The Fiddling Leona Band with JP

Thursday, August 1 at 7:30 pm

$20 adults

$17 students, seniors, military

Fiddling Leona is a International TV personality (NETFLIX), performer, vocalist, classical violinist, food truck owner, and fiddler from Tokyo, Japan. Currently living in the Appalachian mountains of East Tennessee. She is a performer as well as a fiddle and violin instructor.

In 2006, Leona enrolled in college in the United States along with a degree in education Leona was the first international student to receive credentials in Bluegrass and Country Music in 2009. During college Leona was part of a touring student ensemble, which performed throughout the Southern Appalachian region. Leona also graduated from HCTC's Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music with a certificate in Digital Audio Recording in 2016.

Leona has performed all across the United States and Japan as a featured artist. During 2009 and 2010 Leona was invited to perform as a part of the American Bluegrass Master’s Tour. The artists featured in this tour were Grand Ole Opry star Bobby Osborne, the Lonesome River Band, J.D. Crowe, and many others. During this time Leona was featured in rare bluegrass tours of both Alaska and Hawaii. In 2006 Leona performed as a guest at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, where she represented her country of Japan along with famed Japanese shamisen player, actor, and storyteller Takeharu Kunimoto. In 2014 she was the headlining entertainer at the United States Marine Corps Futenma Flightline Festival in Okinawa, Japan and performed for enthusiastic service members, their families, and local Okinawan residents. Leona has also been a featured entertainer at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.

Leona has released three featured solo albums. Her first debut album was entitled “A New Peace Within” and her second all original album is entitled “Love & Peace, Leona”, and finally her latest album is entitled "On My Own". all of her albums were released both in the United States and Japan where they received national airplay on the radio and Leona released these albums with tours of her native Japan.

Fiddling Leona has now found a new home in the entertainment industry at NETFLIX. Leona is a featured cast member on the new International Netflix original series “Swap Shop”. The show features Leona as she searches for antique Americana items in the mountains of East Tennessee that she can flip for profit the next time she goes back to Tokyo. The show also features the people, landscape, and culture of her current home in the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee. The show is available world-wide only on Netflix. Season one drops on Nov 9th, 2021.

When asked what she envisions for the future Leona said, “ I want to take my experiences of performing and living in the U.S. and share them with the people of Japan and Asia. Because I know from experience that all across Japan there are people who love country music, and I want to help increase the awareness of this unique American art form. If the younger generation in Japan or Asia can see someone like me performing American country music, I believe it would expand the interest in country, bluegrass, and American roots music more beyond its current status.”

Mesmerizing Magic

with Jason Hudy

September 4 at 7:00 pm

$25 individual

4 Tickets for $70

With over 8,000 performances around the world in the last 20 years, it’s no wonder that theaters, casinos, performing arts centers, cruise ships, late–night talk shows, amusement parks, corporations and many more all turn to Jason Hudy when in need of high-quality magical entertainment.

Some of the clients that Jason has had the privilege of working with include: Disney Cruise Lines, Chevrolet, ESPN, Hershey, Mitsubishi and many more; you can be fully confident that Jason can deliver a top–notch show that will leave your audience mesmerized!

One of Jason’s largest shows to date, was headlining “The Magic of Saipan”, a dinner theater show on the island of Saipan, located in the Northern Mariana Islands (a U.S. Territory). Jason’s engagement was for 26 months, where he performed an hour long show, twice a night, ten times a week, for a total of 950 shows!

Some of Jason’s other highlights include: performing on national TV on the Late Late Show on CBS-, being invited to present a TedX Talk, touring as part of a show that performed in 30 cities over three months across China, and performing as many as 622 shows in one year, (his average has been over 400 a year for the last 20 years)! He also starred at the "House of Magic" at Studio City Casino in Macau, near Hong Kong.

A Vampire's Ball 

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre

October 12, 2024

Seating Begins at 6:00 pm

Buffet Begins at 6:30 pm

Show begins at 7:00 pm

$60 includes dinner, non alcoholic beverage, and the show.  There will be a cash bar.

Come dressed as a vampire for this audience participation show.

Step into a realm of nocturnal elegance and intrigue as we invite you to immerse yourself in an enchanting blend of murder mystery and immersive theater.
As you enter our opulent venue adorned with decadent décor and flickering candlelight, prepare to be greeted by a mesmerizing cast of characters, each weaving their own tale in the shadows.
Dressed in your finest attire, take your place among the aristocracy of the undead and delve into the festivities of this most coveted event. But beware, for beneath the facade of glamour lies a dark secret - the tragic demise of the esteemed leader of the vampires. Whispers of suspicion swirl through the air as you and your fellow guests unravel the web of deceit and uncover the truth behind this sinister crime. Throughout the evening, encounter gripping scenes performed by talented actors, each providing vital clues to piece together the puzzle. But beware, danger lurks in every shadow, and not everyone may be who they appear to be. Embrace your inner vampire as you assume the role of a mysterious character attending the ball, weaving your own narrative amidst the intrigue and deception. Will you align yourself with the forces of darkness or seek to bring justice to the fallen leader? The choice is yours, but choose wisely, for the fate of the vampire kingdom hangs in the balance.

This production is Rated PG-13.

The Prizery Players present

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

December 19, 20, 21 at 7:00 pm

December 22 at 3:00 pm

$20 adults

$17 students, seniors, and military

Based on the book by Barbara Robinson.

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide head-on with the story of Christmas!

The Beest Christmas Pageant Ever is produced through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.