Press Release - The Bearcat Bluegrass Band Featured in Crooked Road Series

Abingdon, Virginia – The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail presents the Bearcat Bluegrass Band in concert on Thursday, February 13^th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace (formerly Heartwood) in Abingdon, VA. This concert is part of The Crooked Road Music Series.

The Bearcat Bluegrass Band is a group from Virginia High School in Bristol, Virginia. The band is composed of students and staff from the Bristol Virginia Public Schools. They perform locally at school functions and help teach in the after-school Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) Programs at Virginia Middle School and Washington-Lee Elementary School. The group encourages other students to learn to play music and offers opportunities to play with the band at school events.

The Crooked Road Music Series takes place each Thursday at the SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace. Visit the SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace and experience Southwest Virginia's creative and authentic culture. Located off I-81 at Exit 14 in Abingdon, VA, the Cultural Center features youth artists each 2^nd Thursday along with open jams on the 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th (and 5^th) Thursdays to showcase Southwest Virginia performers.

As part of The Crooked Road's Thursday night live music, the SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace Cafe features SWVA patty melt and black bean, beef and sweet potato chili. Admission to the concert is free and donations will be accepted for Crooked Road Traditional Music Education Program (TMEP).

More information can be found at The Crooked Road website,www.thecrookedroad.org, and at SWVAculturalcenter.com. For additional information, please call (276) 492-2400, ext. 2409 or email: admin@thecrookedroad.org.

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Photo of the Bearcat Bluegrass Band (credit – Christopher Tate) is attached.