Construction is well underway for Heartwood – Southwest Virginia’s Artisan Gateway slated for opening in the Summer of 2011. Located in Abingdon, VA, Heartwood will showcase the cultural and natural heritage of Southwest Virginia through the work of artisans from 19 Southwest Virginia counties. To learn more about this wonderful addition to our region, view the video below.
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26th,
2010
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Wednesday,
February
17th,
2010
Join us Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, VA for the Song of the Mountains performance featuring Riders in the Sky, Mark Newton Band, Michael Reno Harrell, and Jackie Kincaid and Steppin’ Out!
Show time is 7:00 PM. Reserved seating tickets ($25) can be purchased at the Lincoln Theatre box office or online at the Lincoln Theatre’s website. This is a popular performance, so advance ticket purchases are recommended.
Song of the Mountains is the Lincoln Theatre’s award-winning bluegrass concert series and is a nationally syndicated public television series aired on more than 170 stations nationwide.
The Collins House Inn is just 1-1/2 blocks from the Lincoln Theatre and offers elegant, yet casual lodging accommodations for your visit to Marion, VA. For reservations, you can visit our “Rooms and Rates” page on our website or call us directly at 276-781-0250. Marion also offers several nice restaurants downtown to round out your stay with us.
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Thursday,
February
11th,
2010
Last minute weather-related cancellations made way for a “big break” for the newly formed band, Buc Ridge, at the February 6th Song of the Mountains show featuring Kathy Mattea. According to the band’s bass player, Andrew Blythe, the band had only played together for 3 days! Yes, DAYS!! They were awesome . . . and hopefully were reassured of that by the standing ovation they received.
It all came about late Friday night. Marion had gotten some ice and snow late in the week and a couple of the original opening groups canceled. Tom Cecil, banjo extraordinaire of the group, joked about having received a phone call about 10:00 PM Friday night asking if he and his fellow band members would like to come open for Kathy Mattea Saturday night. He said he was given about 20 minutes to confirm whether or not they’d be able to come. My guess is that he didn’t have to think about it very long at all. Read More→
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Does your life seem ruled by meetings, phone calls, emails, text messages and occasionally an overwhelming sense of being just a little too “accessible”? Would you like to have a couple of days to just jump off life’s hamster wheel and catch your breath? Does the idea of a comfortable, relaxing, pampering and pressure-free getaway sound inviting to you? Then treat yourself (and your special someone) to a weekend at The Collins House Inn bed and breakfast in Marion, VA.
The Collins House Inn in Marion, VA
We’re conveniently located just off of I-81 (at Exits #44 and #45) about 45 miles north of Bristol, TN/VA and about 65 miles south of Roanoke, VA and only 30 miles south of the intersection of I-81 and I-77 in Wytheville, VA.
No, you won’t find a Saks Fifth Avenue or Macy’s here, nor will you find loud nightclubs and bumper-to-bumper beltway traffic. What you will find is a quiet, friendly small town, several really nice restaurants within easy walking distance of our inn (1-1/2 to 3 blocks), an abundance of natural beauty with a bunch of “outdoorsy” kinds of activities (We ARE in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest VA!) and just a very, V-E-E-R-RY slow pace. Marion is home to The Lincoln Theatre in case you’d like to take in a show. Visit their website at www.thelincoln.org for a complete list of upcoming performances. Read More→
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Introducing our new blog category: Make a Difference. We’ve tried to keep our other categories and posts related to our bed and breakfast business, but have continued to be drawn to a need for having a category that reflects a little more of our personal side. So, with this new category, we plan to post thought-provoking ideas of ways in which we can all try and make a difference – within our personal lives, our local communities, and maybe even the world. Following, is a little bit about why we created this new blog category: Read More→
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