Make your plans now to attend the September 4, 2010 Song of the Mountains Bluegrass Concert Series live at The Lincoln Theatre in Marion, VA! Featured in the September performance are the legendary Doc Watson and Jeff Little . . . along with Avery County, Appalachian Trail, and The Songcatchers (from West Virginia’s Mountain State University). Show time is 7:00 PM. Reserved seating tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased online from The Lincoln Theatre web site, or by phone at 276-783-6093.

Song of the Mountains is an award-winning bluegrass concert and nationally syndicated public television series offered to more than 190 stations nationwide. For more information on Song of the Mountains, visit their web site at www.songofthemountains.org.

For your lodging accommodations, visit The Collins House Inn web site where you can request your reservation online. Or, call us at 276-781-0250. We’re conveniently located within 1-1/2 blocks of The Lincoln Theatre (within easy walking distance). We encourage you to make your reservations early as the Song of the Mountains Bluegrass Series is becoming quite a draw for Marion and this performance lineup will be quite popular.

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.

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→

Renowned storyteller, Anndrena Belcher, comes to The Lincoln Theatre in Marion, VA on Friday, February 26, 2010.  Her own words and images spoken and sung in a “dance in the wilderness” of memory and moment.

General admission tickets for the 8:00 p.m. performance are $15 and can be purchased in advance by phone at 276-783-6093 or online at http://www.thelincoln.org.

The Collins House Inn is located just 1-1/2 blocks from The Lincoln Theatre and provides casual, relaxed, elegant accommodations for your visit to Marion.

The 16th Annual Wayne Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2010 (rain or shine) at Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, VA.  This year’s event also includes a T-Shirt Design Contest — deadline for entries is March 9, 2010. The winner will receive $100 and 2 free tickets to the festival.

For details, design requirements, and submission instructions please visit the festival’s website at: http://www.waynehenderson.org.

The Collins House Inn is conveniently located to Grayson Highlands State Park, so make your reservations early for this very popular event.