Bristol’s 150th Birthday Celebration! [1]
Green Man Press [2] in Abingdon, Virginia.
A Bristol, Virginia resident, Vess’ has won an assortment of major awards including two World Fantasy Awards; one for Best Short Story, shared with author Neil Gaiman, and another for Best Artist. He also holds a pair of highly esteemed Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Penciler/Inker and Best Painter.
Currently, Vess is working on several projects including: “Blueberry Girl” (Harper Collins), a picture book with long-time collaborator Neil Gaiman; “Fables: A Thousand and One Nights of Snowfall” (DC Comics); the design and sculpting (with noted bronze artist David Spence) of a 16-foot sculptural fountain for the Barter Green in Abingdon, and illustrations for Susanna Clarke’s new collection of stories, “The Ladies of Grace Adieu” (Bloomsbury). Additionally, a previous book with Gaiman, “Stardust, Being a Romance Within the Realms of Faerie” is now being transformed into a full-length motion picture starring Robert DeNiro, Michelle Pfieffer, and Claire Danes.
Prints will soon be available for purchase on The Reunion’s website, but forward-thinking festivarians may want to get in early. A Charles Vess 2006 Rhythm & Roots Reunion Festival Poster will go to the first 1,000 customers who purchase weekend passes online-FREE! Read on for more early incentives…
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Rhythm & Roots is committed to keeping The Reunion a low-cost, family event for festivarians and music lovers alike. While other festivals charge up to hundreds of dollars for the quality of music RRR provides, we want to make sure our local audiences get pre-ticket advantages before anyone else!
By purchasing your ticket now, you save money BIGTIME with our affordable weekend passes offered at $30 for the entire weekend. This gives you access to all outdoor and indoor venues, crafts, and vending with the exception of the Midnight Super Jam.
If you are among the first 1,000 people to buy a weekend pass online at www.ticketweb.com [4], you will also get a FREE festival poster at Will Call during Rhythm & Roots. For an added $10 (Total - $40), you will also receive a ticket to The Reunion’s Midnight Super-Jam while they last.
Remember, only the the first 1,000 orders get a FREE festival poster designed by world-renowned artist Charles Vess, so act now!
Advanced weekend passes and tickets to the Midnight Super-Jam will also be available for purchase at the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, The Paramount Center for the Arts Box Office, and Mountain Air CDs on State Street while supplies last.
Because there are only a limited number of advanced tickets printed, tickets at locations in and around Bristol will go fast. Locals, take advantage now! if you wait until a week or perhaps even a month before the festival, the advanced tickets will be gone!
For more information on Bristol’s 6th Annual Rhythm & Roots Reunion, please visit our website at www.bristolrhythm.com [5] or call the festival office during business hours at (276) 591-4898.
The Rhythm and The Rhythm and Roots Reunion is currently having technical difficulties with their website and are working to fix the problem. In the interim, you can find a schedule, map, and other information at the Bristol Herald Courier's website [6].