Arts & Culture

Country star Kenny Chesney kicks off his Heart Life Music book tour Nov. 1 at ETSU’s Martin Center.

Nationally beloved poet Li-Young Lee visits ETSU Sept. 24 for conversation and reading through the Bach Written Word Initiative.

Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Thomas will star in a new production of Mark Twain Tonight!, coming to the ETSU Martin Center for the Arts.

Jimmy John’s and Blended Pedaler opened on ETSU’s campus, adding two new dining options available to students.

Neon Trees with special guest Lisa Heller headline ETSU's 2025 SGA Fall Concert Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Freedom Hall.

Reece Museum student worker Margaret Johnson enjoys her work so much she got a special tattoo. Read her story and learn about September's public events at ETSU.

“Layered, Woven and Pierced: Appalachian Soul A Year On” opens Sept. 4 at ETSU's Tipton-Ashe art gallery.

ETSU Fall Homecoming 2025 is Oct. 18-26 with nine days of festivities and ETSU football.

The ETSU Martin Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated 2025–2026 Broadway Season, presented by Bank of Tennessee.

ETSU celebrates Bucky the Buccaneer’s birthday with the unveiling of a new bronze statue — a lasting symbol of Buccaneer pride.

ETSU’s Bachelor of Arts in Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music, the nation’s largest program, earns major accreditation.

An ETSU alumnus shared 45 years of blue-collar art with the community in an exhibit, “Tim Tate’s Brushwork: A Lunch Bucket Legacy.”

ETSU Welcome Week Aug. 24-30 offers new and returning students entertainment, connections, and prizes.

ETSU has released a new documentary highlighting the powerful journey of the ETSU Marching Bucs to the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The ETSU Martin Center for the Arts will host the hit Broadway production Elf: The Musical on November 3 and 4, 2025.

ETSU’s Reece Museum presents “Memory to Materials & Objects,” a solo exhibition by LaKesha Lee.

ETSU, ETSU Health, and ETSU Athletics are teaming with Kingsport Parks and Recreation to bring family-friendly activities to this year's Fun Fest event.

Blending music, storytelling, and Appalachian tradition, the ETSU Medicine Show offers free, family-friendly performances across Northeast Tennessee this summer

Sixty ETSU alumni will reunite to perform in the inaugural Tri-Star Wind Ensemble concert on Sunday, June 15, at 2 p.m. in the ETSU Martin Center for the Arts. 

The ETSU Alumni Association is sponsoring a trio of fun summer events to connect ETSU alumni and friends.

This listing shares information on Commencement, concerts, a film screening, art exhibits, and a public talk that are open to the public in May 2025 at ETSU.

ETSU students and orchestra unite for "The Music of Stephen Sondheim" on April 27, showcasing Broadway favorites in the Martin Center's Grand Hall.

Quavo is the new headliner for ETSUs SGA Spring 2025 Concert alongside guest artists Kaliii and Josh Levi.

Renowned author Helena Mara Viramontes will keynote ETSU's 2025 Spring Literary Festival, joining a lineup of celebrated writers.

April is National Poetry Month, and ETSU is celebrating the observance with a display of winning student poetry contest entries and more.

ETSU vocal music major Gabrielle Stoll shares future plans as the university prepares for a month of diverse performances and musical events across campus.

ETSU offers myriad ways to explore creativity from growing in longtime talents to discovering new ones.

ETSU's "The Tempest" runs April 10-13, combining Shakespearean drama with Celtic folklore, traditional music, and student artistry.

The ETSU Jazz Festival brings high school and college musicians together for a day of performances, clinics, and a headline concert by the Adam Larson Trio.

ETSU was named the Top Adventure College in 2023 and 2024 by readers of the Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine.