ETSU Martin Center for the Arts

Virtuoso: An Evening with Edgar Meyer and Symphony of the Mountains

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

Sponsored by Bravissima! Women Sponsoring the Arts! World-famous bassist and composer Edgar Meyer joins Symphony of the Mountains for a night of exquisite music, including his own Concerto No. 1 in D and Bottesini’s Concerto for Double Bass No. 2. Other highlights include Overture and Il Maestro di Cappella from Cimarose and Arvo Pärts Fratres, plus we are thrilled to be joined by Academy of Strings and ETSU’s String Orchestra to present Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Tickets are now only $35!* *Price does not include ticket fees.

Master Storyteller Award and Performance

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

Master Storyteller Award and PerformancePresented by the ETSU Department of Communication Studies & StorytellingWednesday, March 5, 2025 • 7:00 pmETSU Martin Center - Powell Recital Hall Join ETSU’s Department of Communication Studies & Storytelling as we honor Elizabeth Ellis with the Master Storyteller Award. This is your chance to be entertained by a nationally recognized storyteller and celebrate her distinguished career. Ellis’s work has been described as “invariably moving and amusing.” Raised in Appalachia in a family of storytellers, Elizabeth has shared her tales with countless audiences in her forty-five-year career. A perennial favorite at the National Storytelling Festival, she has previously received the John Henry Faulk Award and the National Storytelling Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Don’t miss the opportunity...

Event Series Hadestown

Hadestown

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and original director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today... and always. HADESTOWN intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love....

Event Series Hadestown

Hadestown

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and original director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today... and always. HADESTOWN intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love....

Event Series Hadestown

Hadestown

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and original director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today... and always. HADESTOWN intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love....

Sesame Street Live! Say Hello

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and their friends from Sesame Street are coming to your neighborhood to say hello! At Sesame Street Live! Say Hello, sing, dance, and play alongside your favorite furry friends, all while you follow Elmo’s puppy, Tango, in a fun game of hide & seek. So put on your dancing shoes and make your way to where the air is sweet for this all-new celebration on Sesame Street! Sensory Notice: This show contains Flashing Lights, Haze (Fog), and Confetti. A ticket is not required for children under 2 if they are sitting in someone's lap and not occupying another seat. This event includes a Photo Experience. Follow the link for instructions on how to purchase your Photo Experience tickets.

Jackopierce

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

We had only been a band for barely 5 years when we started getting courted by major labels in 1993. We signed with A&M, got paired up with legendary producer T Bone Burnett and moved to LA to record our major label debut. Before you knew it, there we were on Conan, in Rolling Stone, People Magazine and on the radio all over the world. In addition to tunes from their other sixteen Studio and Live albums, Jack and Cary will hone in on some of the classic tunes and stories from Bringing on the Weather that solidified the duo into the national and international music scene.

The Adam Larson Trio

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

Join us for an incredible evening of jazz featuring one of the most electrifying emerging musicians in the modern scene! Adam Larson (b. 1990) is an American saxophonist, composer, educator and author currently residing in the Kansas City-area. He holds BM and MM degrees in jazz performance from The Manhattan School of Music and was a part of the vibrant NYC jazz scene for eleven years before relocating in 2019. While a resident of the KC-Metro, Larson has held positions at UMKC Conservatory, University of Kansas and The Kansas City Art Institute. Larson currently teaches Entrepreneurship at KCAI. Larson continues to perform in NYC with some of the greatest musicians in the genre. Joining Larson is Chicago-based bassist Clark Sommers and Kansas...

Asleep at the Wheel

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

For over fifty years, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson has been traversing the globe as an ambassador of Western swing music and introducing its irresistible sound to generation after generation. More than 100 musicians have passed through the Wheel, but Benson remains the front man and the keeper of the vision, in the process racking up more than 30 albums, ten Grammy awards and literally millions of miles on the road. “I’m the reason it’s still together, but the reason it’s popular is because we’ve had the greatest singers and players,” Benson explains. “When someone joins the band, I say, ‘Learn everything that’s ever been done, then put your own stamp on it.’ I love to hear how they...

Ben Folds: Paper Airplane Request Tour

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. The Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records. For the past three decades, he's toured as a pop artist, while also performing with some of the world's greatest symphony orchestras. A New York Times Best Selling author and podcast host, Ben also composes for film, tv and theatre, guest stars in films and TV, and serves as the Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. A longtime advocate for arts and music education funding, Ben launched a music education charitable...

Event Series Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected, and social media-filled lives. Evan Hansen is a high school student who always feels like he’s on the outside looking in. Evan finally gets what so many of us are searching for—the chance to finally fit in. What follows is a poignant, funny, and powerful musical about how even though it can be hard, we can find each other—and ourselves—along the way. Including some of the most iconic musical theatre songs from the last decade, including...

Event Series Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected, and social media-filled lives. Evan Hansen is a high school student who always feels like he’s on the outside looking in. Evan finally gets what so many of us are searching for—the chance to finally fit in. What follows is a poignant, funny, and powerful musical about how even though it can be hard, we can find each other—and ourselves—along the way. Including some of the most iconic musical theatre songs from the last decade, including...

Event Series Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected, and social media-filled lives. Evan Hansen is a high school student who always feels like he’s on the outside looking in. Evan finally gets what so many of us are searching for—the chance to finally fit in. What follows is a poignant, funny, and powerful musical about how even though it can be hard, we can find each other—and ourselves—along the way. Including some of the most iconic musical theatre songs from the last decade, including...

Event Series Come From Away

Come From Away

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. Don’t miss this breathtaking musical written by Tony® nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, directed by Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley and musical staging by Tony-nominee Kelly Devine. The tour is directed by Daniel Goldstein with musical staging by Richard J. Hinds, based on the original Broadway direction and choreography. Newsweek cheers, “It takes you to a place you never want to leave!” On 9/11, the world stopped....

Event Series Come From Away

Come From Away

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. Don’t miss this breathtaking musical written by Tony® nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, directed by Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley and musical staging by Tony-nominee Kelly Devine. The tour is directed by Daniel Goldstein with musical staging by Richard J. Hinds, based on the original Broadway direction and choreography. Newsweek cheers, “It takes you to a place you never want to leave!” On 9/11, the world stopped....

Michael W. Smith: BEYOND THE FAR HORIZON TOUR

ETSU Martin Center for the Arts 1328 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN

Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter, Michael W. Smith, is excited to come to Johnson City, TN, with his BEYOND THE FAR HORIZON TOUR. Michael is bringing a whole new dimension to this tour with a reimagined live show, featuring brand new music that ventures into new creative ground, while still resonating with long-time fans through beloved hits and uplifting worship moments.