Benefactor ($200.00 & Up)

• Mr. and Mrs. Justin Bandholz
• George and Ginny Barker
• Charles W. and Carolyn F. Barry
• Charles and Jean S. Bartlett
• Bill and Rose Marie Burriss
• Sue Clark
• Walt and Janet Crickmer
• Michael D. Doty, DDS, PC
• John and Jana Dreyzehner
• Marcia and Marvin W. Gilliam, Jr.
• Vaughn and Mary Groves
• Elizabeth D. Hayter
• Elizabeth K. Hulvey
• Merry & Ben Jennings
• Gary and Susan Kimbrell
• Jessie McClanahan
• Barbara M. Middleton
• Larry and Marilyn Miller
• Steve & Barbara Morris
• David & Judy Neal
• Rubinette Niemann
• Mr. and Mrs. Tarn M. Rosenbaum
• Lewis and Lillian Spicer
• George and Wendy Strawbridge
• Strongwell
• Gene and Catheryn Sturgeon
• Larry Taylor
• Sue T. Watson

Highlander ($100.00-$199.99)

• Lucy Alexander
• Paul & Beckie Armstrong
• Wayne & Jeannie Austin
• Jeoff and Mary Alice Bodenhorst
• David and Betsy Bonham
• Dr. and Mrs. James H. Bowden, Jr.
• Kimberly Brown
• Jane and Helen Bryan
• Jim and Kay Bunn
• Bill and Betty Cline
• Jimmy and Lovis Countiss
• Mr. & Mrs. James Cowan
• Larry & Suzanne Cox
• Bob and Elizabeth Craig
• Gary and Bobbie Cutlip
• Sandra Coomes Darden
• Dick and Julie Davidson
• Stevan and Marsha Demase
• Ron & Nancy Domst
• Mrs. Peggy Dickenson Donaldson
• David M. and Barbara H. Farris
• Hugh and Annette Ferguson
• Jack and Joyce Ferratt
• Susan Clark Fleming
• Isaac & Alice Freeman
• Dr. and Mrs. James L. Gardner
• Dr. and Mrs. F. B. Gent
• Cathy Gibson
• Martha F. Gibson
• Steve and Anita Givens
• Dennis & Susan Godfrey
• "Blue" Gotham
• Drema Grau
• Greendale Motors
• Marthalyn M. Greer
• Greg and Cynthia Herrell
• Stephen and Sallie Hodges
• Susan and Rick Humphreys
• Sam and Jan Hurt
• Joe and Suzanne Hutton
• Joe and Mary Ann Johnson
• Frances Anne Johnston, DDS, PC
• Mr. & Mrs. James P. Jones
• Greg & Susan Jordan
• Bo and Shannon Love
• Elizabeth and Randy Lowe
• Dr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Luck
• John & Beth Mahaffey
• Jewel Mobley Maiden
• Bruce and Ann Mathews
• Rags and Betty Medicus
• George and Nancy Metcalf
• Samuel E. Miller, M. D.
• Bill and Maureen Moffet
• Pete and Sydne Montague
• Jane Bowden Moore
• Mary Ann and French Moore, Jr.
• Bill and Janet Munk
• Dr. Roger Neal and Linda Neal
• Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Nicewonder
• Thomas C. Phillips, Jr.
• Plastic Surgery Specialists
• H. C., Megan & Abby Pratt
• Lee & Helen Price
• Charlie and Heda Quillin
• Eugene L. and Claire F. Rasor
• Neel Rich
• Ron Avery's Mediation Services
• John & Peggy Roberts
• Amanda and Rick Rose
• Jenny Saul
• Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Semancik
• Frank and Carol Sims
• Baird & Sandra Smith
• Joe & Beth Smith
• Whitley H. Smith
• Ron and Shirley Snowden
• Sloan and Doris Southerlin
• Mike & Karen Spear
• Mary B. Stuart
• Mrs. William Alexander Stuart, Jr.
• Eric and Joanne Thiessen
• Wayne/Ellen Thomas
• Lila Thurmond
• Mike and Mary Tully
• Mickey and Doris Tyler
• Paul & Judy Umstott
• Mia Wessels & David Smith
• Sylvia and Jack White
• Dr. and Mrs. F. David Wilkin
• Mr. & Mrs. R. M. Witherspoon
• Jack and Sandee Woolley
• Claude and Carolyn Worrell
• Craig & Judith Wylie
• Linda Wynne
• Anne Lewis Vowell

PATRONS ($50.00-$99.99)

• Dr. Douglas E. Arnold
• Jack Arnold
• Patricia Blackwell
• Lowell and Rosemary Blevins
• Jean Bratton
• Charlotte Brillhart
• Nancy H. Camicia
• Daniel H. Caldwell
• Riley and Emma Clark
• Carolyn and Carl Clarke
• Ms. Peggy Coomes
• May Joe Craig
• Mr. & Mrs. Kevin S. Crutchfield
• Henry Dawson
• I. B. Dent
• Joe and Jan Derting
• Eva Edmondson
• Ova Elliott
• Ron and Barbara Ely
• Sylvia Ferguson
• James & Jennifer Ferreira
• Mr. and Mrs. James E. Fleenor
• Linda G. Fritsch
• Mary Grindstaff
• JoAnne & Tom Hairston
• Kay Herther
• J. Crawford Hitz
• Jim and Suzette Hodges
• Penny Howard
• Lois Humphreys
• Margaret Hutson
• Steve and Lisa Jett
• Peggy J. Johnson
• Louise King
• Shirley G. Landreth
• Joe and Beth McCoy
• Lena Cantrell McNicholas
• Sue Ann Morris
• Jim and Kate Parks
• Margaret A. Peters
• Keith Robinson
• Elizabeth W. Seaver
• Dr. Barbara Smith
• Lynn Sweet
• Mae H. Turner
• Jim & Carol Yates

The Virginia Highlands Festival (VHF) is a nationally recognized 16 day celebration of the cultural arts held in midsummer each year. It is the premiere cultural arts event in the area. The event was begun in 1949 by a small group of volunteers including Robert Porterfield, founder of the Barter Theatre, as a means to showcase the region's arts, to educate and entertain its citizens, and to attract tourists to the area during the hot summer months. Now in its 62nd year, the festival has always been organized and run by an independent board of volunteers.

We are honored that so many outstanding area businesses and organizations are festival sponsors. They, along with the the festival board and volunteers, welcome thousands of festival attendees to Abingdon each summer. Alpha Natural Resources and Berry Home Centers, Inc. are the Presenting Sponsors of the Antiques Market. The Antiques Market is held on the grounds of the Virginia Highlands Community College.

Media Sponsors for the 2010 Virginia Highlands Festival are WCYB Channel 5 in Bristol, WABN 1230AM radio of Abingdon, Heritage TV, The Bristol Herald Courier, WCQR 88.3FM, and Voice Magazine for Women. Each of these businesses provide a powerful voice for the festival to reach area residents and we are proud to have them as sponsors. We are also proud to have as Diamond Sponsors, The Town of Abingdon, The Barter Theatre, Matt Smith's Music, and The Virginia Commission for the Arts, Johnston Memorial Hospital and Virginia Highlands Community College. This year we also have wonderful platinum sponsors who are making events possible. Those include Voice Magazine for Women, Baker Electrical Contractors, Inc., BurWil Construction Company and Washington County, Virginia. We thank them and all of our sponsors, and encourage you to patronize their business. Without their support, our festival would not be possible.

Call (276) 623-5266 if you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Virginia Highlands Festival.

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