WILLIAM KING MUSEUM
CENTER FOR ART AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
P.O. Box 2256  Abingdon, VA 24212
276-628-5005 (phone)  276-628-3922 (fax)
CONTACT: Katie Carrico, Dir. of Public Relations
415 Academy Dr.  Abingdon, VA 24210  kcarrico@wkmuseum.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Abingdon Celebrates First Thursdays
Abingdon, Virginia (August, 2012) – The William King Museum: Center for Art and Cultural
Heritage is excited to announce that it will be participating in a brand new event from Abingdon’s art
organizations. First Thursdays will bring gallery-goers together one night a month and will begin on
Thursday, September 6 at 5 p.m. Park your vehicle at Abingdon’s Municipal lot and catch a trolley to eight
different locations around town that are celebrating the opening of a new exhibition or gallery space.
The schedule for the First Thursday in September is as follows:
5-6 p.m.: Zazzy’z Coffee Roasters at 380 East Main Street
Opening Reception for Pamela Hagy and Catherine Vaughn-Keen
5-7p.m.: Anthony's Desserts at 401 East Main Street
Opening Reception for Pamela Hagy and Catherine Vaughn-Keen
5-8 p.m.: Wolf Hills Brewing Co. at 320 Park Street
Opening Reception for Unhinged: New Works by Lindsey Holderfield
5-8 p.m.: The Gallery @ Barr Photographics at 152 East Main Street
OPEN GALLERY featuring an exhibit from Dr. Kenneth Bridle entitled “Interpretations In
Watercolor”
6-8 p.m.: William King Museum at 415 Academy Drive
Opening Reception for Reflections of Self, Curated by Mary Malony, Johnson City, TN
6-9 p.m.: Gallery Mallory at 112 East Main Street
GRAND OPENING! Join Polly Mallory in her new exhibition space!
6-8 p.m.: Secret Garden Gallery and Custom Framing at 416 West Main Street
OPEN STUDIO with fine art by Catherine Walden
7-9 p.m.: Arts Depot at 314 Depot Square
OPEN HOUSE! See works by watercolorist Cheng Fen Yeh and Depot members Pat Lehmkuhl,
Aaron Brooks Wolters, Sheryl Daniels, and Catherine Walden.
8-10 p.m.: House on Main at 231 West Main Street
Opening Reception for Art of the Highlands
For more information about the First Thursday event and a schedule of all future events, please
visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/abingdonfirstthursday.
For more information about events at William King Museum, including future opening receptions,
please visit us on the web at www.WilliamKingMuseum.org or reach us by phone at 276-628-5005.
William King Museum is located at 415 Academy Drive, off West Main Street or Russell Road, in Abingdon.
The Museum features five exhibition galleries, resident artist studios, a museum store and outdoor sculpture garden.
Educational programs in the visual arts are offered year-round for both children and adults, and school audiences are
served by in-house and outreach programs. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the William King
Museum is a partner of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and a member of the Virginia Association of Museums and
is funded in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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