Arts & Entertainment

Talent blooms like wildflowers in Evergreen. Several longstanding organizations provide outlets for the talents of local artists, thespians, singers, and musicians.

For four decades, the Evergreen Players have performed musicals, comedies, and dramas. The amateur troupe, consisting primarily of local residents, stages eight plays each year.

The Evergreen Chorale, made up of 75 members, has performed locally for more than two decades. The chorale stages conventional and holiday concerts as well as two musical productions each year.

The 45 member Evergreen Chamber Orchestra performs to standing-room-only crowds at four concerts each year. The orchestra also breaks into ensembles to stage intimate musical events hosted in local homes.

The Evergreen Artists Association is the largest and best known arts group in the area. The association consists of painters, sculptors, photographers, and craftspeople from throughout the area. The association also sponsors the ever popular annual Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Fair, in addition to small exhibitions, and arts and crafts classes.

Evergreen also is home to the famed Little Bear Saloon, which regularly features national musical acts as well as talented local musicians.

The Mountain Community Handbell Coalition is an organization of hand bell choirs from the areas of Genesee, Lookout Mountain, Bergen Park, Evergreen, Marshdale, Aspen Park, and Conifer. The group sponsors "bRing in the Holidays," an annual hand bell workshop and concert for the community. Hand bell choirs from mountain area schools and churches participate in this traditional musical event held in December. For more information, contact Marva Baldwin at 303-674-2460.