BCAA’s New Chapter: Sage Tanguay and The Bear

August 15, 2025

 

The Bath County Arts Association has entered a new chapter with the opening of The Bear, its permanent arts space in downtown Hot Springs, led by Executive Director Sage Tanguay. In this conversation, Sage reflects on coming full circle—from receiving BCAA grants as a student, to teaching dance classes, to helping fund drama club and radio productions through Allegheny Mountain Radio. She also shares her vision for the future, seeing The Bear as a central hub for activity in Hot Springs—an open, multipurpose space where the community can gather, create, and connect through the arts. Forthright, open, and deeply knowledgeable, This is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

 

Story By

Danny Cardwell

Danny is the Station Coordinator for WCHG, and the host of our gospel and country hours on Wednesdays 10:00 am to noon. He and his wife Renee Cardwell live with a spoiled dog (Toddie) in Hot Springs. Danny is a Deacon at Piney Grove Baptist Church in Hot Springs. He operates Thoughtwrestler.blogspot.com and is a site administrator and featured writer for the website Dagblog.com. He has been a frequent contributor to The Hal Ginsberg Morning Show, All Politics Are Local, and Politics Done Right. Danny has tutored, lectured, and mentored at risk youth in churches, group homes, and inside the Virginia Department Corrections. He serves on the board of directors for Preservation Bath and chairs the Bath Community Hospital Patient Advisory board. danny@amrmail.org
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