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Allandale Mansion: Board Game Day
Allandale Mansion is hosting a game day event later this month, where friends and family can get together at the mansion and enjoy a relaxing afternoon playing their favorite card or board game.
The Board Game Day event will be held at Allandale Mansion from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on May 21. Come out and explore the mansionโs collection of games or bring along one of your own to enjoy. Feel free to bring your own lunch or enjoy a provided snack.
Though the event is free, Allandale Mansion officials are asking folks to register to know approximately how many people will be showing up.
To register, please visitย https://bit.ly/3Jj2Tbf.ย You can also register by clicking on the CivicRec link in the Connect Kingsport app or go toย www.kingsporttn.govย and click on โCivicRec,โ then search for โgame dayโ in the search bar.
For information about other programs, activities and classes offered by the Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department, visitย www.kingsportparksandrecreation.orgย or call 423-229-9460.
About Allandale Mansion
Allandale Mansion was built in the early 1950s and donated to the City of Kingsport in 1969 after the death of its owner, Harvey Brooks. The property includes the mansion, two barns, a picnic pavilion, two man-made ponds, the Heron Dome and a 2,000-square-foot amphitheater. For more information visitย www.allandalemansion.com.
About the City of Kingsport
Founded in 1917, the City of Kingsport (pop. 55,400) is located on the Tennessee-Virginia border at the crossroads of I-81 and I-26 near the geographic center of the eastern United States. The city is widely known as a planned community, designed by renowned city planner John Nolen and wrapping around the foot of Bays Mountain โ a 3,750-acre park, nature preserve, planetarium and observatory. Kingsport is recognized as an International Safe Community by the National Safety Council, a Healthier Tennessee community, and won the 2009 Harvard Innovations in American Government Award for its higher education initiatives. While many city names are duplicated throughout the U.S., thereโs only one Kingsport โ a fact that invokes community pride, known locally as the โKingsport Spirit.โ For more information, please visitย www.kingsporttn.gov.
