Christmas Connection Craft Show

Christmas Connection – a Kingsport tradition for more than four decades – returns to the MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center next month, showcasing the best arts and crafts vendors our region has to offer.

The two-day event will be held in the main convention hall (1901 Meadowview Parkway) on November 13 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on November 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Christmas Connection is sponsored by Kingsport Cultural Arts.

“We are excited to continue this tradition for the 47th year, serving our local artists and the community,” said Program Leader Beth Lane. “Whether you’ve been enjoying the Christmas Connection for years or are visiting for the first time, this artisan and craft fair is sure to have something for you.”

Christmas Connection offers a variety of unique gifts just in time for the holiday season. Some of the items available include country crafts, home décor, fine wood and leather crafts, handmade soaps and lotions, jewelry, ornaments, stained glass, wheel-thrown pottery, baked goods, pet accessories and much more.

In addition to a fine selection of arts and crafts, visitors can grab a snack or a meal at the Connection Café, which offers a variety of country favorites.

For more information on Christmas Connection, please visit www.artskingsport.org or call Kingsport Cultural Arts at 423-392-8414.

Kingsport Cultural Arts connects, coordinates and engages the public with a creative community. We operate the Renaissance Arts Center, the Farmers Market Pavilion, the Kingsport Carousel, the Kingsport Arts Festival, Kingsport Public Art Program and a broad range of support to the area’s arts organizations. KCA works in tandem with Engage Kingsport, Inc., the “Friends of the Cultural Arts” group, a private, volunteer-led 501(c)3 non-profit community organization. For more information, please visit www.artskingsport.org.

Founded in 1917, the City of Kingsport (pop. 57,500) 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 – a 3,788-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., there’s only one Kingsport – a fact that invokes community pride, known locally as the “Kingsport Spirit.” For more information, please visit www.kingsporttn.gov.