Upcoming Events
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February 2020
Warriors Path State Park: Adopt a Tree Event
Saturday, February 29 will be our annual Adopt-A-Tree event. We will be planting hundreds of new trees in the park. For each tree seedling you plant in the park, you can take one home to plant. We’ll start at 10 AM, and work until noon, or until we run out of trees! Follow signs to the planting location
Find out more »Handmade Toys of the Appalachian Mountains
Handmade Toys of the Appalachian Mountains, a Talk by Minnie Miller Sat Feb 29th 1:30pm - 2:30pm Minnie Miller will discuss toys and games that are unique to this region and share her collection.This event is free for all ages and all are welcome!
Find out more »Audition for Liberty: The Saga of Sycamore Shoals!
Audition for Liberty: The Saga of Sycamore Shoals! Sunday, February 23, 2020 2 pm Saturday, February 29, 2020 2 pm Passionate about our heritage? Interested in performing in Tennessee’s official outdoor drama? Audition for this fun and unique interpretation of the American Revolution as told by the Overmountain Men: colonists who defied British law and settled on Cherokee lands. This performance takes place here at Sycamore Shoals, the last three weekends of July.
Find out more »Jonesborough Storytown: Life Lines
The McKinney Center’s StoryTown program will bring to life a brand-new play this February and March as Life Lines is set to open its world premiere. Written by Jules Corriere, this play is based on more than a thousand pages of oral story transcripts collected from area residents. Real-life characters and moments in local history take the stage as this moving play explores a common question: How to keep a community (or a family, or a life) together, as outside…
Find out more »Tennessee Songwriters Week Showcase at Down Home
The Down Home is proud to again be a part of Tennessee Songwriters Week in its second year. Qualifying rounds will be held throughout Tennessee, including local performances at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, The Willow Tree Coffeehouse and Music Room, the International Storytelling Center, and the Bonnie Kate Theater. Winners from the qualifying rounds will then be selected to perform for a showcase at one of six venues across the state during Tennessee Songwriters Week, February 23-29, 2020.…
Find out more »Jonesborough Storytown: Life Lines
The McKinney Center’s StoryTown program will bring to life a brand-new play this February and March as Life Lines is set to open its world premiere. Written by Jules Corriere, this play is based on more than a thousand pages of oral story transcripts collected from area residents. Real-life characters and moments in local history take the stage as this moving play explores a common question: How to keep a community (or a family, or a life) together, as outside…
Find out more »Abingdon Sessions at Barter Theatre: Amythyst Kiah
Saturday, February 29th Saturday, February 29th @ Barter Theatre Genre: American Roots, Americana, Neo Folk For Fans Of: Rhiannon Giddens, Indigo Girls, Mandolin Orange Tickets: Start at $20 Doors Open: 7:15pm Show Starts: 8:00pm Co-Bill Amythyst Kiah **2020 Grammy Nominee** Born in Chattanooga and now based in Johnson City, Amythyst Kiah’s commanding stage presence is matched by her raw and powerful vocals—a deeply moving, hypnotic sound that stirs echoes of a distant and restless past. Accompanied interchangeably with…
Find out more »March 2020
Jonesborough: Simple Elegance Bridal Show
Simple Elegance Bridal Show JONESBOROUGH TN, February 23, and BRISTOL TN, March 1, 2020-- Soon-to-be married couples and their guests are invited to the Simple Elegance Bridal Show on February 23rd from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Jonesborough Visitors Center and on March 1st from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Bristol Train Station. "We are so excited about the 2020 Simple Elegance Bridal Shows,” said Mary Grace Wooten, the bridal show organizer. “This year is our 5th year.…
Find out more »Watauga Valley Art League Meeting
Watauga Valley Art League Meeting and Program Sunday, March 1 1:30 pm This monthly meeting is open to all! Each month a unique program is planned that ranges from talks, to demos, to hands on projects. Today’s meeting will include each of the board members of the league highlighting their art.
Find out more »Jonesborough Storytown: Life Lines
The McKinney Center’s StoryTown program will bring to life a brand-new play this February and March as Life Lines is set to open its world premiere. Written by Jules Corriere, this play is based on more than a thousand pages of oral story transcripts collected from area residents. Real-life characters and moments in local history take the stage as this moving play explores a common question: How to keep a community (or a family, or a life) together, as outside…
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