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Shady Valley Nature Walk and Conservation Talk with Kathleen Blevins Britts SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 from 1 to 3pm at the Orchard Bog Photographer and Shady Valley Native, Kathleen Britts has worked in conservation for decades. She will guide a Nature Walk in Shady Valley. Kathleen will discuss plant and animal species that are unique to this |
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Spot on the Hill
A Spot on the Hill, the original, research-based play returns this October to the Old Jonesborough Cemetery. Now celebrating its ninth season, this edition features new characters. New stories include Miss Ethel Brown who was a teacher at Booker T. Washington School and Jonesborough Elementary School, brick and stonemason John Rhea, Dr. William R. Sevier |
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Death Comes to Sabine Hill
Death Comes to Sabine Hill Friday & Saturday, October 20 & 21 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, & 8:30 pm Admission: $14.00 tax included Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Visit Sabine Hill State Historic Site for a unique after-hours candlelight tour of the historic Taylor House. Learn about 18 th and early 19 th century funeral
Spot on the Hill
A Spot on the Hill, the original, research-based play returns this October to the Old Jonesborough Cemetery. Now celebrating its ninth season, this edition features new characters. New stories include Miss Ethel Brown who was a teacher at Booker T. Washington School and Jonesborough Elementary School, brick and stonemason John Rhea, Dr. William R. Sevier Candlelight Tours Featuring Early American Death & Mourning Customs On October 20 th and 21 st Sabine Hill State Historic Site in Elizabethton, TN will present “Death Comes to Sabine Hill”, a unique event designed to resurrect many of the forgotten traditions associated with death and mourning in early America. Visitors will experience these mysterious
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Kingsport, TN – If you’ve lived in the Tri-Cities/Southwest Virginia region for even just a couple of years, you know all about Witches Wynd (that second word is pronounced “why-nd,” rhymes with “kind”), the annual storytelling event held at Exchange Place, Kingsport’s own Living History Farm. One of the most unique and popular public events |
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1 event,The Heritage Alliance hosts the True and Chilling Tales Tour at 7 p.m. on October 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 and November 1. The guide will lead participants through Main Street with the “book of poor souls.” Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at jonesborough.com/tickets. The tour will last an hour. Groups are limited to 16 people. The tours will depart from the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum, |
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Scary Stories at Fort Watauga Thursday, October 26 7:30 pm Free Admission Strange things happen around All Hallows Eve, especially at an old fort by the river. But don’t be afraid, Fort Watauga at Sycamore Shoals isn’t haunted… Or Is It?!?! Join us for an evening of family friendly stories, songs, and tales that are
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Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park presents Scary Stories at Fort Watauga Thursday, October 26 at 7:30 pm Strange things happen around All Hallows Eve, especially at an old fort by the river. But don’t be afraid, Fort Watauga at Sycamore Shoals isn’t haunted… or is it? Bring a chair, sit a spell, and join us |
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Main Street Jonesborough will host the 8th Annual Brews and Boos in downtown Jonesborough on Saturday, October 28 from 8 to 10 p.m. Brews & Boos is set in Jimmy Neil Smith Park, behind the International Storytelling Center. Attendees will enjoy a series of ghost stories featuring world-renowned storytellers Lyn Ford and Michael Reno Harrell. Main Street Café & Catering will serve fall-themed beer and |
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