Upcoming Events
From music festivals, racing, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.
Events
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2 events,The Jackson Theatre will present Vernon Dalhart: First Country Music Star on Friday, April 17 at 7:00pm, in partnership with the International Storytelling Center. This special evening of words and music celebrates one of the most influential recording artists of the 1920s and 1930s. Vernon Dalhart was the first artist to record a million-selling country 
Year after year Rogersville’s historic downtown district provide a welcoming festival setting for Heritage Days – a traditional community celebration of Rogersville’s unique heritage. The festival showcases traditional music, storytellers, and dancers, special activities for Children, demonstrations of pioneer skills, antique quilts, cars and farm equipment, a juried craft show, and a food court to |
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Joyce Ogden, artist talk Wednesday, March 2, 7 p.m., Ball Hall Auditorium Through her work, Indiana-based artist Joyce Ogden explores the human relationship to nature, time and space. Her explorations and observations of soil, sap, sand, seeds, pods and natural elements result in natural and telling artworks. The professor of Art at Spalding University and |
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Noises Off presents a manic menagerie as a cast of itinerant actors rehearse a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play. For tickets visit jonesboroughtheatre.com or call 423.753.1010. |
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4 events,Ring in spring with some fun and silly springtime science experiments. You won’t believe your eyes as you watch our growing marshmallow Peeps experiment, test out an EGG-cellent floating egg experiment, and even try out some candy chromatography. The Eastman Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day. (***Please note this program |
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PUSH Physical Theatre Thursday, March 17, 7:30 p.m., Culp Auditorium Intensely athletic, gravity-defying and soulful, the award-winning PUSH Physical Theatre, moves audiences “from hilarity to awe,” says Casey Carlsen of Rochester’s City Newspaper with its physical storytelling of joy and sorrow, humor and tragedy. PUSH employs a combination of theater, comedy, acrobatics and dance to |
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Hop over to Jimmy Neil Smith Park and participate in an egg hunt, games, face painting, pictures with the Easter Bunny and storytelling. Event is free to children ages 12 and under. For information call 423.753.1010. |
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Meet some of the most highly noted wedding professionals in the area at the International Storytelling Center. Expect exhibits, prize drawings, wedding venue tours and more. For information visit simpleelegancebridalshow.com or call 423-930-8215. |
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Embers, narrative film Monday, March 21, 7 p.m., Culp Auditorium w/filmmaker Claire Carré Embers, a science fiction feature film, that interweaves the stories of five characters, who after a global neurological epidemic, are left to search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. The Berlin Film Journal calls Embers “visceral and haunting.” Filmmaker |
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Head over to Hands On! for some EGG-cellent prehistoric family fun! Stop by the Dino Egg Hunt anytime between 9:30 am and 12:30 pm for experiments, crafts, games, a prehistoric putting course, and more! Don’t forget to stop by the prehistoric forest to hunt for Mama T-Rex’s dinosaur eggs and return them to her in |
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Jonesborough’s original storytelling radio hour performed live at the International Storytelling Center and recorded for broadcast on NPR station WETS 89.5 FM. For tickets visit jonesboroughtn.org or call 423.753.1010. |
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In March 2016, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum unveiled the special exhibit “Made in Tennessee: Manufacturing Milestones.” The exhibit chronicles the rich variety of manufacturing traditions in Tennessee over the past 2 ½ centuries from the early agricultural and craft heritage to our current age of advanced technology and global competition. The diverse panels |
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An event at the International Storytelling Center featuring music, a live auction, food and beverages benefiting Music on the Square. For information visit musiconthesquare.com or call 423.791.2236. For tickets, visit jonesboroughtn.org. |
4 events,Every Wednesday and Saturday April-October 8:00 am-1:00 pm Farmer's Market Pavilion 105 E Main St Johnson City |
