Upcoming Events
From music festivals, car races, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.
Sorghum Festival
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site 2620 South Roan St., Johnson City, TNJoin us as our Sorghum team teaches about how sorghum is made and watch as they cook down the juices into sweet sorghum. The team will be showing the step for step process in the making of sorghum molasses, including having Mules turning the mill. Regular admission is required. Members of Tipton-Haynes are also FREE!
Stories from the Pumpkin Patch
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site 2620 South Roan St., Johnson City, TNEnjoy a family friendly evening with fun crafts and great stories. Halloween crafts for kids will be offered during daylight hours. Story tellers will be within the mid 1800s barn and as day light fades, spooky stories will be taking place in our cave! Also, take a hayride around the historic grounds. Regular admission is
Appalachian Farm Expo
Bristol Motor Speedway 151 Speedway Blvd., Bristol, TNJoin the Johnson City Press, Kingsport Times-News and Kubota of Kingsport for the 2020 Appalachian Farm Expo on Jan. 11 and 12 at the South Building at Bristol Motor Speedway. Admission is $5 a carload, and parking is free. With fun for the whole family, this year’s Farm Expo will feature plenty of fun activities,
Light from Light, narrative film
Martha Street Culp Auditorium @ ETSU 412 JL Seehorn Road, Johnson City, TNSingle mom Shelia moonlights as a paranormal investigator while working at a car-rental agency and rearing her teen son. After her appearance on a local radio program, she is contacted by Richard, a recent widower who thinks his departed wife may be haunting his East Tennessee farmhouse. Actors Marin Ireland and Jim Gaffigan lead this
Anne Wilson, visual artist
Ball Hall ETSU Ernest C.Ball Hall 232 Sherrod Dr., Johnson City, TNIn a diverse practice that includes sculpture, drawing, photography, performance, stop-motion animations and digital projects, Anne Wilson explores personal and public ritual, social systems, and issues of gender and labor. She is best known for her work with fiber art, employing table linens, bed sheets, lace, wire, glass and human hair used as thread. The
Virtual Speaker Series – Black in Appalachia: Uncovering & Sharing Regional Black Narratives
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VAJoin Black in Appalachia's Alona Norwood and William Isom on Tuesday, March 2, 7:00pm when they will discuss the public history research and educational components developed in Northeastern Tennessee in their work to uncover and share the Black stories and histories of our region. From school records and community partnerships to racial atrocities, Norwood and
Virtual Speaker Series – Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VAJoin the Birthplace of Country Music Museum on Tuesday, April 6, 7:00pm for a conversation with author Lydia R. Hamessley about her book Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton’s success as a performer and pop culture phenomenon has overshadowed her achievements as a songwriter. But she sees herself as a songwriter first,
The McLain Family Band In Concert
Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church 136 East Main Street, Abingdon, VADirect from the hills of Kentucky, The McLain Family Band has become internationally known as one of the most spontaneous, creative and spirited groups performing contemporary Appalachian Bluegrass music. Since 1968, they have performed in all 50 states – and 64 countries during 15 international concert tours, some as musical ambassadors of the U.S. Department
Washington County Heritage Fair
Historic Jonesborough Visitor Center 117 Boone St, Jonesborough, TNThe Jonesborough Genealogical Society, in partnership with many heritage organizations, and the Jonesborough Visitors Center and Emporium, will host the 2nd Annual Heritage Fair on Friday and Saturday, September 2nd and 3rd, 2022. This event’s purpose is to bring local heritage engagement to the public as well as bring together all of the county’s heritage
Washington County Heritage Fair
Historic Jonesborough Visitor Center 117 Boone St, Jonesborough, TNThe Jonesborough Genealogical Society, in partnership with many heritage organizations, and the Jonesborough Visitors Center and Emporium, will host the 2nd Annual Heritage Fair on Friday and Saturday, September 2nd and 3rd, 2022. This event’s purpose is to bring local heritage engagement to the public as well as bring together all of the county’s heritage
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