Upcoming Events


From music festivals, racing, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.

  • Make Your Own Leather Wallet

    Johnson County Center for the Arts 127 College St., Mountain City, TN, United States

    Make Your Own Leather Wallet with Traditional Lace Stitching. Jason Hughes will guide you in this beginner level class.  You'll make a wallet that is the perfect Father's Day gift or  to keep and use it for a lifetime. This class is limited to the first 5 to register and pay your fee.  If you

    $35
  • Virtual Long Journey Home Festival

    TN, United States

    Long Journey Home is moving to a Virtual Format again in 2021 Plans were in place for a bigger than ever Long Journey Home festival this Labor Day weekend, but after consulting with public health experts, we have made the difficult decision to move to a virtual format. Given the numbers of people currently infected with

  • Art and Culture of the Plains Indians

    Johnson County Center for the Arts 127 College St., Mountain City, TN, United States

    Tuesday, November 23 from 4-5pm In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Lyn Walker will share the Art and Culture of the Plains Indians with you. His perspective will be as seen through the eyes of the Mountain Men and Trappers who traded and lived with The Plains Indians circa the 1800’s.   Lyn has studied and been

  • Clay Christmas Ornament Making

    Johnson County Center for the Arts 127 College St., Mountain City, TN, United States

    Saturday, November 27th 10 to 2 CLAY CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS On Saturday November 27th, Tara Belk will be on hand to help kids of all ages create their own clay Christmas ornaments and make special Holiday memories. This activity is FREE for all ages.

  • Mountain Music Summer Jams

    Johnson County Center for the Arts 127 College St., Mountain City, TN, United States

    Mountain Music Summer Jams on the Pickin' Porch start Tuesday, June 14th from 6 to 8pm. Bring your music if you play, and come hungry for hotdogs or soup beans and cornbread.

  • Mountain City: Music Jam on the Pickin’ Porch

    Johnson County Center for the Arts 127 College St., Mountain City, TN, United States

    Mountain Music Jam on the Pickin' Porch this Tuesday! JULY 12th from 6 to 8ishEvery Second and Fourth Tuesday from 6 to 8pm, there will be live music on the Pickin' Porch. The JAM Band will kick off the music. Bands can sign up for a spot and then, at 7:30, there will be time

  • EN PLEIN AIR SHOW

    Johnson County Center for the Arts 127 College St., Mountain City, TN, United States

    EN PLEIN AIR SHOW TO OPEN FRIDAY OCTOBER 7  It's been a beautiful end of summer, and our local artists have captured the sights on canvas. Come see new works by Lewis Chapman, Temple Reece, Cristy Dunn, Kim Abernethy, Karin Bell, Heather Gildea, Christine Marshall and others. Live music and refresments from 4 to 6pm.

  • Sharyn McCrumb Book Release Party

    Johnson County Center for the Arts 127 College St., Mountain City, TN, United States

    Sharyn McCrumb's Book Release Party is October 8!  The current controversy revolves around whether the raccoons should be invited. Still, no one has stepped up to chaperone, and they may or may not be well suited for a party, so we will leave that decision to Sharyn. Certainly, we will send them a collection of treats