The Leon Kiser Memorial Tribute Show

The Leon Kiser Memorial Tribute Show is a 23 year show the benefits The Leon Kiser Scholarship and The Benny Sims Scholarship at East Tennessee State University in the Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Department. 14 acts will grace the stage in a Grand Ole Opry style show with your Masters of Ceremonies Rick Dollar […]

Special Exhibit “I Have A Voice: Tennessee’s African American Musical Heritage”

Dates: February 14—April 30, 2019 The Volunteer State has been the birthplace of some of the most influential music in the world, illustrated by the Beale Street blues clubs in Memphis, the R&B scene on Nashville’s Jefferson Street, and Knoxville’s Gem Theater. I Have a Voice gives a snapshot of African American Tennesseans’ important contribution […]

Reading Appalachia: Voices From Children’s Literature

Coming February 2019! Reading Appalachia: Voices From Children’s Literature, a new special exhibit coming to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum! Walk through the pages of your favorite storybook in Reading Appalachia: Voices from Children’s Literature, a groundbreaking exhibit on Appalachian children’s books and stories. Sporting life-size characters from Appalachian children’s books, this exhibit looks […]

The Pickin’ Porch Show Live on 96.3

Join Rick Dollar for this week’s edition of The Pickin’ Porch Show Live on 96.3 with Special Guests The Magic City Polecat Playboys! East Tennessee PBS will also be on-hand filming an episode of “Tennessee Life!” to air soon! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.squareup.com/store/pickinporchshow. […]

Graphic Novels and Under-Represented Stories: A Talk About Persons of Color in Comic and Graphic Books

Programming is part of the Museum’s Special Exhibit, For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights. On Thursday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m., Thomas Bryant will discuss images of persons of color in comics, particularly the recent, growing trend of Afrocentric graphic novels focused on historical figures and events. […]

For All The World To See: Visual Culture and The Struggle for Civil Rights

For All The World To See: Visual Culture and The Struggle for Civil Rights examines the role that visual culture played in shaping and transforming the struggle for racial equality in America from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. Through a compelling assortment of photographs, television clips, art posters, and historic artifacts, this exhibit traces […]

A Great American Tapestry

The Birthplace of Country Music Museum presents a film screening and Q&A session with director David Weintraub of A Great American Tapestry: The Many Strands of Mountain Music. A Great American Tapestry tells the story of the Southern mountains’ musical birth and evolution through the strands of the Scots-Irish legacy, oft-overlooked African-American tradition, and through […]

Jonesborough Days Festival

July 3 – 5 Take part in Historic Jonesborough’s story through its patriotic celebration featuring live music, storytelling, a parade, fireworks, children’s entertainment, craft vendors, games, food and much more. For information call 423.753.1010 or visit Jonesborough Days on Facebook. Download the Festival Guide Plan Your Trip […]

Corazon Latino Festival

May 3 Celebrate the cultures of Mexico and Central and South America with healthy living workshops, children’s games, storytelling, music, face-painting, running of the bulls, a parade and more downtown. For information email romero@goldmail.etsu.edu. […]