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SUMMARY:A Civil War Evening with Sparky & Rhonda Rucker
DESCRIPTION:A Civil War Evening\nKingsport Cultural Arts and the Tri Cities Civil War Round Table are co-sponsoring “A Civil War Evening” next week in the Renaissance Center Theatre.\nThe event – “America in Crisis – The Civil War Years” – will be performed by James “Sparky” Rucker and Rhonda Rucker. The one-hour event will be held at 7 p.m. on July 14 in the Kingsport Renaissance Center Theatre (1200 E. Center Street). \nThrough song and storytelling\, the Ruckers chronicle 19th Century America beginning with the causes and events leading up to the Civil War. The folk duo uses heart-rending\, soulful music along with colorful anecdotes to present the highlights of the conflict. \nTheir presentation gives the history from the perspectives of both the North and South\, including the participation of the African American soldiers. The stories\, ranging from poignant to humorous\, include insights into the charismatic\, larger-than-life personalities who participated in the war.\nSparky and Rhonda accompany themselves with fingerstyle picking and bottleneck blues guitar\, old-time banjo\, blues harmonica\, spoons\, and bones.\nOver the decades\, the Ruckers have performed at the Kennedy Center\, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival\, and the International Storytelling Center\, as well as NPR’s On Point\, Prairie Home Companion\, Mountain Stage\, and Morning Edition.\nTo learn more about the Ruckers\, visit their website at www.sparkyandrhonda.com. \nTickets for the event are $10 each and can be purchased at the Fun Fest store in the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce (400 Clinchfield Street).\nFor more information about the event\, please visit https://bit.ly/3Iv165E or contact Wayne Strong with the Tri-Cities Civil War Round Table at 423-367-4545 or trustwrks@aol.com. \nAbout Kingsport Cultural Arts\nKingsport Cultural Arts connects\, coordinates and engages the public with a creative community. We operate the Renaissance Arts Center\, the Farmers Market Pavilion\, the Kingsport Carousel\, the Carousel Fine Craft Show\, Kingsport Public Art Program\, Engage Kingsport Performing Arts Series and a broad range of support to the area’s arts organizations. KCA works in tandem with Engage Kingsport\, Inc.\, the “Friends of the Cultural Arts” group\, a private\, volunteer-led 501(c)3 non-profit community organization. For more information\, please visit www.artskingsport.org.\nAbout the City of Kingsport\nFounded in 1917\, the City of Kingsport (pop. 55\,400) is located on the Tennessee-Virginia border at the crossroads of I-81 and I-26 near the geographic center of the eastern United States. The city is widely known as a planned community\, designed by renowned city planner John Nolen and wrapping around the foot of Bays Mountain – a 3\,750-acre park\, nature preserve\, planetarium and observatory. Kingsport is recognized as an International Safe Community by the National Safety Council\, a Healthier Tennessee community\, and won the 2009 Harvard Innovations in American Government Award for its higher education initiatives. While many city names are duplicated throughout the U.S.\, there’s only one Kingsport – a fact that invokes community pride\, known locally as the “Kingsport Spirit.” For more information\, please visit www.kingsporttn.gov.
URL:https://northeasttennessee.org/event/a-civil-war-evening-with-sparky-rhonda-rucker/
LOCATION:Kingsport Renaissance Center\, 1200 E. Center St.\, Kingsport\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities,General,Music,Theatre
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SUMMARY:"Grant and Twain The Men and The Memoirs"
DESCRIPTION:“Grant and Twain The Men and The Memoirs” A friendship That Made History. Docudrama\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPRESERVING OUR HERITAGE\n\nThe Tri Cities Civil War Round Table is hosting a two Act Docudrama entitled “The Men and The Memoirs” a play starring two living history scholars — Curt Fields as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Warren Brown as Mark Twain — telling the story of how these two men became fast friends and influenced the course of American literature(Jilton). The event will be held at 7:00 p.m.\, on July 10th\, Kingsport Renaissance Center Theatre Kingsport\, TN\n\n\n“The Men and The Memoirs”\n\nThe Tri Cities Civil War Round Table\,\nis hosting this annual Fun Fest event. Each year the attendance grows and the theatre swells. In fact last year the lower level of the theatre was packed and 3/4 of the balcony. Tickets will be available at the door or at the Fun Fest ticket office.\n\n“In the spring of 1884\, Ulysses S. Grant heeded the advice of Mark Twain and finally agreed to write his memoirs. Little did Grant or Twain realize that this seemingly straightforward decision would profoundly alter both their lives. Over the next 15 months\, as the two men became close friends and intimate collaborators\, Grant raced against the spread of cancer to compose a triumphant account of his life and times\, while Twain struggled to complete and publish his greatest novel\, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (Jilton).\nThe reason Grant let Twain talk him into writing his memoirs was simple: He was bankrupt and needed the money. Plus he feared he would leave his wife\, Julia\, with heavy debts when he died. That was something he would not do” (Jilton).\n“Twain promised Grant princely returns in exchange for the right to edit and publish the book — and though the writer’s own finances were tottering\, he kept his word to the general and his family. Mortally ill and battling debts\, magazine editors and a constant crush of reporters\, Grant fought bravely to get the story of his life and his Civil War victories down on paper. Twain\, meanwhile\, staked all his hopes\, both financial and literary\, on the tale of a ragged boy and a runaway slave that he had been unable to finish for decades” (Jilton).\n\nFields and Brown will bring this emotional story to life on the stage at the Renaissance Arts Center. The show runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets will be available at the Fun Fest Store beginning June 23 until noon on July 10. The remaining tickets will go on sale at the Renaissance Center ticket booth until they are sold out. The Renaissance Arts Center is located at 1200 E. Center St. in Kingsport.\n\nhttps://funfest.net/events/a-civil-war-evening/
URL:https://northeasttennessee.org/event/grant-and-twain-the-men-and-the-memoirs/
LOCATION:Kingsport Renaissance Center\, 1200 E. Center St.\, Kingsport\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Historical Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Sullivan County Dept%2C of Archives & Tourism":MAILTO:shelia.hunt@sullivancountytn.gov
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SUMMARY:Old-Fashioned Christmas Fair
DESCRIPTION:The Kingsport Senior Center will be hosting its annual Old-Fashioned Christmas Fair on Nov. 18-19 at the Kingsport Renaissance Center. \nCome out and browse through baskets\, greeting cards\, and woodworking crafts\, hand-sewn and crocheted items and much more – all created by our Kingsport senior artisans. Refreshments will be on hand from the Food Traffickers food truck and T’s Spilled Milk mobile bakery. \nFriday will feature a variety of entertainment\, including: \n–          Patti Quarles at 10 a.m. \n–          Theodore Roosevelt Elementary students at 11 a.m. \n–          Rappin’ Granny at 12 p.m. \n–          Renaissance Strings at 1 p.m. \n–          Tammy Martin at 2 p.m. \nOn Saturday\, the Chamber Ensemble will perform at 11 a.m. and Handbells at 2 p.m. Ron Porter will be performing background music throughout the day from the main gymnasium. \nThe Old Fashioned Christmas Fair is sure to get you in the holiday spirit. We hope you’ll join us. \n\nFree admission\nFriday\, November 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.\nSaturday\, November 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\nFirst floor of the Kingsport Renaissance Center (1200 E. Center Street).\n\nFor more information on The Old Fashioned Christmas Fair\, visit seniors.kingsporttn.gov or call the Lynn View branch of the Kingsport Senior Center at 423-765-9047.
URL:https://northeasttennessee.org/event/old-fashioned-christmas-fair-2/2022-11-18/
LOCATION:Kingsport Renaissance Center\, 1200 E. Center St.\, Kingsport\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts/Crafts,Festivals,General
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