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  • McKinney Center: Virtual Art Exhibition

    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    Join us here, on Facebook Live at 6pm, September 18th for our Virtual Exhibition Opening. We will have a panel of three local art professionals who will jury this year’s exhibition, Dick Nelson, owner of Nelson’s Fine Art, Karlota Contrearas-Koterbay, Director of the Slocumb and Tipton Galleries at ETSU, and Theresa Hammons, Director of the

  • McKinney Center Fall Open House

    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts at the McKinney Center Announces Fall Art Classes The McKinney Center and Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts has announced their fall schedule of classes of experiential learning opportunities for both children and adults with some minor safety adjustments.  Registration is now underway for all

  • Stories & Stitches: A Historical Quilt Exhibit

    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    McKinney Center’s Jonesborough's Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts and the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee & Southwest Virginia Announces Stories & Stitches: A Historical Quilt Exhibit ‘Stories & Stitches’ will open Friday, July 17th, at 7 p.m. with a virtual exhibit tour lead by Merikay Waldvogel on Facebook Live via the McKinney Center

  • McKinney Center: Art with Recycled Materials

    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    McKinney Center Offers Free Art Program Using Recycled Materials Are you at home and needing something fun to do in order to kill the time? Want to learn more about how you can reduce waste and give new life to your garbage and recyclables while making art? Join AmeriCorps member Lilith Erbach for the McKinney

  • Masterpiece Mingle

    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    Masterpiece Mingle at the McKinney Center The popular event that brings together art, music, and great food will be returning to the McKinney Center this year on Friday, April 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. “This is such a great way to showcase our local artists, and introduce their work to the public.” The event

  • Jonesborough: Free African Dance Workshop

    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    McKinney Center honors 80th anniversary of Booker T. Washington School with Free African Dance Workshop The McKinney Center is excited to announce a free workshop of African Dance, Saturday, March 28th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the McKinney Center. This two-hour workshop will allow students to learn a new dance and about the culture

  • Jonesborough: Music on the Square Gala

    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    Music on the Square: Fundraiser Gala | March 27, 6 pm at the McKinney Center Music on the Square, now in its 22nd season, is hosting a fundraising gala to raise money for the event on Friday, March 27th at 6:00 p.m. This fundraising gala will be held at the McKinney Center located at 103

  • McKinney Center Art Exhibition: Carol McCreary

    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    Carol McCreary to Exhibit Work at the McKinney Center Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts at the McKinney Center is pleased to invite you to an event featuring the work of artist Carol McCreary on Friday, March 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will run through April 17.  The McKinney Center

  • Jonesborough Storytown: Life Lines

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    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The McKinney Center’s StoryTown program will bring to life a brand-new play this February and March as Life Lines is set to open its world premiere. Written by Jules Corriere, this play is based on more than a thousand pages of oral story transcripts collected from area residents. Real-life characters and moments in local history

  • Jonesborough: MLK Day Peace Walk

    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    McKinney Center to Host Annual MLK Day Peace Walk The McKinney Center and StoryTown, along with the Heritage Alliance, will mark the birthday of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 20, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. with a community event and Peace Walk filled with histories and stories that draw on the