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Things to Do

Wisdom of Mantra

Russill Paul, world-renowned teacher, musician and mantra master returns to Johnson City.

Friday, April 20, 2018, 7:30pm

Healing the Healer

Healing the Mantra Meditations

Saturday, April 21, 2018, 1-4pm

Transform Negative Energy into Positive Force: Mantras for Daily Living. $40 Early bird, $45 at the door

Saturday, April 21, 2018, 7pm

Soaring With Angels and Other Spiritual Presences: Concert – Ecstatic Mantras for Dancing & Devotion. $20 Early bird, $25 at the door

Sunday, April 22, 2018, 2-5pm

Celebrating Earth Day and the Divinity of our Biology: When Mantra meets Tantra. $40 Early bird, $45 at the door

Weekend Event Ticket Prices:  Early Bird Discount for tickets purchased before Apr 1, 2018 are $110. Ticket prices beginning April 1 are $135.

Tickets can be purchased by contacting Samadhi Healing Arts Center at (423) 926-2020. Checks can be mailed to Samadhi Healing Arts Center, 423 W Walnut St, Johnson City, TN 37604 or follow the link to Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.com/e/wisdom-of-mantra-with-russill-paul-tickets-43147421098 to purchase tickets online.


Johnson City Community Drum Circle

The Johnson City Community Drum Circle meets every Wednesday evenings April 11 – October 24, 7pm – 8:30pm, inside the Farmers’ Market Pavilion next to Founders Park. Everyone is welcome and any body can play. Come drum, hoop/holler, dance, or just relax and take in the scene, no experience or “talent” necessary. There are shared instruments and of course you can bring your own drums or percussion. It’s all improvised, so there are no mistakes. We just smile and keep playing. Shine or rain, the pavilion has us covered. Bring your own seating!


Train excursion & Riverboat cruise

The George L. Carter Railroad Museum at East Tennessee State University and the George L. Carter Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will sponsor a scenic train excursion and riverboat cruise in Knoxville on Saturday, May 19.

Passengers will take a modern, restroom-equipped bus to and from Knoxville and enjoy a 90-minute train ride and a luncheon cruise on the Tennessee Riverboat, “The Star of Knoxville.”

Tickets for the excursion are $90 each for adults and $80 for children ages 3-12; children ages two and under may ride free.

Passengers should arrive at ETSU’s parking lot 22A on Go Bucs Trail no later than 7:30 a.m. to travel to Knoxville. The Three Rivers Rambler steam train will depart from the depot at 10 a.m. and follow a scenic route along the Tennessee River. Upon returning to the boat dock at noon, passengers will be delivered to the Tennessee Riverboat Co.for the luncheon cruise. Buses will begin loading at 2:30 p.m. for departure at 3 p.m. and will return to Johnson City around 5:30 p.m.

Ticket order and liability waiver forms are available at the Carter Railroad Museum, located in the Campus Center Building at ETSU and open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or by visiting www.memrr.org and clicking on “NRHS Excursions” and “Excursions.” A signed liability waiver form must accompany the ticket request. Payment may be made by check or money order payable to the G.L. Carter Chapter, NRHS, and mailed to G.L. Carter Chapter, NRHS; attn.: Carolyn Gregg, 460 Plainview Heights Circle, Greeneville, TN 37745.

Space is limited and tickets must be purchased no later than May 7. For more information, contact Carolyn Gregg at carolyngregg55@yahoo.com, 423-639-3966 or 423-329-4369.


The Casual Word Adult Creative Writing Class

Join us for a free, fun, engaging, and different look into writing. In this class, we will not focus on structure, form, or rules, but on the freedom of writing. It is the goal of this class to open the mind to its full creative potential by allowing participants to write what they want, how they want to write it. Sessions will be student lead; we will engage in topics and subjects that are of interest to the students. The atmosphere is casual and jovial. This class is designed for all those 18 and up who wish to try their hand at creative writing. Thursdays @ 6:00 p.m. Jones Creativity Center. Bristol Public Library.


Master Gardener Class

The 2017 North East Tennessee Master Gardener class is sponsoring a Srping Forward Fair on the 21st of April Saturday from 9am to 3pm at the Ron Ramsey Regional Agricultural Center 140 Spurgeon Lane Blountville Tn. There will be food, prizes, vendors, special topic speakers, gardening and homestead workshops, make and take and much more! Free and open to the public. More info at springforwardgardenfair.com and mastergardeners2017@gmail.co.


Unity Fest

Unity Fest 2018 will be held at East Tennessee State University on Wednesday, April 11, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Quad.

This annual event, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, features entertainment, cultural foods, henna tattoos, a photo booth and more.

In the case of rain, Unity Fest will be held at The Cave and the Cave patio at the D.P. Culp University Center. For more information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 423-439-6171 or mcstaff@etsu.edu.  For disability accommodations, call the ETSU Office of Disability Services at 423-439-8346.


Author Talk @ Gray Library

The Gray Book Group will be reading Scott Pratt’s An Innocent Client for their April selection.  They will attend an  Author Talk at 6 p.m., April 17, at Gray, where Scott will be featured speaker.

An Innocent Client is the first book in Pratt’s bestselling Joe Dillard legal thriller series.  Pratt has also recently completed his Darren Street series with Justice Lost.

Pratt is a resident of Johnson City and was formerly an attorney. He graduated from ETSU and the UT School of Law.

The author will speak and the audience will have an opportunity to ask him questions. Call the library for more information at 423-477-1550. Everyone is welcome.

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