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A collective micro wedding giveaway
The Simple Elegance Bridal Show and some of the Tri-Cities highly respected wedding professionals announced that they are having a collective wedding giveaway! “We will do the giveaway similar to a HGTV Dream Home contest. We’ll give 2 or 3 choices for people to pick from every week. For example, we will give our […]
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Loafer Live: The Blue Circle
Watch our Interview with The Blue Circle The Blue Circle hamburger chain was founded by Homer Longmire in 1931 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The chain eventually grew to over 30 locations. The motto of the chain was “A happy place for hungry people.”and the house specialty was a grilled burger, diced onions and mustard on […]
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City of Johnson City to resume electronic meetings, encourages mask compliance
City Manager Pete Peterson announced Thursday that the City of Johnson City will conduct most meetings, including Board of Commissioners and Planning Commission, electronically until further notice as permitted by Executive Order No. 51, signed by Gov. Bill Lee on June 29, 2020. “Our primary goal is the health and safety of this community,” Peterson […]
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Birthplace of Country Music Museum Exhibit Extended Through August 30th
Since 2002, the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program at Virginia Humanities has brought together over 150 experienced master artists and eager apprentices, ensuring various art forms are passed on in ways that are conscious of history and faithful to tradition. All forms of Virginia’s expressive culture – from the Appalachian hills and the Chesapeake shore […]
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PRO-ART ANNOUNCES 44th SEASON, PLANS TO PROCEED WITH CARE
July of this year finds the Pro-Art Association on the threshold of it’s 44th season—one that looks much different from how Executive Director Jan Zentmeyer envisioned as she began booking shows for the upcoming season almost a year ago. “Sixteen public shows were scheduled and another eighteen school shows were planned for our Wise County, […]
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Mellow Mushroom Takes a Trip Through Time for Way Back Wednesdays
Order the Way Back Wednesday Meal Online for only $19.74 You may have heard of #throwbackthursday, but Mellow Mushroom is introducing Way Back Wednesdays. Every Wednesday, starting now – September 2, Mellow Mushroom will offer the Way Back Wednesday meal package for only $19.74 – in honor of the year Mellow Mushroom was founded. The Way […]
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Marble City Opera: Pagliacci
What: “i Pagliacci” by: Leoncavallo Ruggiero When: August 13th-15th, 2020, 7:30 pm Where: The Amphitheater at World’s Fair Park 525 Henley St. Knoxville, TN 37902 (865) 251-68961 Contact: Kayla Beard Kayla@MarbleCityOpera.com Cost: $40 General Admission (all seats socially distanced) $30 Online Streaming (allows access to a live streamed broadcast performance) Tickets: Available for purchase online […]
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Cut the Teacher Bashing
If you have not already, I recommend you take a look at Dave Grohl’s article in The Atlantic titled “In Defense of our Teachers”. It is beautifully written and has a prose that I wish I had the power in me to mimic. In the article, he talks about his mom and the influences her […]
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Drive-Up Dance Performances at the Asheville Outlets
Experience an immersive dance performance — from the comfort of your car — by WNC-based dance company, Stewart/Owen Dance, Fri. & Sat., July 31 & August 1 at 7pm and 9pm each evening at the Asheville Outlets parking lot. An exploration of the new challenges that dancers face in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Stewart/Owen […]
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Johnson City Public Art invites residents to participate in postcard art exhibit
The Johnson City Public Art Committee will invite Johnson City residents of all ages to submit artwork for inclusion in “2020 Vision: A Postcard Exhibit.” The exhibit is intended to unite the community through art and will recognize the sense of togetherness that continues to endure in the face of the global pandemic and current […]
