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Lakeside Concert Series presents Model City Wrecking Crew
Model City Wrecking Crew will take the stage at Winged Deer Park’s Lakefront Festival Plaza Goulding Amphitheater from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, July 11. The Kingsport-based classic rock band performs a broad range of tunes from bands and performers such as Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, the Eagles, Steely Dan, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Steppenwolf, the Rolling Stones […]
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How We Chill, Chilhowie VA, Music and Arts Festival
How We Chill Music and Arts Festival is coming to Virginia in August. How We Chill is a festival that seeks to unite the music scene of East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western North Carolina for a weekend. The festival is named after the host town of Chilhowie, VA located right off I-81 between […]
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“August Under the Stars at Allandale” Season 5 begins August 1st.
For the fifth August, Friends of Allandale, and partner PEAK, are sponsoring a four concert series which run the gamut of entertainment from comedy to soul to rock n roll and country. Lynda Snook, president of FOA, explains “We are very excited to sponsor our fifth season of free regional concerts at the Allandale amphitheater. […]
Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts at the McKinney Center Announces Fall Art Classes
Online Registration:www.mckinneycenter.com Kicking off their sixth year offering arts education classes, The McKinney Center and Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts is announcing their fall 2019 schedule! You will not want to miss this year’s selection of creative offerings. Hands-on classes that teach various skills are led by experienced instructors and are fitting […]
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LIBERTY! continues its 41st season performances on Thursday, July 18, “Veterans Night at Liberty!”
On Veterans Night we honor and thank our veterans and an escort by offering them free admission. Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park – Elizabethton, Tennessee Watching the cast of Liberty! share the stories of Sycamore Shoals is humbling, exciting, and above all…….inspirational. Comprised of over 100 volunteers, our neighbors from throughout the Tri-Cities and beyond, come […]
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Veteran of the Week – Paul McDowell III
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is Paul McDowell III. He served in the United States Marine Corps in the 3rd Battalion. He was born on July 28, 1953 to Paul McDowell Jr. and Peggy McDowell in Bridgeton, New Jersey. McDowell graduated from Bridgeton High School with the senior class of 1970. Shortly after graduating, […]
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Bartender of the Week
The Loafer is proud to announce this week’s bartender of the week: Ashley Gilbert at Lumac Rooftop Bar at The Bristol Hotel. Ashley has been a bartender for 13 years, stating that she decided to be a part of the industry when she was just a teenager thanks to Tom Cruise in the movie Cocktail. […]
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41st season of Liberty! to open Thursday, July 11th!
The cast of Liberty! the Saga of Sycamore Shoals invites you to join them for their 41st year of presenting the Official Outdoor Drama of the State of Tennessee. Each year, the Fort Watauga amphitheater comes to life with the sights and sounds of the late 18th century on the colonial frontier. Nationally significant events that helped to […]
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Muriel Anderson and John McEuen perform at Northeast State July 17
Northeast State’s “Hot Nights, Cool Music” summer concert series rolls on when a renowned guitarist and a legendary popular music performer take the stage on July 17. Muriel Anderson returns to Northeast State with special guest John McEuen for a performance at 7:00 p.m. in the Regional Center for the Performing Arts Theater on the College’s Blountville […]
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Storytelling Spoken Word Open Mic at the Historic Eureka Inn in Jonesborough
Storyteller, David Joe Miller, presents the ever popular Spoken Word Open Mic at the Historic Eureka Inn, 127 West Main Street in Jonesborough on Wednesday evening, July 10th at 7pm. Bring your ten minutes of story, poetry or written work and sign up at 6:30 to share your words in front of a live, supportive and enthusiastic audience. There is never a […]
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Jen Allen & The Tennessee Zip Live at the Down Home
From the time she was three Jen Allen knew what she wanted to do…she wanted to play guitar. She grew up in East Tennessee in a theatrical and musical family with a rich heritage going back generations on her mother and father’s side. She began playing at age eight when she bought her first electric […]
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Acclaimed Storyteller Noa Baum to Appear in Jonesborough July 9th-13th
Noa Baum, an Israeli-born storyteller who’s celebrated for her personal stories and folk tales, has been invited to Jonesborough for a run of concerts at the International Storytelling Center (ISC). She has a talent for making her personal stories feel universal, a quality that most people ascribe to folk tales. “Once, when I told a […]
