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Food Blog: Chef of the Week
My husband, Ryan, and I founded Opossum Hollow Farm back in 2014 when we decided to leave the city life of Atlanta and retreat to the mountains (the holler) of Northeast Tennessee. We both had jobs working in the music industry involving late nights and long hours; we were very burnt out with the lifestyle. […]
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Betsy Crafts and Drafts Festival
Go Betsy, a 501c3 nonprofit corporation announces Carter County’s newest festival: the Betsy Crafts and Drafts Festival. Betsy Crafts and Drafts will occur on October 13 and 14, 2018 at Joe O’Brian Riverside Stadium in Elizabethton Tennessee, the home field of the Elizabethton Twins. Crafts and Drafts will feature more than 30 fine art and master craft vendors over the […]
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PUSH! Film Festival
PUSH! Film Festival, held in Historic Downtown Bristol, TN/VA, is a competitive, 3-day festival and celebration of the cinematic and visual arts. PUSH! spotlights films that provoke thought and spur action. The fourth year of PUSH! Film Festival will be held during the weekend of October 12-14, 2018. This festival is about community, conversation, and […]
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Survivor of the Week: Kari Tuthill
A few times in my life I’ve experienced a duality of time. A time period where it seems to telescope into slowness while simultaneously shrinking to nothing. One of those times was between January 30th, 2016 through February 29th, 2016. Those are the dates when it was determined that my mother, Jo Altman, had stage […]
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AVIBE Festival
AVIBE is a two day interactive and cultural event curated by Anthony Wayne Vibe, in partnership with Bristol Station Brews & Taproom and Breathe Bristol. AVIBE intends to rekindle the spirit and celebrate the connection and journey we are all on; with music, workshops, vendors, artisans, artists, educational programs and so much more. To truly […]
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Conapalooza, A Pop Culture Convention in the Tri-Cities
Conapalooza Convention to bring thousands into the Tri-Cities for Pop Culture Convention. What Is Conapalooza? Conapalooza is a Pop Culture convention located at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in beautiful Kingsport, TN (Meadowview Convention Center). Our goal is to bring something new to the Tri-Cities area. Bringing together fans of Comics, Scifi/Fantasy, Cosplay, Gaming, […]
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FL3TCH3R Exhibit
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – “Basically, if news headlines were above-the-fold in the past year, there is a chance an artist submitted work for the ‘FL3TCH3R Exhibit’ referencing those events,” says Randy Sanders, director of the Reece Museum at ETSU. The sixth annual “FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social & Politically Engaged Art” at ETSU’s Reece Museum, which opened Monday […]
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Man Made
Award-winning indie documentary ‘sensitive snapshot of 4 lives in transition,’ physical, emotional journeys Four years ago, Trans FitCon, the only all-transgender bodybuilding competition in the world, emerged in Atlanta, in the hopes of uniting the trans community, and providing them with a safe and healthy space to compete. This one-of-a-kind bodybuilding competition is what inspired best-selling […]
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Fall Family Festival
Rocky Mount State Historic Site to have “Fall Family Festival” Saturday, Oct. 13 in Piney Flats, TN Rocky Mount’s special event “Fall Family Festival” will take place on Saturday, Oct. 13th from 11-4. “Fall Family Festival” is Rocky Mount’s inaugural fall event celebrating the harvest season with family fun. It is the perfect time to […]
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The Breakfast Club @ Capone’s
The Breakfast Club, the region’s most popular recurring live music event, returns to Capone’s in Johnson City on Saturday, October 13. The Breakfast Club is coming off a stretch of high-profile festival shows across America this summer. Admission to the show is $12, and the show begins at 10:30 p.m. The event is produced by […]
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Jonesborough Senior Center Fall & Holiday Extravaganza Craft Sale
The Jonesborough Senior Center’s Creative Crafty Seniors will be selling their creations on October 27th from 10 am – 4pm at the Center. The public is invited! This year’s Fall and Holiday Extravaganza will host a variety of vendors who are members of the Jonesborough Senior Center. Beautiful handcrafted items will be available for purchase. […]
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National Storytelling Festival to Celebrate 46 Years of World-Renowned Storytelling
Tickets are on sale now for the nation’s premier storytelling event, the National Storytelling Festival, held October 5-7.
