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Foggy Valley Game Show Dinner Theatre at The Emporium
The ultimate game show is coming to Broad Street in Downtown Kingsport. LampLight Theatre’s Foggy Valley Gang will bring their farcical antics to their newest venue in the intimate setting of the Banquet Hall of The Emporium with the premiere of “Foggy Valley Game Show.” The word is out. A new funeral home, Miller’s Memorial […]
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Less than a week until MerleFest 2018: Early Bird ticket discount available through April 25
With less than one week until MerleFest 2018, the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, N.C. is buzzing with activity. The festival, presented by Window World, kicks off next Thursday, April 26, at 2:30 p.m., and runs through Sunday, April 29; an estimated 75,000+ participants will gather at this year’s annual homecoming of musicians […]
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Things to do
Johnson City Community Drum Circle The Johnson City Community Drum Circle meets every Wednesday evenings through 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. […]
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Small Business Festival to bring Austin startup scene to the region
Tri-Cities, May 3-5, 2018 Today the Cities of Bristol and the Bristol Chamber of Commerce have teamed up with Startup Tri-Cities, a local entrepreneur organization, to bring a piece of the vibrant Austin, Texas startup community to our region. The festival is a collaboration between small business owners, entrepreneurs, and the many supporting organizations that […]
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It’s So Easy: Guns ‘N’ Roses Tribute Band Plays Holston River Brewing on Friday Night
By Paul Kavanaugh Tri Cities – are you ready for some Guns n Roses… This is going to be one crazy epic Rock n Roll show. It’s So Easy, a tribute to Guns n Roses, is an exciting way to go back in time and experience hair metal of the 80s GNR style….don’t miss the […]
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Pets of the week
The Bridge Home has an ongoing aluminum can collection in front of the shelter at 2061 Hwy 75 in Blountville, TN 37617 and a second aluminum can collection site at Airworks Heating and Cooling, 5633 Memorial Blvd Kingsport. The cans are collected by a volunteer and the money from the aluminum goes towards badly needed […]
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May Day Celebration: Family-Friendly Evening and Fundraiser
The Wolf Hills Community School will host a family-friendly May Day celebration and bonfire on April 28 at the Community Center of Abingdon. Victoria Blevins, Director of Administration for WHCS, said “I have always loved the beauty and fun of the May Pole dance. The May Day tradition is something I want to share with […]
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Spring Rabies Clinics
The Tennessee Department of Health, Rabies Control Service has scheduled Rabies Vaccination Clinics throughout Sullivan County for Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Rabies is a preventable viral disease of mammals most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal that occurs in […]
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YES, It is a thing! Goat Yoga
On a sunny hillside in rural Piney Flats a new exercise craze more typical of elite California than Tennessee is going down. It’s Goat Yoga. And it’ll really get your goat – literally. Leah Smith, owner of Pippy’s Pony Parties at Promiseland Farm in Piney Flats and Kalen Johnson Arnold, owner of Lady Fit Sudio […]
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Skies This Week
Celestial events in the skies for the week of Apr. 24-30, 2018 as compiled for The Loafer by Mark D. Marquette. Though the Moon is waxing to full phase this weekend, it is still a great time to look at the bright star of prominent constellations like Leo the Lion high overhead, the Big Dipper […]
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The 5th Annual Appalachian Spring Festival
The Rogersville Arts Council is presenting for the 5th year, The Appalachian Spring Festival, May 2-5. A generous grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission has allowed us to expand our Festival to include workshops on Thursday and Friday, and to add upgrades to the street event on Saturday. Our keynote speaker during the Welcome Dinner […]
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Derby Day
Let’s horse around for fun and a good cause! The Kentucky Derby ranks among the greatest spectacles of sports. If you can’t make it to Churchill Downs this year, watch the race with us at the Northeast State Foundation’s Derby Day party on May 5 at the Foundation Event Facility in downtown Bristol. The event […]
