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NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Enjoy an action-packed Father’s Day weekend at Bristol Dragway. Extreme machines roar into Bristol Dragway June 15-17 for the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, treating guests to one of the most electrifying weekends in all of motorsports. Scheduled for Father’s Day weekend, the event has become a can’t-miss on the NHRA calendar and Bristol […]
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The Sounds of Summer Music Series Takes The Stage
Take a break from your work week. In historic downtown Bristol at the Downtown Center where each Tuesday and Thursday evening live music will fill the air, as it has for years. The newly branded Sounds of Summer music series, formerly known as the Full Moon Jam, just began its 22nd summer of providing the […]
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Bro-Fest: June 16, 12-7 PM
June 16 will be a day all about the guys at Bro-Fest at Johnson City Mall from noon till 7pm! Enjoy food trucks, disc golf, Jim’s Yamaha Kawasaki & KTM Motorcycle Sales & Service, and TaylorMade Barbershop will be on-site doing cuts and fades. The following food trucks will be participating: Bite Caribbean Grill El Lagunero Packer’s Concessions Sam’s […]
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Open Mic!
David Joe Miller is honored to be co-hosting Spoken Word OPEN MIC! with Dr. Wendy Welch author of “The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap” and “ “Fly Or Fall, The Strangely Hopeful Story of Foster Care and Adoption in Appalachia.” Welch will discuss her recent book “Fall or Fly: The Strangely Hopeful Story of Foster […]
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Fairies Make Their Home in Historic Downtown Bristol with New Public Art Project
Bristol, VA-TN (June 4, 2018) – Believe in Bristol, along with several participating small businesses, are excited to introduce a new public art project in Historic Downtown Bristol: Fairy Doors. What is a fairy door, you ask? It is exactly what you would expect: a miniature door designed for fairies to come and go as […]
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Runs, Car Shows and Bike Nights sponsored by Bears Bar
Send your event to: info@theloaferonline.com BIKE NIGHTS Wednesdays: Bear’s Bar Wednesdays: Holston River Brewing Co. Thursdays: Quaker Steak & Lube Fridays: Tulips American Grub and Pub RUNS & RIDES June 22-24: Hot Springs Bike Rally (Hot Springs, NC) James Bucker 828-230-6124 July 6-8: Women on Wheels; Holiday Inn, Johnson City with Indian Demo July 14: […]
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Roan Mountain Rhododendron Festival 2018
The Rhododendron Festival is a long-standing springtime tradition that hails the blooming of the world-famous Rhododendron Gardens atop Roan Mountain. The festival will be held June 16 at Roan Mountain State Park. The festival features crafters, folkway demonstrators, musicians, and tasty food! Parking is first come first serve and the festival will take place around […]
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Hairspray: The Big Fat Broadway Musical
Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Direction and Best Male and Female Lead to name a few, it’s “Hairspray!” The year’s ’62 and Baltimore’s Tracy Turnblad is going to do whatever it takes to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a big girl with big dreams–and […]
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Barter Theatre shows its roots with the return of “Barter Days”
Barter Theatre, which was founded on the principle of bartering crops and other goods for tickets to a show, continues tradition this summer with the return of “Barter Days” by once again, allowing patrons to trade canned and dried goods for admission to the theatre. Barter Theatre will be hosting three “Barter Days” on June […]
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Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Interactive murder mystery dinner theatre hosted by contact 211 supports a good cause, creates enjoyable evening. If you’re a fan of Sherlock Holmes or Agatha Christie, then you’re in for a treat – and a good cause. Contact 211 of Northeast Tennessee is hosting an interactive murder mystery titled “Murder at the Hi Skool Reunion”, […]
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The Crooked Road’s Mountains of Music Homecoming | June 8-16, 2018
THE CROOKED ROAD PRESENTS 4TH ANNUAL MOUNTAINS OF MUSIC HOMECOMING ACROSS 19 COUNTIES, FOUR CITIES OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ABINGDON, VA – Organizers throughout Southwest Virginia are gearing up for the 4th Annual Mountains of Music Homecoming, an extraordinary nine-day celebration of traditional music and culture taking place June 8 – 16, 2018, in over forty communities […]
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Genealogy / History Book Sale
On Saturday, June 9, the Johnson City Public Library will hold a genealogy/history book sale in association with the Watauga Association of Genealogists of Northeast Tennessee (WAGS) from 2:00-5:00 p.m. The sale will include new and gently used items donated to the library relating to Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. Other items will include genealogy […]
