Events

Use our regional directory to search for events in Northeast Tennessee and surrounding areas. All information was provided by event sponsors. Circumstances occasionally force changes in dates of events. Also, some events have an admission charge (AC). Please call the numbers listed for additional information or call the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association at (423) 913-5550 or (800) 468-6882.

Please let event sponsors know that you learned about them on the Official "Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association Website".

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Strolling & Stories Tours

in Historic Jonesborough. Positive Solutions Tours brings Jonesborough's history to life through storytelling on our morning "Strolling & Stories" guided walking tour. Tour departs from the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center. Admission charge.
423.753.9882
www.positivesolutionstours.com

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January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Old-Time Appalchian Music Jam

Traditional Appalachian Music Heritage Association [TAMHA] holds an old-time Appalchian music jam session every Friday evening from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Anderson Townhouse in historic downtown Blountville. Musicians and anyone who wish to attend are welcome.
423-323-4660
www.historicsullivan.com

Also, TAMHA hosts an old-time jam session at the Bristol, Tennessee Welcome Center each Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. All events are free and open to the general public.

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January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Contra Dances

at the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center. Dances are scheduled the first and third Saturdays every month with live bands. All dances are smoke and alcohol free. No partner is necessary. Families and children are welcome. Open to beginners and advanced dancers. Class for beginners at 7 p.m. Contra Dance 7:30-10:30 p.m. Admission charge. 423.913.3246. www.historicjonesboroughdancesociety.org

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January 2, 2010 - December 18, 2010

Old-Time Jam Session

Traditional Appalachian Music Heritage Association [TAMHA] hosts an old-time jam session at the Bristol, Tennessee Welcome Center each Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
423-323-4660
www.historicsullivan.com

Also an old-time Appalchian music jam session is held every Friday evening from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Anderson Townhouse in historic downtown Blountville. Musicians and anyone who wish to attend are welcome. All events are free and open to the general public.

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January 2, 2010 - December 25, 2010

Storytelling Tuesday Evenings

at The Cranberry Thistle in downtown Jonesborough. Hours: 7 pm - 8:30 pm every Tuesday. Located across from the courthouse on Main and presented by the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild. Admission charge. 423.753.0090. www.thecranberrythistle.com

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January 5, 2010 - December 28, 2010

Proud Annie Mystery Theatre

at Proud Annie Mystery Theatre in Historic Jonesborough. An audience - participation murder-solving mystery located in the restored Rhea - Mckinley House, built in 1857. Admission charge includes six - course gourmet dinner. Dinner performances begin at 6:30 pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays. Prizes for best costume and for solving mystery are awarded. You’ll laugh ‘til you die!
423.753.3735
www.proudannie.com

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January 7, 2010 - December 18, 2010

Friday Night Bluegrass Jam Sessions

at Netherland Inn. The jam is open to all musicians and free to the public beginning January 15 through May 7, each Friday Night. Hours: 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. Location at the Bank Barn on the 3rd floor with the Netherland Inn complex. Kingsport.
(423) 335-5552 or (423) 246-7986
www.netherlandinn.com/home.html

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January 15, 2010 - May 7, 2010

Dinosaur Revolution Traveling Exhibit at the Fossil Site

at the Gray Fossil Site Museum. Dinosaur Revolution Traveling Exhibit in the Scott M. Niswonger Exhibit Hall. Created by Minotaur Mazes and sponsored locally by Dex, the exhibit includes fossils, informational displays, and a number of interactive activities, including the Mesozoic Missions that span 150 million years; a Climb Through Time on a wall of mysteries; the Make Tracks in the Triassic exercise that allows visitors to experience what it is like to crush the earth with gigantic feet; and a glide through the Jurassic.

Become “junior paleontologists” as you travel back through time to gather evidence, debunk popular myths, and learn why dinosaurs are one of the most successful survivors in earth’s history.

The center will also host Dinosaur Discovery School on Saturdays, February 13 and March 20, from 2-4 p.m. for children in grades kindergarten through third grade, and on March 6 and April 17, also on Saturdays from 2-4 p.m., for students in grades four, five, and six.

All-access passes to the museum are $7 for children ages five through 12, $9 for seniors 65 and older, and $10 for adults. Annual passes are also available.

For more information on new programs or exhibits, visit www.grayfossilmuseum.com or call the museum toll free at (866) 202-6223. The ETSU and General Shale Brick Natural History Museum and Visitor Center is located 1.8 miles from Exit 13 off I-26 in Gray and is open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. AC.

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January 16, 2010 - May 16, 2010

Star Watch

at Bays Mountain Park & Plantarium in Kingsport. Each Saturday Evenings during March, April, October and November. Begins at dusk.

View the night sky with many large telescopes at our observatories. See fascinating celestial objects like planets, the moon, star clusters, nebulae & galaxies.

Typically our telescopes can show you star clusters, nebulous gas clouds, colorful multiple star systems and distant galaxies. We can see features of the bright planets and our nearest neighbor, the Moon, is a remarkable sight. The instruments at Bays Mountain reveal thousands of craters, mountains and lava plains.

423-229-9447
www.baysmountain.com

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Date: 
March 6, 2010 - November 27, 2010

Sun Watch

at Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium in Kingsport. Saturday and Sunday afternoons 3 - 3:30 p.m* March through November.

Safely view the surface of the Sun through specially filtered telescopes. With our instruments it is possible to view a wide variety of eruptive disturbances on the Sun including sunspots, prominences and solar flares.

Be sure to bring warm clothes for the Nighttime Observing. Though the day may be sunny and warm, the temperature can drop after the sun goes down. Having the proper clothing will make your experience much more enjoyable.

*Viewing is cancelled if it is cloudy.

(423) 229-9447
www.baysmountain.com

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Date: 
March 7, 2010 - November 28, 2010

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