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Jimmy Fortune and T. Graham Brown to Perform in Pigeon Forge

Jimmy Fortune and T. Graham Brown to Perform in Pigeon Forge

Perhaps it was providence that inspired Jimmy Fortune to write the hit song “Elizabeth.” Fortune was the tenor for the Statler Brothers in 1983 when a series of circumstances occurred that inspired him to write what became the most successful song of his career. The band was on a stop while on tour when Fortune […]

Legacy Theatre of Jefferson City is excited to present Zion Dance Company in the incredible production of “THE STORY”

Legacy Theatre of Jefferson City is excited to present Zion Dance Company in the incredible production of “THE STORY”

Legacy Theatre of Jefferson City is excited to present Zion Dance Company in the incredible production of “THE STORY” on June 8 at 7:30pm. “THE STORY” is a dramatic presentation that journeys through both the Old and New Testaments. Through contemporary ballet and modern dance, as well as beautiful costumes, the audience will share in […]

LOST CREEK June 8th at Dumplin Valley Concert Series

LOST CREEK  June 8th at Dumplin Valley Concert Series

The Dumplin Valley Farm Concert Series continues  Saturday June 8th featuring  Lost Creek Band.    Lost Creek is a Multi- Award Winning band, and has been blessed the last 30 years being able to do what they love best, playing bluegrass music. What started in 1978 with two cousins, Ed Stiner and Rick Fielden, along with […]

2013 Dumplin Valley Farm Concert Series Kicked Off With Smooth “Tennessee Weather”

2013 Dumplin Valley Farm Concert Series Kicked Off With Smooth “Tennessee Weather”

The Dumplin Valley Farm Concert Series kicked off on Saturday evening. Local favorite band Grits gave the first performance of the six month series and the crowd braved the cool May evening to enjoy some great music down on the farm. Dumplin Valley Farm Concert Series is an annual event in Jefferson County and brings […]

Dumplin Valley Farm Concert Season Kicks Off May 11th

Dumplin Valley Farm Concert Season Kicks Off May 11th

The Dumplin Valley Farm Concert Series kicks off the 2013 Season Saturday May 11th  featuring two very entertaining groups: Cruiser Mike and Hot Asphalt along with local favorite GRITS From Dumplin Valley, who will have plenty of  their highly acclaimed debut TN Weather CD on hand for a special price of only $9. This event […]

Go “On the Razzle” at the Clarence Brown Theatre!

Go “On the Razzle” at the Clarence Brown Theatre!

“If only I could look back on a day when I was fancy free, a real razzle of a day packed with adventure and high jinks, a day to remember…” The hilarious “On the Razzle” plays on the Clarence Brown Theatre main stage April 25-May 12, 2013. When their boss goes away, two country store […]

Appalachian History, Culture, Smoky Mountain Spring Beauty, May 3-4, 2013

The foothills of the Smoky Mountains will come to life with bluegrass music, arts and crafts, time honored traditions and Appalachian cooking at the annual Townsend in the Smokies Spring Festival and Old Timers Day. Scheduled for May 3-4, at the Smoky Mountain Visitors Center at Townsend, the 21st Annual Townsend in the Smokies Spring […]

GRITS “Tennessee Weather” CD Release Concert & Benefit Kick-a-Thon, April 13, 2013

GRITS “Tennessee Weather” CD Release Concert & Benefit Kick-a-Thon, April 13, 2013

Come help us raise a little money to help the family of 8 year old Wyatt Crippen, who recently underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor, which had returned again after battling this 18 months ago. Fusion Martial Arts and GRITS are teaming up on this one with a Concert / KICK-A-THON. Check your calendars […]

“In His Steps” Opens at Legacy Theatre April 12, 2013

“In His Steps” Opens at Legacy Theatre April 12, 2013

Legacy Theatre in Jefferson City announces their upcoming production of In His Steps, written by Philip Grecian, based on the book of the same name, by Charles Sheldon. Set in the small town of Raymond, Kansas, this is the story of a group of people that are tired of playing at religion and decide to […]

First Friday Night GRITS

First Friday Night GRITS

Locals took advantage of the up swing in weather conditions and came out on Friday evening for the First Friday event at Dandridge Pizza and More. First Friday Band Grits played to a packed house eager to dust off the confines of the recent dreary days and enjoy an evening of good music and good […]

CONCERT TO BE A PART OF 2013 GOVERNOR’S ONE SHOT TURKEY HUNT WEEKEND

CONCERT TO BE A PART OF 2013 GOVERNOR’S ONE SHOT TURKEY HUNT WEEKEND

A country music concert featuring Daryle Singletary and Gary Morris will be part of the annual Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt Weekend. The concert will be held on Friday, April 5 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center in Franklin. General admission tickets are now on sale for the concert and […]

Alan Ball’s “5 Women Wearing the Same Dress” to Play at the Clarence Brown Theatre

Alan Ball’s “5 Women Wearing the Same Dress” to Play at the Clarence Brown Theatre

The Clarence Brown Theatre will perform the hilarious “5 Women Wearing the Same Dress” by Alan Ball in the Lab Theatre from April 4-21, 2013. The production contains strong language. The nosy, pot-smoking sister. The “ugly” middle school sidekick. The religious cousin. The lesbian future sister-in-law. The friend with the “bad” reputation. Five reluctant bridesmaids […]

David B. Byrd Named Managing Director of the Clarence Brown Theatre

David B. Byrd Named Managing Director of the Clarence Brown Theatre

The Clarence Brown Theatre, a LORT Theatre in residence at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, has named David B. Byrd as Managing Director. “After a national search which gathered a pool of more than 50 applicants, we are very excited to have identified and selected David Bryant Byrd to be the next Managing Director […]

JCHS Senior Play, Footloose Prepares To Hit The Stage

JCHS Senior Play, Footloose Prepares To Hit The Stage

Long before the first student takes the stage for the Senior Class play, David Seal and some very industrious students are hard at work building and creating sets. A few of those students were working evenings last week in preparation of the fast approaching debut of the Senior Class of 2013’s rendition of Footloose. The […]

Tandy Cronyn to Star in Solo Performance at the Carousel Theatre

Tandy Cronyn to Star in Solo Performance at the Carousel Theatre

Veteran actor Tandy Cronyn will star in the “The Tall Boy” at the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Carousel Theatre on March 14 and 16 at 8:00 p.m. The productions are free and open to the public. A talkback will follow each of the performances. “This play tells an important and moving story about the fragility and […]

Carson-Newman Presents third annual Mossy Creek Documentary Arts Festival

Carson-Newman Presents third annual Mossy Creek Documentary Arts Festival

The third annual Mossy Creek Documentary Arts Festival will be held Monday, March 4 in Carson-Newman University’s Phoenix Theatre. The Mossy Creek Documentary Arts Film Festival is a presentation of the University’s Communication Department. The festival will include screenings of films, photography exhibits and Q&A with the storytellers who will be participating in the event. […]