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November 21, 2007
Trade Mill preserving history
Step aside, Charlie Brown. The new Trade Mill supplies answers to pilgrims seeking the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
They still want to hear B.J.‘s songs
Young Billy Joe Thomas had no idea. When as a child he first sang for an audience in church, he simply loved singing. ?That early church thing was a great way to begin,? Thomas said. ?It was grand training. It came naturally.? And still does. Half a century of hits later, B.J. Thomas still loves singing.
November 20, 2007
‘BEACH TO BLUEGRASS’
Courtesy Joe Tennis? third book, "Beach to Bluegrass: Places to Brake on Virginia?s Longest Road" (Overmountain Press, $17.95), readers can sit on their couch and let the Bristol Herald Courier features writer guide them across the state of Virginia.
November 19, 2007
Spirits of the Season to celebrate holidays, benefit American Cancer Society
Spirits of the Season, a true wine and food tasting event, will offer the very best in wines, champagnes, cordials, cognacs and scotches, as well as award winning contemporary fusion cuisine created by E. Scott Phillips, executive chef of the Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City. Phillips has been named one of the top chefs in Tennessee and has been featured in Southern Living.
JCSO, Milligan Jazz Ensemble to play Dec. 1
Seeger Chapel at Milligan College will be filled with the sounds of Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. The concert will provide familiar sounds of Tchaikovsky?s Nutcracker Suite alternating with ?The Duke?s? jazz version of the holiday favorite.
Spirits of the Season to celebrate holidays, benefit American Cancer Society
Spirits of the Season, a true wine and food tasting event, will offer the very best in wines, champagnes, cordials, cognacs and scotches, as well as award winning contemporary fusion cuisine created by E. Scott Phillips, executive chef of the Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City. Phillips has been named one of the top chefs in Tennessee and has been featured in Southern Living.
November 17, 2007
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Kevin and Isaac Chaffin share a love of racing motorcycles
November 16, 2007
Venue Revue: O’Mainnin’s Pub & Grill
O'Mainnin's Pub & Grill, 712 State Street in Bristol, Tenn., offers a bit of everything from great food in a smoke-free environment by day to a threefold entertainment venue by night.
Train Museum Opens on ETSU Campus
East Tennessee State's George I. Carter Railroad Museum opens Saturday.
November 14, 2007
CHRISTMAS IN THE SMOKIES
"Santa?s Workshop is normally what we call Celebration Hall," said Dollywood spokesman Pete Owens. "It?s normally an area that we use for groups ... But, from about the first weekend of October, we turn it over to the elves, and they turn it into Santa?s Workshop."
Rodgers play to be staged at the Carter Fold
“Hot Mama,“ a paranormal romance by Jennifer Estep, is the second book in a series which reads like
Released on Nov. 6, ?Hot Mama? follows and builds upon ?Karma Girl,? published earlier this year in which Estep established the fictional city of Bigtime, N.Y. complete with superheroes and their evil counterparts.
Local author profiles game show hosts and America’s longtime love affair with the shows
?Come on down! You?re the next contestant on?? well, you know the rest.
November 13, 2007
Birthplace of Country Music Alliance hires a North Carolina firm to help raise $12 million for a cul
The BCMA Board of Directors recently selected Sims & Steele Consulting of Asheville, N.C., to direct fundraising efforts. The goal includes about $10 million for construction and a $2 million endowment to sustain its operation.
November 12, 2007
Barter presents “A Christmas Carol”
Everyday we have the choice to be a better person?that is the message as the joy of the Christmas returns with the classic ghost story of the holiday season, "A Christmas Carol" beginning Nov. 23.
Christmas parade is Saturday, roads close
The Johnson City Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday morning, Nov. 17. From approximately 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., the following sections of road will be closed: State of Franklin Road from Jack Vest Drive to Legion Street; Buffalo Road between Main Street and State of Franklin; Main from Buffalo to Legion; and Lonnie Lowe Lane.
Small Miracles to offer Christmas trees, wreaths
It?s that time of the year again to purchase your Christmas tree and wreaths from Small Miracles Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center. All trees and wreaths are Fraser Firs from North Carolina. Each are carefully selected and cut the day before pick-up to ensure ?super-freshness.?
Sycamore Shoals to host “Clothing, Weapons, and Equipment of the Typical Overmountain Man”
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area presents "The Clothing, Weapons, and Equipment of the Typical Overmountain Man," a special presentation by Jason Davis, Sunday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m.
Regional Art Center to feature Andrew Johnson Christmas ornament
As the home of the former President Andrew Johnson, Greeneville stands out among Northeast Tennessee?s small towns. With the approach of 2008 and the bicentennial of Johnson?s birth, the successor to Abraham Lincoln is enjoying a rebirth of interest in the town that launched his political career.
November 10, 2007
Bluff City veteran shares some of his many experiences while fighting in World War II
Robert Lyon will never forget Jan. 7, 1943.
November 09, 2007
Museum featuring mountain music is planned for Marion, Va.
There?s too much history to fit it all in the Bristol Mall museum, so they?re bringing some to Smyth County.
“Gatsbypalooza” features 4 bands Saturday
Ansley Roberts Promotions is proud to present the first of two installments of Gatsbyspalooza on Saturday, November 10, at Gatsby?s in Johnson City.
Tusculum presents “Brigadoon”
Theatre-at-Tusculum invites audiences to a take a fantastical trip to the Scottish Highlands in its upcoming production of ?Brigadoon,? the beloved musical tale of a town that arises from the mists for one day every hundred years.
Saturday at Acoustic: Jim Seem, Megan Jean & the Klay Family Band
Saturday at the Acoustic Coffee House, 415 W. Walnut Street in Johnson City, Jim Seem takes the stage at 9 p.m. followed by Megan Jean and the Klay Family Band.
Saturday at Down Home: Half Runners, Clear Liquor Pickers
This Saturday at the Down Home, 300 W. Main Street in Johnson City, the Half Runners and the Clear Liquor Pickers take the stage for $10 at the door.
Polecat Creek brings ‘original roots country music’ to Down Home stage
Opera’s grand moments to be staged in region
Royal Oak Players’ ‘Daddy’s Dyin’ ‘ should be lively
A look at weekend entertainment in the Mountain Empire
A glance a weekend entertainment.
November 08, 2007
Venue Revue: Acoustic Coffee House
The Acoustic Coffee House, located on W. Walnut Street just minutes from historic downtown Johnson City, is far more than just a coffee house.
